Chase points and ElAl Devalue

[AryehP]

Hi Dan,

I have a question related to the ElAl ticket devaluation coming up this April. We are bezras Hashem planning a tip to Israel this winter. Prices are pretty cheap then–a bit more than $1000/ticket. The question is, should we pay for the tickets outright and save our chase points to purchase tickets at another time when prices are more expensive and it may be harder to get a ticket. Or, should we use the chase points now, because they will be devalued in relation to the elal devaluation. Or does the elal devaluation have nothing to do with chase points, and chase points are based on chase’s own award system based on an airlines price of a ticket.

Thanks

[PlatinumGuy]

Chase has nothing to do with Elal

[shimino1]

Chase has nothing to do with Elal

There are two ways to use Chase points for flights:

1. Buy the flight with points thorough the Chase travel portal or by calling them. With this method every point has a set value of 1-1.5 cents per point depending on your credit card. You should be able to use the points for Elal that way if I'm not mistaken and the amount of points needed will correspond to the cost of the flight.

2. You can transfer Chase point out of Chase and into frequent flyer programs such as United air and British air. You would then use the frequent flyer miles to book an award ticket on United or British air or any of their partners.

In both cases the Elal devaluation has nothing to do with Chase points.

For someone who is not yet proficient in the use of award tickets using miles, the best course of action is probably to use your points to buy the tickets through the Chase travel portal for  set value of 1.5 cents per point.

[JACKBLUE]

For someone who is not yet proficient in the use of award tickets using miles, the best course of action is probably to use your points to buy the tickets through the Chase travel portal for  set value of 1.5 cents per point.

If he has a CSR

[shimino1]

If he has a CSR

Or can upgrade to one, cash out and then downgrade...

[JACKBLUE]

Or can upgrade to one, cash out and then downgrade...

Correct.

[ludmila]

What cards are upgradable to the CSR?

[JACKBLUE]

What cards are upgradable to the CSR?

IINM all

[aygart]

What cards are upgradable to the CSR?

Why not apply for a new one? The obvious answer being 5/24

[JACKBLUE]

Why not apply for a new one? The obvious answer being 5/24

i don’t think there are many DDFers that aren’t 5/24

[aygart]

i don’t think there are many DDFers that aren’t 5/24

Or without CSR

[yelped]

I'm without both.

[ludmila]

Why not apply for a new one? The obvious answer being 5/24

Correct till next month.

[BCL]

Or can upgrade to one, cash out and then downgrade...

Without paying the AF?
How long do you have?