Originally Posted by
Joe Perniciaro
Sorry for the miscommunication. UR are Ultimate Reward Points. To be frank Spain and Israel are the important destinations, we'd take a free stopover anywhere but were thinking maybe IST on Turkish. What other credit cards might be helpful?
Thanks again.
I'm actually planning a similar trip (MAD, IST, and TLV), and also working w/ mostly URs. I'd consider the fact that IST is in Europe, so a cheaper award than to TLV. My plan: UA to IST as my destination, with an open jaw return from MAD. Pay cash for the IST-TLV flight (often ~$100 flying out of SAW, the alternate Istanbul airport), and fly Iberia (BA miles) TLV-MAD. Taxes/fees may be lower to transfer the BA miles to IB and book through them, but I haven't that checked yet.