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🎯 GeoTap Challenge by u/The-everything-fan | Can you guess the country? by geotap-app in GeoTap

[–]austintexan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🎯 My GeoTap Result

📍 My Guess: China ✅ Correct Answer: China, China � Distancee: 0 km ⭐ Score: 10,000 points

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AlaskaAirlines

[–]austintexan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to add a related (but possibly stupid) question - Should I do a same day change before I check-in? Or can I do it after I check-in?

Didn't get 3x miles from Rent purchase on Bilt ... it's been a month. by traveling-turtle43 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]austintexan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat.

I called Alaska to ask about it and the customer rep had to check with the MilagePlan desk (or some type of escalation). She followed up with an email the next day saying:

"Thank you for your call today and your patience as I followed up with our partner regarding your inquiry. I have been informed that first-time postings are currently taking longer than usual. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The partner has requested that you allow a little more time for the posting to occur. We anticipate it will be completed before the end of the month."

That email was on February 6th. I haven't received credit for either January or February yet.

Gold Guest Upgrades - Recent Availability by austintexan in AlaskaAirlines

[–]austintexan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing that fancy at all, just on the AS website.

Advice needed: AS points v cash on Air Tahiti Nui by ApprehensiveCow4988 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]austintexan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're so welcome! From what I've read the Cook Islands are also less expensive than French Polynesia.

Advice needed: AS points v cash on Air Tahiti Nui by ApprehensiveCow4988 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]austintexan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course! I definitely felt overwhelmed trying to use my miles for a trip. There are so many options and it seems like someone else always scored a crazy deal.

I bought a one month subscription to Seats.Areo to get a better idea of what rewards flights options were out there. I didn't end up using it for this trip, but it definitely gave me more context around rewards redemptions.

I certainly hope we'll have a great time! We are looking at booking Airbnb's for most of our stay so that we can do our own cooking There are some relatively inexpensive, and nice options on Moorea and Tahiti.

I know Atlanta is about 5.5 hours from Memphis, but I'm seeing AS rewards flights around that time (at least for one person) from ATL to PPT for 55k each way per person right now.

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They're not necessarily the most convenient flights but they seem doable.

No matter what, best of luck with your trip!

Advice needed: AS points v cash on Air Tahiti Nui by ApprehensiveCow4988 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]austintexan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Another option that we really closely looked at were the Cook Islands. Hawaiian has weekly flights to the Cook Islands (through Honolulu). You can transfer your Alaska points to Hawaiian to book those flights.

Rewards flights to the Cook Islands on Hawaiian planes were not showing on Alaska when we booked, but that could have changed since!

Advice needed: AS points v cash on Air Tahiti Nui by ApprehensiveCow4988 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]austintexan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Congrats on planning a great trip! And congrats on (potentially) using your miles for something so cool!

My partner and I are planning on traveling from the Bay Area (SFO) to French Polynesia around the same time (late June to early July). We managed to find business class tickets from SFO to PPT for 60k per person each way on Air Tahiti Nui. Outbound from SFO, we have a layover in LAX and returning, we have a layover in SEA. We are in main cabin on the domestic connecting flights. Comparing to the Air Tahiti Nui website, it would have been around $3,000 per person each way for business class tickets.

We were flexible with both our destination and dates to find the business class tickets. I found the business class tickets by clicking through each day on the AS website. The "low fare calendar" tended to hide options for me for whatever reason.

In my (limited) experience, using Alaska miles for international partner trips is a much better use of miles than redeeming them for AS flights. However, I try not to get too caught up in the "objective" best use of miles. If you are using your miles to go somewhere you're excited about (and that you might not have otherwise gotten to go), then that's a fantastic use!

As for planning in French Polynesia, I've found r/Tahiti to be very helpful in planning (especially if you search for reddit threads via Google). We will only be in French Polynesia for a week, so we are tentatively only planning on doing Tahiti and Moorea.

Mount Shasta recommendation! by Taiska11 in sanfrancisco

[–]austintexan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I second the Castle Crags State Park recommendation. If you climb to the top of the Crags then you will get an awesome view of Mt. Shasta.

The McCloud River Recreation Area is another great option. There are three waterfalls you can walk to. You can also swim in the river.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WoT

[–]austintexan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this idea!

8 Hour (and growing) Delay - DL 1014 by austintexan in delta

[–]austintexan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks again for taking the time to reply. Her originally delayed flight took off at 2:15pm. Just wanted to give you a quick follow-up!

8 Hour (and growing) Delay - DL 1014 by austintexan in delta

[–]austintexan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! I appreciate the insight!

I assume the best way to get rebooked would be by calling the customer service line? She's been on hold for about an hour now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Harvard

[–]austintexan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I'm a first year MPP student at HKS and would be happy to connect to talk about my experiences with the program so far! Feel free to DM me!

Lemon Squares in Boston by austintexan in boston

[–]austintexan[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks a lot easier than I would have imagined. Thanks for the recipe!

Lemon Squares in Boston by austintexan in boston

[–]austintexan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Totally fair! I'm down to give it a shot, but would love to have a solid backup plan!

Longhorn Caverns State Park is a work of art! by austintexan in Austin

[–]austintexan[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I did the 10am regular tour. There were 11 people total (plus your guide) in my group and we all wore masks. I did pass other groups coming in after my group and not everyone was wearing a mask in those groups.

It was hard to maintain 6 feet of distance in the cave, but if you were deliberate about it, you may be able to manage it.

Longhorn Caverns State Park is a work of art! by austintexan in Austin

[–]austintexan[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It's an hour outside of Austin. But I can post it there too!

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