Last month, I spent three weeks in Italy, Austria, and Bulgaria on vacation and filming FlavCity episodes. As usual, I used miles to book my plane ticket and avoid a hefty peak summer airline ticket! I was able to fly inbound economy and outbound business class, and here is how I did it.
Chicago to Rome: I used 30,000 American Airline miles to fly economy. I booked this ticket well in advance bc this is a popular summer route. I have a nice stock pile of AA miles thanks to the lucrative sign-up bonus of 75,000 miles I got for the personal and business credit cards earlier in the year.
Sofia, Bulgaria to Chicago: I used 50,000 United miles to book a business class ticket using their star alliance partner, Lufthansa, , and boy was that a treat after three weeks of hustle and bustle! United is a transfer partner with Chase Ultimate Rewards, and thanks to a my Ink Bold card, I have lots of these points!
Here are the links to the credit card info:
https://www.chase.com/online/business-credit-cards/ink-bold.htm
I applied for both the personal and business Bold cards, and was approved for both, So that's 100,000 points!
http://www.aa.com/pubcontent/en_US/disclaimers/BP-PLATHV.jsp
While the offer for an American Airlines card is not as good as the 75,000 sign up offer I got a few months back, it's still a nice chunk of miles. I would keep an eye open for a better offer if you're not in a hurry.
As always, these are cards that I am going to use use for everyday expenses anyways, so why not maximize the value I get from them. I understand people are wary of opening accounts but I have been doing for years, and my credit report is very high. I always cancel cards together, bc your credit report will take a minor, temporary hit.
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