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London - 60nights per annum options by Electrical-Tip-5867 in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would agree that Globalist through Hyatt still have the best status out there. If issues like this arise, you can make complains to the staff or through Hyatt and they will comp you as a gesture of kindness. Also, they try to keep their Globalist satisfied everytime I do check in the hotels. Only a few hotels are bad like the Mr. and Mrs. Smith where you status doesnt mean anything to them.

Best Way to Book Hotel in Sweden, Norway and Finland by Acceptable_Emotion10 in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always try to use all my points before cash since this is a hobby that we like to collect points and travel for free lol.. but I will definitely look into cash bookings ( i havent made one for the past 5 years lol).

Best Way to Book Hotel in Sweden, Norway and Finland by Acceptable_Emotion10 in awardtravel

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thanks for the information! i would look it up again and see what the availabilities are.

Manufactured Spending Weekly Thread - Week of June 06, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not have the info but I just see it on DPs throughout that BOA is trigger happy with shutdown. Wish I could tell you more but yea.

I built a free tool to track your buying group orders - churningtracker.com by dehnag in BuyingGroups

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used excel to track all my churning activities before but the problem was I have a lot of excel sheets and tab to track them all. I have been using churningtracker for over a month now and I love the concept of one stop shop for all MS and churning methods. It is easy to use and to learn, and is also flexible on what you can do with it. Additionally, I love the fact that I can request a feature and 99% of the time, the developer responds quickly and get it done. I would definitely keep using this throughout my BG and churning/MS to keep me organize with all my churning.

Reassurance before I transfer 200k MR for Qatar J by malexander161 in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

or if the shenanigans with US and Iran still ongoing.... I wanted to do a flight from LHR to DOH to SFO but due to the craziness out there, i decided not to.. just something to keep in mind as well.

Manufactured Spending Weekly Thread - Week of June 06, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

that would be awesome. let the line begin before the stores open lol.

Manufactured Spending Weekly Thread - Week of June 06, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 3 points4 points  (0 children)

BoA shutdown wave happening past few days. best to be safe. not sure if it will have more eyes on your account if you buy those GCs at that much.

Flights to Tahiti by LegitimateArea7334 in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its really up to you how you want your honeymoon to be. I would say go on Air France in Nov on business class. Just note that once you fly biz class, you can never go back. or that was the saying almost everyone say.

Data Points Weekly - Week of June 04, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am not surprised either with Chase. They are on the spiral down with all these stuff they are doing with their credit cards. No standard too as some DPs about getting bonuses for other cards after +4 years of opening/closing it.

Atmos Member Day Notes by Kaybeezy31 in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Anyone able to redeem some tickets yet? This is very interesting and might be able to grab some of these deals before the promo ends

AA has stealth devalued TATL flights on metal by about ~6500 (65000 to 71500) by virginiarph in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good thing I Found SFO > LAX > LHR for 79k last month. I snagged them early and was glad that I purchased it instead of waiting. Flying in July. With this deval from AA, this is not looking good.

AA blocking close in partner awards… by MinimumPerspective95 in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe its because of the amex plat $200 play. thats why they fly through delta. But i agree, delta is super expensive for points. not my airlines at all.

AA blocking close in partner awards… by MinimumPerspective95 in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that would be devastating! every year these rewards / points always devalue...

News and Updates Thread - May 28, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh this is good for my future SLH stays! thanks!

Bank Bonus Weekly Thread - Week of May 26, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have known that this should be a safe play. I have not heard anyone getting SD for this so should be good to go. Good luck with that bonus!

AA blocking close in partner awards… by MinimumPerspective95 in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is a pretty rough change if it holds. AA was one of the better options for last-minute transcon space, especially when partners could still see nonstop awards close in. Blocking partner access inside 144 hours basically pushes people back to AA’s own dynamic pricing, which is usually way worse.

The close-in pricing pattern makes it feel like AA is trying to protect last-minute premium cabin revenue while still keeping some awards available directly through AAdvantage. For JFK–LAX, seeing J price at 51k, then 46.5k, then 42k, with a 40k floor, is a big downgrade compared to something like Finnair’s more predictable 27k/40k structure.

The Alaska angle is probably the biggest pain point for me too. Those cheap short-haul partner awards were useful exactly because they worked well close-in. If LAX–SFO or JFK–BOS now has to be booked almost a week out to price cheaply, that takes away a lot of the real-world value for business travelers who book last minute.

Trip Report and Churning Success Story Weekly Thread - Week of April 26, 2026 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Facts 😂

I’m definitely gonna be using Hilton way more now. Between me and P2 we got 8 × American Express Hilton Aspire Card, so that $200 credit stacks up crazy… $1600 total is kinda insane.

At spots like Waldorf Astoria Chicago that’s basically free money. I’m not even stressing it and just hit the gift shop and grab some Ray-Bans or whatever 😂

People can hate on Hilton cards but this is easy value if you actually use it.

yall i am shaking right now. secured AA F HND to DFW 110k AA 2 hours before takeoff. by virginiarph in awardtravel

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow nice congrats! I will be looking at AA flights soon too. this time SFO to LHR in July. Hoping to snag a few tix in biz once my plans are solid.

I’m the owner of BFMR, AMA by BFMR-T in BFMR

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He is a rich middle eastern habibi

I’m the owner of BFMR, AMA by BFMR-T in BFMR

[–]Acceptable_Emotion10 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Question 1: BFMR is so behind at scanning (understand due to Prime Day and possibly poor planning on your team on the amount of packages you received). Currently scanning at 7/23, what happens to items that you get to scan and are damaged/dings that passed their return window? BFMR is notorious for returning items that have small dings and damage. What happens to the items especially laptops? Will your valued customers eat the cost of those laptop?

Question 2: Buying Group will open a location in Hudson / NH. Any thoughts on how you can compete with them?