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Apr 3, 2016, 6:41 am
#46
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,857
Looking to book a flight on United from TUS-AUS in September. I noticed there are fewer flight offerings on the UR site than United.com. I saw a flight yesterday that is not there today, yet plenty of availability on United.com. Do I have to just keep looking day to day? If so, what's the point of that? Is Chase only given a select amount to flights to offer by the airlines?
Apr 3, 2016, 2:28 pm
#47
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: National EE, Hyatt Discoverist, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 508
Apr 5, 2016, 9:39 pm
#48
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1
I'm planning a hotel stay in vegas at the Cosmopolitan, in the summer, say July 15 - 18.
will most likely get the sapphire card(50K), or maybe the Merriot premier card (80K). However I'm wondering if anyone would mind checking the UR mall to see what cosmo room rates look like.
Or should I e-mail chase/merriot and ask? The reason I ask is because I've heard different speculation on the redemption of points per night.
will most likely get the sapphire card(50K), or maybe the Merriot premier card (80K). However I'm wondering if anyone would mind checking the UR mall to see what cosmo room rates look like.
Or should I e-mail chase/merriot and ask? The reason I ask is because I've heard different speculation on the redemption of points per night.
Apr 11, 2016, 8:33 pm
#49
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: National EE, Hyatt Discoverist, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 508
When booking a flight on UR Mall/Chase Travel, is elite status recognized?
Last edited by JaysonW; Apr 16, 2016 at 12:32 am
Apr 15, 2016, 6:17 am
#50
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,214
Trying to book flights with my UR but running into problems. Air France has my flight for $962, but this flight (or this price) isn't available on UR. In my prior experience, most flights that are available to the public via cash are available via UR...what am I doing wrong?
May 3, 2016, 10:08 pm
#51
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Central Maryland
Posts: 205
Does anyone know if it's possible to book Amtrak tickets by calling the Chase Travel Portal and booking on the phone?
May 3, 2016, 10:46 pm
#52
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Bonvoy Platinum, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,811
May 10, 2016, 4:36 pm
#53
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: LA
Programs: AA Plat Pro, SPG/Marriott Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 4,192
How long does it take for a flight to be ticketed when i book through the portal? I booked a flight about two hours ago on virgin America but it hasn't shown up on virgin's site yet, and when I input the flight confirmation number, I get an error message.
Jun 4, 2016, 6:07 am
#54
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 3
Chase Ultimate Rewards Issue
Hello, I used my miles to purchase a ticket to London in July but have a broken ankle and will not be able to travel until mid-September. How do I get to use my same miles? I do not want to lose them.
Jun 21, 2016, 1:42 pm
#55
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 2,135
guys
I have a few hundred thousand chase UR in my account and only plan to take a vacation that needs flights 10 months from now. I have a road trip coming but and wondering if this 1.25 cents/UR is a good ratio if booking hotels directly on chase.com. I usually fly business class and the conversion (after transfer to airline) could be 2-2.7c/UR
Is my reasoning correct or am I missing something?
Thx
guys
I have a few hundred chase UR in my account and only plan to take a vacation that needs flights 10 months from now. I have a road trip coming but and wondering if this 1.25 cents/UR is a good ratio if booking hotels directly on chase.com. I usually fly business class and the conversion (after transfer to airline) could be 2-2.7c/UR
Is my reasoning correct or am I missing something?
Thx
I have a few hundred thousand chase UR in my account and only plan to take a vacation that needs flights 10 months from now. I have a road trip coming but and wondering if this 1.25 cents/UR is a good ratio if booking hotels directly on chase.com. I usually fly business class and the conversion (after transfer to airline) could be 2-2.7c/UR
Is my reasoning correct or am I missing something?
Thx
guys
I have a few hundred chase UR in my account and only plan to take a vacation that needs flights 10 months from now. I have a road trip coming but and wondering if this 1.25 cents/UR is a good ratio if booking hotels directly on chase.com. I usually fly business class and the conversion (after transfer to airline) could be 2-2.7c/UR
Is my reasoning correct or am I missing something?
Thx
Last edited by mia; Jun 22, 2016 at 6:38 am Reason: Please do not post the same question in two threads.
Jun 21, 2016, 4:16 pm
#56
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: St. Louis, MO
Programs: Southwest Companion Pass
Posts: 790
guys
I have a few hundred chase UR in my account and only plan to take a vacation that needs flights 10 months from now. I have a road trip coming but and wondering if this 1.25 cents/UR is a good ratio if booking hotels directly on chase.com. I usually fly business class and the conversion (after transfer to airline) could be 2-2.7c/UR
Is my reasoning correct or am I missing something?
Thx
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I have a few hundred chase UR in my account and only plan to take a vacation that needs flights 10 months from now. I have a road trip coming but and wondering if this 1.25 cents/UR is a good ratio if booking hotels directly on chase.com. I usually fly business class and the conversion (after transfer to airline) could be 2-2.7c/UR
Is my reasoning correct or am I missing something?
Thx
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Jun 21, 2016, 6:02 pm
#57
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 2,135
actually meant a few hundred thousand, sorry
Jun 21, 2016, 9:07 pm
#58
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: St. Louis, MO
Programs: Southwest Companion Pass
Posts: 790
You can do better than 1.25 by transferring to chase travel partners. If there is a Hyatt where you're going that would probably be you best bet. You can easily get redemption rates over 2 cents per point. If not I probably would save my points to use for flights.
There's also other ways of getting cheap rooms if you're not afraid to gamble a bit. There's always priceline and hotwire.
There's also other ways of getting cheap rooms if you're not afraid to gamble a bit. There's always priceline and hotwire.
Jun 24, 2016, 2:53 pm
#59
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 3
Best Way to Use My Ultimate Rewards
Hey guys,
I am new here. Due to a pretty urgent family matter, I need to go back to Taiwan from Los Angeles at the end of August... Since that is only 2 months away, I am trying to read and learn how to maximize my rewards. Hopefully some experts here can guide me in the right direction.
UR Points: 100,000
Airline (Preferably): EVA Air, China Airlines, or Cathay Pacific
I am new here. Due to a pretty urgent family matter, I need to go back to Taiwan from Los Angeles at the end of August... Since that is only 2 months away, I am trying to read and learn how to maximize my rewards. Hopefully some experts here can guide me in the right direction.
UR Points: 100,000
Airline (Preferably): EVA Air, China Airlines, or Cathay Pacific
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Jun 24, 2016, 4:12 pm
#60
Community Director Emerita
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Anywhere warm
Posts: 33,747
Welcome to FlyerTalk.
First, you need to familiarize yourself with airline partners where you can transfer Ultimate Rewards points. They are United, Korean, Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Southwest. Then, you need to identify which carriers fly between the cities of interest to you. You can look at flights.google.com. You can also identify which alliance the carriers are that you prefer to fly. For example, Eva and China Airlines is part of the Star Alliance, as are both United and Singapore Airlines. Cathay is part of OneWorld, as is British Airways,. Potentially you could transfer the points to a partner airline. But before you do, you want to determine if there are any award seats available. When I look at united.com, I see 8 days with coach award seats. On August 23, there is a connection via San Francisco to Taipei on Eva. This costs 30K points plus $5.60.
British Airways has quite a different scheme where award seats are priced per segment and length of each segment. This is unlikely to be cost effective for Cathay, as you'd have to fly to Hong Kong and then backtrack to Taipei. Still, you should check and educate yourself.
China Airlines is part of SkyTeam as is Korean Airlines.
I hope that gives you the idea of the process to use to determine if your UR points can be used for the ticket you want. Be aware that several airlines have close in ticketing fees. You'll want to book more than 21 days in advance to avoid them.
First, you need to familiarize yourself with airline partners where you can transfer Ultimate Rewards points. They are United, Korean, Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Southwest. Then, you need to identify which carriers fly between the cities of interest to you. You can look at flights.google.com. You can also identify which alliance the carriers are that you prefer to fly. For example, Eva and China Airlines is part of the Star Alliance, as are both United and Singapore Airlines. Cathay is part of OneWorld, as is British Airways,. Potentially you could transfer the points to a partner airline. But before you do, you want to determine if there are any award seats available. When I look at united.com, I see 8 days with coach award seats. On August 23, there is a connection via San Francisco to Taipei on Eva. This costs 30K points plus $5.60.
British Airways has quite a different scheme where award seats are priced per segment and length of each segment. This is unlikely to be cost effective for Cathay, as you'd have to fly to Hong Kong and then backtrack to Taipei. Still, you should check and educate yourself.
China Airlines is part of SkyTeam as is Korean Airlines.
I hope that gives you the idea of the process to use to determine if your UR points can be used for the ticket you want. Be aware that several airlines have close in ticketing fees. You'll want to book more than 21 days in advance to avoid them.