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Hong Kong is one of my favorite cities, and I would absolutely love to visit it sooner than later. With that said, who knows what the world will look like later in the year, if Hong Kong is a viable option, what lockdowns, quarantines, and all that jazz will be. But…with all that said – AA is at it again with their Web Specials, specifically targeting connecting flights through Dallas, and offering First Class to Hong Kong for just 84k AA miles. Normally, these would run you 110k at their cheapest level, but with AA’s new dynamic pricing, the sky’s the limit. I quickly checked a variety of dates, and it seems to be quite widely available in the schedule if you originate out of Boston, Atlanta, LAX, etc. The biggest thing to pay attention to here is the fact that you can’t make changes to Web Speicals. You can cancel and reinstate your miles at no charge…so if you did need to change you could cancel, and if the price is the same, rebook.
AA’s international first class on the 77W
I have personally never flown AA’s first class internationally on the 77W, but from what I hear, you get business class service with a bigger seat and more private cabin. For a 15 hour+ seat…I’d do it for the 14k extra miles it would cost of business class. You would also get access to international first class lounes.
Note…if you try to do it out of Dallas without the married segment…the price skyrockets
Tons of space out of Boston
They connect via Dallas
Space out of Atlanta via Dallas
And LAX
Who knows what the world will be like this far away
Obviously travel is still extremely stunted, but much of this award space is far out in the schedule. Despite the inability to change these flights, you could book and redeposit them without penalty. I don’t anticipate booking any of these myself, but there could be many readers who may benefit from these lowered rates.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 60k points after $4k spend in 3 months
- Worth $750 in Chase Travel℠ and way more if you maximize transfer partners
- 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, 2024
- $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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