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Okay so night 1 - cash SNA, night 2 - GOH, night 3 to 5 - free certs. So hopefully stay in big room with free breakfast and resort fees / parking covered for the entire stay ? Haha what is the optimal split it up booking strategy ?

see if you can venmo instead. Then link acct# and routing # to venmo to pay rent. Youse can only use once a month for rent only.

I don’t think they do Zelle but they can send a check to you

Thank you Xavier.

Hi Potential Grape, definitely! There is actually a promotion going on for certain flights where the upgrade cost is reduced between west coast cities and TPE. www.evaair.com/en-us/plan-and-book/special-offers/promotions/ff-promotion/202410laxsfo-promoen-020a.html

Thank you so much for the kind words DC Consulting!

Hi TheFunk, Thanks for the heads up! Let me see if i can cancel my auto bill and film another quick update for 2025!

EEEK! I'm so sorry to hear that Pumpkin Pie! The cards getting flagged for fraud sounds horrible.

Hey Alfonso, I was using Sole Proprietor and SSN.

Hi Menachem, the profiles will definitely need matching profile names including middle name if you added it. The point transfer should be near instantaneous. My 1000 pt test transfer Amex->Hawaii->Alaska was quite fast (less than 30 minutes) since i was filming it live and making the tutorial live.

Hi Songrui, I'm so sorry! Im trying to remember. I think it was because I converted CAD to USD where I am located. However, it could also be I didn't get the right numbers and screen shots when I was writing the script. I am so sorry :( It has been a while and I can't quite remember. But if you have any questions about the calculation for if it's all points vs points and cash, please let me know and happy to help.

Hi 구자철, how did it go in the end? :D

Any updates?

Hey Nature Boy, are you referring to Delta SkyMiles Blue Amex Card? If so, yes, family rules were added to Delta cards in Sept 2023. Here are the rules for Delta SkyMiles Blue Amex Card as an example: You may not be eligible to receive a welcome offer if you have or have had this Card, the Delta SkyMiles® Options Credit Card, the Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express Card, the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card, the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card or previous versions of these Cards. You also may not be eligible to receive a welcome offer based on various factors, such as your history with credit card balance transfers, your history as an American Express Card Member, the number of credit cards that you have opened and closed and other factors. If you are not eligible for a welcome offer, we will notify you prior to processing your application so you have the option to withdraw your application.

Your Welcome Albert! Hope you were able to book some flights!

Your Welcome Guemz! So glad it helped!

Hi Saurabh, great point. I think I cut it out to make it faster, but i'll make sure to add a note for login steps going forward.

Hey Scott, you're totally right. I just scanned SFO <-> TPE, and LAX <-> TPE, even furthest away months are showing no saver awards :( That's not good. It could be that a lot of people booked up the saver after American Express -> Alaska Airline backdoor opened up. OR the bad news is, Alaska is preparing for their new program and 175K could be the new normal :( I'm still seeing Premium Partner Economy awards for 50K so those could be an option if you have fixed dates.

@thetravelpointsdad Yeah premium economy for the 65k isn't bad, but it's not ideal. Looks like the non-Starlux redemptions are more forgivable for Alaska now, but I'd much rather try Starlux!

You are totally correct! I'm so sorry. My response was incorrect. Per your answer and Air Canada, bid upgrades can happen any time. Thank you for the correction. www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/upgrades.html#/

yes

Ron that's awesome!!! What dates are you flying???

@@thetravelpointsdad In September. Now I'm looking for Air France deals back to the east coast. I have a stash of points with Flying Blue I want to use.

@@ronburn Just did a quick search for you for Europe large airports to East Coast hubs, For September, Im seeing 55k on AF business class for several dates mid month from MAD/BCN to JFK/BOS. Hope that helps :)

Hey Anthony, I actually don't know that answer but that's a very interesting question. In the BILT portal, if you're paying with ACH, there is no real field to enter the paying renter's name. I would imagine if you're paying by check, it would be coming from the main account holder. Note, you can only pay rent once a month on an account and receive points. For example, if you pay for your rent, and your AU has their own rent, only one of those will count for 1x BILT points. There are situations where some people were able to call in and "group" payments like Utilities, with their Rent, but unlikely you can group two rent payments together. As for Tax Payments, there are many cards that give 2x flat out like the Venture X (for those that do not want to sign up for a new credit card). For our family, we picked up a new business amex card with a large sign-up offer, which I will be using for our property and Q4 estimates payments! :)

@@thetravelpointsdadthanks for the response!

Hey Lawrence, when did you get your Alaska card? If you were grand fathered in before January 18, 2023, then you do not. However, if you applied after Jan 18, 2023, then you will need to spend 6K each card year to get a companion pass the next card anniversary comes. You do not get it right away after meeting the spend (except for the first sign-up year) Companion passes do expire and should expire on the date of your anniversary. If you go to Alaska's website, you can go to Wallet and check certificates, you will see the exact expiry date. My common answer for the Alaska Visa Signature is if you have a recurring need for the companion pass or a family that enjoys going to Mexico or Hawaii often, then it's worth it to keep it. Example, if you are a family of four, you can use the every 2 years and buy two get two free strategy for Hawaii from West Coast (assuming 6K spend is not a problem). For our family, we have sports tournament in east coast recurring that is what we use ours for.

@@thetravelpointsdad I checked and I do not see any certificates. Thank you very much for this detailed information. I will cancel the credit card. I still have the original points which I will use in the future.

@@naruto2575 any time Lawrence! Thank you again for watching!

Hi Jenny, you can start bidding on a business class upgrade 10 days prior to the flight. Make sure to check the plane you're flying. As Premium economy is already a great seat, make sure the cost of the upgrade is worth the additional product / amenity upgrade.

Hi Jenny, I am INCORRECT. You can bid right away after your booking! The 10 days prior is for the Instant Upgrade option and is different from the bidding option. "The Instant Upgrade option is available on eligible routes and flights 10 to 3 days prior to departure and if both options are available, you can only pick one. If an upgrade is successful, it is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Hi Vicki, thank you for the kind words! If you do not pay Rent or HoA, then the BILT card is not worth getting right now. If the situation changes, example if a family member moves out and starts renting for say College, or you're renting a business location, then you should look at BILT again. There are many cards with great sign-up offers that would beat the BILT card.

Hey Rodrigo, it depends on what points you are buying to hit the welcome offer. If you are Redeeming an amex award and "buying Amex Points" to top off, that is NOT allowed to hit the welcome offer. The terms and conditions are "The following charges do NOT count towards the spending requirement: fees or interest charges; purchases of travelers checks; purchases or reloading of prepaid cards; purchases of gift cards; person-to-person payments; or purchases of other cash equivalents" If the points are like Hilton points, buying points would not be considered "gift cards". I think the worst case scenario would Amex trying to argue as "cash equivalents". However, there are multiple data points online where people were able to buy loyalty points like Hilton, Hyatt etc ... from Points.com with no problem and counting towards the welcome offer! Hope that helps!