Sorry, I meant Surpass. We use the Aspire $400 at the normal MF time but the Surpass is trickier because it is $50/quarter
Yes, 5 yrs. I use the $200 every summer to buy a 1-way to or fro Hawaii in Dec/Jan. The other issue is something about whether you can combine your TB $s with Miles ( I think not) or with real cash (you can). and have to remember to charge the $s above $200 on a UAL CC to get free bags, since we don't fly enough to be "elite" in any way.
b/c it is supposedly for "budgeting". Do I need to give UAL an interest-free loan and then have them restrict how I can get the $s back????????????????????????? for "budgeting"?
I am in the same boat... Basically only Delta for us.
Five years.
As you say, no on miles and yes on cash but what you can’t do is combine UA TB with flight credits.
5 years
I’m wondering if delta companion is better than Alaska companion pass? Alaska forces you to buy the more expensive ticket almost not making it worth it.
Basically UA travel bank is like buying a ticket without a destination or time in the future. You can only apply it towards a United metal flight, no partners and I don’t think bags or anything else other than a ticket. Some claim UATB is a secret work around with platinum but I think it’s allowed since it’s basically a ticket that you have to use or lose.Yes, 5 yrs. I use the $200 every summer to buy a 1-way to or fro Hawaii in Dec/Jan. The other issue is something about whether you can combine your TB $s with Miles ( I think not) or with real cash (you can). and have to remember to charge the $s above $200 on a UAL CC to get free bags, since we don't fly enough to be "elite" in any way.
ex- the 4x$50 Aspire credit, the existence of Tbank makes me
Yes. We fly United a lot so always choose the UA TB for Aspire.
I just mean some people claim adding the airline credit to travel bank is a workaround that they will eventually take away. However I think it’s just like a ticket since you can only use it to pay for a ticket. I don’t think it will go away.
Ah...and I agree. If they made me I would book a ticket and cancel (as I said we accumulate and use UA flight credits all the time) but buying TB seems easier. Actually, I suppose in some sense I *should* book and cancel because I can use multiple flight credits on the same flight.
I also use my Aspire card for TB and often have travel credits, so I book flights as one-ways to use both for one trip.
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Interesting, but I don't see myself buying points this way. It might be attractive to some if you're trying to get points for a future trip or if you travel for work and nobody looks at your receipts very closely.Hilton Now Lets You Buy Discounted Points During Checkout
Hilton now allows members to buy Hilton Honors points at discounted rates during the booking process. Here's how it works.
I think it is available to all HH members nothing to do with HGV
Avianca lifemiles does this on each monthly statement which I like. After flight or earning points you can x8 what you earned that month which is worth it at times. We do a lot of Latin America and Caribbean flights and can book star alliance flights through them. Cool to see Hilton going that route.Hilton Now Lets You Buy Discounted Points During Checkout
Hilton now allows members to buy Hilton Honors points at discounted rates during the booking process. Here's how it works.
The Portland lightrail (TriMet Max) is quite excellentI’ve always tried to stay away from anything that says MAX
We get airline status, each with a different airline, so we pay. For AS, the roundtrip is the sum of the two one-way trips (cash or miles) so never a reason for a roundtrip purchase since one-way is more flexible. Companion fares excepted, of course.
We also fly UA rarely, Since Aspire can work for GCs, or general airfare, it goes elsewhere. Platinum is still limited, so I do UA TB since I have few options (WN is not a viable option for us
). We have relatives near Medford, OR, and UA have a SFO-MFR non-stop that we take periodically, It can eat up the $200+, so the 5 year time horizon is good.Thanks going to give it a shot.
