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Fryhtaning posted:I can't speak to doubling up on bonuses, but I'd be more worried about affecting my credit score. Hard inquires stay on your credit report for two years and lower your score by several points. The effect on your score decays over time and is normally gone in a year so the overall effect is pretty negligible unless you plan on buying a house/car in the next year.
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Xguard86 posted:Tell us your secrets! My biggest problem is being too tall I can't support my neck without Cramping my back. How tall are you? At 6'3" I don't normally have a problem though it helps if the headrest can be elevated.
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Xguard86 posted:6ft 2in so not like Sasquatch. My biggest issue is just as I fall asleep my head sags and rolls and then obviously I wake up. How do yall keep your heads stable? I've considered a neck pillow but I've heard mixed reviews. I put the seat back and the bend the head rest, or if you're in the window seat lean against the fuselage.
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The Risk posted:The worst when I used to work for the government was that we had share rooms if we were traveling in pairs to the same place. This is ridiculous. Why would anyone travel if this was the policy?
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kitten smoothie posted:The liability shift for transactions conducted via magstripe comes October 1 2015 so have fun with that chipless corp card in the US too. The liability shift is to the least secure party between the card issuer and the merchant, there is no change at all from a customer perspective.
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Small White Dragon posted:Unless something has changed recently, don't you get a free bag on international flights? The first bag is free to anywhere except Central America and the Caribbean.
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AdrenalinG posted:Burning all my AA miles before the great devaluation that's forthcoming. Some insane pricing: 17.5k in business for intra-Australia/NZ, 10.k in economy for Qantas. That's cheaper than domestic US redemptions!!! Has AA announced that they are devaluing or is this just a expectation based on the merger?
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If you can avoid the DOT sending out the ticket by paying it then you'd avoid the administrative fee. Unsure if this is possible in this specific case, but I've avoided the admin fee for a parking ticket by paying the ticket online.
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You could easily cut 60k from the number required if you flew business class instead of first, is first class worth ~$1000 and another year of accumulation? You could also apply for the business version of the United Mileage Explorer or the Amex SPG for the signup offers.
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DJCobol posted:Heading to Germany in a couple of days, got some questions for anyone that's been there: I've used maps.me. It's free, allows downloads of regions and provides routing without data.
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caberham posted:Be careful about driving on Swiss Roads. Non Swiss Plates need to pay for a daily highway toll as far as I know. You can go to a convenience store and buy a sticker and slap that on your windshield. If you are spending multiple days in Switzerland or driving around the roads a lot, do get one. This is correct though I think it is all cars. It applies to motorways only, is 40 Swiss francs, and is valid for 14 months. You can find more information at the Swiss site. If you're renting a car you could get lucky and already have one.
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Barry posted:I'm sure it's just me not paying attention, but I don't think I've ever once seen someone get a carry-on weighed. Checked for dimensions, sure. I don't think any of the US airlines have a carry on wieght policy, but a significant number of non-US carriers do. I know RyanAir, Air France and Air New Zealand all enforce their policies off the top of my head.
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Buckhead posted:The Chase Sapphire Reserve is coming out soon and looks pretty incredible: http://thepointsguy.com/2016/08/chase-announces-the-sapphire-reserve-card/ The United Clib card had an annual fee waiver. I haven't look recently but did they remove it?
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Pryor on Fire posted:What's so great about schwab checking? Free and they reimburse ATM fees.
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You can get an itemized receipt from Hertz via their website.
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Untagged posted:Meh, not really. They really blew their wad on that one. It's only a bonus category if you do one thing one way through them specifically. It's like saying you got a PenFed card for the x5 Gas Bonus, but then PenFed said you could only get the bonus on gas at one brand of gas station and they had to pick which one, and tough poo poo if it costs more than the competition. Most people wouldn't call that a bonus category. It's 5x for flights booked directly with any airline or via Amex travel. It's not limited to the airline that you choose for the fee credit. It's still kind of mediocre compared to a travel category, but if you book a lot of airline travel on a personal card then it's a decent perk. I don't really know who that would be, but 
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sellouts posted:I gotta say, I think you are behind. My RTW honeymoon was booked as close to 330 days ahead as possible. It probably depends on his starting location, but NYC to Paris has plenty of availability. I think the problem might be the availability to Delta's gateways.
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Dec 19, 2016 16:42
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DJCobol posted:That guy got to get back on the plane and will now sue the poo poo out of United, plus all the bad press. It only ends bad for United. And bully for that, because gently caress United, forever and ever and ever. What exactly is he going to sue United for? They asked him to leave the plane as they a lawfully entitled to do and when he refused they called security at which point I don't think they're responsible anymore. Not to say that the whole thing isn't idiotic on Uniteds part but I'm just not seeing what he sues for unless United settles purely to avoid bad press. Edit: I think the part I'm confused on is how United is at all responsible for airport security manhandling the dude. That seems like it should be on the airport.
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caberham posted:Aren't strollers considered over size luggage or special luggage and check in for free ? But when you land they appear right outside the door. The news article I read said he allegedly almost hit the child and hit woman with the stroller while attempting to take it away from her to store it.
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Are mileage upgrades a separate category from mileage awards? I would expect them to use there same bucket.
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You should be able to book award tickets on Hawaiian via Korean by calling. It’s a different chart than Skyteam though, iirc 30k miles r/t for economy.
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Waroduce posted:What's the current hotness for travel cards and perks as far as credit cards go? Have a large purchase coming up and I can either refer my gf chase sapphire or put it on something new for the point pop if I want to gear all the rewards toward travel. That's probably the best option as UR are the valuable and easy to use. If you don't have an Amex Plat and are willing to pay the annual fee you could look if you have a 100k offer on the personal or business.
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caberham posted:Hey guys is there a better way to search for mileage redemption trips than punching in each leg by day? I’m in one world. Qantas displays a monthly calender. Searching leg by leg is generally the best, but you can search multiple legs on it splitting by stopovers and open jaw. I always do online search and setup every leg I want before picking up the phone.
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Fists Up posted:If they're so lovely that they won't pay within the on average ~55 day interest free window then gently caress them. They should be paying the interest. They shoudl be, butt unless you have it in a contract they aren't obligated to and chances are pretty high the employee handbook or equivalent states that the person is responsible for any interest or late fees.
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Gunshow Poophole posted:thanks for the earnest replies to my question. in short: If she goes on trips.constantly, she could just refuse to go on the next one until the previous one is paid under the pretext that she can't afford to pay for it.
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nikosoft posted:In other news, I finally got the Marriott credit card to see if I can meet my points threshold to get to the next tier of lifetime status by the end of the year, but I am a few hundred thousand shy so I gotta get creative... I need to replace my car, can I put a new one on a CC and pay it off immediately? Most dealerships won't let you put more 4k - 5k on a card. If they do it's a pretty good indication you can negotiate a better price as they're covering the 2-3% fee.
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Thomamelas posted:Pre is sometimes given out at random to flyers who the TSA thinks are low risk. Mostly it's a marketing thing. But it would surprise me much if someone who has Pre makes/is on a reservation that the TSA weighs that in the other people's favor. If it one person with a Pre escorting a party of people without then I can totally see a TSA agent loving up. As for people not getting flagged...it's the TSA. Half of their staff don't know their procedures anyway. I've never heard of this. I do know though that I have a nearly guaranteed success rate of getting Pre for anyone else on the same reservation as me. I assume there's some check, but it's far too consistent to be random.
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drgitlin posted:Ugh I am stuck at JFK until 8:30pm and since I had to fly Delta today I can’t even get into a lounge to spend the day working (and drinking). Doesn’t appear to be any way to get from Terminal 4 to Terminal 8 so I can kill the time in the Admirals Club. Do you not have an Amex Plat? If you fly on Delta metal it's basically free Skyclub access.
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Midjack posted:Travelocity and Priceline will get you some hosed up itineraries. Same with AA awards.
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Vomik posted:Is anyone here old enough to have flown in the 80s? I think that was when it was still a regulated industry so us carriers competed on amenities rather than price - anyone know what that was like? Hot food, more and better snacks, free poo poo cause you were a kid and getting a tour of the cockpit was almost expected. The seats seemed way bigger too, but that might be cause I was 5.
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psydude posted:My thoughts on this are that the average domestic economy class seat has like 2 inches of pitch, so it's not really going to make a difference in your napping abilities, but it will probably disproportionately impact the comfort of the person behind you. I think there's a pretty big difference in sleep between the two even though the recline is minor. I'm going to avoid being a dick and slamming it back, but on a red-eye I'm going to recline at least a bit so the seat isn't vertical. I'm 6'4" so pretty much in the same situation as well.
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Residency Evil posted:Figured I'd ask here since this is the travel nerd thread: It's faster to fly *A or Skyteam, but it would require another stop to save about 5 hours. Qatar is by far the nicest, but adds two hours to the 30.
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FlyWhiteBoy posted:I'm getting ready to begin my 50% business travel fun. I'm in the greater bay area and need to choose a home airport so I'm looking for some advice in terms of which airport has airlines with the best rewards program. I can go with SFO, SJC, OAK, or even SMF. SMF is the closest to me but they have a majority of Southwest flights. If I'm going to be racking up miles I'd like to be using an airline where I can upgrade to premium for personal international flights. Making your commute miserable so you can fly business to Asia once or twice a year seems like a terrible trade-off. Getting to SFO at rush hour would be a disaster. Fly whatever gets you there the easiest and churn signup bonuses if you need extra miles to get to Asia in business.
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MCT will give you plenty of time to connect if the flight isn't delayed. I'd guess the MCT is 30 - 60 so you're probably double it giving you some buffet for delays too.
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psydude posted:Anyone flown first class on Cathay and Qantas? We're eyeing SE Asia or ANZ for a honeymoon and I've got enough points to do first class round trip on either carrier. The difference between business and first on CX is minimal. You get a slightly larger seat and slightly better food and alcohol. The lounge in HKG is way better with free massages and a sit down restaurant, but I don't think it's worth 40k more AA points each way if you're flying US - Asia 2.
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If you ignore the lake area then the only two things in Milan that are worth a stop are the Duomo and the Last Supper. There's a nice canal area near Conchetta that's you can hang out in for aperitvo and other random sites, but most other Italian cities have more to see in my opinion.
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Waroduce posted:also since I trust all of you in this thread more than anywhere else on the internet, I want to upgrade my CSR to a CSP because I am a real functioning adult now. I have like...an extensive amount of hotels and bullshit booked out where you need to present the card you booked with. If I upgrade, I think my card# stays the same and the only thing that changes is my expiration date. Is this going to cause like issues and bullshit when i need to check in? You can do a day trip to the lake area if you rent a car. I'm personally a little meh on it, but everyone else seems to love it. I would definitely get Last Supper tickets though, that painting is extremely impressive. If you ever plan on going back to Italy Milan is easy to fly in or out of so you could do it then though.
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Flightconnections.com will show all routes from a city and you can narrow down by alliance or airline.
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The value of Southwest points is relatively static so I'd spend then if they're close unless you have other flights coming up.
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