AA: JFK-BKK $2409 RT Business
Feb 7, 2022, 7:28 pm
#106
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: W29
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Posts: 6,819
Does AA Vacations have the same free cancelation as other tickets have? (AKA $2100 purchase becomes a $2100 flight credit if you decide not to fly.)
It is a pivot point for some... AMEX is $1900 but usually comes with a crazy high cancelation charge; sometimes $600 or more.
It may be worth $200 more and book via AAVacations with the option to cancel for full credit.
It is a pivot point for some... AMEX is $1900 but usually comes with a crazy high cancelation charge; sometimes $600 or more.
It may be worth $200 more and book via AAVacations with the option to cancel for full credit.
Feb 7, 2022, 9:56 pm
#107
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,998
In the past, you had to buy trip protection on an AAV booking to be able to cancel it. It still had some rules with regards to the cancellation though. If you booked at hotel that was non cancelable then there was some risk there. Typically when you are selecting the cheapest hotel on a AAV booking and only doing the three night in BKK then the cost is pretty small so not a huge cost. So, there is the option to cancel an AAV booking if you by the option at booking but it still has some limitations. Or at least did, unless it has changed. With regards to Amex. I think it follows the carriers rules for the booking. Here is the JAL policy, https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/info/2020/inter/200127_02/
Thank you. Appreciate the detailed information.
Feb 11, 2022, 10:57 am
#112
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Austin TX
Programs: AA EXEP 2MM, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Avis President Club, Marriot gold,Emerald Exec,
Posts: 413
oh ok. Any idea when this "Romance150" expires ? I was planning to book but not able to decide on travel dates yet.
Feb 11, 2022, 11:32 am
#113
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: UA 1K 3MM Lifetime, AA PlatPro,Marriott Titanium Elite Lifetime, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 741
Full terms are on the AAVacations web site. Minimum $2,000, 4 nights hotel, book through 2/16, travel through 12/31. Blackout dates as mentioned on the site.
Feb 11, 2022, 2:39 pm
#116
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
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Feb 12, 2022, 1:00 pm
#117
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Austin TX
Programs: AA EXEP 2MM, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond, Avis President Club, Marriot gold,Emerald Exec,
Posts: 413
oh ok any idea if this fare will be back again for BKK destination (as somebody mentioned in earlier this fare was there last year also for long time) ? Missed out this time.
Last edited by rajhyd99; Feb 12, 2022 at 2:25 pm
Feb 14, 2022, 3:00 am
#119
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: SJC/MRY
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Posts: 280
You can transit both airports but NRT closes so no overnight. HND is open 24 hours but has worse connections for most of Asia. Call JAL for the latest transit info.
Feb 15, 2022, 2:14 pm
#120
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: UA 1K 3MM Lifetime, AA PlatPro,Marriott Titanium Elite Lifetime, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 741
When using AAVacations to book a package to Jakarta I noticed that when beginning a search from the main page, using Jakarta as a destination, it returns the error "Sorry we do not offer a hotel option for this destination". But If I initially search for a trip to Hanoi or Bangkok, then modify my search to Jakarta, it returns several hotel options. I haven't booked all the way through to purchase.
Last edited by edsh; Feb 16, 2022 at 7:05 am