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FTaddict Apr 14, 2015 12:50 pm


Originally Posted by mia (Post 24664613)
Why not open a free Everyday card to preserve your rewards balance until you need it?

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...day-cards.html

I already have Blue Cash Preferred. Do you know how can I preserve them?

mia Apr 14, 2015 1:04 pm

Everyday cards participate in Membership Rewards. A card which earns cash rewards will not help you.

FTaddict Apr 14, 2015 5:45 pm


Originally Posted by mia (Post 24664787)
Everyday cards participate in Membership Rewards. A card which earns cash rewards will not help you.

I didn't get it. Is BCP an everyday card?

It earns cash rewards.

mia Apr 15, 2015 7:16 am


Originally Posted by FTaddict (Post 24666077)
I didn't get it. Is BCP an everyday card?

Everyday is the name of a specific card. It is not Blue, it does not earn cash rewards. If you click the link in post 90 you could read about it. It looks like this:

http://www.jeffsetter.com/wp-content...s-Everyday.png

FTaddict Apr 15, 2015 2:13 pm


Originally Posted by mia (Post 24668368)
Everyday is the name of a specific card. It is not Blue, it does not earn cash rewards. If you click the link in post 90 you could read about it. It looks like this:

http://www.jeffsetter.com/wp-content...s-Everyday.png

Ohk got it.

Since it will be new inquiry I won't go for it. Also since the number of cards you can get from Amex are much less than Chase, I wouldn't waste a card this way. I'll rather transfer my points to Delta or something like that and close the card.

Or wait, I just signed up for $25 credit for spending $50+ on Shop and Smart (limit 3 credits), that's $75 alone. These kind of offers combined with $200 travel credits make me rather keep the card.

byb310 Apr 18, 2015 8:07 pm

AMEX Rewards transfer partner advice
 
I have 550k rewards points accumulated over years on my Amex Gold card. I just signed up for the Citi Prestige so the Citi card will be my main card now.

I don't want to pay the Amex Gold card fee as it will not be my main card anymore. I am thinking of cancelling my Amex but need to figure on what to do with my rewards points.

Any thoughts. I was saving for 2 first class tix but this trip would not be taken for at least 3 years. Any advice on what to do?

kiwinuked Apr 18, 2015 8:21 pm

Get the Amex EveryDay Credit Card (no annual fee) and store your points there until needed?

krazykanuck Apr 18, 2015 10:39 pm


Originally Posted by kiwinuked (Post 24686110)
Get the Amex EveryDay Credit Card (no annual fee) and store your points there until needed?

That's what I'd do. Then just watch out for any transfer bonuses to potentially get more bang for your buck, so to speak.

TMM1982 Apr 19, 2015 11:41 am


Originally Posted by byb310 (Post 24686069)
I have 550k rewards points accumulated over years on my Amex Gold card. I just signed up for the Citi Prestige so the Citi card will be my main card now.

I don't want to pay the Amex Gold card fee as it will not be my main card anymore. I am thinking of cancelling my Amex but need to figure on what to do with my rewards points.

Any thoughts. I was saving for 2 first class tix but this trip would not be taken for at least 3 years. Any advice on what to do?

Transfer 300k to Singapore and you've got 2 first class roundtrip tix from Cali to Asia in arguably the best first class product around.

snaga Apr 21, 2015 8:43 pm

Hi - I have about 500k Amex MR points. What is the best airline program to transfer. I want to travel to India business class from Detroit to Chennai or Bangalore. Appreciate advise.

TMM1982 Apr 22, 2015 4:20 am


Originally Posted by snaga (Post 24701150)
Hi - I have about 500k Amex MR points. What is the best airline program to transfer. I want to travel to India business class from Detroit to Chennai or Bangalore. Appreciate advise.

Singapore

ComplexAnalysis Apr 25, 2015 2:15 pm


Originally Posted by snaga (Post 24701150)
Hi - I have about 500k Amex MR points. What is the best airline program to transfer. I want to travel to India business class from Detroit to Chennai or Bangalore. Appreciate advise.

Emirates and Singapore have perhaps the best product at ~170K and ~200K miles respectively. However, they do not have award flights from DTW directly (have to re-position to somewhere like JFK) and can have heavy fuel surcharges.

As such it may be beneficial to transfer to programs such as AC or DL, and book through their partners.

sciconf Apr 27, 2015 11:48 pm

MR Transfer
 
1) Can u transfer to my spouse?

2) I wanted to add other FFs to my MR account:
- I only found Delta - so I linked - but I did not see United or AA - how can I transfer into those?

Thanks

steveman518 Apr 28, 2015 1:59 am

You cannot directly transfer from MR to UA or AA without going through another intermediate (usually at a huge penalty). What you see in terms of transfer partners is what you get.

mia Apr 28, 2015 5:31 am


Originally Posted by sciconf (Post 24731206)
... I did not see United or AA - how can I transfer into those?

You cannot transfer to AA or US but you can redeem for travel on flights operated by those airlines. Please review the Wikipost at the top of the thread.

You cannot transfer points to anyone else's Membership Rewards account.


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