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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    Good grounds for a retention bonus chat July rolls around
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    Strategy to obtain UK Amex

    "You can apply for a World Elite Premier Credit Card if you: are aged 18 or over maintain a minimum relationship balance of GBP 50,000 or have a sole salary of GBP 100,000 HSBC Premier customers in other countries qualify." I believe to qualify as Premier in Aus it's either have $150k invested...
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    Strategy to obtain UK Amex

    Not strictly AMEX related but since the Aspire pulled Priority Pass I've been exploring other options to retain lounge access. I'm currently paying $700/year for the Australian Citi Prestige card for this perk as I have an insane amount of travel this year. The Capital One Venture X would be...
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    I figured if they asked for any supporting documentation that incriminated me I’d just abandon the claim
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    Has anybody ever tried to claim against any of the insurances on a US Amex card without having anything to prove US residency? https://global.americanexpress.com/card-benefits/detail/trip-cancel-interrupt-insurance/hilton-aspire I've just had VA canx my ADL-MEL tonight and I've had to rebook...
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    "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

    Case in point over the space of the last 24 hours I've had a DXB-HKG segment (ticketed in August) and PER-KUL-BKK (ticketed in Feb) drop off/be removed from my itinerary as I tried to make changes completely unrelated to these flights. I almost don't want to make any further changes for fear...
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    "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

    Just wanted to update you on my struggle over the weekend. - I was not able to win the argument that a surface sector does not count as 2 stopovers so I restructured my booking to now fly AMM-DXB as opposed to flying AMM-BEY and doing a surface to DXB - I was also told that there is a maximum...
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    "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

    Yep, one is 14 but that’s by far the longest
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    "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

    Ah yes sorry BEY - DXB is a surface sector
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    "oneworld" award (132.4K/249.6K/318K/455K) Planning - The Definitive Thread

    An open-jaw is not 2 stopovers?!?!? I'm fairly sure I'm right but QF told me they couldn't ticket my flight home because there was too many stopovers. Segments and miles are fine, the issue is stopovers. I'm going to HUCA but anted some validation while I recover from that 4 hour ordeal...
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    Just pay $1.50 for some international text credits and set a reminder to use the app too send a text once every 30 days and you keep the number
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    Try Talkatone
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    Card Promotions Commonwealth Bank (Ultimate Awards Card) 100K award points – potentially fee free

    I’ve not yet received this email (yet). Does anyone know if the lounge passes are based on calendar year, membership year or 12 months from activation with DragonPass?
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    Flight must originate in USA (as per the T&Cs on the offer I got on my Aspire)
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    If you don't already have lounge access when you fly the Hilton cards with Priority Pass are a pretty good deal. Between the $250 airline credit and $250 Hilton resort credit as well as the free night it’s pretty easy to justify the $450 fee on the Aspire
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    I have the Aspire because I can't be bothered maintaining status. Since getting Diamond I’ve had great experiences with suite upgrades OS (Conrad’s in Bali + Manila, Hilton in Podgorica and HGI in Tirana). In Aust I usually only end up in an Exec room of some sort. Given I only ever book the cheapest room I’m...
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    I do love the Hilton and Aspire FB Groups just full of people complaining about the diamond perks being worthless in the US while we're over here in Asia-Pac getting suite upgrades from entry level rooms and eating 2 meals a day in an Exec Lounge
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    Strategy to obtain US Amex

    I had more luck with Talkatone than text now but if you can part with $10USD just get a T-Mobile eSim and use that
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    15% Velocity transfer bonus - CommBank Awards customers 1 March to 4 April 2023

    I also got it, at the bottom of an email about earning 10k points at Flight Centre. Looks to be nothing online about it tho.
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    Qantas to release thousands of Classic Reward seats in Y, PE, J, F on 24 Feb 2023 around 11am

    This is true but for the overnight return I'd much rather a lie-flat. Also I'm just being opportunistic because I'm currently booked ICN-KUL in Y and KUL-ADL in J and don't want to have to endure 5 hrs in Y and I'm still yet to acquire a set of pyjamas
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