Flexible Over Fixed Points

Award Travel 101

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• Air France–KLM Flying Blue Award Sweet Spots
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• 683 United Award Routes That You Can Book for Just 6,000 Aeroplan Points

Trip updates

• Angie
  • nothing new (again)
• Joe
  • Used 5.5K Virgin miles (per person) to fly Seoul to Jeju Island on Korean (KE) saving over $310 each way. It totaled 13,000 points total for 3 of us (16,5000 with 30% speculative transfer bonus) each way. 25,385 Membership Rewards converted to 33,000 Virgin Flying Club Points to save $620 on our travels.
  • Should I use points or cash for Hyatt hotels in S. Korea?
  • Applied Suite Upgrade Awards to Grand Hyatt Jeju and Grand Hyatt Seoul

What bonuses did we get?

• Angie
  • Waiting for Wyndham offer to post.
  • Waiting for Amex Business checking bonus.
  • Approved for Bank of America Alaska card
  • P2 not denied for Venture X Business
  • So putting spend on 0% apr cards for right now
• Joe
  • Nearly done with Player Two's Chase Ink Business Preferred offer
  • Working on World of Hyatt Business card to retain elite status

Highlight feature: Transferable Over Fixed Points

• Back to Basics: An Introduction to the Types of Reward Points
  • Fixed Value Rewards
  • Cashback
  • Travel Statement
  • When to Use
  • Travel Portals
  • Fixed-Value Airline Miles
  • Branded Airline Miles and Hotel Points
  • Flexible Awards
• AT101 Transfer Partner Chart

Tip of the week

Be flexible with your card strategy and don’t take denials personally. It happens to everybody at some point in this hobby so be prepared to pivot to a new card or your existing portfolio.

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