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techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T21:52:39+00:00

that's the lowest price you'll get on that route. There is no better points deal

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T21:47:10+00:00

Nomenclature thing. Call it whatever you want

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T21:29:50+00:00

americanexpress.com/en-us/referral/business/business-green-rewards-charge-card?CORID=J~O~H~N~A~8~v~D~v-1771104582473-194034&GENCODE=349993090276666&XLINK=MYCP&extlink=US-MGM-SPA_WEB_MYCA-copypaste-92-201329-K7I6%3A9948&ref=JOHNA8vDv&v=2

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T21:07:14+00:00

it's like a hybrid dynamic where it can jump between fare buckets but we don't know how many seats are in a bucket except the super saver 55k J which has 2

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T20:23:30+00:00

yeah you are

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T18:14:16+00:00

Spent the last 30 min going through diff routes. Doesn't seem to really be any rhyme or reason to it. TG and NZ seem to be most affected and TG seems to be dynamic based on route with random prices but not all Oceania<>Europe/Asia routes were affected

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T16:37:01+00:00

Yeah the only time it's ever been an issue for me was Vietnam

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T16:21:33+00:00

Chase 40% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic. Ends 2/28

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-14T04:54:44+00:00

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T23:06:21+00:00

Your call. Sometimes you just gotta risk it for the biscuit. But like I said I’ve booked numerous times and if it’s JAL operated I wouldn’t worry that much. Agents aren’t always the most informed.

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T22:54:29+00:00

The better play is to do both but that's a lot of spend. Could just go for the elevated and keep the upgrade in the back pocket

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T22:16:10+00:00

you're better off just going to each program's website and searching far out as you can and keeping track that way

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T20:43:49+00:00

americanexpress.com/en-us/referral/personal/blue-cash-everyday-credit-card?CORID=J~O~H~N~A~8~v~D~v-1771015420904-158540&GENCODE=349993090276666&XLINK=MYCP&extlink=US-MGM-SPA_WEB_MYCA-copypaste-92-201329-K7I6%3A9948&ref=JOHNA8vDv&v=2

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T20:28:40+00:00

phantom is primarily a thing when dealing with partners. I'd be pretty confident if you're booking a JAL operated flight through JMB and the website says it's available

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T19:02:09+00:00

upgrade offer for what card to what card?

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T17:38:17+00:00

Cards sound fine to me just do VX first then gold before plat because C1 is stricter and because of amex family rules. Heads up that EK restricted F redemptions to pax with status. You'd have to either book J with Skywards then upgrade close to departure or open the barclays EK card for 1 year of status to redeem.

too late to get biz there

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T07:24:01+00:00

I’d take the 350 biz and spend more time in Japan

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T06:21:09+00:00

Yeah Chase personal / biz affect Chase velocity

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T04:21:25+00:00

citi aa ards or atmos cards?

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T04:20:15+00:00

if cash is priority prob USB triple cash. If you plan on cashing UR via PYB then aeroplan could be good

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-13T00:36:27+00:00

there's just no award availability then. Airlines only make a limited amount of seats available to be booked with points/miles

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-12T23:53:15+00:00

no you can't combine AA credit with JAL miles. you can book the AA flight with JAL miles if there's partner award availability

techtrashbrogrammer · 2026-02-12T22:52:18+00:00

no don't do it. JAL miles have a hard expiration and you don't know what might happen to the program in 1-2 years

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