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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3620 on: May 14, 2018, 10:28:56 AM »
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Toyed with using zfv, was a little cheaper but amex site doesn't recognize it

Try calling AMEX?
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3621 on: May 14, 2018, 10:41:37 AM »
Try calling AMEX?

I guess but it's only about  $300 cheaper 15k miles and is a little iffy anyway. So I just booked straight.

I see I started that thread here 6 years ago but I never actually used zfv
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=15669.0

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3622 on: May 14, 2018, 10:45:52 AM »
I guess but it's only about  $300 cheaper 15k miles and is a little iffy anyway. So I just booked straight.

I see I started that thread here 6 years ago but I never actually used zfv
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=15669.0
Just heard from someone who booked ZFV last week and had no issues with skipping it.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3623 on: May 14, 2018, 11:01:58 AM »
Totally skipping it? Not even getting on in Penn station? How long was the "stop"?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3624 on: May 14, 2018, 11:11:36 AM »
Just heard from someone who booked ZFV last week and had no issues with skipping it.
On the outbound?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3625 on: May 14, 2018, 11:32:20 AM »
Totally skipping it? Not even getting on in Penn station? How long was the "stop"?
On the outbound?
He skipped the outbound, checked baggage, wasn't questioned.
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3626 on: May 14, 2018, 11:37:53 AM »
Try calling AMEX?

you are correct (no surprise) , on the phone they can pull it up
hmmm

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3627 on: May 14, 2018, 12:16:40 PM »
He skipped the outbound, checked baggage, wasn't questioned.
Awesome.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3628 on: May 14, 2018, 02:29:46 PM »
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3629 on: May 14, 2018, 02:31:46 PM »
He skipped the outbound, checked baggage, wasn't questioned.
How long before the flight was the train?

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3630 on: May 14, 2018, 07:44:39 PM »
How long before the flight was the train?
Not worth it IMO when rdm exceeds the savings. Especially on the outbound when you can also lose your ticket, even if unlikely.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3631 on: May 14, 2018, 07:51:37 PM »
RDM? I personally would probably just take the outbound to be safe.

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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3632 on: May 14, 2018, 11:18:06 PM »
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What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3633 on: May 16, 2018, 10:04:40 PM »
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3634 on: May 16, 2018, 10:07:01 PM »
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3635 on: May 17, 2018, 12:18:05 AM »
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3636 on: May 17, 2018, 12:20:54 AM »
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3637 on: May 17, 2018, 12:25:17 AM »
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Re: What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?
« Reply #3638 on: May 17, 2018, 01:46:15 PM »
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