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I couldn’t believe my eyes yesterday when I saw it, and then the deal spread like wildfire across the bloggerverse. We fired off a post as fast as possible just to get the news out, and then proceeded to book our own tickets for a little over $600 to Bangkok, next week. For whatever reason, I had a great feeling about Hong Kong Airlines honoring the fare, and a little part of me thinks it was a genius marketing ploy on their end. Nonetheless, we’ve had confirmation from multiple sources that they aren’t going to pull a Ethiopian or a United and cancel tickets booked in good faith. Not only are they honoring, they let everyone know within 24 hours.
There’s been much debate about sales, error fares, mistake fares, etc. To me…the 24 hour rule that we, as consumers in the US, are bound to, should be the same with the airline. Fair is fair when it comes to fares, and we should all play by the same rules. I have 24 hours to cancel a ticket otherwise I eat it, etc. That’s another discussion for another time, but the current state of affairs whereby airlines can cancel tickets days, weeks, months after issuance and claim “error/mistake” is BS in my mind. For this matter alone, a lot of good will has been for Hong Kong Airlines as a brand.
Needless to say…I’m stoked to try this bad boy out.
If you’d like to read the responses from Hong Kong Airlines check out these guys
We are currently putting together an awesome Weekend Warrior trip to Bangkok and Singapore as I write.
If you’re unfamiliar with these kind of trips, they’re pretty self explanatory – we fly somewhere crazy far for the weekend and then through a series of posts, instastories, etc we document the experience to show you what’s possible either with an outstanding deal like this, points, or combos.
This trip is going to be a looong weekend, but utilizing a weekend nonetheless 😉
Last year we went did weekend trips to:
Follow Along on our Instagram as we will be posting throughout the adventure. Hopefully you’ll laugh, get inspired, and book your next trip!
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex® and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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