Citi ThankYou Rewards/Airline Redemption [Master Thread]
Sep 6, 2007, 9:24 am
#406
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: ELP
Programs: AA EXP/LT PLAT, Marriott Titanium/LT PLAT
Posts: 4,120
Has anyone been able to redeem TYPs for not only the exact flight you want but for a higher fare class than the cheapest available for the specific flights?
I see a flight pricing around $450 in taxes which means it should be 20k TYPs plus about $60 in taxes, and it's in a higher fare class earning bonus EQMs than the lowest available fare class on that same flight.
Any experience here?
I see a flight pricing around $450 in taxes which means it should be 20k TYPs plus about $60 in taxes, and it's in a higher fare class earning bonus EQMs than the lowest available fare class on that same flight.
Any experience here?
you can pick any flight/flight number you want as long as it falls within the cap and if it goes over, pay the difference in the following manner:
"simply redeem 5,000 more points for an incremental $50 in ticket value, up to a maximum of 8 increases per ticket."
Sep 6, 2007, 9:34 am
#407
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,966
If I understand correctly, this does not answer the question. There will be many fares offered by the same carrier on the identical flights. Will Expedia always purchase the lowest fare on the chosen flights, or will the cardholder be able to request a specific booking class such as "B" that still falls below the cap?
Sep 6, 2007, 11:57 am
#408
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA 1K, Citi Prestige, AMEX Platinum, SPG Gold
Posts: 720
Has anyone been able to redeem TYPs for not only the exact flight you want but for a higher fare class than the cheapest available for the specific flights?
I see a flight pricing around $450 in taxes which means it should be 20k TYPs plus about $60 in taxes, and it's in a higher fare class earning bonus EQMs than the lowest available fare class on that same flight.
Any experience here?
I see a flight pricing around $450 in taxes which means it should be 20k TYPs plus about $60 in taxes, and it's in a higher fare class earning bonus EQMs than the lowest available fare class on that same flight.
Any experience here?
I suspect not since even on expedia there is no way of doing this. You can request changeable tickets, which probably means M-class which is too expensive.
Sep 6, 2007, 9:32 pm
#409
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 14
First time to post here. Be nice to me please. :-)
Will I get the flight points with Citi PremirePass Elite card?
I redeemed two roundtrip tickets to Asia (Called in, 60K points each, total 120K points and 2.5K more points to UPS the paper ticket to me) in May with my thankyou points and paid the tax ($75.01*2) with citi premierpass elite card . We took the flight on June 10 and Aug.5 Will I get the flight points automatically? Or do I need to fax/mail the boarding pass? Or I can't get the flight points at all?
Thank you for your reply.
BTW, the charge shows on statement like this:
05/25 05/25 xxxxxxxx THANK YOU NETWORK LONG ISLAND C NY Standard Purch 150.02
The tickets were from Expedia. Ticket showed about $1800 each, roughtly about 3c per point. Very good deal.
IAH-EWR-PEK-CSX on June 10
CSX-PEK-EWR-IAH on Aug.5
Will I get the flight points with Citi PremirePass Elite card?
I redeemed two roundtrip tickets to Asia (Called in, 60K points each, total 120K points and 2.5K more points to UPS the paper ticket to me) in May with my thankyou points and paid the tax ($75.01*2) with citi premierpass elite card . We took the flight on June 10 and Aug.5 Will I get the flight points automatically? Or do I need to fax/mail the boarding pass? Or I can't get the flight points at all?
Thank you for your reply.
BTW, the charge shows on statement like this:
05/25 05/25 xxxxxxxx THANK YOU NETWORK LONG ISLAND C NY Standard Purch 150.02
The tickets were from Expedia. Ticket showed about $1800 each, roughtly about 3c per point. Very good deal.
IAH-EWR-PEK-CSX on June 10
CSX-PEK-EWR-IAH on Aug.5
Sep 7, 2007, 8:31 am
#410
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: AUS
Programs: SPG Plat, CO Gold, AA Plat, Marriott Silver, HH Gold, Citigroup Chairman
Posts: 331
No Flight Points
If you booked travel with your TYPs, you did not charge the travel on your card, so you will not get any flight points.
Sep 7, 2007, 10:53 am
#411
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Philly
Programs: AA : GOLD
Posts: 118
The last two rewards tickets I got did not post any TY points.
Sep 7, 2007, 11:23 am
#412
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SDF
Posts: 3,302
I got flight points for a reward ticket I flew in July posted in my most recent statement.
Sep 7, 2007, 11:45 am
#413
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: AUS
Programs: SPG Plat, CO Gold, AA Plat, Marriott Silver, HH Gold, Citigroup Chairman
Posts: 331
Reward tickets
It is true that some people have received miles for AIRLINES REWARDS TICKETS. This is because it charges you the taxes along with the itinerary.
TYP AWARD TICKETS cannot make the same mistake. This is because the line item charge shows up as a TYP charge, and not an airline charge with an itinerary.
TYP AWARD TICKETS cannot make the same mistake. This is because the line item charge shows up as a TYP charge, and not an airline charge with an itinerary.
Sep 10, 2007, 3:25 pm
#414
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: United 1K, Delta Platinum, LY Maybe:)
Posts: 162
I recently had a different experience - I got points for my TYP redemption. I received 12,000 flight points for which I paid $90 in taxes.
It is true that some people have received miles for AIRLINES REWARDS TICKETS. This is because it charges you the taxes along with the itinerary.
TYP AWARD TICKETS cannot make the same mistake. This is because the line item charge shows up as a TYP charge, and not an airline charge with an itinerary.
TYP AWARD TICKETS cannot make the same mistake. This is because the line item charge shows up as a TYP charge, and not an airline charge with an itinerary.
Sep 10, 2007, 3:29 pm
#415
Join Date: Feb 2007
Programs: United 1K, Delta Platinum, LY Maybe:)
Posts: 162
The TYP agents do NOT see the class they are booking and therefore will not book a specific class for you.
Has anyone been able to redeem TYPs for not only the exact flight you want but for a higher fare class than the cheapest available for the specific flights?
I see a flight pricing around $450 in taxes which means it should be 20k TYPs plus about $60 in taxes, and it's in a higher fare class earning bonus EQMs than the lowest available fare class on that same flight.
Any experience here?
I see a flight pricing around $450 in taxes which means it should be 20k TYPs plus about $60 in taxes, and it's in a higher fare class earning bonus EQMs than the lowest available fare class on that same flight.
Any experience here?
Sep 10, 2007, 5:02 pm
#417
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: ELP
Programs: AA EXP/LT PLAT, Marriott Titanium/LT PLAT
Posts: 4,120
Yes, I, too, would love to be able to do this. On United I need H-class or above on international flights to be able to upgrade, and sometimes these tickets are below the price caps (+ taxes and fees). But I haven't tried requesting a particular fare class so would love to know if there is some way of doing this.
I suspect not since even on expedia there is no way of doing this. You can request changeable tickets, which probably means M-class which is too expensive.
I suspect not since even on expedia there is no way of doing this. You can request changeable tickets, which probably means M-class which is too expensive.
They see the EXACT same screen you do. This has been confirmed by a CSR to me personally and that is what I do.
Sep 16, 2007, 11:37 pm
#418
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP, HH Diamond
Posts: 2,561
another 'new' issue I'm running into is trying to get the before-all-taxes-and-fees price of tickets. For example I'm looking at continental.com and a flight which is pricing at $430 + $32 taxes = $462. From prior experience I know that the $430 includes a tax which Thank You network will charge me for; but it makes a difference if the actual base fare is $399 or $400, because that $1 could cost me 5000 Thank you Points.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Sep 17, 2007, 1:43 am
#419
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: New York
Programs: AA Plat, CO Gold
Posts: 1,598
Why not just search at Expedia? When you go through the process of purchasing the flight (basically the screen after you're selected both the outbound and inbound flights), Expedia gives the breakdown in terms of base fare and taxes. That's probably as definitive as it gets without actually redeeming the points.
Otherwise you can estimate it. Typically the only tax which Expedia puts as a tax but the airlines build into the base fare is the 7.5% federal excise tax. So $430 / 1.075 = $400 exactly. My interpretation is that $400 is still 20k points (phrase is "up to $400").
Otherwise you can estimate it. Typically the only tax which Expedia puts as a tax but the airlines build into the base fare is the 7.5% federal excise tax. So $430 / 1.075 = $400 exactly. My interpretation is that $400 is still 20k points (phrase is "up to $400").
Sep 17, 2007, 11:05 am
#420
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP, HH Diamond
Posts: 2,561
Why not just search at Expedia? When you go through the process of purchasing the flight (basically the screen after you're selected both the outbound and inbound flights), Expedia gives the breakdown in terms of base fare and taxes. That's probably as definitive as it gets without actually redeeming the points.
Otherwise you can estimate it. Typically the only tax which Expedia puts as a tax but the airlines build into the base fare is the 7.5% federal excise tax. So $430 / 1.075 = $400 exactly. My interpretation is that $400 is still 20k points (phrase is "up to $400").
Otherwise you can estimate it. Typically the only tax which Expedia puts as a tax but the airlines build into the base fare is the 7.5% federal excise tax. So $430 / 1.075 = $400 exactly. My interpretation is that $400 is still 20k points (phrase is "up to $400").
1 Ticket / Roundtrip
PDX Portland to
DAL Dallas
Leave: Wed 26-Dec
Return: Wed 2-Jan
1 adult $429.99
Taxes & Fees $33.11
Total $463.10
That's after choosing outbound and return. Is there another place I should be looking?