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Author Topic: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!  (Read 1738650 times)

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7220 on: August 02, 2016, 11:58:17 PM »

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7222 on: August 05, 2016, 04:00:23 PM »
If I make now tickets on delta. com till when can I cancel?
Do I recall correctly? that on priceline I'd be able to cancel till Monday midnight?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7223 on: August 05, 2016, 04:28:43 PM »
If I make now tickets on delta. com till when can I cancel?
Do I recall correctly? that on priceline I'd be able to cancel till Monday midnight?
On Priceline, yes.  not on delta.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7224 on: August 07, 2016, 03:58:35 PM »
Im looking for a thread on lakehouses and communities to go on vacation that are within a 5 hour drive from NYC.

Looking to go fishing, rent motorboats etc.

Not lake george.

Please advise.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7225 on: August 08, 2016, 11:35:32 PM »
Which cc can I get just for the baggage fee credit (without paying AF)? Flying Air Canada so Amex doesn't reimburse.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7226 on: August 09, 2016, 12:22:39 AM »
Im looking for a thread on lakehouses and communities to go on vacation that are within a 5 hour drive from NYC.

Looking to go fishing, rent motorboats etc.

Not lake george.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7227 on: August 09, 2016, 12:46:31 AM »
Which cc can I get just for the baggage fee credit (without paying AF)? Flying Air Canada so Amex doesn't reimburse.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7228 on: August 09, 2016, 01:41:34 AM »
I'm trying to call Charles tyrwhitt from Canada using +1 (866) 797-2701 and it says sorry you can not complete your call as dialed! Is there an alternate number which I can use?   
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7229 on: August 09, 2016, 10:04:44 AM »
I'm trying to call Charles tyrwhitt from Canada using +1 (866) 797-2701 and it says sorry you can not complete your call as dialed! Is there an alternate number which I can use?
Try using google hangouts dialer or something similar

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7230 on: August 09, 2016, 10:55:16 AM »
If I get the Citi Prestige, can I use for the airline credit and then cancel without paying the AF?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7231 on: August 09, 2016, 10:55:55 AM »
If I get the Citi Prestige, can I use for the airline credit and then cancel without paying the AF?
yes if you cancel within 37 days of being billed the AF

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7232 on: August 09, 2016, 11:10:48 AM »
yes if you cancel within 37 days of being billed the AF
Thanks. I assume they bill on the first statement, so I have about 60 days.
And the airline credit shows how soon after booking?

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7233 on: August 09, 2016, 04:21:17 PM »
Is Chase login currently down? Best place to check?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7234 on: August 09, 2016, 04:28:04 PM »
Is Chase login currently down? Best place to check?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7235 on: August 15, 2016, 04:06:42 PM »
How to post an image from your desktop?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7236 on: August 15, 2016, 04:29:15 PM »
How to post an image from your desktop?
Under the box for your post text > + Attachments and other options
(a) make the internet window smaller and drag and drop from you desktop into the "choose file" box.  OR
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« Reply #7237 on: August 15, 2016, 04:45:16 PM »
TY!
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« Reply #7238 on: August 15, 2016, 09:25:39 PM »
I don't know if this belongs here but I'll ask anyway. If I book a hotel room and entered into the reservation only 2 adults, how are they about bringing along (my) children to sleep in our room? What if I'm bringing an amount of children that had I entered them into my initial booking they would have made me take an extra room?

To be more specific, I'm asking about the Hyatt Place in Malta - Saratoga.

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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #7239 on: August 15, 2016, 09:53:26 PM »
I don't know if this belongs here but I'll ask anyway. If I book a hotel room and entered into the reservation only 2 adults, how are they about bringing along (my) children to sleep in our room? What if I'm bringing an amount of children that had I entered them into my initial booking they would have made me take an extra room?

To be more specific, I'm asking about the Hyatt Place in Malta - Saratoga.
Dont know about that particular hotel, but definitely a big YMMV depending on the hotel. I have had both extremes happen to me.