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     Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19316 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
very easy to accumulate. Chase has 50k miles, sometimes 100k miles CC offer. Amex Membership rewards can be transferred to BA (sometimes 50% transfer bonus). Chase Ultimate Rewards can be transferred to BA too. So, it is easy very easy to rack the miles up in BA. Only problem though, BA charges high fuel surcharges even for award tickets. You have to search for AA and Cathay Pacific tickets (Qatar in late 2013) using BA miles. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19315 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
subham first class saver awards open up close to the departure date. Lufthansa first class seats are made available to United Mileageplus members only 14 days prior to the departure date. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Cocanada Legend Username: Cocanada Post Number: 41437 Registered: 01-2008 Posted From: 168.244.164.254 Rating: N/A |
Qatar joining one world Qatar + British US Airways + American Citibank AA card Barclays USAir card Rasp annai...aseerva dhanchu | ||
| Validator Junior Artist Username: Validator Post Number: 374 Registered: 07-2010 Posted From: 98.228.56.127 Rating: N/A |
United lo First class ki assalu saver option ye ratalledu, only standard miles for 160K ani choopisthundi, for any month I search. Any tips? | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19314 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 74.131.88.102 Rating: N/A |
one way, booked the ticket from United. Lufthansa releases its first class award seats to partners only two weeks before the departure date. there are some old aircraft which are not fitted with full flat seats yet, they have angled flats. the worst offender is AA. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Filmbuff Comedian Username: Filmbuff Post Number: 1981 Registered: 11-2011 Posted From: 117.198.128.109 Rating: N/A |
Isn't it common, the Delta ones that i flew last week were full flat. In fact, all the ones i flew recently were full flat.. | ||
| Validator Junior Artist Username: Validator Post Number: 373 Registered: 07-2010 Posted From: 98.228.56.127 Rating: N/A |
Rasp mama, So aithe 80K miles from Chase Saphire/Ink card vadi, did you purchase 1 way or 2 way ticket? Did you purchase it from Lufthansa directly? | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19313 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 74.131.88.102 Rating: N/A |
united is converting all longhaul international biz class seats to full flats; depends on what plane u get on that day. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Itzpetergriffin Junior Artist Username: Itzpetergriffin Post Number: 222 Registered: 04-2012 Posted From: 72.37.171.52 Rating: N/A |
Bhayya, evaraina, United lo US to India in business class lo vellara...velthey mee experience cheppandi...ofcourse nothing much I can do either way as this is a business trip, but edho kuthuhalam.... | ||
| Filmbuff Comedian Username: Filmbuff Post Number: 1980 Registered: 11-2011 Posted From: 117.198.128.109 Rating: N/A |
Yeah, that is the challenge. I have Air France miles, but not a card, i will just use the Air France miles on Jet Airways. But unfortunately i can't do the same thing for Delta. Thanks, though. | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19312 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
put Delta miles on Alaskan Airlines program. enduku antey, Alaska has the second best redemption option for Emirates (behind Japan Airlines JAL). http://www.alaskaair.com/content/mileage-plan/partners/partn er-overview.aspx if you have a lot of miles piled up on Air France already, you can credit your delta miles to Air France. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19311 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: |
Naaku vachina banda boothulu anni ikkada esuko nee meeda nuvve bunty uncle. maree oka rakangaa kooda kanapadam ledaa. US lo kavalani tirigindi oke okka flight to Denver from Louisville, for approx $120 roundtrip. I think it was probably for ~2000 miles, to hit Silver status (which is kind of useless except for free economy plus seating and reduced award booking fees). Most of the miles are are from smart spending. last month $900 on CC spend chesthey 8k+ points vachaayi. You have to be smart enough to know which card to use where and how. Simple example, newegg lo naa PC ki edo kontunna. direct gaa NewEgg ki velli kontey as usual pettina money ki 1 point per $1 vasthundi. kaani....ade Newegg website ki direct gaa vellakunda, Chase UR portal ki velli akkadi nundi NewEgg link click chesi velthey 2 points per $1 vasthundi. Chase Freedom card meeda nenu parking ki $1 cents esthey 11 or 12 points vasthaayi. You have to GAME the system. US anthaa tirigithey emusthondi bochu. KY to CA round trip esthey vachedi mushti 4500 miles total. naaluka geesukonu kooda panikiraadu. adey okka CC apply chesthey 50K to 100K miles. Ayina oka comment chese mundu, oka first class one-way ticket (or round trip ticket) entha untundo telusaa from ORD -> BLR? domestic first class veru (in 2 class flights), international first class veru (in 3 class flights). edo neeku teliyaka pothey chebudaamani naaa thapathrayam. Ledu as usual DB chadastham tho koodina edupu + andani draaksha pullana type statement ayithey lite....enjoy. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Filmbuff Comedian Username: Filmbuff Post Number: 1979 Registered: 11-2011 Posted From: 117.198.128.109 Rating: N/A |
I have already enrolled in Jet Airways, KrisFlyer (SQ) and Qatar. The •••••• part is that Qatar has the worst possible airline partners. In fact all those mails can't be used anywhere apart from a •••••• group of 6 airlines. - I can credit my Air France and Lufthansa/ Swiss trips to Jet Airways. I can credit Lufthansa/ Swiss to my Kris Flyer too. So no issues on these trips - Qatar miles are a dead end - The main question i have for you is on my Delta tickets to US last week, i don't have a skyteam card, nor an Airfrance or Delta card. And Jet Airways takes (i think) only Air France but they have not listed Delta. So i have this big mileage on Delta business that i am wondering what to do... | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19310 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
it was just online. Konna ventaney PNR number and e-Ticket raaledu, vaadu kooda 1 or 2 business days annatlu gurthu. Konna next day vachindi confirmation with eTicket. Today, I bought tickets with Citiairtravel as it had the cheapest tickets (from India). veedu maathram form, printout, CC copies, license copy ani adigaadu. veetikosam ippudey malli office ki vachaa.
Delta, Air France etc are in SKyteam, so you can assign miles to one carrier of your choice irrespective of which one u are flying. My preference for those would be to credit miles to Alaskan Airlines since it has a multiple partners in different alliances. Nenu last year fly chesina, United, Lufthansa, US Airways all flights were credited to United Mileage Plus account. Schengen visa enduku antey, you need that to go to First Class Terminal. It is a dedicated terminal for Lufthansa First Class passengers only, in Frankfurt. Kaani immigration clear chesukoni bayatiki velli, bayata curb meeda naduchukuntoo ee FCT ki vellaali. It is a separate building with their own security check. Flight time ki Porsche or Mercedes lo they will drive u directly to the plane on the tarmac (no gate B.S.). Direct gaa jet bridge kinda car aapi, you board the flight and as soon as you board flight will leave. You will be one of the last to board the flight. Unfortunately, I will miss this experience now. Lufthansa lo flying ayithey, credit those miles to United. Naaku ee points and miles gurinchi peddagaa teleeni rojullo Lufthansa ki credit chesaa, bokka padindi. United is the best option. Frankfurt airport rules naaku sarigga idea ledu, for OPT. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Filmbuff Comedian Username: Filmbuff Post Number: 1978 Registered: 11-2011 Posted From: 117.198.128.109 Rating: N/A |
Rasp - unfortunately all my travels of late have been on diff airlines (all business though). Suggest how to maximise the benefits: one was on Qatar, one on Delta, one on Lufthansa/ Swiss and one on Air France. I have a Schengen visa, what are the advantages in having one? | ||
| Chiru_fan Hero Username: Chiru_fan Post Number: 18324 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 71.166.52.164 Rating: N/A |
reviews choosthee antha baagaa levu kondarivi...andukee adigaa? how was your experience with them? Also, can tickets be purchased online or do you have to send them a fax/scanned copy of credit card authorization form? TIA CHIRU - SACHIN - FEDERER | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19308 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.54.70.205 Rating: N/A |
I bought a ticket for my my wife at faredepot.com a few months ago.
idi upgrade kaadu. that's the total price of the award ticket. OT, yes cash redeem chesukuntey $800. transferred points from Chase ultimate rewards to United miles and booked Lufthansa tickets with United miles. yes it is one way only. lex to ord to fra to blr. lex to ord is a single class flight, rest are in first class of 3- class flights. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Chiru_fan Hero Username: Chiru_fan Post Number: 18323 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 71.166.52.164 Rating: N/A |
also nuvvu cheppina international flight search website "http://www.momondo.com" loo faredepot.com loo prices baagunnayi...do you know anyone who purchased international tickets to India through this site? CHIRU - SACHIN - FEDERER | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19307 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 208.54.70.205 Rating: N/A |
I will answer all the questions once I get home in a few minutes 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Tampa_boy Junior Artist Username: Tampa_boy Post Number: 25 Registered: 05-2013 Posted From: 71.180.199.220 Rating: N/A |
cool. Always a pleasure to be pampered. One day, hopefully, I will be able to hire a private jet, if not own it  | ||
| Ustad Hero Username: Ustad Post Number: 13469 Registered: 07-2008 Posted From: 98.149.191.187 Rating: N/A |
 I flew business class from Delhi to Chicago in AA...it was pretty good & of course hundreds of complementary AA first upgrades on domestic flights. Bragging is a mask for insecurity. Truly confident people are quiet and unassuming. | ||
| Thikka_sankara Side Hero Username: Thikka_sankara Post Number: 5173 Registered: 02-2012 Posted From: 122.178.19.25 Rating: N/A |
UP in air movie lo george clooney char ni inspiration gaa teesuko.... edo oka roju captain ochi neetho champagne taaguthaadu during flight.... Naakonchem thikkundi.... daaaniko lekkundi | ||
| Chiru_fan Hero Username: Chiru_fan Post Number: 18318 Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 8.28.19.76 Rating: N/A |
antee at least 15K ayinaa spend jesi vuntaavu kadaa ee card meeda? CHIRU - SACHIN - FEDERER | ||
| Onlytruth Legend Username: Onlytruth Post Number: 121205 Registered: 01-2007 Posted From: 64.94.26.254 Rating: N/A |
RASP tummy, 1)aa 80K miles or 80K points ni cash value redeem chesukunte entha vastayi manaki ? $800 ?? 2) Neeki First Class upgrade = regular ticket price(u paid) PLUS redeem of 80K point(/miles) PLUS $89 aa ? one-way aa ? | ||
| Bunty717 Moderator Username: Bunty717 Post Number: 34360 Registered: 02-2008 Rating: N/A |
ee miles collection kosam Rasp annai.. US antaa tirigedu.. akiriki achive chesedu.. US lo tckts ki etina money etiunte direct ga firstclass Rasp ee buying chesukovochu ani yokkka idi and adi.. | ||
| Ntr_rocks Moderator Username: Ntr_rocks Post Number: 54353 Registered: 04-2009 Rating: N/A |
Annai...H1 aithe Stamped visa leka pothe vella kudadu...check chesukondi...OPT aithe vellachu anukunta..  | ||
| Thelegend Moderator Username: Thelegend Post Number: 24685 Registered: 04-2008 Rating: N/A |
Airlines, countries change rules all the time Get the latest better thing to do | ||
| Thelegend Moderator Username: Thelegend Post Number: 24684 Registered: 04-2008 Rating: N/A |
40k chase points unnaayi naa daggara em cheyichho research cheyyaali NTR_FAN, usually if you have confirmed tkt and return us visa u r ok | ||
| Ntr_fan Legend Username: Ntr_fan Post Number: 30360 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 206.29.180.51 Rating: N/A |
gidi answer chesi alage aa ticket vi miles ela add cheyali...Luftansa airlines .. | ||
| Moonwalker Side Hero Username: Moonwalker Post Number: 2968 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 209.166.188.179 Rating: N/A |
30k is $300, you will get a round trip, it is not yet official ,, so hang on to those points | ||
| Katthi Side Hero Username: Katthi Post Number: 8740 Registered: 07-2010 Posted From: 170.63.120.54 Rating: N/A |
Singapore to hyd.. busines class icchadu.. oo pali. tooo good ya | ||
| Ntr_fan Legend Username: Ntr_fan Post Number: 30359 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 206.29.180.51 Rating: N/A |
cool..oka 30k points unnayi....oka trip vastundemo... | ||
| Moonwalker Side Hero Username: Moonwalker Post Number: 2967 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 209.166.188.179 Rating: N/A |
yes brother,, 1000 points = 1000 miles annad friend,, not sure if that is the best bang for buck,, at least there is only little we can do with thank you poins,, this sounds better than those.. | ||
| Dreamcatcher Side Hero Username: Dreamcatcher Post Number: 4294 Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 208.86.145.68 Rating: N/A |
noob question here, is there any card that gives you miles good towards any airlines? or cards are tied with specific airlines and you have to fly in that carrier only? | ||
| Ntr_fan Legend Username: Ntr_fan Post Number: 30358 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 206.29.180.51 Rating: N/A |
cool...only american airlines aa? | ||
| Moonwalker Side Hero Username: Moonwalker Post Number: 2965 Registered: 01-2009 Posted From: 209.166.188.179 Rating: N/A |
since we are talking about the miles,, citi thank you points can be converted to Aamerican airlines in near future, found out from a friend who is as passionate as rasputin in these airline points... | ||
| Ntr_fan Legend Username: Ntr_fan Post Number: 30357 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 206.29.180.51 Rating: N/A |
India ki flying via Frankfurt..special visa emanna kavala? | ||
| Rebel Hero Username: Rebel Post Number: 10329 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 151.151.16.7 Rating: N/A |
so ee upgrades booking apudu select chesukovala ? or we have to call them ? | ||
| Thelegend Moderator Username: Thelegend Post Number: 24678 Registered: 04-2008 Rating: N/A |
Kummu Rasp kummu | ||
| Cocanada Legend Username: Cocanada Post Number: 41433 Registered: 01-2008 Posted From: 168.244.164.254 Rating: N/A |
yo are you sure Qatar is going to One World? British/Qatar ante...it is powerful. One world ki fix avutunaa. Will keep waiting for pre-aproved/offers Amex/Delta ni light teeskundam anukuntunaa inka | ||
| Gandhiguevara Legend Username: Gandhiguevara Post Number: 39055 Registered: 10-2009 Posted From: 98.199.212.117 Rating: N/A |
oka saari oka chinku aunty ki first class ticket vundhi...valla 5 year old son ki janatha class vundhi...first class full ayyindhi...so aaa buddodu edusthunte air hostess nannu adigindhi first class daanlo ki shift avuthaavaa ani.....and thats the only time I flew first class | ||
| Dreamcatcher Side Hero Username: Dreamcatcher Post Number: 4293 Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 208.86.145.68 Rating: N/A |
hmm...never preferred mileage cards..always went with cashback cards. mileage cards meeda oka look veyyali. | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19306 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
U forgot Singapre in Star ALliance. vaalla "Suites" class too much untundi. unfortunately not available for partners. So AMEX or Starwood points ni direct gaa KRis Flyer lo vesukovaali. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19305 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
Qatar is going to OneWorld. Same with US Airways. Nenu India nundi vachaaka, Citi AA and Barclays US Airways cards kodadaamani anukuntunnaa. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Cocanada Legend Username: Cocanada Post Number: 41432 Registered: 01-2008 Posted From: 168.244.164.254 Rating: N/A |
 you are my role model annai all bureaus 750+ ready ga pettukunnaa One World vs Star alliance alochistunaa. Leaning towards Star alliance for now. Charlotte based US Airways will leave Star alliance and join One World. But for international travel, Star has Luft,Qatar(united) and soon Air India. Single shot lo 20k miles kottachu ani thinking what say? | ||
| Megapowerkkd Comedian Username: Megapowerkkd Post Number: 1420 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 158.48.133.1 Rating: N/A |
..try cheyyali..capital one vadidi kooda vundhi anukonta. | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19304 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
too much kada! usually ila bump or other mistake untey Business class ki upgrade chesthaaru. First class ki upgrade antey chaala lucky - nenu first time vintunnaa. 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19303 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
several...for this ticket, only 2. Chase Sapphire Preferred (~80K points remaining) United MileagePlus Explorer. ivi kaakunda American Express Platinum (~100K points remaining) SPG AMEX (~40K points remaining) 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 | ||
| Megapowerkkd Comedian Username: Megapowerkkd Post Number: 1419 Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 158.48.133.1 Rating: N/A |
emi credti card mama use chesedi.. | ||
| Dma Side Hero Username: Dma Post Number: 9856 Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 70.162.254.64 Rating: N/A |
I once had a chance to travel (naa flight cancel ayindi ani vere flight lo free upgrade ichaadu) from east to west. It was different. Treatment is different and feel is different. Enjoy!!! It will be a good experience. CCDB Excel Star Allu Sirish Fans Association President | ||
| Rasputin Hero Username: Rasputin Post Number: 19302 Registered: 02-2008 Posted From: 192.146.101.24 Rating: N/A |
life lo elagoo konalenu (even if I do make that kind of money, I don't think I will ever spend that kind of money) First Class (in a 3 class config) on an international flight. oka 747-400, inkokati 747-8 on Lufthansa for 80k miles and $89. For the 747-400, here are a couple of links. http://thepointsguy.com/2012/08/review-lufthansa-new-first-c lass-on-the-747-400/ http://boardingarea.com/onemileatatime/2012/05/06/singapore- for-the-weekend-lufthansa-first-class-new-york-jfk-to-frankf urt/ For the 747-8 (it has the same seating as A380) http://boardingarea.com/onemileatatime/2012/09/11/bali-and-b erchtesgaden-lufthansa-747-8-first-class-frankfurt-to-washin gton-dulles/ only 8 seats in First Class. On one of them I picked Row 1. on the 747-400 the first class is on the upper deck, on 747-8 it is in the nose of the lower deck. Last time 747-8 lo biz class lo wife ki tickets ki konnaanu and she loved the seats there comapred to Qatar biz class she flew earlier (again both tickets were with points). Indu moolamgaa andarikee cheppedi emiti anagaa, konchem effort pettinacho mana lanti middle class people kooda biz class and even first class flights lo travel cheyyochu. When I got into the miles and points game, my objective was to try First Class. Schengen Visa untey inkaa baagundedi. I could have visited the First Class Terminal in Frankfurt. Adokkatey miss avutunnaa. I advise anyone interested to follow blogs on BoardingArea.com, ThePointsGuy.com etc. Maree ekkuva interest untey nothing beats Flyertalk.com (deentlo mana DB laaga kottukoni chasthaaru, but the best info) 01/06/2012 - 169.4;05/04/2012 - 175.8; 8/1/2012 - 179 |
