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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3200 on: December 30, 2014, 09:39:42 PM »
Quote from: Centro on December 30, 2014, 09:31:00 PM
I always take along my passport so I'm not sure,
Can I fly within the US with just my drivers license?
http://fox8.com/2014/09/18/report-airports-in-one-state-will-require-passports-for-domestic-flights/
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3201 on: December 30, 2014, 10:45:22 PM »
Can I use the US airways companion pass when I make a booking with us dividend miles?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3202 on: December 31, 2014, 03:58:18 AM »
When does the usair companion pass arrive.
I did not get it when i just received my us air credit card.
Does it come separately.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3203 on: December 31, 2014, 05:30:25 AM »
Quote from: Kabrams1618 on December 31, 2014, 03:58:18 AM
When does the usair companion pass arrive.
I did not get it when i just received my us air credit card.
Does it come separately.
it comes separately about 2 weeks after you receive the card.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3204 on: December 31, 2014, 01:15:30 PM »
whats the best way to search domestic flights with skymiles?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3205 on: December 31, 2014, 02:30:34 PM »
Quote from: killamatic12 on December 31, 2014, 01:15:30 PM
whats the best way to search domestic flights with skymiles?
Read up here maybe this will help, http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=21836.0
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3206 on: December 31, 2014, 07:43:48 PM »
Quote from: Dav on December 31, 2014, 02:30:34 PM
Read up here maybe this will help, http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=21836.0
thank you. Are flights from nyc-fll  RT going for 25k with delta because I thought it should be around 15k ?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3207 on: December 31, 2014, 08:39:44 PM »
Quote from: killamatic12 on December 31, 2014, 07:43:48 PM
thank you. Are flights from nyc-fll  RT going for 25k with delta because I thought it should be around 15k ?
Thats with BA.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3208 on: December 31, 2014, 08:41:18 PM »
Quote from: killamatic12 on December 31, 2014, 07:43:48 PM
thank you. Are flights from nyc-fll  RT going for 25k with delta because I thought it should be around 15k ?
Quote from: Marco Polo on December 31, 2014, 08:39:44 PM
Thats with BA.
Book with BA for travel on AA. Then yes.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3209 on: January 02, 2015, 10:09:07 AM »
I have 2,335 elevate (virgin America) points about to expire. Is there anything I can do to keep them? Is it even worth keeping them? It seems like their cheapest awards start at 2,500.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3210 on: January 02, 2015, 10:14:22 AM »
Quote from: Welder on January 02, 2015, 10:09:07 AM
I have 2,335 elevate (virgin America) points about to expire. Is there anything I can do to keep them? Is it even worth keeping them? It seems like their cheapest awards start at 2,500.
Any magazines you can buy through them?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3211 on: January 02, 2015, 10:51:08 AM »
Quote from: Welder on January 02, 2015, 10:09:07 AM
I have 2,335 elevate (virgin America) points about to expire. Is there anything I can do to keep them? Is it even worth keeping them? It seems like their cheapest awards start at 2,500.
I don't think VA has magazines to but. But to get activity in the account you can transfer in 200 Amex MR points yielding 100 VA points. It'll extend the life of the VA miles for 18 months. If you just need another 165 for an award, it'd be worth transferring in 400 Amex MR to get 200 as well.
If you don't have MR, I'd look into buying a small amount of miles to extend the life and get up to 2500 for an award.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3212 on: January 02, 2015, 10:52:57 AM »
Quote from: coralsnake on January 02, 2015, 10:51:08 AM
I don't think VA has magazines to but. But to get activity in the account you can transfer in 200 Amex MR points yielding 100 VA points. It'll extend the life of the VA miles for 18 months. If you just need another 165 for an award, it'd be worth transferring in 400 Amex MR to get 200 as well.
If you don't have MR, I'd look into buying a small amount of miles to extend the life and get up to 2500 for an award.
I looked into buying but its rediculous. $40 for 500 miles. And the 2,500 award is SFO to LAX !!
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3213 on: January 05, 2015, 02:38:54 PM »
Quote from: killamatic12 on December 31, 2014, 07:43:48 PM
thank you. Are flights from nyc-fll  RT going for 25k with delta because I thought it should be around 15k ?
I think the lowest delta is 25k.
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/skymiles/use-miles/award-travel/airlines-and-mileage-charts/travel-from-the-u-s-canada.html
12.5 each way is the lowest.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3214 on: January 06, 2015, 01:29:03 PM »
Quote from: duddys on December 30, 2014, 10:45:22 PM
Can I use the US airways companion pass when I make a booking with us dividend miles?
No
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3215 on: January 06, 2015, 01:32:09 PM »
Quote from: Tom Brady on January 06, 2015, 01:29:03 PM
No

That would be nice! But it's easy enough to open a new CC and get another 50K miles
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3216 on: January 06, 2015, 02:41:33 PM »
whats a bump in DDF language?
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3217 on: January 06, 2015, 02:44:07 PM »
bring up my post, used when you want to bring a post to the top of the list
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3218 on: January 06, 2015, 02:45:42 PM »
What's the best program/value for an award flight from NYC to South Florida? I have points in most of the major programs + UR.
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Re: Questions and Help for BEGINNERS!
« Reply #3219 on: January 06, 2015, 02:47:19 PM »
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