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[LuckyMamaInDE]

I think that you can change the airline once per year. So you should be able to change it to AA this year.

Thank you! I forgot to mention that we had selected AA last year, oops.

 

[Lain]

When you select your AmEx airline for the credits one year, does it automatically stay the same for the following year?

I booked dd home for her brother's wedding weekend (dude, why did you choose the weekend before her finals??) and had to use American for the only nonstops between IND and PHL. I'm thinking of using some of our credits to get her a better seat.

Edit to add: We had selected AA last year on both our cards (dh Gold, my Plat) so that we could bump our free-from-voucher seats up to Main Cabin Extra for the Rome trip.

I think that you can change the airline once per year. So you should be able to change it to AA this year.

Officially, Amex lets you change your selection for the airline fee credit once a year during the month of January. If you don't change your airline, your selection from last year will carry over to this year. However, Amex is pretty good about letting you change your airline selection later in the year, especially if you haven't used any of this year's credit. I've always had success chatting with Amex to change my airline when I've had to because I "forgot" to change it (in January). There are lots of positive DPs about chatting to change your airline selection later in the year if you haven't used any of the credit. Mixed DPs for changing your airline if you have used some of the credit.

 

[Oscar Madison]

Did you get a deal for switching? Still looking at possibly switching carriers just to get an iphone deal. We all need new phones. I hate that they don't do anything for existing customers. I am doing the TMobile trial right now and it sucks here unfortunately. I really think I need to stick with ATT here. Verizon may be a possibility, I know they were awful here a few years ago, but I think they have gotten better.

Verizon has the best coverage in my area. ATT was not good in my office, so I've been looking for a change. The deal we got was BYOD for $250 visa gift card per line. We moved 6 lines so that's $1500. I know the offer was $150 if you went to the store, so I did it all online.
I don't like to do the deals where they give me a "free" phone that just comes with credits for 24 months. We buy all of our phones unlocked thru amazon or BB.

 

[Oscar Madison]

Had a little over 80k Marriott Points and was looking at the Swolphin to use these for a split stay this July. I had thought it was 50k per night, but was pleasantly surprised I found 40k, so I booked 2 SWAN nights.

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

Officially, Amex lets you change your selection for the airline fee credit once a year during the month of January. If you don't change your airline, your selection from last year will carry over to this year. However, Amex is pretty good about letting you change your airline selection later in the year, especially if you haven't used any of this year's credit. I've always had success chatting with Amex to change my airline when I've had to because I "forgot" to change it (in January). There are lots of positive DPs about chatting to change your airline selection later in the year if you haven't used any of the credit. Mixed DPs for changing your airline if you have used some of the credit.

 

[Alexle2007]

The 8th grade semi-formal was a HUGE success! DS actually spent most of the evening on the dance floor. He is growing up. The Vans were perfect! Thanks everyone who suggested them!

 

[LuckyMamaInDE]

The 8th grade semi-formal was a HUGE success! DS actually spent most of the evening on the dance floor. He is growing up. The Vans were perfect! Thanks everyone who suggested them!

He looks like an adult in his suit!

 

[Alexle2007]

Four nights at Park Hyatt Sydney now booked for our Aug trip. I was originally moving closer to the airport. But nope, I want our final night to be luxury and at 30k Hyatt points, it’s a steal! It goes for $768 US a night. So excited! I just need book our LAX hotel, our arrival overnight in SYD and one night in Cairns before our morning flight to Brisbane. So far everything has been booked on points and our OOP has been our flight taxes. 3 weeks in AUS in F class going and Biz Polaris on the way home for under $1000 is not bad at all.

 

[Alexle2007]

He looks like an adult in his suit!

I know! My little boy will officially be a teenager in 13 days and shortly after a high school freshman.

 

[Judique]

Had a little over 80k Marriott Points and was looking at the Swolphin to use these for a split stay this July. I had thought it was 50k per night, but was pleasantly surprised I found 40k, so I booked 2 SWAN nights.

I've got one night booked there subject to change. You did note the extra 33.75 for resort fee and taxes? Plus parking fee if you have a car?

 

[disfanforlife]

Just looked and there is no Amazon showing.

Oh well, that’s ok.

 

[DaveL]

My SiriusXM trial supposedly ended. I wouldn't know since I've never turned it on.

But, all kinds of offers come, and I've ignored them. Now, it's $5 a month for 12 months. Previous was for 5 or 6 months.

I'm mostly posting this to let people know that it's possible to get that low. Still probably not interested - I just don't use my radio that much even on longer trips.

Called Thur to "Cancel" and was able to get $5/mo for 6mo. In the past I have always had to decline three times before they could magically find the good offers this time they came right out of the gate with it so I just took it. I like they give you online access now, I canceled and they offered me Car and Online for $5/mo about two years ago so I signed back up but when I went to "cancel" that they told me I would get the same offer again so I continued but they dropped the online. So I called back and they gave me all access then like $100 in credits to bring it down to $5/mo, rode that for over a year until they added online for free so now back down to the standard package.

 

[elgerber]

Will any of you be at wdw around 4/20 or after that are passholders?

I will be there the 18th to the 21st

 

[elgerber]

Called Thur to "Cancel" and was able to get $5/mo for 6mo. In the past I have always had to decline three times before they could magically find the good offers this time they came right out of the gate with it so I just took it. I like they give you online access now, I canceled and they offered me Car and Online for $5/mo about two years ago so I signed back up but when I went to "cancel" that they told me I would get the same offer again so I continued but they dropped the online. So I called back and they gave me all access then like $100 in credits to bring it down to $5/mo, rode that for over a year until they added online for free so now back down to the standard package.

I called to cancel a couple of weeks ago, for dh's car, and got $5 a month for a year. It took one declined offer before they offered up that one. I cannot believe that people pay the regular charge!! When I was visiting my dad two weeks ago, I was going through the bills with my stepmom, and they pay $27 a month for Sirius in his car. First of all, OMG, so dumb, but they don't know better. Second my dad can't drive since he got cancer and hasn't driven in months, so his car just sits there, and no one uses it.

 

[Oscar Madison]

I've got one night booked there subject to change. You did note the extra 33.75 for resort fee and taxes? Plus parking fee if you have a car?

Yes, thank you. The resort fee that gets me nothing.
We are going to do a disney resort on the front and back ends to get the Magical Express. For some reason, when I don't rent a car I'm more relaxed at disney...even though we go rope drop to close like madmen.

 

[Oscar Madison]

My SiriusXM trial supposedly ended. I wouldn't know since I've never turned it on.

But, all kinds of offers come, and I've ignored them. Now, it's $5 a month for 12 months. Previous was for 5 or 6 months.

I'm mostly posting this to let people know that it's possible to get that low. Still probably not interested - I just don't use my radio that much even on longer trips.

Thanks...going to do the call to cancel roulette wheel tomorrow.

 

[miztressuz]

Had a little over 80k Marriott Points and was looking at the Swolphin to use these for a split stay this July. I had thought it was 50k per night, but was pleasantly surprised I found 40k, so I booked 2 SWAN nights.

Wow, non-peak rates during summer season? Didn't expect that, great find, good for you!

 

[Oscar Madison]

I called to cancel a couple of weeks ago, for dh's car, and got $5 a month for a year. It took one declined offer before they offered up that one. I cannot believe that people pay the regular charge!! When I was visiting my dad two weeks ago, I was going through the bills with my stepmom, and they pay $27 a month for Sirius in his car. First of all, OMG, so dumb, but they don't know better. Second my dad can't drive since he got cancer and hasn't driven in months, so his car just sits there, and no one uses it.

Did your deal include the online for $5/month for a year?

 

[DisMommyTX]

IDK. I'm not an alarmist,also not an ostrich with head in the sand type. It 'feels' to me like this is a media induced fear.... Is this virus a real thing? Yes. Does it kill some people? Yes. Is it killing people at the same rate as the 'average' flu that is always present,each and every year? No,not even close. And yet,here we are. (not this thread specifically) in full blown panic mode...the stock market, any sort of travel to any place, buying survival supplies like we all just figured out that things like this can and do happen regularly.... I'm just unsure how to think or really react to most of this currently,especially concerning travel of any sort.

Just to clarify one point, this bug is killing people at a much higher rate than our regular flu. Seasonal flu has a fatality rate usually around 0.05%-0.1%. Millions of people get it every year resulting in the tens of thousands of deaths we see annually.

Covid-19 is far nastier from an evolutionary perspective. It is killing at a rate of over 2% not just in China but S. Korea and Italy as well, even with early detection and access to relatively modern medical capabilities. Rather than 1/2000 infected people dying, the corona numbers are currently about 1/40. We expect that medical treatment in the US, Canada, etc. will be more successful, but so far we are struggling to even deliver an accurate diagnostic test.

With a 14 day incubation and the ability to spread 24 hours before symptoms show, worldwide spread is inevitable. Don't believe some random (with a PhD in molecular and evolutionary genetics) posting online, verify with the CDC.

I'm not suggesting that you lock yourself in a bunker, more that refundable rates and trip insurance are a good idea at this point. We are still going on cruise next month, but I am fully prepared to be shut out of one or more ports if any one of the thousands of guests and crew onboard have flu-like symptoms.

 

[DaveL]

Did your deal include the online for $5/month for a year?

It should, Online is now standard in their base package. I just have the 6mo deal and it included it.