U.S. Bank and LAN Airlines Introduce LANPASS Visa Card
Jul 1, 2010, 10:28 am
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U.S. Bank and LAN Airlines Introduce LANPASS Visa Card
http://www.lanpassvisa.com/credit/welcome.do
Press release:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-...k=MW_news_stmp
Fairly standard:
Press release:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-...k=MW_news_stmp
Fairly standard:
- up to 20,000 bonus miles the first time they use their card.
- one LANPASS mile for every dollar
- double miles on LAN ticket purchases
- 25 percent mileage bonus on all LAN flights.
- annual discount of 10 to 20 percent for the first LAN ticket they purchase each year using their card
Jul 1, 2010, 10:45 am
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Jul 1, 2010, 6:25 pm
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SPG transfers 1 point to 2 Km. I am wondering if the convertion from miles to km will be similar. Anyone has any insight? I know that all LAN reward tickets are measured in KM so it would make sense if a convertion rate is used.
Jul 9, 2010, 1:43 pm
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Jul 10, 2010, 12:22 am
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The credit card accumulates miles which T&C's state are equal to 1.61 kilometers. The language on the link posted states "earn 1 mile for every 1 mile you buy". This would all make perfect sense if they sold miles - but they only seem to sell kilometers. Is this just a typo and they meant "earn 1 km for every 1 km you buy"?
If that is so, we would be paying 1 cent per km or 1.61 cents per mile. Sound right?
If that is so, we would be paying 1 cent per km or 1.61 cents per mile. Sound right?
Aug 29, 2010, 12:26 pm
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Combined with the buy miles at half price, this should be an even better deal.
Aug 29, 2010, 5:02 pm
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The half price is on the Peruvian site and the other offer is on the US site. Do you think if you use the US credit card on the Peruvian you get both?
Sep 4, 2010, 12:30 pm
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Don't forget you'll probably be charged FX by your cc on the Peruvian site
Sep 5, 2010, 1:18 am
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Sep 11, 2010, 8:54 am
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Many banks/cc's charge a fee for transactions outside of the US - even if it's in US$. If you're on the US LAN.com site, you're probably okay as it's probably coded as a US point-of-sale, but if you're on the Peruvian site charging US$, most cc's will see it as a foreign transaction at a foreign point-of-sale. There's not FX, but still the FX fee.
Sep 11, 2010, 11:47 am
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Many banks/cc's charge a fee for transactions outside of the US - even if it's in US$. If you're on the US LAN.com site, you're probably okay as it's probably coded as a US point-of-sale, but if you're on the Peruvian site charging US$, most cc's will see it as a foreign transaction at a foreign point-of-sale. There's not FX, but still the FX fee.