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What to do with 800,000 frequent flyer miles/points
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Date: June 19th, 2013 7:32 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station Here's what I currently have:
200k united 20k avios 200k Amex 60k Lufthansa 175k chase ultimate rewards 160k marriott 15k Starwood 20k hyatt 15k priority rewards 15k Hilton
Just me and my wife. Thinking abt a 2 wk trip over Xmas but unsure where. She's a mid level marriott elite and I'm a hyatt diamond.
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Date: June 19th, 2013 8:00 PM Author: diverse puce station transfer 100k points from ultimate rewards to hyatt and go to hyatt maldives for 5 days.
i don't know what you should do on the flights. united is best FF program, but you might have an incompatible mix of points to get enough points for 2 biz class on star alliance. |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 8:02 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station I can use Amex to get star alliance flights too.
PH Maldives looks nice, but I worry abt the lack of things to do there.
I wish Aman Resorts were cheaper... |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 9:40 PM Author: charismatic turquoise legend chase ultimate rewards are transferable to UA too arent they? that should give him more than enough for 2 first class tix (they're like 150k round trip each for the saver set) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23433041) |
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Date: June 20th, 2013 8:26 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station the marginal benefits b/w biz and first class do not justify the extra miles. id rather fly intl biz consistently than splurge for first class once or twice and then be stuck in coach (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23439250) |
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Date: July 2nd, 2013 10:08 PM Author: Blathering Anal Ape The biz v. F distinction really can't be generalized. It depends on the carrier and the distance. If you're talking about SQ J vs. F on the 77W, then yes, I will give you there isn't much of a difference between F and J, however, even with Silverkris miles (can move AMEX points), the difference is so insignificant, you might as well fly F.
If you are going from U.S. to Asia, it's 120k in business vs. 140k in First, in my opinion, why not burn the extra 20k to fly in F, with the UA mileage accelerator offers, you can usually buy those 20k miles back for ~$250, essentially paying $250 to upgrade to First class. When it's something like Lufthansa where the difference between F and J could be upstairs on a 744 with a seat and a dedicated bed vs. a non-flat seat in business, it's definitely worth it. |
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Date: July 2nd, 2013 9:33 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station I now have 970k miles/points (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23526647) |
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Date: July 2nd, 2013 10:05 PM Author: Blathering Anal Ape Move the UR points to UA to top off at 375k and book a baller trip. That paltry an amount in LH is garbage and the Avios are insignificant. You could top them up with AMEX points, but the Avios longhaul chart sucks, better to use the AMEX for some situational SQ flights. You can go anywhere in the world, so it's more about where you want to go than the flights.
I'd start burning UA miles and booking stuff further out. In my recent experience they are getting cheap as fuck with their routings and I fear new changes will come soon that will make it impossible to book the kind of stuff you can at the moment. Always better to book shit far out in the future and refund the miles if you have to, than to wait and find the trip you wanted to do is now illegal or costs 2x the mileage. |
Date: June 19th, 2013 8:16 PM Author: concupiscible dull quadroon how did u get so many (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432615) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 8:21 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station Shrewd churning and other ff tactics. Gotta read da blogs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432638) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 8:21 PM Author: up-to-no-good business firm those are from two people though, right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432641) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 8:30 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station Yea but 80% is mine. Just getting wife into it now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432679) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 8:22 PM Author: concupiscible dull quadroon how much money do you spend in annual fees (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432643) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 8:29 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station Very low amts. and what I do spend I easily make up with perks and airline gift cards (eg Amex plat) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432678) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 8:31 PM Author: Motley metal temple clown your credit must be shit if the average credit history is like 5 days (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432684) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 9:12 PM Author: charismatic turquoise legend do you travel for work or no? all cc churning? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432881) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 9:19 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station 100% churning (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23432919) |
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Date: June 19th, 2013 9:40 PM Author: charismatic turquoise legend damn bro. any big tips? i am just getting into it and about ot sign up for my first round of cc's. i dont see how its sustainable outside of big signup bonuses though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23433037) |
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Date: June 20th, 2013 8:25 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23439234) |
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Date: June 20th, 2013 9:39 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23439891) |
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Date: July 2nd, 2013 9:34 PM Author: hyperactive jet pisswyrm Anyway to consolidate those accounts with only 15k? Can't do much with only 15k (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23526667) |
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Date: July 2nd, 2013 9:37 PM Author: wonderful school Go back to flyertalk and ask how you can consolidate all those to as few entities as possible. There are a few that I see which can be rolled up. We will then advise you on the best vacation to take. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23526701) |
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Date: July 2nd, 2013 10:04 PM Author: Slate vibrant volcanic crater gas station Well I have 269k amex (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23527013) |
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Date: July 2nd, 2013 10:36 PM Author: wonderful school Well, you originally said you had 200K amex, now you have 269K. I dunno how that math turned about but I'll take it for whatever.
U need to look at your max partners here:
200k united 269k Amex 175k chase ultimate rewards 160k marriott
First look where United can take you since you have 200K. For XMAS I'd be looking at Oceania, like Aus or HK, or perhaps BA, Argentina but that' might be a bit hot, but United has a good route there. Remember, you have TWO WEEKS. Don't waste them in AR COUNTRY.
In any event, see what you can on airfare get for 200K. If you are short, look to Chase as that can be transferred to United. Probably Amex too but I don't recall. There are your first class tickets.
Now use those Marriot points for the hotel in the city of your choice. You should get good value for your Marriot elite status on upgrades and free rooms. You wont be staying at the Penninsula HK, but not everybody can and you wont be living the poor's life.
Remainder of points on Chase and Amex that you didn't use for airfare and rooms as XMAS gifts.
Figure out dinners on your own.
Figure out to do with all those 30K and under point buckets, if you can consolidate great.
Your welcome.
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Date: July 3rd, 2013 9:34 PM Author: fragrant hunting ground shitlib go away peter (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23541913) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2013 9:34 PM Author: fragrant hunting ground shitlib go away peter (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2286813&forum_id=2#23541914) |