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Feb 6, 2018
5:23:21pm

Archaea All-American

But 50,000 miles doesn't get you anywhere.

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Archaea

Bio page: Archaea
Joined: Mar 28, 2001
Last login: Jun 16, 2024
Total posts: 95,471 (3,159 FO)

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Fastest card to get my wife miles for SLC->LIR (Liberia Costa Rica)

fattycoug

2/6/18 5:16pm

What is the benefit of the Chase Reserve, and how much does it cost?

Archaea

2/6/18 5:21pm

Net of $150

coolcats

2/6/18 5:28pm

Well I fly

Archaea

2/6/18 5:30pm

If you fly Delta there is no advantage. The Reserve value is simple math

CSoul

2/6/18 5:33pm

So an Amex Black Card is a better deal

Archaea

2/6/18 5:41pm

No, it isn't that simple.

CSoul

2/6/18 5:49pm

What must one spend to

Archaea

2/6/18 7:37pm

Southwest flies to LIR though not very flexible. So the Chase Southwest

CSoul

2/6/18 5:22pm

But 50,000 miles doesn't get you anywhere.

Archaea

2/6/18 5:23pm

It does on Southwest. And you can do two cards and get 100k miles.

CSoul

2/6/18 5:24pm

Looks like there aren't flights out of SLC anymore though

CSoul

2/6/18 5:26pm

Flying out of Houston you can get tickets 17k each way

CSoul

2/6/18 5:28pm

Agreed. If you are flexible with dates, Southwest is the way to go.

sidsie716

2/6/18 5:26pm

Noooo!!!!!!

Plato

2/6/18 5:28pm

Why are the Saphires a good deal?

Archaea

2/6/18 5:29pm

Or you can do both. The Chase Southwest cards count toward the companion

CSoul

2/6/18 5:30pm

Is this mostly on card spend?

Archaea

2/6/18 5:31pm

Sure. But he was asking about a single flight.

Plato

2/6/18 5:44pm

So I have both of those but rarely use them. I have 38,000 rapid rewards from

fattycoug

2/6/18 6:30pm

Actually, looks like my UR is worthless really.

fattycoug

2/6/18 6:37pm

But you have to spend $12000 over 3 months. We'll be short just barely

fattycoug

2/6/18 6:24pm

Avianca

donnerstag

2/6/18 5:31pm

I'm finding a 20000 and 40000 option but not 60000. My concern is that it doesn'

fattycoug

2/6/18 5:57pm

It's 35,000 miles round trip on certain dates

donnerstag

2/6/18 6:12pm

That's kind of an issue because the dates aren't flexible. Would be nice to

fattycoug

2/6/18 6:22pm

You can check the dates here

donnerstag

2/6/18 7:30pm

Find the credit card with the biggest bonous out there. Compare those cards based on which have the best

Baron

2/6/18 5:36pm

AAdvantage Aviator Red Elite. Got 60k miles as a signup bonus.

scootsy

2/6/18 6:10pm

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