SAN-Lima Help Plz
Aug 6, 2002 | 10:53 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: San Diego, CA, US
Posts: 5
SAN-Lima Help Plz
Hi All,
Hoping some of you experts can help me out I have a ton of UA and AMEX points. I need to fly from SAN to Lima RT in business. The only way to do this using points I have found so far is Delta through Atlanta. I would love to use my points on Lan Peru out of LAX. Any ideas how to get my points over there? Thanks!
Hoping some of you experts can help me out I have a ton of UA and AMEX points. I need to fly from SAN to Lima RT in business. The only way to do this using points I have found so far is Delta through Atlanta. I would love to use my points on Lan Peru out of LAX. Any ideas how to get my points over there? Thanks!
Aug 7, 2002 | 12:45 pm
#2
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Portland, Oregon USA
Posts: 63
I don't know much about your AMEX options, but my advice is to build up a 2nd airline account.
As a westerner, I think the perfect combination is United and Alaska. UA gives you the *Alliance plus Delta, plus maybe USAir in the future. AS gives you NW-KLM, CO, AA, plus most of oneworld: BA, Qantas, and...LanChile. The virtue of AS is its wide set of alliances for earning and getting awards. With UA and AS, you have the five majors covered.
The main weakness is that your only upgrade opportunities are on NW and AS. Make sure your LanPeru flight gets AS credit, which might mean using the LanChile codeshare...a good question for the AS board.
Having 2 accounts lets you shop between many airlines and buy a ticket based upon price and convenience, and not be dragooned into visiting Atlanta and Chicago all the time...
And welcome to Flyer Talk!
[This message has been edited by South of the Border (edited 08-07-2002).]
As a westerner, I think the perfect combination is United and Alaska. UA gives you the *Alliance plus Delta, plus maybe USAir in the future. AS gives you NW-KLM, CO, AA, plus most of oneworld: BA, Qantas, and...LanChile. The virtue of AS is its wide set of alliances for earning and getting awards. With UA and AS, you have the five majors covered.
The main weakness is that your only upgrade opportunities are on NW and AS. Make sure your LanPeru flight gets AS credit, which might mean using the LanChile codeshare...a good question for the AS board.
Having 2 accounts lets you shop between many airlines and buy a ticket based upon price and convenience, and not be dragooned into visiting Atlanta and Chicago all the time...
And welcome to Flyer Talk!
[This message has been edited by South of the Border (edited 08-07-2002).]
Aug 7, 2002 | 10:40 pm
#4
Join Date: May 2001
Location: New York, Guayaquil LAN Premium Silver
Posts: 2,086
Do you like the idea of connecting in IAH ?
On CO, which is an Amex partner, you can do LAX-IAH-LIM.
35K OP miles for coach
70K " " for BC
Another option is using Taca. BTW, with the programs you mentioned having, you will not be able to transfer points to LanChile.
[This message has been edited by eperaltaotero (edited 08-07-2002).]
On CO, which is an Amex partner, you can do LAX-IAH-LIM.
35K OP miles for coach
70K " " for BC
Another option is using Taca. BTW, with the programs you mentioned having, you will not be able to transfer points to LanChile.
[This message has been edited by eperaltaotero (edited 08-07-2002).]
Aug 10, 2002 | 7:18 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2001
Location: New York, Guayaquil LAN Premium Silver
Posts: 2,086
Lan Chile E-fares which are known as Last Minute Offers in their website always appear every Tuesday.
To take advantage of these offers, travel must begin within that week or a few days after that week, and the expected return is the following week.
Fares as low as $318 rarely appear in their website, so I don't suggest waiting for these special fares.