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MemberDecember 17, 2023 at 5:14 pm in reply to: Is 1:25 Hours Enough Layover Time At MAD Barajas?If both legs are purchased on the same ticket, they will rebook you free of charge.
But also, that should be enough time considering you’re transiting via Madrid from Lisbon.
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If you are a beginner don’t splash out for the major mountains.
It doesn’t make sense to pay a premium when you are stuck on the bunny hill all day.
If you are up for it maybe fly into Canada for the exchange rate, my local ski hill (Grouse Mountain, Vancouver) is only $75 Canadian dollars or $55 USD.
If you go to Whistler, it is $150-$300 a day.
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Sandy
MemberNovember 28, 2023 at 1:35 pm in reply to: How Long For Immigration At Bangkok Airport (BKK)?We used a fast track service where they met us and took us to the VIP immigration line and it was super quick!
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Sandy
MemberNovember 23, 2023 at 12:23 pm in reply to: Do American Citizens Need A Visa To Visit Bali, Indonesia?In Bali last week there was a separate queue at the airport to get the Visa once we arrived.
We got ours there at about 8:00am.
If you plan to arrive when the airport is busy, get it online.
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If you have an unplanned vacation coming up, I think it’s worth it!
I signed up when they did their last sale because we knew we wanted to go somewhere for our 15th Anniversary but weren’t set on a specific place.
We ended up getting insanely cheap flights to Norway (after being notified by FareDrop) and the savings there EASILY paid for the membership!
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Sandy
MemberNovember 8, 2023 at 8:09 am in reply to: Do I Get Elite Status If I Transfer UR Points To Hyatt?No but you can get around 18 / 20 nights with the bonus journeys promo towards Globalist.
Not saying it’s worth it to try, just potentially possible.
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Sandy
MemberOctober 30, 2023 at 10:17 pm in reply to: What’s Best Way To Get From JFK To Newark EWR?There might be a private bus service between the 2 airports.
But given you have a family of 4, more than likely it is cheaper to Uber.
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Sandy
MemberOctober 20, 2023 at 7:15 pm in reply to: How To Use Lufthansa Dolfi 1920 Luggage Voucher?Lufthansa damaged my bag.
It is embarrassing how bad Dolfi is.
Almost impossible to redeem unless you email them.
In the end, they did send us a replacement bag to the US but it was a huge pain in the butt.
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Sandy
MemberSeptember 10, 2023 at 10:05 am in reply to: How To Track 5% Quarterly Spend On Chase Freedom?It’s true that you have to dig down a bit, but the Chase app does track it.
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MemberJune 1, 2023 at 2:01 pm in reply to: Can I Book Singapore And Lufthansa Award Together?You might be able to do it via Singapore Airlines, but you would need to call as their website separates the awards between Singapore and Star Alliance.
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Sandy
MemberMarch 12, 2023 at 12:52 pm in reply to: Why Are Virgin Atlantic Awards So Expensive For Taxes?Take those fees into account.
Taxes are half of that at most.
The rest are carrier-imposed fees!
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Sandy
MemberMarch 4, 2023 at 10:26 am in reply to: What’s Best Hotels To Use Hyatt Suite Upgrade Awards At?Park Hyatt in Auckland upgraded us to Park Suite, and we were really pleased with the hotel and suite.
Great location on the water.
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Sandy
MemberMarch 3, 2023 at 7:32 pm in reply to: How To Use Credit Card To Pay Vendors Who Don’t Take Card?I always offer to pay the fee, everyone has been happy to oblige.
Failing that I’d be looking for a contractor who would do that.
I’m not stingy, I don’t need fee-free credit card processing.
Just let me pay the fee and let’s all be on our way!
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Sandy
MemberJanuary 25, 2023 at 7:45 am in reply to: What’s Hilton Hotels Award Cancelation Policy?Yes, the points return is generally instantly but if you don’t see it after about 10 minutes, you can call to see if it can be manually returned.