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[Haley R]

i see a lot of SEA-->SFO-->HND. only the SEA-->HND for NH pending government approval.

I see direct flights

 

[Limes96]

Just had my AF post on my SW biz card. It’s over a year old now. I’ll probably cancel this card. I can’t really think of a good reason to keep it. I just need to cancel before my next statement closes right?

 

[Albort]

I see direct flights

yes, pending government approval...
i cant seem to find that flight until after April 1st 2020.

 

[Haley R]

yes, pending government approval...
i cant seem to find that flight until after April 1st 2020.

So they can post it on United even though it’s pending government approval? I didn’t realize that. That’s kind of strange

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

So a weird thing happened to me lately... I paid ahead on my Water Bill ($450) with a CC and paid the $1.95 one-time fee to do so. I try to pay it ~6 months at a time. Well I guess because my CC payment was too close to my bill due date (3 days prior), they still pulled my auto-pay from my checking. I wasn't crazy that they did this so I called in and said why did you pull from my checking and they said because it can take 5 days for a payment to credit... Weird, but ok - I paid the bill 3 days in advance and you still charged me a 2nd time, when you could easily see the pending payment????

Of course the person I was talking to on the phone was used to people calling in having their water shutoff because of non-payment so she had no idea what I was trying to do or ask. She offered to refund the double payment and I finally said "sure", just to end the call before it got more awkward. This was two weeks ago and I honestly forgot about it until today when a check shows up for almost $400. She refunded my entire credit balance... So basically I "MSed" $400 for a $1.95 fee... Guess I'm off to make another $400 payment on my water bill again!! (Not to MS, just because I hate monthly bills)

 

[Albort]

So they can post it on United even though it’s pending government approval? I didn’t realize that. That’s kind of strange

most likely if it doesnt work out, u can get put on the other flights from LAX, SFO, etc to HND... im sure there wont be a problem though.

 

[GZanta77]

Been without an MSR for a week....so what the heck.....Instant approval for Delta Plat Biz.......Amex still likes me.....for now!

Actually, this card could be a keeper - will have to see what value I can get from the companion cert. next year.

 

[palhockeymomof2]

Just had my AF post on my SW biz card. It’s over a year old now. I’ll probably cancel this card. I can’t really think of a good reason to keep it. I just need to cancel before my next statement closes right?

I think it’s 30 days...have the anniversary RR points posted in your account ? You could also try for a retention offer...last year I received a $100 statement credit

 

[miztressuz]

I’m about to just give up transferring my cruise to Chase. I thought third time was a charm. At first the girl said yes, I’d be able to use my Urs later for one payment to Chase. Then she asked if I had called Royal about transferring. I told her no bc I thought Chase handled it. She put me on hold for like 20 minutes. When she came back she said according to her supervisor they could handle the transfer but I would have to make a payment to Chase today using all my points.
I might try once more tomorrow but I’m about to just transfer to Costco. Might not be as good of a deal but I think I’m running off of Chase travel reps

If you're up for another call here's an extension for a rep that's been helpful with transfers before -
https://www.disboards.com/threads/i...t-page-for-addl-details.3729982/post-61254293
I had to HUCA several times before I stumbled on my TA. Unfortunately I never got connected to him again so I don't know if he's still there. But if you can get past the first hurdle of transfer without paying, everything else can be done by any agent.

 

[Haley R]

most likely if it doesnt work out, u can get put on the other flights from LAX, SFO, etc to HND... im sure there wont be a problem though.

Huh okay that’s something I need to keep in mind I guess. Seattle is low on our list to use as a positioning flight but it’s an option. Right now I think we’re hoping for either Chicago or JFK. The availability for 2 adults is terrible right now in December. I’m hoping it’s just the time of year and I’ll see a bunch open up when they get into January. Otherwise idk what our backup will be

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

Hey - I have less than a million Marriott points (at least temporarily)...

I just booked a couple of placeholder Swan reservations for early November. We might want to go down to Sea World and I just love the BW area of Disney so much I thought it would be neat to stay there. Of course paying the stupid resort fee and parking charges don't sit well with me so I don't see this plan sticking...but I figured I'd at least lock the rooms in now while I can.

EDIT: And while I'm at it, I just booked Swan for our January dates for next year. Again, probably won't stay there, but at least I have it now, HAHA! I love having a crap-ton of Bonvoy points laying around!

 

[palhockeymomof2]

Hey - I have less than a million Marriott points (at least temporarily)...

I just booked a couple of placeholder Swan reservations for early November. We might want to go down to Sea World and I just love the BW area of Disney so much I thought it would be neat to stay there. Of course paying the stupid resort fee and parking charges don't sit well with me so I don't see this plan sticking...but I figured I'd at least lock the rooms in now while I can.

EDIT: And while I'm at it, I just booked Swan for our January dates for next year. Again, probably won't stay there, but at least I have it now, HAHA! I love having a crap-ton of Bonvoy points laying around!

If you aren’t going to Disney and will rent a car, maybe look into one of the Marriott vacation clubs...no resort or parking fees...we have stayed at a few booked with URs and highly recommend them

 

[PolyRob]

Not sure if anyone is interested, but I will be applying for the United Explorer card before 4/2 and I saw a way of getting an additional 2,500 points. Worth a shot!



https://slickdeals.net/f/13820720-u...s-w-3k-spent-in-first-3-months?src=frontpage#

 

[Alexle2007]

So they can post it on United even though it’s pending government approval? I didn’t realize that. That’s kind of strange

Yes. SW had been booking flights to the Caribbean while they awaited approval. They had some flights at ridiculously low prices during this period.

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

If you aren’t going to Disney and will rent a car, maybe look into one of the Marriott vacation clubs...no resort or parking fees...we have stayed at a few booked with URs and highly recommend them

If we don't stay at Swan we'll just stay somewhere on I-Drive actually. I'm not looking for anything fancy as we barely spend any time in the room on this trip. Last year we actually only spent 65 hours on the ground in Orlando for this trip, HAHA! (That's from the moment the plane touched down to when we took off for home)

I guess I might do the trip a little different if I stayed at Swan, but truth be told, I'm probably not gonna pay $100+ in parking and resort fees when I could just stay on I-Drive for a ton less points. OR if we pivot to Universal we'll be staying on-site there on points. Legoland also could get some play...I'm all over the place on this trip.

 

[Alexle2007]

Hey - I have less than a million Marriott points (at least temporarily)...

I just booked a couple of placeholder Swan reservations for early November. We might want to go down to Sea World and I just love the BW area of Disney so much I thought it would be neat to stay there. Of course paying the stupid resort fee and parking charges don't sit well with me so I don't see this plan sticking...but I figured I'd at least lock the rooms in now while I can.

EDIT: And while I'm at it, I just booked Swan for our January dates for next year. Again, probably won't stay there, but at least I have it now, HAHA! I love having a crap-ton of Bonvoy points laying around!

I really like the Renaissance if I am going to SeaWorld. I have always gotten updated to a theme park view and the breakfast is delicious!

 

[SouthFayetteFan]

I really like the Renaissance if I am going to SeaWorld. I have always gotten updated to a theme park view and the breakfast is delicious!

We looked at that last time but then went back to the tried and true Homewood Suites on I-Drive. I just didn't like that there was nothing of substance walk-able from the Renaissance. I sort of enjoy all the walkable restaurants and touristy stuff on I-Drive and when we get back from the park in the evening it's nice to not have to get back in the car.

 

[Haley R]

Yes. SW had been booking flights to the Caribbean while they awaited approval. They had some flights at ridiculously low prices during this period.

Wow I had no idea this was a thing

 

[LynnTH]

I signed up for that card last fall. I had not seen it higher but I’ve not followed it for long. Yes, 60,000 points will get you $750 in Disney tix. In December I was able to pull up Disneyland tix on the TYP portal and the price was higher than retail (like $550 for tix on Disney’s website for $470) and it showed the points needed as 1:1 or 55,000 TYP in my example above. When I looked this past Saturday I couldn’t bring up any tickets on the TYP (not Universal either which I thought were there before.) When I called though, the Cruise and Tour Department was able to find them and the price was exactly the same as Disney’s price and TYP were worth 1.25 Long story short, don’t look on the TYP site and call the Cruise and Tour department.
ETA: I’m not sure if you can combine points from 2 people. I did transfer from one card to the other, but my name is on both cards. Once transferred the points expire after 90 days

Thanks. I think I might sign DH up for this card and then me in a few months. Then I can go back to Chase again.

 

[elgerber]

I have a question on flights, or other things, booked with UR. What if you cancel the card that the flight is booked under, before you take the flight? Is that an issue? I can see the flight in my Delta acct. Not a huge deal if I have to pay a fee and keep the card for another year, but want to be sure, when the time comes around.