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Poll Question: Meet Minimum Spend or Redeem Citi Thank You Points?

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Good morning everyone, happy Fourth of July!  I have this really weird habit where I book a new trip while currently on a trip.  For example, I am currently in Orange County hanging out with my family this weekend, but I just made plans to visit Portland at the end of July with my brother.  I spent a few minutes searching on Google Flights and found the perfect flight: San Francisco (SFO) to Portland (PDX) on Alaska Airlines.  When I use the OnTheFly app (basically ITA Matrix in an app), I see that American Airlines has a codeshare flight for the SFO-PDX Alaska Airlines flight.  (I took a bunch of screenshots on my iPhone while I was in the car, so please excuse the lame images.)

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Rainy Weekend Trip to Portland, Oregon using Citi Thank You Points, British Airways Avios & Club Carlson Points

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Good morning everyone, happy Friday!  I am heading to Portland, Oregon tonight for a short weekend trip.  I wanted to go over Memorial Day Weekend, but I thought about the trip too late and the prices were too high and the award availability was not available.  Therefore, I am going this weekend.  I like to plan 2 holidays in advance, so right now, I recommend people start making plans for Labor Day Weekend in early September.  People are only thinking about Memorial Day Weekend and Fourth of July Weekend, so now is the time to start planning your Labor Day Weekend trip.

Anyway, a few months ago, I wrote about a Bad use of Alaska Airlines $99 Companion Ticket & Codeshare American Airlines / Alaska Airlines Booking with Citi Thank You Points.  In that post, I showed how I booked an Alaska Airlines flight, that was a codeshare with American Airlines, with my Citi Thank You Points for 1.6 cents per point toward the paid ticket.  15,012 Citi Thank You Points is worth $240.19, which is a pretty good price for 2 one way tickets from SFO to PDX.

Citi TYP Booking AA Codeshare AS SFO-PDX

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Trip Advice for Central and South America: Panama City, Lima & Cusco

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Good morning everyone, happy Friday!  I am about to embark on a week-long trek around Central and South America and I want some trip advice.  Here is my itinerary with a 23 hour layover in Panama City (PTY), 2 full days in Lima (LIM), and 3 full days in Cusco (CUZ).  If you have been to any of those cities, what do you recommend that I see or do while I am there?

GCM SFO CUZ

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You Cannot Convert Chase British Airways Credit Card to Chase Freedom Unlimited

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Good morning everyone.  A few days ago, my $95 annual fee posted on my Chase British Airways Credit Card and I had to make a few decisions.  Would I keep the credit card open and pay the annual fee or close the credit card and avoid paying the annual fee?  Could I convert the credit card to a different Chase credit card?  Could I transfer the credit line to a different Chase credit card?  So many questions, but I ultimately decided to call Chase and ask if they could convert the Chase British Airways Credit Card into a Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card.

Chase British Airways Annual Fee Statement

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New AMEX Offers (Enterprise, Lumosity, etc), Chime Card Offers, BankAmeriDeals & 2 Targeted Credit Card Offers

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Good morning everyone, I have a few new AMEX Offers to share.  The only 2 that really interest me are Enterprise Car Rental ($20 off $200) and Lumosity ($10 off $50).

Here are the 4 other AMEX Offers I spotted in my account:

  • Sunnyland Farms: $10 off $50
  • For Your Party: $20 off $100
  • ReStockIt: $5 off $10
  • Roy’s Restaurant: $20 off $100

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