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Credit Cards And Finance / Re: Staples Gift Card Problem

« on: January 14, 2021, 10:14:29 PM »

What type of Gift Cards? In what way is it not working? What are you trying to do?
If it's Visa GC, you might need to register it first (https://mygift.giftcardmall.com/) depending on how you are using them.

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Up In The Air / Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability

« on: September 17, 2019, 05:44:27 PM »

K is a revenue fare class, not an award ticket.

Right. I booked it through the CSR Ultimate Rewards portal. I forgot . Low chance of getting the upgrade, right? Any idea?

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Up In The Air / Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability

« on: September 17, 2019, 01:11:43 PM »

Aha. Thanks.
So what is the difference between "Upgrade Requested" and "Waitlisted"?

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Up In The Air / Re: Plan B Discussion: Booking BusinessFirst Awards Without Availability

« on: September 17, 2019, 12:55:25 PM »

I called United to upgrade my round-trip flight from an Economy Award reservation to Business Polaris using points and copay. They took the points and charged the copay. How can I tell if I did a successful Plan B upgrade? (The sample screenshots I found were out-dated.)
Also, the departing flight shows "Upgrade requested" and show a fare class of "United Econonmy (K)" but the return shows "Waitlisted" and class "United Polaris (PZ)". I am so confused. What does this mean and why the difference?
Any help is appreciated.

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On The Road / Re: Shabbos at A Hotel Master Thread

« on: August 04, 2019, 11:56:23 AM »

very informative!
http://hotelsnearshuls.com/

Thanks. More links in the wiki.

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Up In The Air / Re: RUN EWR TLV UNITED IN AUGEST SELECT DATES $770 RT DIRECT IN WINTER $694

« on: August 02, 2019, 03:02:13 PM »

Right. It must've been because I double booked not sure which flight to take. I didn't realize they automatically cancel if two tickets for the same name are on the same flight.
Thanks for your replies.

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Up In The Air / Re: RUN EWR TLV UNITED IN AUGEST SELECT DATES $770 RT DIRECT IN WINTER $694

« on: July 31, 2019, 09:56:00 PM »

Dang!
Just got an email from Chase UR Travel that my flights were cancelled. Anyone else? Any recourse?

United Changed Your Flight Details

We wanted to make you aware that United cancelled one or more of your flights. We have updated your itinerary based on the changes provided by the airline. If you need to discuss alternate flight options, please contact us.
Newark to Tel Aviv-Yafo
Wednesday, Nov 27, 2019

Cancelled Flight

United

Flight Number: UA90
From: Newark, NJ (EWR-Liberty Intl.)
To: Tel Aviv (TLV-Ben Gurion)
Status: CANCELLED
Depart: 11:00 PM
Arrive: 4:20 PM +1 day
Class: Coach

Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Tel Aviv-Yafo to Newark
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019

Cancelled Flight

United

Flight Number: UA85
From: Tel Aviv (TLV-Ben Gurion)
To: Newark, NJ (EWR-Liberty Intl.)
Status: CANCELLED
Depart: 11:25 AM
Arrive: 4:35 PM
Class: Coach

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Up In The Air / Re: Does the united close-in fee trick still work?

« on: July 31, 2019, 09:49:11 PM »

Just got it done on 3 tickets yesterday but it took 4 hucas. It seems to be getting harder but still possible.

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Destination Guides And Trip Planning / Re: Orlando Master Thread

« on: May 23, 2019, 05:05:54 PM »

Looking to rent a house/villa for 4 adults walk-able to a minyan for Shavuos. I checked the Chabad area on airbnb etc. but all I found were condos and apartments. Does anyone know a villa community that will have people for minyanim, or a place that might have vilas to rent that would be in walking distance to a shul? Any other ideas?
I would very much appreciate any help. I've never been there and we need to get away.

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On The Road / Re: Cheapest Way TLV to Jerusalem?

« on: April 03, 2019, 10:50:57 PM »

Not the poster above but thanks for the replies.

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On The Road / Re: Cheapest Way TLV to Jerusalem?

« on: April 02, 2019, 10:09:04 AM »

I am bringing a challah knife as a gift and I'm wondering about security on the JM - TLV train. On the flight I can simply pack it in my checked luggage but does anyone know what type of security check there is on the train? Would I be able to bring it along in my bag?

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Credit Cards And Finance / Re: United MileagePlus Explorer Business Card

« on: January 15, 2019, 03:42:51 PM »

Is there a link to this on dansdeals.com? I don't find it under "credit cards" on the top left.

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Credit Cards And Finance / Chase United Business Explorer 75,000 Miles – Available to All

« on: January 15, 2019, 03:32:38 PM »

This was a targeted offer earlier and I didn't get it. It looks like it's now available to all.

75,000 bonus miles after you spend $5,000 in the first 3 months your account is open - AF waived the first year.

https://creditcards.chase.com/small-business-credit-cards/united-mileageplus-explorer-business

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Up In The Air / Re: United 21 day policy

« on: January 07, 2019, 12:24:12 PM »

Google "Avoiding united close in booking fee"

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On The Road / Re: Defensive driving course

« on: January 17, 2018, 11:37:02 PM »

I can't get anything less than 5 hours long?

I am thinking of opening two laptops and running two courses at the same time - for me and wife. Might as well maximize the time spent.