Originally Posted by
JillD71
Thank you....we are VERY excited. Yes, we will be in the same area as we were for our previous adoption. The Holiday Inn Shifu was a good fit for us. There are some hotels on Shamian Island where a lot of adoptive families stay but I don't believe they participate in any rewards programs.
I may try to apply for the Chase Sapphire in my name. Is this possible if under my husbands' account I have a card also (with my name)?
We also have a Chase Disney, but I would have no problem canceling that.
If your DH has a card under his name, with you as an authorized user, you should still be able to apply for the same type of card with you as primary account holder.
Don't cancel the Chase Disney until you need to. Older accounts help your credit score, or you can possibly transfer part of this card's credit line to a new card. If you are denied a card for having too many accounts or inquiries (common with Chase) even though you have a good credit score, you can call for reconsideration. See
http://millionmilesecrets.com/2011/0...consideration/ for advice on this process. Well worth the extra 5 minute phone call IMHO.
If you are familiar with and like the Holiday Inn in the area, you can also apply for the Chase Priority Club (Holiday Inn's frequent stay program) card. See if this thread will help, I know the standard offer is 60K points + a free night. Also Ultimate Rewards points can be transferred to Priority Club, if you aren't using them for air tickets and/or directly booking flights through their portal.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...lect-visa.html
One other thing to add to your trips flexibility is that many air redemptions can be made one-way instead of round trip. So, it may be possible to redeem American miles through Cathay one way, then back through Continental / United transferred from UR. Just a thought.
http://travelsort.com/blog/maximizin...dvantage-miles
has some information on redeeming AA miles on a Cathay flight, if you end up with some AA miles.