[Carmela]

And a great way to max out 5% bonus categories on Chase Freedom.

[Carmela]

Alaska is in the OneWorld alliance so depending on what you are trying to book, perhaps British Airways etc?

If it’s an Alaska flight, though, they may not have availability for partners so check that first.

[Carmela]

Make sure flights on AA are available on Qantas, then transfer.

You book on Qantas website, fly on AA metal.

[Carmela]

Start checking every North American gateway from HKG.

That’s YVR, SEA, SFO, LAX, SAN, DFW, ORD, JFK, BOS.

Yes, it would be great to get SFO, but first, get anything, then try to upgrade to your desired flight.

Or try starting from TYO or another city you can position to.

[Carmela]

The earlier you book, the cheaper it generally is.

Not sure how far out you can book.

There are also private rail services in addition to state services.

I think it’s the Student Agency, they’re based in Prague.

They should show up on the general rail schedule services like Rail Ninja or Rail Europe.

[Carmela]

There are no annual fee versions of at least some of the airline cards that you could potentially change to.

Chase has the United Gateway Card and Amex has the Delta Blue.

But as another person said, you can only product change within a product family.

For co-branded cards, that means other co-branded cards with the same partner.

[Carmela]

It is for me but once I hit Mosaic all spending goes on Platinum or CSR depending on who is paying (myself or work).

I love it because NY based with kids.

[Carmela]

Capital One Shopping sometimes gives cashback if you have the browser extension installed.

[Carmela]

Depends on who you are.

There are lots of people who have been approved for multiple Inks over 5/24 and multiple people who have been denied over 5/24.

All you can do is try and see.

[Carmela]

Maybe it’s your phone problem.

Try taking out the sim card, reinstalling, and rebooting your mobile.

Also try asking your friend to send an SMS to you to see if your mobile really works.

[Carmela]

I mean that’s probably not terrible though right?

The Venture One preserves your points for no fee and still gives you the ability to apply for the Venture and get the SUB (although I don’t exactly know how Capital One “enforces” their rules on this).

I am in the “likely to downgrade” boat like you after Capital One changed the rules and you can no longer easily cancel a BS hotel reservation and take the cash.