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PointSeeker07

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So my wifes bday is approaching and I wanted to surprise her with a trip to Portland. She just loves it out there but has only visited once. I am looking for help in booking economy award space for Sept 3rd or 4th - 7th.

I found an AA saver from DFW-PDX for 12.5k/pp but there is no saver on the trip back (its 20k/pp). I was thinking of trying Alaska Air but I'm not sure what miles transfer other than on AA. I also wouldn't be opposed to taking AA there and another carrier back. Also wouldn't mind doing a saver business or first

Thanks
 
italdesign

italdesign

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I know you mention award only but do you have any tool that would reimburse a revenue ticket, like Citi Prestige, Ritz Carlton, Amex Plat, etc?

Sometimes other airlines fly cheaper to a competitor's hub, meaning anyone other than AA in this case.

SW pts can be great as well.
 
smittytabb

smittytabb

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italdesign said:
I know you mention award only but do you have any tool that would reimburse a revenue ticket, like Citi Prestige, Ritz Carlton, Amex Plat, etc?

Sometimes other airlines fly cheaper to a competitor's hub, meaning anyone other than AA in this case.

SW pts can be great as well.
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Citi Prestige and Flex Perks can "reimburse" a revenue ticket, well sort of. You actually book the flights with the points. I am trying to figure out your angle to have Ritz and Amex Plat do the same. Via GC purchase? Am I missing something?
 
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smittytabb

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PointSeeker07 said:
So my wifes bday is approaching and I wanted to surprise her with a trip to Portland. She just loves it out there but has only visited once. I am looking for help in booking economy award space for Sept 3rd or 4th - 7th.

I found an AA saver from DFW-PDX for 12.5k/pp but there is no saver on the trip back (its 20k/pp). I was thinking of trying Alaska Air but I'm not sure what miles transfer other than on AA. I also wouldn't be opposed to taking AA there and another carrier back. Also wouldn't mind doing a saver business or first

Thanks
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If it's on AA, it could be cheaper with Avios. If there is no space coming back, you could use something like Citi Prestige or FlexPerks to buy the ticket on points.
 
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PointSeeker07

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I have Amex Business Plat, but didn't know they do reimbursement for revenue ticket. I know you are able to use a GC purchase to get $100 back a year, but I already did that this year. I looked at SW last night as well and points wise it was like 75k which is higher than the AA points.

Is that US Bank Flexperks your mentioning? I dont have that yet but I was considering getting one with the bank bonus
 
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PointSeeker07

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smittytabb said:
If it's on AA, it could be cheaper with Avios. If there is no space coming back, you could use something like Citi Prestige or FlexPerks to buy the ticket on points.
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How can you find out if its cheaper with Avios? I wasnt able to use the BA website to search for flights
 
italdesign

italdesign

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PointSeeker07 said:
How can you find out if its cheaper with Avios? I wasnt able to use the BA website to search for flights
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Check gcmap.com for the distance, then check this chart (note: I don't think coach was impacted in recent devaluation but I need to double check) for how much avios. There's also an avios calculator on BA.com.
 
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