Hubert
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Yeah, I had to make a call to get it done.
They said once you do it the first time, his card will show up as an option when you transfer your points to him.
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I arrived in Dubai yesterday, and we’re staying at the Heritage Hotel, which is part of the Marriott’s Autograph Collection.
It’s not top-notch, but we do have a view of the Burj Khalifa from our room.
The shower isn’t fantastic, but the location is excellent for the price we paid.
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It is generally best to use the $300 travel credit for flights, hotels, or rental cars, depending on your travel needs and preferences.
I typically use it when there are no good miles options like booking on EasyJet.
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Yes, I get points on purchases made on PayPal and charged to my Capital One Venture card.
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The only reason to pay the surcharges for Emirates mediocre 777 business class is to do the miles upgrade into First Class.
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In most late-payment situations, you can call the bank and ask them to forgive the late fee as most banks don’t report immediately.
If it hit your credit, it probably sat more than 30 days and a late-fee forgiveness call isn’t going to help at this point.
Once it’s reported to the bureaus, getting it removed is a much more involved process.
You can try to implore the bank to remove it but it’s not likely to happen given how long you allowed the late payment to remain.
This will probably just be a “lesson learned” and will need to go through the time process to eventually drop off.
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Last month a friend of mine flew with AI in J between MXP and DEL.
The seat was outdated but what was absolutely horrifying was that she got diarrhea and severe food poisoning.
She told me it must have been the curry she ordered.
It was so bad she could barely get any rest through the rest of the flight.
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Pointsyeah helped me find several biz seats to IST and HND recently.
They did send an email recently about issues when they launched their multi-date search tool.
You probably weren’t doing the search right.
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Do NOT fly into FLL from out of the US.
It has the absolutely worst, most disorganized passport control of any airport I have ever transited through.
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That sounds like a lot of hassle to save a few bucks.
Between getting the rental car, navigation, tolls, dropping off, returning the car, and then shuttling to the hotel at that hour… no thank you.
Just hop in an Uber and pay the additional money
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Typically 2-3 hours before the flight.
I am not sure if they have dedicated staff or contract agents.
Might be able to check-in with a United or Star Alliance partner.
Best to call Brussels Airlines at JFK and ask them directly.
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On Friday my DTW-AMS flight was delayed 7 hours (sat on the tarmac for 3 hours) for mechanical reasons (discovered after boarding).
We finally left at 2 a.m.
I was also in Delta One and am Platinum.
Missed my ongoing flight to IST (only one every 24 hours).
Got a free hotel with an RT shuttle, free dinner and breakfast, $15 to spend at DTW during the delay, and €15 to spend at AMS.
I did not call at all, just took everything as it came because travel delays happen, and I got a notification that they had also deposited 25,000 miles in my account within 24 hours of the delayed flight.
So it sounds like you could get more, but maybe since you called before blanket miles compensation was given, that was all the CSR could give you at the time?
Not sure, but your delay experience/class flown/status sounds similar to mine.
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The best money I spent in Bali was hiring a professional photographer who was also a tour guide.
He hired the driver as part of our package.
It’s a great way to go if you want beautiful family photos.
Unfortunately, I forgot his name but I am sure you can find a great one on Trip Advisor.
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Yes, it’s very easy.
You just take the confirmation number you get from LifeMiles and you can pop it into the United Airlines website or app.
Actually, it’s possible that you may need to get the United confirmation number from LifeMiles, but I’m pretty sure that the LifeMiles confirmation number works at the United site.
Worst case, you’ll have to call LifeMiles and ask for the United number.
And you’ll just check in through United.com or the United app.
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You can also get a free spouse with Hertz President Circle status, which you can get from the Venture X card.
National Executive status, which you can get with a number of different credit cards, also offers free additional drivers.
I actually rarely find that Costco Travel is cheaper than what I find via Autoslash and Costco definitely doesn’t have all rental car companies represented.