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American Express | Membership Rewards
Jan 24, 21, 3:35 pm
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Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: UA only (2020)
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johnathome
Long time United flyer due to work. Was excited...
Long time United flyer due to work. Was excited last year to be able to put my Amex credit to travel bank but looks like I was too late and didn't check this site. Will need to figure out how to...
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Hilton | Hilton Honors
Dec 14, 20, 8:26 am
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Elite recognition and points when booking through AMEX Fine Hotels and Resorts?
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johnathome
Thanks for the update on Hilton. I'm booking a...
Thanks for the update on Hilton. I'm booking a FHR trip for May 2021 now.
Pre-2020 (since I have not done any fun travel this year) I have not had any problems with Hilton in earning points via...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Aug 31, 20, 7:36 am
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Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: UA only (2020)
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johnathome
Wow, thought Travel Bank was dead but this is...
Wow, thought Travel Bank was dead but this is good news as I have also have some credit left for 2020. I did a quick Google search, seems Chase has rolled out a Travel Bank Visa Card for Chase so...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Dec 31, 19, 9:26 am
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Airline fee $200/$100 reimbursement reports: UA only (2017-2019)
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johnathome
Just an update, Amex credit posted today. Ended...
Just an update, Amex credit posted today. Ended up showing correctly that they were day pass purchases.
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Chase | Ultimate Rewards
Dec 27, 19, 12:44 pm
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Ritz-Carlton Visa Infinite - closed for applications 7.26.2018.
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johnathome
I've used mine up but consider a day pass to the...
I've used mine up but consider a day pass to the United Lounge. You can buy one for $59 on the United app.
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Dec 27, 19, 10:10 am
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Airline fee $200/$100 reimbursement reports: UA only (2017-2019)
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johnathome
I just purchased day passes on the app and they...
I just purchased day passes on the app and they show up as United Elec Ticketing for me. Worried that they are coded as perhaps tickets. Guess I will have to see.
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Oct 15, 18, 8:12 pm
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Amex (USA) Sync Offers 2016-2019
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johnathome
I just had 2 Marriott stays (Marriott and...
I just had 2 Marriott stays (Marriott and Courtyard) and didn't see the $60 credit. To my surprise, the offer is no longer showing up for my Amex Platinum personal card. Any ideas? Should I shot a...
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China
Jul 16, 18, 10:35 pm
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Best and Fast VPN for China ?
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johnathome
I was in Beijing and Shanghai last month. ...
I was in Beijing and Shanghai last month. ExpressVPN worked well for both my Iphone and Macbook.
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jul 13, 18, 7:22 am
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Slow / no refund of upgrade co-pay
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johnathome
Email from United Mileageplus on July 2nd, miles...
Email from United Mileageplus on July 2nd, miles redeposited that day and my credit card credited a few days later. So it took just around 1 week after contacting them.
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jun 26, 18, 8:41 am
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Slow / no refund of upgrade co-pay
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johnathome
2 weeks and no refund of points or copay
Decided to request refund online via the United site. Been over 2 weeks and nothing, still debit of my 30,000 points and no sign of my $600 copay for my transpacific flight.
Will report back on...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jun 9, 18, 7:06 am
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UA Upsell Offers to Business/First at Purchase and Day of Departure (TOD) [Archive]
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johnathome
EWR to PEK
Upon check-in, no offer to upset. This morning, 3 hours before flight, Polaris upgrade for Platinum with Q fare is 1319 to J. Pass, rather spend that money on gifts.
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jun 8, 18, 6:46 pm
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[Consolidated] Chance of upgrade clearing on my flight {Archive}
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johnathome
No Upsell T24
Had to book a last minute flight from EWR to PEK this Saturday, 6/9. At the time, there were plenty of J seats. However also lots of Y seats and looking like I will have no companions next to me....
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China
May 21, 18, 7:00 am
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Opening a Chinese Bank Account: In US vs China
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johnathome
The Chinese banks in the US are totally separate...
The Chinese banks in the US are totally separate from Mainland. Although you can open RMB accounts in the US, they are not linked to Chinese accounts. In the case of ICBC, the branches are a US...
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Travel Products
May 20, 18, 4:37 pm
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VOCIER - suit wrinkle-free in a carry-on
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johnathome
Hey Leftax, any chance you can give an update. ...
Hey Leftax, any chance you can give an update. I'm really in need of a bag for my suit for trips to Asia. This looks promising as a carry on but I'm going to wait for a US version since 90% of my...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Sep 5, 17, 9:02 pm
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United traveler's first time to China
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johnathome
I just returned from China last week. I routed...
I just returned from China last week. I routed via SFO to PVG so I could fly the UD of the 747. UA also has the dreamliner on this route also. I did not realize Beijing gets the 777-300 as...
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American Express | Membership Rewards
Sep 3, 17, 6:43 pm
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MR (USA) to BA/IB 40% (250:350) through 9.17.2017
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johnathome
I just got an email from Amex today about this...
I just got an email from Amex today about this promotion and see that it has been going on since July!
This is a no brainer for me as I've used Avios for intra-Asia flights on CX especially...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Sep 2, 17, 9:06 pm
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Well I'm an Idiot, I dawdled and Missed my Flight
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Posted By
johnathome
Love this thread. I've never missed a...
Love this thread.
I've never missed a flight in all my travel due to my lateness but last year I flew down to MCO from EWR while my colleague flew down from LGA on AA. I land and expect her to...
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Cathay Pacific | Marco Polo Club
Aug 24, 17, 7:45 pm
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Cathay Pacific with connecting flight
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Posted By
johnathome
Not sure this should be in the HK forum but...
Not sure this should be in the HK forum but welcome to Flyertalk. If you are flying AA into ORD, you should be able to check your baggage all the way to HK and AA should be able to issue you...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Aug 22, 17, 9:55 am
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1,270
Consolidated "Delayed/Cancelled" International Flights (2017)
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229,013
Posted By
johnathome
HK airport will be closed in the morning and...
HK airport will be closed in the morning and accordingly the majority of flights have been cancelled. So HK to EWR, ORD, SFO have all been cancelled for 8/23
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Aug 22, 17, 7:21 am
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Travel Waiver for HKG (Confirmed): Tropical Storms Hato / Pakhar / Mawar
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4,410
Posted By
johnathome
You were lucky. I didn't get a notice that my...
You were lucky. I didn't get a notice that my flight tomorrow (8/23) was cancelled until after I landed into HK. If I got a delay notice before I took off for HK, I would checked more carefully and...
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China
Aug 15, 17, 9:40 pm
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KMG-PEK-JFK with a 135-minute layover in PEK?
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1,033
Posted By
johnathome
One other factor is the Communist Party meeting...
One other factor is the Communist Party meeting in Beijing may be around that time? Was just talking to a client about his visit to Beijing in late October and this subject came up. Expect lots of...
Forum:
China
Aug 15, 17, 9:27 pm
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59
Using Didi for first time
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33,931
Posted By
johnathome
I guess I had assumed the queue for the taxis...
I guess I had assumed the queue for the taxis would be very long. After a 14 hour flight, I just want to get to my hotel. I had asked if there was a special location as some airports in the US...
Forum:
China
Aug 14, 17, 7:56 am
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59
Using Didi for first time
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33,931
Posted By
johnathome
Using Didi for first time
Traveling to PVG this weekend. Loaded the didi english app and was planning to use upon my arrival to get to my hotel and then around SH.
Is there a special area to call for Didi in the airport? ...
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Ride Services, including Uber and Lyft
Aug 11, 17, 8:56 pm
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48
Using didi (滴滴出行) without a Chinese credit/debit card
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59,733
Posted By
johnathome
Flying to PVG next week. Would like to use didi....
Flying to PVG next week. Would like to use didi. Loaded my Amex card and seemed to work. Is there a special area in PVG to pick up didi cars? Like a dedicated car share area I should look for? ...
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United Airlines | MileagePlus
Jul 26, 17, 7:38 pm
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791
UA to pilots: We're considering retiring all 747s by end of 2018 (Phaseout EOY 2017).
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130,816
Posted By
johnathome
I'm on a SFO to PVG flight UD window next month. ...
I'm on a SFO to PVG flight UD window next month. Looks like my last 747 flight with UA. I decided the extra few hours to fly to SFO instead of a direct from EWR was worth it. I was always excited...
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