Booking Flights, Rooms, Cars, Cruises, Activities with UR (Jan-Oct 2018)
Feb 16, 2018, 11:54 am
#61
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Amex Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve
Posts: 811
The best way to book same-day with UR is to transfer points directly to the airline (it's instant-ish to United). I realize this is not always an option, though!
Edit: Not always instant, see the next post.
Edit: Not always instant, see the next post.
Last edited by Xlr; Feb 16, 2018 at 6:33 pm
Feb 16, 2018, 3:55 pm
#62
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Truth or Consequences, NM
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hertz President's Circle, UA Silver, Mobile Passport Unobtanium
Posts: 6,193
UR to United transfer is not reliably instant.
Feb 16, 2018, 6:33 pm
#63
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Amex Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve
Posts: 811
Four pages of posts would disagree with that assessment:
UR to United transfer is not reliably instant.
UR to United transfer is not reliably instant.
Feb 19, 2018, 1:37 pm
#64
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 125
Transfer to Air France
I want to make sure i do this correctly. I want to book award travel for my daughter via Air France - Chicago to Malta for September. One way - (25k points- thank you award hacker!). Are these the correct steps?
It sure seems straight forward but because i'm booking for someone else i want to make sure it's all correct- thanks!!
- I make an Air France account for myself, getting my Flying Blue number.
- Add her as a companion on my Air France account.
- Transfer the Chase points to my Air France account
- book her ticket on Air France directly
It sure seems straight forward but because i'm booking for someone else i want to make sure it's all correct- thanks!!
Feb 19, 2018, 2:02 pm
#65
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: MCO, YEG
Posts: 1,182
Are there travel opportunities that are available by calling chase that are not available online? For example, I am looking at booking tickets on Perurail or Incarail which are not available online. Has anyone booked anything that was not available on the portal?
Feb 19, 2018, 2:21 pm
#66
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: SFO
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat
Posts: 756
I doubt it. The chase reps are basically using the same portal and just doing the searching for you.
Feb 19, 2018, 2:39 pm
#67
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,957
This brief thread suggests that Connexions has access to some products that are not on the site:
Are there travel activities bookable by phone that are not shown on the UR portal?
Are there travel activities bookable by phone that are not shown on the UR portal?
Feb 20, 2018, 11:14 am
#68
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
Besides, even just for the airfares the process to book with Connexions over the phone is not smooth and in my opinion not worth the hassle.
Last edited by Happy; Feb 20, 2018 at 11:19 am
Feb 22, 2018, 11:22 am
#69
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 406
Question about UR reservation
I tried searching key words and didn't find any result - so please forgive me for asking again.
What will happen (if any) when I make a UR booking for flights or hotel for 6 months down the road but downgrade my card a month after the booking? Will this impact my reservation at all? Should I be worried that my reservation will be canceled?
I recalled seeing a post about this but never read into it and can't find it out.
Looking to book with my Reserve and burn all the points then downgrade the card.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
What will happen (if any) when I make a UR booking for flights or hotel for 6 months down the road but downgrade my card a month after the booking? Will this impact my reservation at all? Should I be worried that my reservation will be canceled?
I recalled seeing a post about this but never read into it and can't find it out.
Looking to book with my Reserve and burn all the points then downgrade the card.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Feb 22, 2018, 1:25 pm
#70
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 398
can Chase book specific class codes via the travel portal?
As an example, i want to book a SQ premium economy flight. It is a "lite" fare per SQ's website, and it is about $500 cheaper than the "standard" premium economy fare. The options show if trying to make a paid reservation on the SQ website, but the Chase booking page only shows the standard fare.
Could a Chase agent find a specific booking class if you call in?
As an example, i want to book a SQ premium economy flight. It is a "lite" fare per SQ's website, and it is about $500 cheaper than the "standard" premium economy fare. The options show if trying to make a paid reservation on the SQ website, but the Chase booking page only shows the standard fare.
Could a Chase agent find a specific booking class if you call in?
Feb 22, 2018, 4:31 pm
#71
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,082
can Chase book specific class codes via the travel portal?
As an example, i want to book a SQ premium economy flight. It is a "lite" fare per SQ's website, and it is about $500 cheaper than the "standard" premium economy fare. The options show if trying to make a paid reservation on the SQ website, but the Chase booking page only shows the standard fare.
Could a Chase agent find a specific booking class if you call in?
As an example, i want to book a SQ premium economy flight. It is a "lite" fare per SQ's website, and it is about $500 cheaper than the "standard" premium economy fare. The options show if trying to make a paid reservation on the SQ website, but the Chase booking page only shows the standard fare.
Could a Chase agent find a specific booking class if you call in?
Feb 22, 2018, 4:33 pm
#72
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: MCO, YEG
Posts: 1,182
I tried searching key words and didn't find any result - so please forgive me for asking again.
What will happen (if any) when I make a UR booking for flights or hotel for 6 months down the road but downgrade my card a month after the booking? Will this impact my reservation at all? Should I be worried that my reservation will be canceled?
I recalled seeing a post about this but never read into it and can't find it out.
Looking to book with my Reserve and burn all the points then downgrade the card.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
What will happen (if any) when I make a UR booking for flights or hotel for 6 months down the road but downgrade my card a month after the booking? Will this impact my reservation at all? Should I be worried that my reservation will be canceled?
I recalled seeing a post about this but never read into it and can't find it out.
Looking to book with my Reserve and burn all the points then downgrade the card.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Feb 23, 2018, 2:18 pm
#73
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
can Chase book specific class codes via the travel portal?
As an example, i want to book a SQ premium economy flight. It is a "lite" fare per SQ's website, and it is about $500 cheaper than the "standard" premium economy fare. The options show if trying to make a paid reservation on the SQ website, but the Chase booking page only shows the standard fare.
Could a Chase agent find a specific booking class if you call in?
As an example, i want to book a SQ premium economy flight. It is a "lite" fare per SQ's website, and it is about $500 cheaper than the "standard" premium economy fare. The options show if trying to make a paid reservation on the SQ website, but the Chase booking page only shows the standard fare.
Could a Chase agent find a specific booking class if you call in?
There are fares on airlines website only and not bookable by OTAs. I have seen this with UA fares that are cheaper on UA site than on Connexions and not available on Expedia etc.
So you could try to see if the SQ Lite fare is displayed on Expedia which Connexions uses most of the time, and see if Expedia has it. If it is not found on Expedia, chances are you would need to book on SQ site which is the only place you can find such fare.
Feb 24, 2018, 6:13 am
#74
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,957
Feb 24, 2018, 2:03 pm
#75
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: MCO, YEG
Posts: 1,182
For those that might be interested, I spoke to a chase rep today and apparently they can get rail passes (like Eurail and Japan Rail passes), but cannot get individual tickets.