Originally Posted by
acarney
Thanks!! I figured it probably was a unique rate since it was the Platinum card but the wording just doesn't really mesh with a lot of the stuff we're used to seeing. I'll have to nail down my dates so I can book that way, collect the points, and then book some free first class airfare down there :P
Too bad I can't get the park tickets with this.... I was able to buy them AT the hotel last year with my CSR and get them to post as 3x travel (hotel) so I picked up like 1300 UR points that way... think I would rather have ~2200 MR points though, lol Based on the Delta flights I usually book I'm getting about 1.4c/point which is close to the 1.5c/pt from Chase, so an extra 2x from Amex seems more powerful.
Couldn't you just buy the tickets at the hotel, charge them to your room and then settle that bill with the CSR? Win win. 5x on the room rate, 3x on the park tickets and whatever else you charge to your room.