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Howdy! I am trying to get to GUM in December and want to go business class. I have 1K status on United and have Membership Rewards and Ultimate Rewards. What are the chances if I book a premium economy ticket that I will get upgraded to business class? Also is it worth it to take a chance and waiting to get closer and see if any deals pop up or should I book now? Or should I buy a cash ticket and use miles to upgrade to business? I have never done such a far trip (only to the UK) so this is kinda new spending this much either money or miles on one trip
I want to know about the Vietnam airlines award charts https://www.vietnamairlines.com/lotusmile/redeem-mile/with-skyteam/north-america can you also make a rrv of ana and vietnam
FYI, SWISSAIR does not exist anymore. They ceased operations on March 31 2002.
It is called SWISS- Swiss International Airlines.
Where are we supposed to post questions for ‘Ask Us Anything’?
(And, you have a typo above. Your link says ‘Wtach the latest episode here…’ instead of ‘Watch the…’)
The best place to ask them is during the live Ask Us Anything sessions as that’s usually where we get the questions from. You could leave a question on this post too as we’ll occasionally take a question or two from there.
Thanks, Stephen.
And thanks for the heads up about the typo – we’ll get that fixed
Thank you for your podcast and site! I’ve learned so much since a world traveling buddy turned me onto you guys.
In looking to maximize the rewards earned from spending I already do, what is the best card to use with services paid through Venmo and PayPal? I run a small business and sometimes spend over $20k in a year via these sites. Thoughts?
Thank you in advance.
-Eric
I love your content, thank you for all you do, but there is a huge question that I am extremely curious about.
You often say how you accrued millions of points, more than you can spend. For a “normal” person, even opening 8+ cards a year, getting to this level of miles accrual sounds so difficult, so I wonder where the gap is.
I would be curious to know these two things:
1) How many of your millions of miles come from sign up bonuses vs spending (rough percentage)?
2) What are your main sources of credit card spend? Is it your business expenses, reimbursement through work, genuine organic spending as part of your lifestyle, or other methods?
I started playing the game, open 3-5 cards a year, have about $50k of credit card spending a year (I put everything on my card, including rent!), but it’s highly discouraging, I cannot imagine reaching a balance that will allow this kind of “careless” flexibility.
Thanks!
Thank you for answering guys on the last show, really appreciated you taking the time!
how can i use my emirates points (expire 1/2026) to book with united? do i go to united and use my emirates number ? I transferred too many point for a previous trip and need to use them before they expire (35,000)
Given the Hilton Gift Card shortage, any other recommendations for $50 credit on Amex Biz Plat ?
Question about Chase and Hyatt. I have WOH credit card but my wife doesn’t. She doesn’t have WOH account but she does have Chase points (reserved card). I want to transfer her Chase points to my Hyatt account. What is the best way to transfer her Chase points to my Hyatt account.
I found a SLH property with availability for 4 nights throughout Aug/Sep/Oct — many times showing 5 or more nights on the calendar view. When I tried to book 5 nights, availability vanished. Do SLH hotels play this game to avoid 5th night free? Is there a way around it?
Does your new human-written newsletter have an RSS feed? I know, that’s what the blog is for – it has an RSS feed – but it is a firehouse. The ideal format for me is a semi regular summary of the best things that your team has discovered, like the new newsletter, available as an RSS feed.
BTW, the subscription page of the website has a bunch of placeholder content.
Good question! I don’t think so because it isn’t published on the website — it’s just an email. I don’t *think* that an email can have an RSS feed.
Thanks for the heads up on the subscription page — Carrie is on it!
Some email services provide access to newsletters via RSS (e.g., Substack and Mailchimp both do) but it seems this feature isn’t available from FeedBlitz, who you use for your newsletter.
But I found a free service that converts emails to RSS: https://kill-the-newsletter.com/
Hi guys, my name is Daniel and i’m completely new to the world of credit and points and I’d love to know if theres a system or process of what cards to open first. it seems like theres so many cards and it can get overwhelming…. any ideas?
Hope you can help here! What is the best way to utilize expiring at end of year 2024 Turkish airlines miles for US purchases? Can you redeem for gift cards for US?
Thanks Rob
Is it ok to use Crefit card to buy hotel/airline points to meet spend requirement on welcome offers?? i know not supposed to purchase visa cards etc
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Points are a completely legitimate product you’re purchasing. Most issuers do not have many restrictions around which products you can purchase, but a points purchase isn’t even questionable – you’d be fine with that.
Hello Nick. I was recently on a virgin voyages cruise. I was hoping to run thousands of dollars through the casino. The plan was to log into a slot machine, charge the room, cash out the ticket. It worked! But I was shut down after about 2k. I am wondering if you have any tips to avoid being “greyed out” on the machines. I didn’t gamble any of the money, and that must have been what tripped the casinos algorithm. How much of the money charged to the machine should I gamble with to avoid tripping their systems?
P.s. I did gamble with some of the cash, but I didn’t log into my account for fear I would forget to log out and someone might use it. That was a regrettable decision. If I had logged in, maybe they would have let me keep going for a little bit longer?