[Isaac]

I don’t know when your trip is, but a new Priority Pass lounge just opened called The Club SFO.

It’s a Club which aren’t thought that well of normally, but this one looks huge and is brand new, definitely seems to be the nicest one I’ve ever seen.

I haven’t been yet.

It’s in Terminal 1 which might be easier to get to than International Terminal A.

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[Isaac]

Yes authorized users are covered.

It shouldn’t be an issue.

[Isaac]

Yes, any spend by authorized users counts towards completing the minimum spend requirement for a new credit card.

I have done it plenty of times with my family and always got the points.

[Isaac]

Sure, let me put that in plain terms for you:

After you make a booking, you’ll receive 10% of the points back.

This means you need to have the full amount of points required for the booking in your account beforehand, without any discounts applied.

[Isaac]

Nope, can’t do it.

I’ve tried multiple times and complained about it, but no luck.

All I get is the same response that they are working on it.

It’s especially frustrating if you have the card from before Wells Fargo took over.

This is one of the reasons why I don’t use the card as much.

[Isaac]

You can link your accounts, so when you transfer your Capital One points to Virgin Red, they will also appear in your Virgin Flying Club account.

[Isaac]

It depends.

I purchased through the Chase portal using points and received Delta points.

Delta did not recognize it as a purchase made with points.

Chase presented it as a cash transaction, allowing me to receive the points.

[Isaac]

Cruises are my favorite way to meet my sign up bonus.

Especially if the cruise leaves within the sign up bonus period, literally you can charge tours, casino play and everything to the room.

And I love to use the points to get to and stay in the location, because they’re usually refundable if my plans change.

Usually I book a flight somewhere in points way in advance to get the price I want, with a cruise in mind but not booked.

I’ll wait for the cruise fare to come down, usually within a month of the cruise, then book the cruise with a SUB I’m working on.

Hope that helps!

[Isaac]

If you pay for something dealing with the trip with the Chase Sapphire Reserve, then you get travel protection, so you can pay for almost anything like a hotel reservation or the like.

I specifically asked Chase about this pre-covid, but you can call them and confirm.

However, personally I would not depend on credit card travel insurance.

Go for actual travel insurance.

Consider it a cost of doing (travel) business.

[Isaac]

No frequent flyer miles and credit cards points from sign up bonuses are NOT taxable.

You will only get 1099 form IF you refer someone and get referral points.

https://thepointsguy.com/credit-cards/complete-guide-to-paying-taxes-on-credit-card-rewards/

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[Isaac]

Has to be same card AND the person can’t be an existing Capital One customer.

[Isaac]

Nice!!

Is this a Priority Pass or just for TAP Business Class passengers?

I’ll be connecting through LIS in March, but only in Economy (intra-Europe flights).

[Isaac]

Generally speaking, if you have to ask if a transfer bonus is a good deal, then you shouldn’t be speculatively transferring points.

All transferable points are most valuable when they stay as transferable points, as that’s when they have the most potential.

As soon as you transfer to a partner, you are doing so at the opportunity cost of every other transfer partner.

You’ve just severely limited your redemption options.

Keep your points transferable until you have a specific redemption you want to transfer for.

Unless you are a points and miles expert who is extremely experienced in a particular currency that you regularly use for redemptions, do not ever speculatively transfer points just based on a bonus.

[Isaac]

Got it, thanks.

[Isaac]

Thanks for your input, say if I’m only looking for flight award notifications.

Which one then?

I get there are subtle differences in functionalities but my main purpose is for flight alerts.