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Mileage Help To Go Europe
« on: April 18, 2010, 03:56:37 PM »
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I am planning a trip to europe with my husband in the summer. We need to build up points/miles. we have them all over the place. 30,000 amex mr, 45,000 united miles, 60,000 delta miles, 45,000 AA miles.

any tips on which one to build up so we can go to europe?
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Mileage Help To Go Europe
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2010, 04:01:01 PM »

I am planning a trip to europe with my husband in the summer. We need to build up points/miles. we have them all over the place. 30,000 amex mr, 45,000 united miles, 60,000 delta miles, 45,000 AA miles.

any tips on which one to build up so we can go to europe?


Open two amex gold cards one for each of you...then you should have 80-90k mr to redeem tons of places
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2010, 04:17:01 PM »
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we both already opened, but oly 15k posted to our accounts :(
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Mileage Help To Go Europe
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2010, 04:41:21 PM »
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we both already opened, but oly 15k posted to our accounts :(

How long has it been? Mine at first said 15k and then changed to 30k
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Re: Mileage Help To Go Europe
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2010, 07:42:07 PM »
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I am planning a trip to europe with my husband in the summer. We need to build up points/miles. we have them all over the place. 30,000 amex mr, 45,000 united miles, 60,000 delta miles, 45,000 AA miles.

any tips on which one to build up so we can go to europe?
You should build up either the united or the aa not the delta because delta is very hard to find cheap award tickets

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Re: Mileage Help To Go Europe
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2010, 10:41:06 PM »
United is very difficult as well. Unless you are very flexible with your stops and connections, it will be hard to find summer availability.

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Re: Mileage Help To Go Europe
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2010, 06:25:38 AM »
United is very difficult as well. Unless you are very flexible with your stops and connections, it will be hard to find summer availability.

give your dates, and tell me whats acceptable, and I'll see what I can do. You start in NY ?

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Re: Mileage Help To Go Europe
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2010, 11:06:09 AM »
B"H

Thank You!

We have
30,000 AMEX MR points (hopefully 60,000 if the glitch happens),
42,000 AA miles (plus 25,000 in CC mid of being approved),
60,000 Delta miles,
47,000 UA miles (plus 30,000 in CC in mid of being approved)

any dates between only June 16-28, or July 22-August 20.
Only missing one Shabbos. (we have a new Chabad House)
 Preferaby spending time in Venice and Paris mainly. just two adults.

Thank You again!