Ready fo Take Off
May 17th, 2014 | 08:53 AM
#21
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dulciusexasperis - So what's this magic card that gives you back more than they earn from you? Is it on everything you charge to the card with no earnings limits or annual fee?
I love how you do your calculations with a 'typical' airline fee card but then compare it to your 'super special' card that us mere humans couldn't possibly obtain. FYI - I get 2 miles per dollar on flights, hotels and car rentals.
Oh, and btw - round trip to Europe on United is 50K points, no matter where you fly from in the US. Flights are $1500 at best in summer from Denver making those points worth 3c each. Better than most (dare I say all) people can get average back from spending on a credit card. Business is usually around $5K and 100,000 points making those worth 5C each. Oh, and I completely forgot, we get Premier Economy for free making flying economy worth twice as much at 6C.
Also, it's 160,000 points to fly first class to Australia or $16K making those points worth 10C each. The math seems to be on my side here!
We never use points for flying domestically, it doesn't make sense. However I guarantee that we save substantially more from using our points wisely than you get back in cash even if you actually do get that 4% back.
I love how you do your calculations with a 'typical' airline fee card but then compare it to your 'super special' card that us mere humans couldn't possibly obtain. FYI - I get 2 miles per dollar on flights, hotels and car rentals.
Oh, and btw - round trip to Europe on United is 50K points, no matter where you fly from in the US. Flights are $1500 at best in summer from Denver making those points worth 3c each. Better than most (dare I say all) people can get average back from spending on a credit card. Business is usually around $5K and 100,000 points making those worth 5C each. Oh, and I completely forgot, we get Premier Economy for free making flying economy worth twice as much at 6C.
Also, it's 160,000 points to fly first class to Australia or $16K making those points worth 10C each. The math seems to be on my side here!
We never use points for flying domestically, it doesn't make sense. However I guarantee that we save substantially more from using our points wisely than you get back in cash even if you actually do get that 4% back.
May 18th, 2014 | 12:45 AM
#22
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Bob- we will miss you as we are only in Dresden May 20 AND 21, then we head to Berlin on MaY 22.
Our hotel here in Prague - K+K CentraL- is one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed in! Can't say enough about this place- free internet- they even provide a tablet in the room for free surfing! Champaign at breakfast! Charming old building but restored and updated.
Our hotel here in Prague - K+K CentraL- is one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed in! Can't say enough about this place- free internet- they even provide a tablet in the room for free surfing! Champaign at breakfast! Charming old building but restored and updated.
May 18th, 2014 | 11:03 PM
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Bob- our hotel is
QF Quartier an der Frauenkirche- which is right in the middle of the sights and close to your hotel I believe. Yes lets do dinner. We may not have internet access at our hotel so why don't we meet at our hotel on the 21st say around 5 pm. We can then figure out where to eat. Please leave a message at our hotel confirming this. We will look for you in our lobby at that time. Looking forward to seeing you both!
QF Quartier an der Frauenkirche- which is right in the middle of the sights and close to your hotel I believe. Yes lets do dinner. We may not have internet access at our hotel so why don't we meet at our hotel on the 21st say around 5 pm. We can then figure out where to eat. Please leave a message at our hotel confirming this. We will look for you in our lobby at that time. Looking forward to seeing you both!
