What Award Itinerary Did You Just Book/Hold?

[ual902]

JFK-LHR-HEL-OSL AA/AY Y 30K AA +$30

BOO-OSL-LHR-JFK SK/DL Y 24k VS +$260

[yelped]

EWR-ZRH (ON)-KSC(X)

55k MP.

KSC-VIE-EWR (X)

40k MP.

3.5 cents per mile.

Now switched EWR-ZRH-KSC to (I)-80k UA.

6.8 cpm for the RT.

Switched the return to J.

8.8 CPM.

[a good yeshiva bachur]

TLV-EWR LY premium x2 66K LY

[tavster]

TLV-EWR LY premium x2 66K LY

That's Matmid, right? How much is it with QF these days?

[bmw]

That's Matmid, right? How much is it with QF these days?

70 still

[Shush]

MXP - JFK 30K Emirates x4 + $357

Transfered 96K Capital One.

Thanks @wakimike, Dan and DDF.

(Booked the way there on that Student universe sale)

[Yaalili]

JFK-MXP in EK F (A380) for 81.6K Capital One xfr to EK Miles + $101.50 = 13.80 CPM.

[Bigfy2828]

LHR->JTR BA J for 22,500 AA + $83.

Put it on hold for 5 days and tried canceling and rebooking to combine with USA->LHR flight but it disappeared. Hoping it will come back in a few days.

[Chaim_44]

Booked a unicorn booking a few days ago:
2 KLM business class seats for 84,000 points on Virgin Atlantic.
GRU to BER via AMS
67.50 each/$135 total fees.

Paid 72,000 points total: transferred 48K Chase points (plus 12K with 25% transfer bonus) topped off with 24K AMEX points.

[Ly18]

AUH-YYZ EY F A380 115k AA

[hvaces42]

TLV-CDG-JFK LY/AF J OW
107,500 FB + $336
(80k FB from refunded J to PE downgrade and 28k -10% TYP)

Cash Price $4485
3.86cpp

[AJK]

Just rebooked my annual NYC-NAS for the third time.

Originally paid 100K DL for 7 pax NAS-JFK, then rebooked for 83K, now down to 71K.

Also rebooked my UA from 88.9 to 66.5.

[theyankel]

Just rebooked my annual NYC-NAS for the third time.

Originally paid 100K DL for 7 pax NAS-JFK, then rebooked for 83K, now down to 71K.

Also rebooked my UA from 88.9 to 66.5.

is it worth using miles for the nas departure given the taxes? i usually buy the ny dep with points and the 5.60 and then pay cash (and of course get x points for the ticket on the cc or chase travel portal 1.25/1.5 or even amex with 35% back on pref airline   

[AJK]

is it worth using miles for the nas departure given the taxes? i usually buy the ny dep with points and the 5.60 and then pay cash (and of course get x points for the ticket on the cc or chase travel portal 1.25/1.5 or even amex with 35% back on pref airline

It's a good shaila.

Ultimately, I highly value the ability to book multiple flights and have free cancellation. (Indeed, had I booked cash originally, I'd have substantially overpaid: the DL flights were originally $2200, and now can be booked for $1718. With point, I just rebooked from 101K to 71.4K.)

And at the end of the day, I am still getting 1.3cpm on the DL and 1.4 on the UA (neither of which I had to xfer in, so my opportunity cost isn't 1.5 (CSR) or 1.54 (BP 35%).

[theyankel]

It's a good shaila.

Ultimately, I highly value the ability to book multiple flights and have free cancellation. (Indeed, had I booked cash originally, I'd have substantially overpaid: the DL flights were originally $2200, and now can be booked for $1718. With point, I just rebooked from 101K to 71.4K.)

And at the end of the day, I am still getting 1.3cpm on the DL and 1.4 on the UA (neither of which I had to xfer in, so my opportunity cost isn't 1.5 (CSR) or 1.54 (BP 35%).

i get it but arent you also paying some $800+ in taxes ($118*7)? if you can use points to cover that through the portals and also earn points for the flights or even pay cash and earn points, cant you change most flights without penalty?

[mimb]

is it worth using miles for the nas departure given the taxes? i usually buy the ny dep with points and the 5.60 and then pay cash (and of course get x points for the ticket on the cc or chase travel portal 1.25/1.5 or even amex with 35% back on pref airline

This was my thought as well and I usually book points to NAS and cash or bank points on the way back.

[mimb]

Just rebooked my annual NYC-NAS for the third time.

Originally paid 100K DL for 7 pax NAS-JFK, then rebooked for 83K, now down to 71K.

Also rebooked my UA from 88.9 to 66.5.

Yeshiva week at Baha Mar?

[AJK]

i get it but arent you also paying some $800+ in taxes ($118*7)? if you can use points to cover that through the portals and also earn points for the flights or even pay cash and earn points, cant you change most flights without penalty?

I guess if I didn't want to part with the $700 in cash, there would be a benefit to using miles for the whole thing, but even paying those taxes, though, I'm still getting 1.4cpp (vs 1.5 or 1.54), so paying a tenth of a penny for the insurance of being able to (i) book multiple flights, and (ii) being able to rebook without having to deal and be stuck with expiring airlines credits is worth it -- to me.

(I figure the haircut I'd have to take from either the credit expiring useless, or for selling at a discount, just about offsets any miles I'd earn on a revenue booking.)

[AJK]

Yeshiva week at Baha Mar?

Would never go there during Yeshiva week. I'm not a masochist.

[tavster]

Would never go there during Yeshiva week. I'm not a masochist.

Pure masochism is Xmas week
Never again