Australia is one of the most difficult destinations to get to on points and miles,
with limited award availability.
Sure, I have to deal
with limited award availability, but I travel often enough that over the course of a year I can find a way to use my points in a way that I value at more than 1.25 cents.
Not exact matches
Another downside
with hotel credit cards is that even though most major hotel brands advertise «no blackout dates» for
award nights, they still may
limit award availability.
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With airlines constantly devaluing miles and limited award - seat availability, credit cards with travel rewards often offer the flexibility to just redeem the miles / points toward any travel.&ra
With airlines constantly devaluing miles and
limited award - seat
availability, credit cards
with travel rewards often offer the flexibility to just redeem the miles / points toward any travel.&ra
with travel rewards often offer the flexibility to just redeem the miles / points toward any travel.»
I've found more
award availability with Turkish Airlines than Swiss, but still pretty
limited overall.
Other Chase cards you can apply for at the same time include the Chase Freedom (15K for spending $ 500 +2.5 K for adding an additional user for a
limited time only plus 5 - 10 points per dollar spent in rotating categories), Chase British Airways (Up to 100K signup bonus for a
limited time only), the Chase United Explorer (30K signup plus another 5K points for adding a free additional user on the consumer card / 50K signup points on the business card, plus get free luggage, free primary car rental insurance including in the US and Israel, expanded saver and standard
award ticket
availability, priority boarding, and more), the Chase IHG (
with 60K signup points and a free night every subsequent year upon renewal), the Chase Marriott (
with 50K signup points and a free night every subsequent year upon renewal), the Chase Slate (
with zero balance transfer fees, 0 % APR on purchase and balance transfers for 18 months, and free FICO scores), the Chase Ink Plus (60K signup points plus up to 5 points per dollar spent), and the Chase Ink Cash (20K signup points plus up to 5 points per dollar spent).
Given the routing rules, Asia 1
availability has always been
limited to what JL offers,
with award seats on AA itself almost as rare as Qantas.
Saver
awards require fewer miles but have
limited availability and come
with more restrictive fare conditions; Advantage
awards require more miles as there are more seats available and have less restrictive fare conditions.
Another downside
with hotel credit cards is that even though most major hotel brands advertise «no blackout dates» for
award nights, they still may
limit award availability.