... If you are stuck on 12/25, then I would bet that standard awards may be a good idea for you, although a terrible idea in general.
What
wcj didn't say specifically is when someone with more flexibility in travel dates tends to have better success using their miles/points.
You were planning your vacation ideas fewer than 3 weeks this year. That's a challenging mission to start with. A general rule of thumb for award planning for savvy FTers is to start early, especially aiming at popular destinations and/or high season. Some FTers start making award booking 330 days out.
Originally Posted by
Rob66
... $10,000 in tickets bought on Amex. Should i demand a refund and report it to Amex?
Demand a refund from whom?
If you meant a chargeback from Amex, since
you agreed to the dollar amount of said transaction and willingly gave your cc info to the merchant, I don't know what's the base for Amex to issue any refund with no foul play on Amex's part, no fraudulent charge and no identity theft. If you wish, you may look into the card agreement & terms Amex provided when issuing you the card and see what clause your transaction is eligible to demand a refund. I don't know about yours, but I don't think there's anything like that in the Amex cards I have though.
If you meant demanding a refund from the broker, you'll have to take it up to the broker. See if their FAQs state their refund policy and if you have a case to demand such.
Good luck!
ps.
Originally Posted by
Rob66
...my exact miles/ reward points & miles, here:
Amex: 1,200,000 points.
AA (AMERICAN): Now 143,000.
SW.. who cares. Im getting my companion pass.
United: i don't really know, but its nothing remarkable.
I booked a trip, didn't bother wasting my miles...
(bolding mine)
I still don't understand why when you have enough points/miles to book 2 award tix, in either Y, C, or F cabin, for a SIN trip, you ended up choosing to spend out-of-pocket hard cash of $10K to buy 2 tix from a broker. It seems learning how to take the best advantage of one's mile/point for award trips that FT is good at was less valuable than your time & $10K since you went on and bought a mileage tix from a broker.