Aug 28, 2014, 11:49 am
Last edit by: philemer
The revised July 23, 2014 CSP Guide to Benefits (BGC10374) may be found at this landing page (or directly at this location).
The CSP program rules/agreement (as of 7/24/14; RPC0444_0477) may be found at this landing page or directly at this location.
Changes to U.R. program recently announced. See post #1314.
The CSP program rules/agreement (as of 7/24/14; RPC0444_0477) may be found at this landing page or directly at this location.
Changes to U.R. program recently announced. See post #1314.
Ultimate Rewards & CSP Benefit Changes
Dec 21, 2011, 8:04 pm
#466
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
The $450 AA card is more than earning EQM - essentially you pay for the AC access plus other benefits thrown in. If you have AC membership, then you should get the $450 AA card and ditch your AC membership.
Last edited by mia; Dec 22, 2011 at 8:18 am
Dec 22, 2011, 2:28 pm
#467
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 701
Does that mean that you can use the points for WN? (WN doesn't show up online, just like it doesn't price out on Kayak).
Dec 22, 2011, 2:49 pm
#468
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: HHonorsDiamond
Posts: 665
Beginning Jan 1st you can transfer over to WN.... then book the tickets using "points"... I have found that some of the $170 tickets I was looking at were only 10.5K points. So that is a better value then booking them through UR...
Dec 22, 2011, 8:51 pm
#470
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: SEA
Programs: Amex,AS,DL,Marriott,Hilton
Posts: 38
Actually there is a nice benefit to multiple freedom cards -- I have two because affiliation cards/branded cards got converted to freedom.
The 4% bonus quarterly category promos are limited to $1500 or 6000 extra points, for each freedom card. This quarter was a good one -- charitable contributions and dept store purchases. I maxed out both freedom cards for the bonuses.
The 4% bonus quarterly category promos are limited to $1500 or 6000 extra points, for each freedom card. This quarter was a good one -- charitable contributions and dept store purchases. I maxed out both freedom cards for the bonuses.
Dec 23, 2011, 4:36 am
#471
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: USA
Programs: All major programs
Posts: 1,403
Dec 23, 2011, 6:34 am
#472
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: AA, HH Gold, PCR Platinum,US
Posts: 109
This may have been discussed elsewhere, however each one's experiance is different. I am really interested in the Chase preffered Saphire, but don't want a decline notice for applying too early from a previous Chase cc. What has been the recommended wait time between cards. I have heard some people getting approved for mutilple cards within weeks of each other, and then I have heard 6months. Any help would be appreciated.
Dec 26, 2011, 8:24 am
#474
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
Membership due on AAA - anybody has experience on how it is treated?
I wonder if AAA's charge is treated just as ordinary sale or travel related, given AAA basically sells travel-related services and products these days. I know it is how AAA classifies itself count but if anybody has any experience on this, please post.
C1 is very generous in treating what would be travel-related, even though some times the system does not, the CSR has been empowered to make discretionary adjustment. Anybody has similar situation with Chase?
C1 is very generous in treating what would be travel-related, even though some times the system does not, the CSR has been empowered to make discretionary adjustment. Anybody has similar situation with Chase?
Dec 26, 2011, 8:45 am
#475
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 63
This may have been discussed elsewhere, however each one's experiance is different. I am really interested in the Chase preffered Saphire, but don't want a decline notice for applying too early from a previous Chase cc. What has been the recommended wait time between cards. I have heard some people getting approved for mutilple cards within weeks of each other, and then I have heard 6months. Any help would be appreciated.
Dec 26, 2011, 8:58 am
#476
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Shanghai
Programs: BAEC (Gold), PC (Plat), HH (Gold), MR (Gold)
Posts: 2,729
This may have been discussed elsewhere, however each one's experience is different. I am really interested in the Chase preferred Sapphire, but don't want a decline notice for applying too early from a previous Chase cc. What has been the recommended wait time between cards. I have heard some people getting approved for multiple cards within weeks of each other, and then I have heard 6months. Any help would be appreciated.
Reading between the lines it looks like you already know the answer, so not sure what you really want here.
Dec 28, 2011, 8:01 am
#477
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 730
I've mainly only gotten airline credit cards, or xferred pts from amex to airlines.
It's often difficult to get a RT domestic flight using 25k miles from the airline programs. With this card and the 50k pts, how many domestic RT's can you get realistically?
It's often difficult to get a RT domestic flight using 25k miles from the airline programs. With this card and the 50k pts, how many domestic RT's can you get realistically?
Dec 28, 2011, 8:30 am
#478
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Washington, DC, Chapel Hill, NC (RDU)
Programs: DL Plat (won't hit DM again) 2MM (2.5), HH Gold, PC Gold, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 5,626
On the Rearden site I could have booked a connection in business class on Malaysian airlines for 67,616 UR points.
But a sample domestic -- DCA-LAX on DL, 25,000 miles for 1/5-1/7.
Rearden -- BWI-LGB, DL out and US return for 31,104 UR points, but of course you earn miles (I think, don't see the booking class on Rearden).
Dec 28, 2011, 8:44 am
#479
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 730
I use my airline miles for international travel only -- but -- for a direct comparison, I recently booked TPE-KUL in business class on CI using 70,000 DL miles plus $80 in taxes and fees ($50 of that is YQ).
On the Rearden site I could have booked a connection in business class on Malaysian airlines for 67,616 UR points.
But a sample domestic -- DCA-LAX on DL, 25,000 miles for 1/5-1/7.
Rearden -- BWI-LGB, DL out and US return for 31,104 UR points, but of course you earn miles (I think, don't see the booking class on Rearden).
On the Rearden site I could have booked a connection in business class on Malaysian airlines for 67,616 UR points.
But a sample domestic -- DCA-LAX on DL, 25,000 miles for 1/5-1/7.
Rearden -- BWI-LGB, DL out and US return for 31,104 UR points, but of course you earn miles (I think, don't see the booking class on Rearden).
Dec 28, 2011, 4:54 pm
#480
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,955