Originally Posted by
J.Nash
As of today, according to the AA site, it will cost 85,000 miles for the two round trip tickets. This credit card will get me 70k, and would i have to pay the rest in cash or is it possible to use my Chase rewards points to cover the difference?
Why is this the case?
i actually let Amex set up my Hilton honors account since I didn’t have a number to provide when opening the credit card. Would you explain to me why it’s better that I set up my own account in the future?
thank you for all your help and detailed explanation
and thank you for finding me that nice welcome offer card!
The less you leave to chance, the better. Do not rely on the credit-card issuer to set up your frequent-flyer accounts.
As mentioned previously, both AA and UA offer one-way awards. So you could use your AA miles in one direction, and UA miles from a Chase transfer -- or even cash -- in the other direction.
I'll just note that 42,500 AA miles for one domestic roundtrip in Economy Class seems like a lot of miles -- unless your domestic destination happens to be Hawaii. Are you traveling over a high-demand period? If you have any flexibility in travel dates, are there cheaper redemptions available a day or two before, or a day or two after?
Also, what is UA asking for award tickets (one-way and roundtrip)? And what is the cash cost on AA, UA, or other carriers? That's the research you need to do in order to decide how best to utilize your Chase points, and what card to apply for next.