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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #260 on: July 20, 2015, 11:14:41 PM »
Come on? Are you playing games?
NO but thats what I was told by someone that read thru the T&A, I think its up thread somewhere.
but people have booked for others and didn't have an issue.

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #261 on: July 21, 2015, 01:32:42 AM »
Come on? Are you playing games?
There have been cases where Amex has charged cardholders for the entire fare of the ticket mostly because they credited the amout of the purchase back to there CC, and Amex also shut the account.

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #262 on: July 21, 2015, 01:49:04 AM »
There have been cases where Amex has charged cardholders for the entire fare of the ticket mostly because they credited the amout of the purchase back to there CC, and Amex also shut the account.
Do you personally know of such cases?

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #263 on: July 21, 2015, 01:52:53 AM »
Do you personally know of such cases?
Only what I've heard. Did not hear it from somebody who has the offer. I heard that booking for others is no problem, Amex makes a problem when u credit the amount to your card. 3rd party not direct from source.

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #264 on: August 06, 2015, 03:38:36 PM »
thinking of trying this out with my bosses account. only problem is there is only one seat available with points and I need 2.
think its worth trying to book 1 with this promo and then the 2nd with points. (since the first one is a cash booking the availability might still be there).

or is there any chance to convince them to book me 2 seats as opposed to 1?

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #265 on: August 06, 2015, 03:43:26 PM »
thinking of trying this out with my bosses account. only problem is there is only one seat available with points and I need 2.
think its worth trying to book 1 with this promo and then the 2nd with points. (since the first one is a cash booking the availability might still be there).

or is there any chance to convince them to book me 2 seats as opposed to 1?
Why not just book 1 and then another 1 separately with the program?
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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #266 on: August 06, 2015, 04:28:34 PM »
Why not just book 1 and then another 1 separately with the program?
Doesn't always work btw.

I once tried but the award space disappeared after the booking.

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #267 on: August 06, 2015, 04:29:33 PM »
I get a mini heart attack every time this thread comes up

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #268 on: August 06, 2015, 04:31:53 PM »
Doesn't always work btw.

I once tried but the award space disappeared after the booking.
So use the 2PM (2 phone method).
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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #269 on: August 06, 2015, 04:35:53 PM »
So use the 2PM (2 phone method).
I have tried 1BM and 1PM at the same time. Phone rep lost the availability as soon as I clicked purchase online.

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #270 on: August 06, 2015, 04:44:04 PM »
I have tried 1BM and 1PM at the same time. Phone rep lost the availability as soon as I clicked purchase online.
Except these reps aren't actually trying to book in award bucket. It just needs to be there to proceed.
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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #271 on: August 06, 2015, 04:55:13 PM »
Except these reps aren't actually trying to book in award bucket. It just needs to be there to proceed.
Ah, true. But then shouldn't you just wait for them to book on the phone first and then go for the award seat through the airline's site? If they're not booking the award seat, it should still be there after the call (unless someone grabs it in the meanwhile).

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #272 on: August 06, 2015, 05:03:24 PM »
Inventory in lower buckets can get zapped if higher buckets are purchased.
Hence the 2PM in this case.
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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #273 on: August 06, 2015, 05:11:16 PM »
Slighly OT, but I always wondered about trying a 2pm for recon on a 3bm. Anyone try it? Thoughts?

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #274 on: August 06, 2015, 05:15:37 PM »
Inventory in lower buckets can get zapped if higher buckets are purchased.
Hence the 2PM in this case.
Gotcha. And while you tell the first rep "Go!" the space might not disappear from the second rep?

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #275 on: August 06, 2015, 05:47:53 PM »
Gotcha. And while you tell the first rep "Go!" the space might not disappear from the second rep?

If all they are doing is verifying it exists, that won't be an issue, as the page they're looking at is static.

Just gotta make sure the first rep doesn't complete booking before second rep verifies availability exists.
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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #276 on: August 06, 2015, 05:59:48 PM »
If all they are doing is verifying it exists, that won't be an issue, as the page they're looking at is static.

Just gotta make sure the first rep doesn't complete booking before second rep verifies availability exists.
So this can only work here, as opposed to a regular case where you're trying to get 2 seats when only 1 exists?

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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #277 on: August 06, 2015, 06:06:29 PM »
So this can only work here, as opposed to a regular case where you're trying to get 2 seats when only 1 exists?

Not entirely traccurate that it doesn't work in other instances, but, yes, that's why this would work.
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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #278 on: August 06, 2015, 06:54:27 PM »
I have tried 1BM and 1PM at the same time. Phone rep lost the availability as soon as I clicked purchase online.
You have this? Or are you referring to a regular award?
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Re: Promo: use MR on AA & UA
« Reply #279 on: August 06, 2015, 08:14:48 PM »
You have this? Or are you referring to a regular award?
Regular. If I had this, I'd be asking a million questions in this thread all the time.
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