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[steve dave]

@stevedave award travel alert! Looking to PVR or SJD for 4 for spring break, April 6-10. Can be flexible on dates, but I can take a max of 5 work days off. Can fly out of SFO, OAK, or SJC. Does not necessarily need to be direct if I can have a quick connect in PHX or LA and get there while the sun's up. Keep in mind we want to do an all-inclusive so just doing a package and paying for it all may make sense.

I have approx: 200k UR, 100k Avios, 50k AAMiles, $800 United credit sitting around from a previously canceled trip.

yeah, either doing a package or using that united credit is probably your best bet

[michigancat]

you didn't even look.

[steve dave]

you didn't even look.

correct, but I know all inclusives deeply discount their rooms when booked as a package. and I know that  you have that $800 sitting there that isn't going to become more or less valuable no matter how hard I look. does United do package bookings? I know some airlines do. that's probably your best bet there because you could probably get the package advantages while spending that credit.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

@stevedave award travel alert! Looking to PVR or SJD for 4 for spring break, April 6-10. Can be flexible on dates, but I can take a max of 5 work days off. Can fly out of SFO, OAK, or SJC. Does not necessarily need to be direct if I can have a quick connect in PHX or LA and get there while the sun's up. Keep in mind we want to do an all-inclusive so just doing a package and paying for it all may make sense.

I have approx: 200k UR, 100k Avios, 50k AAMiles, $800 United credit sitting around from a previously canceled trip.

If you could stretch and extra vacation day you could do this

Outbound   Inbound   Total Price(Incl. all taxes fees and carrier charges)
06:007 Apr
OAK
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13:407 Apr
PVR
   
14:5014 Apr
PVR
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18:3514 Apr
OAK
   
72000 Avios + $ 82More pricing options(You will see exact cost after you click 'Continue')

or if you could leave as late as the 9th you could do this

Outbound   Inbound   Total Price(Incl. all taxes fees and carrier charges)
06:009 Apr
OAK
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17:059 Apr
PVR
   
14:5014 Apr
PVR
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18:3514 Apr
OAK
   
72000 Avios + $ 82More pricing options(You will see exact cost after you click 'Continue')

but qualifying flight days out of OAK to PVR are not available SAT/SUN/MON/THUR   (acutally 4/6 works, but 4/13 does not)


You could also fly SFO-PVR for the period 4/8-4/14 for 90k Avios +$82.  SJC is the same as OAK.  I mwill warn you the return flights for several dates on both OAK and SJC have only 4 seats remaining...

If it were me, I'd use Avios unless you have other short haul routes you want them for, and save the United $$$ for other trips since you fly out of a United spot.

[steve dave]

nice work mikey

[michigancat]

yes, thanks, Mikey. You're a pal.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

updated my post above for SFO

[michigancat]

the united vacation package is a great idea that I hadn't thought of, too.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

updated again for SJC.

[420seriouscat69]

We're ring shopping this weekend :gulp:. I wanna pay for it straight up when I get it, but if i'm a little short, I would like to put the rest on my card for points. My gf thinks that's dumb, cause interest, but what do you think @stevedave? This thing won't be purchased till July anyways and I know stores can do no interest for a year or something like that.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

OAK-SJD
Availability on THURS, still no go for SAT/SUN/APRL13

Rates look to be the same for SJD as PVR.   A few more flights each day, so you sould arrive 2hrs earlier and depart a little later.

BTW I just realized I forgot to say all these quotes are for FIRST CLASS.   So there's that....Economy either not available or limited.

[michigancat]

Kinda tempting to fly home alone style

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Kinda tempting to fly home alone style

that could make for a very un-fun spring break.

[michigancat]

Kinda tempting to fly home alone style

that could make for a very un-fun spring break.

I mean with kids in coach and me in first

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Kinda tempting to fly home alone style

that could make for a very un-fun spring break.

I mean with kids in coach and me in first

ah....I see nothing wrong with that so long as they can hold their own bottles.  carry on.

[mocat]

wrong thread wacky 

[420seriouscat69]

wrong thread wacky 

[mocat]

you guys i went with the hotel du louvre. i know i know i know, its not the vendome. but i did what i could.

[steve dave]

We're ring shopping this weekend :gulp:. I wanna pay for it straight up when I get it, but if i'm a little short, I would like to put the rest on my card for points. My gf thinks that's dumb, cause interest, but what do you think @stevedave? This thing won't be purchased till July anyways and I know stores can do no interest for a year or something like that.

I think it's dumb (because interest)

[420seriouscat69]

 

[steve dave]

but you should definitely put all of it on the card that you can pay off without paying any interest.

[Mrs. Gooch]

We're ring shopping this weekend :gulp:. I wanna pay for it straight up when I get it, but if i'm a little short, I would like to put the rest on my card for points. My gf thinks that's dumb, cause interest, but what do you think @stevedave? This thing won't be purchased till July anyways and I know stores can do no interest for a year or something like that.

How long until you get married? Get some kind of plan where you have no interest for that long and then just use her money to pay it off once you are married (because then what's hers is yours).

[mocat]

wacky start a ring thread and i can help you out. this is sacred ground where we can brag about points and miles redemptions and whatnot

['taterblast]

http://deltapoints.boardingarea.com/2014/12/30/please-dont-freak-january-1st-delta/

 

[WonderMeal]

Thanks to this thread, WMSis is now the proud owner of a SW Companion Pass. #blessed

In other news, I keep getting emails from USAir saying my miles are going to expire if I don't use them soon. There's no way for me to book an AA flight with them yet, is there? Would love to fly into MHK, but everything I've said says the miles won't change to AA until the second quarter of '15.

Finally, I need an Amex. What's an acceptable offer for Amex, or should I wait until a particularly good one comes out? I've seen 50k a bunch, but I'm not sure if that's worth it.