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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Jan 13, 21, 10:31 pm
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New MVP 100K Tier (2022)
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16,454
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WrightHI
After thinking about this for a few days, my...
After thinking about this for a few days, my conclusion is: meh. Travel is likely to be down for a while, AS has a pretty solid history of treating its elites decently, and I don’t expect a giant...
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Jan 13, 21, 2:10 pm
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223
New MVP 100K Tier (2022)
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WrightHI
Obviously the right approach. I'm tempted to...
Obviously the right approach. I'm tempted to argue for putting sockeye ahead of king, but that's maybe a little bit too idiosyncratic for a mass market program.
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Jan 3, 21, 11:27 pm
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End of an Era! (Closed Centurion card account.)
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7,959
Posted By
WrightHI
We’re talking here about the relationship between...
We’re talking here about the relationship between a consumer and a very large financial services company. This is not horse trading with the neighboring ranch. Your value to Amex is what their...
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Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Jan 2, 21, 2:53 pm
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1,221
Sapphire Reserve higher annual fee, Lyft, Doordash benefits. (Fee increase delayed)
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267,170
Posted By
WrightHI
That may be true, but with all the goodies Amex...
That may be true, but with all the goodies Amex is throwing around, I can’t make this year pencil even at $450. The Amex Gold, Schwab Plat, and BBP combo beats CSR and Freedoms on earn rate and...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Jan 1, 21, 12:55 pm
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381
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AS only (2020-21)
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118,632
Posted By
WrightHI
If the fare class also gets you a premium class...
If the fare class also gets you a premium class seat, it may be worth trying a call on that basis.
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Dec 31, 20, 11:25 am
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First Time MVPs
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1,089
Posted By
WrightHI
Opposite for me: first time in many years that I...
Opposite for me: first time in many years that I didn’t qualify for any status organically. What I have rolls over and I should pick up again by mid-year, but this year started strong and then...
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Dec 30, 20, 3:41 pm
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Maximize SAN on Companion Cert Open Jaw
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645
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WrightHI
Just try multi-city searches with the companion...
Just try multi-city searches with the companion fare code. I just played with it a bit and it appears to be feasible to tack a one-way to wherever onto the end of your trip (eg SAN-OGG, OGG-SAN, then...
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Dec 30, 20, 12:36 pm
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159
[Speculation] Possibility of Lie-Flat Seats on Transcon Routes?
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13,575
Posted By
WrightHI
So fly B6 on this trip. It's not unusual for a...
So fly B6 on this trip. It's not unusual for a carrier's price on a route to be uncompetitive for one reason or another.
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Dec 29, 20, 9:51 pm
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[Speculation] Possibility of Lie-Flat Seats on Transcon Routes?
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13,575
Posted By
WrightHI
In theory, yes, and sometimes the long red eye in...
In theory, yes, and sometimes the long red eye in a lie flat seat is a better choice. But I’ve found that in practice, leaving mid-day doesn’t usually cost me more useful time than leaving in late...
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Dec 29, 20, 8:48 pm
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[Speculation] Possibility of Lie-Flat Seats on Transcon Routes?
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Posted By
WrightHI
Kidding aside, I find AS first to the west coast,...
Kidding aside, I find AS first to the west coast, sleeping in a bed, and then going on in the morning to be a perfectly decent way to get from Hawaii to the east coast. I leave a bit earlier but...
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Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Dec 29, 20, 1:40 pm
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JPMC purchases cxLoyalty
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980
Posted By
WrightHI
So they now have a better handle on the cost of...
So they now have a better handle on the cost of portal redemptions, which should mean they can go ahead and update CSR and CSP, right? That seems overdue, but could turn out to be well-timed for a...
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Dec 21, 20, 1:45 pm
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178
Friends and Family Promo Code - 30% Off (Valid 12/17-19/2020 for Jan 5-Aug 31, 2021)
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19,292
Posted By
WrightHI
Booked a total of five tickets between HNL and...
Booked a total of five tickets between HNL and SEA/PDX for myself and family, all in first, at an average cost of $650. Not bad. Yeah, I could have booked in back and probably gotten upgraded on some...
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Dec 19, 20, 5:32 pm
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[Speculation] Possibility of Lie-Flat Seats on Transcon Routes?
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Posted By
WrightHI
No they don’t. HA on the A330 routes and UA on...
No they don’t. HA on the A330 routes and UA on the HD 777 flights from SFO and LAX, but that’s it from the west coast.
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Dec 15, 20, 4:47 pm
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381
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AS only (2020-21)
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118,632
Posted By
WrightHI
Whatever they did to fix the cheap ticket...
Whatever they did to fix the cheap ticket loophole seems to have made auto-credits unreliable at best, but I haven't had any problems with PC seat reimbursements in the $100 range, nor does there...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Dec 8, 20, 4:20 pm
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American Express retention offers
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325,401
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WrightHI
I don't know about UA or HA but there are threads...
I don't know about UA or HA but there are threads for using the credits on them as well. But if you don't value Hilton, it gets harder to make sense of a high-end Hilton card, or at least it would...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Dec 6, 20, 1:11 pm
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1,469
American Express retention offers
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325,401
Posted By
WrightHI
Two thoughts, both slightly OT: 1. If you’re...
Two thoughts, both slightly OT:
1. If you’re an AS flyer, you absolutely can use the airline credit. There’s a thread here on how.
2. If your goal is Hilton points, the Gold is a better earner...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Dec 3, 20, 10:38 pm
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381
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AS only (2020-21)
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118,632
Posted By
WrightHI
I’m hitting .000 on getting AS seat fees to...
I’m hitting .000 on getting AS seat fees to auto-post, but it’s easy enough to chat or call. IME you have to wait 14 days first.
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Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Nov 18, 20, 3:58 pm
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468
Chase Retention Offers (2020/ARCHIVED)
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179,989
Posted By
WrightHI
No joy on CSR, with fourth annual fee due in a...
No joy on CSR, with fourth annual fee due in a few days. Will likely pay and then downgrade after picking up next year's travel and DoorDash credits. I did get $150 for Ritz earlier this year, so not...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Oct 26, 20, 2:16 pm
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123
Amex personal Gold (USA) adds Uber benefits, drops airline fee credit in 2022.
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15,539
Posted By
WrightHI
Yeah, that's the best thing I can see about it....
Yeah, that's the best thing I can see about it. Gold plus Plat is now $25/month in Uber credit and more worth making an effort for. I hate the fiddly credits, and I'm still waiting to see if Chase is...
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Credit Card Programs
Sep 24, 20, 8:40 pm
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6
Unable to get credit report for 18 yo
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661
Posted By
WrightHI
Does Amex have her SSN? We had good results...
Does Amex have her SSN? We had good results adding our early-20s nephews to one of our Amex accounts, but did include their SSNs to facilitate reporting to the bureaus.
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Sep 24, 20, 8:27 pm
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26
Will AS Provide COVID-19 Tests for Hawaii Flights (Like UA)?
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2,162
Posted By
WrightHI
Would you mind saying a bit more about the...
Would you mind saying a bit more about the insurer and test logistics? I'd like to be able to visit my parents, and it's becoming clear what will be needed to return to Hawaii afterward, but what I...
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Coronavirus and travel
Sep 24, 20, 6:10 pm
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30
Entering US - non immigrant [but property owner]
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2,655
Posted By
WrightHI
Just had a colleague with a valid visa and a US...
Just had a colleague with a valid visa and a US job that needs his physical presence receive a perfunctory denial of what looked like a strong case for applicability of one of the exemptions in the...
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Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Sep 24, 20, 4:42 pm
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70
Is Chase de-emphasizing Sapphire for Freedom this cycle?
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7,879
Posted By
WrightHI
I don't see the CF/CFF/CFU changes as materially...
I don't see the CF/CFF/CFU changes as materially changing the CSR value proposition. If you have CSR, the only new bonus category is drugstores, and if you don't have CSR, 3x on dining is only a...
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Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Sep 19, 20, 2:31 pm
Replies:
418
Sapphire (CSR & CSP) 48 months between bonuses, started in Aug. 2018.
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93,209
Posted By
WrightHI
I don’t believe we’ve seen anything to suggest...
I don’t believe we’ve seen anything to suggest that you couldn’t hold CSR until January, downgrade for a partial annual fee refund, apply for CSP, and subsequently re-upgrade the former CSR or...
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Alaska Airlines | Mileage Plan
Sep 19, 20, 1:36 pm
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3
Alaska Lounge Membership pay with multiple cards?
Views:
545
Posted By
WrightHI
There are some reports around here somewhere that...
There are some reports around here somewhere that it can be done in person at an AS lounge, but not on line or over the phone. No personal experience (yet).
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