Trip planning: CSP for SO and ?
Aug 2, 2015 | 9:13 am
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Trip planning: CSP for SO and ?
Have an international vacation trip planned for July 2015 (ATL to ICN [S. Korea]) and looking to accumulate as much points for use either for flight or hotel. If my SO is an authorized user on my CSP, can I still use Chase's referral so that my SO can also open a CSP (SO currently without any Chase cards)? I have the CSP as my only Chase account.
Hitting the 4k/3mo limit isn't a problem, as that'll be solved quickly with regular spending.
The next question I had was, would there be any good hotel cards that both of us could apply for that might add to the points stockpiling? I was first looking at Marriott, but then I saw this forum and saw that people were not that high on it. Then some have suggested Hilton but there are various choices and hard to weigh the best option. Currently do not own any hotel cards.
Hitting the 4k/3mo limit isn't a problem, as that'll be solved quickly with regular spending.
The next question I had was, would there be any good hotel cards that both of us could apply for that might add to the points stockpiling? I was first looking at Marriott, but then I saw this forum and saw that people were not that high on it. Then some have suggested Hilton but there are various choices and hard to weigh the best option. Currently do not own any hotel cards.
Aug 2, 2015 | 3:51 pm
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"would there be any good hotel cards that both of us could apply for that might add to the points stockpiling?"
The Chase/Hyatt card has a sign-up bonus of two free nights at any Hyatt worldwide, as long as "standard" rooms are available on your desired dates. Minimum spend is just $1,000 per card.
And I assume that your trip is for July, 2016.
"would there be any good hotel cards that both of us could apply for that might add to the points stockpiling?"
The Chase/Hyatt card has a sign-up bonus of two free nights at any Hyatt worldwide, as long as "standard" rooms are available on your desired dates. Minimum spend is just $1,000 per card.
And I assume that your trip is for July, 2016.
Aug 2, 2015 | 4:11 pm
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"would there be any good hotel cards that both of us could apply for that might add to the points stockpiling?"
The Chase/Hyatt card has a sign-up bonus of two free nights at any Hyatt worldwide, as long as "standard" rooms are available on your desired dates. Minimum spend is just $1,000 per card.
And I assume that your trip is for July, 2016.
"would there be any good hotel cards that both of us could apply for that might add to the points stockpiling?"
The Chase/Hyatt card has a sign-up bonus of two free nights at any Hyatt worldwide, as long as "standard" rooms are available on your desired dates. Minimum spend is just $1,000 per card.
And I assume that your trip is for July, 2016.
Aug 2, 2015 | 9:12 pm
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"There's no problem if both of us apply for this card simultaneously, is there?"
No, not as long as both of you are credit worthy. But if your SO is going to apply for the CSP card, I would do that first (and perhaps meet the minimum spend on that card) before applying for the Chase/Hyatt card.
If you already have the CSP card and you have met the minimum spend on that, you can go ahead and apply for the Chase/Hyatt card immediately.
Just make sure that your ICN trip is not going to be put off: the two free Hyatt nights expire twelve months after they are earned.
"There's no problem if both of us apply for this card simultaneously, is there?"
No, not as long as both of you are credit worthy. But if your SO is going to apply for the CSP card, I would do that first (and perhaps meet the minimum spend on that card) before applying for the Chase/Hyatt card.
If you already have the CSP card and you have met the minimum spend on that, you can go ahead and apply for the Chase/Hyatt card immediately.
Just make sure that your ICN trip is not going to be put off: the two free Hyatt nights expire twelve months after they are earned.
Aug 3, 2015 | 11:51 am
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"There's no problem if both of us apply for this card simultaneously, is there?"
No, not as long as both of you are credit worthy. But if your SO is going to apply for the CSP card, I would do that first (and perhaps meet the minimum spend on that card) before applying for the Chase/Hyatt card.
If you already have the CSP card and you have met the minimum spend on that, you can go ahead and apply for the Chase/Hyatt card immediately.
Just make sure that your ICN trip is not going to be put off: the two free Hyatt nights expire twelve months after they are earned.
"There's no problem if both of us apply for this card simultaneously, is there?"
No, not as long as both of you are credit worthy. But if your SO is going to apply for the CSP card, I would do that first (and perhaps meet the minimum spend on that card) before applying for the Chase/Hyatt card.
If you already have the CSP card and you have met the minimum spend on that, you can go ahead and apply for the Chase/Hyatt card immediately.
Just make sure that your ICN trip is not going to be put off: the two free Hyatt nights expire twelve months after they are earned.
Aug 3, 2015 | 1:45 pm
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"if my SO also ends up getting the Chse/Hyatt, can our 2 free nights be combined for FOUR?"
If you want four back-to-back nights at the same property, you would have to find a block of four nights where "standard" rooms are available. Then, one of you would book the first two nights, and the other would book the last two nights. It's possible that the hotel would have you switch rooms after the first two nights, but my guess is that that does not happen very often.
"if my SO also ends up getting the Chse/Hyatt, can our 2 free nights be combined for FOUR?"
If you want four back-to-back nights at the same property, you would have to find a block of four nights where "standard" rooms are available. Then, one of you would book the first two nights, and the other would book the last two nights. It's possible that the hotel would have you switch rooms after the first two nights, but my guess is that that does not happen very often.