Originally Posted by
guv1976
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It really does not look like you'll be able to accumulate the necessary miles to travel this Summer, even if you could find low-tier award space.
For future reference, if you can depart from JAX, and if you can find low-tier award space on all-UA flights, a JAX-CDG-JAX roundtrip (via IAD or EWR) could be had year-round for 43,000 Amex MR points, transferred to ANA's (distance-based) FFP.
For low-tier award travel between October 15 and May 15, 40K AA miles will get a roundtrip between MCO and CDG. (If you hold a qualifying Citi/AA credit card, 10% of those miles will be rebated to you, up to a maximum rebate of 10,000 miles per cardholder per year.)
This is exactly what I was hoping someone could share with me. Leaving from JAX is no problem really. I actually think I can rack up 86K MR points relatively quickly for both of our flights.
I might consider a Citi AA card next. I apped a few months ago with them, just trying to get my foot in the door with them, and got declined for inqs, so I'll probably wait a couple of months and let some of these new inquiries age off, and then maybe app for that card.
Originally Posted by
szehui
I think I might also get the Hyatt card for its sign up bonus - 2 free nights at any Hyatt. Use them for the Park Hyatt Vendome.
Noted! Thanks for the suggestion. Not a bad idea at all!