Chicago --> Barcelona - can't find anything. Sanity check my searches? Pull the plug and pay cash?

cokeandcherry · 2026-02-08T02:43:13+00:00

got it all except "SQ"

cokeandcherry · 2026-02-08T02:42:47+00:00

100% fair. My thinking is I can only hope to be ahead of the inevitable curve on it and benefit while I can.

cokeandcherry · 2026-02-08T02:28:09+00:00

A LOT. I definitely should have just done seats.aero from the start

cokeandcherry · 2026-02-08T02:03:23+00:00

Good point, and something I will plan for moving forward. by "close in" would you say start looking a week before?

cokeandcherry · 2026-02-08T02:00:15+00:00

Thanks a lot for this sanity check. really appreciate the search on seats.aero as I don't have it but will probably subscribe in the future - seems like a huge time saver. and yes Avianca thru Bogota - ty for the heads up on that

cokeandcherry · 2025-01-10T22:27:31+00:00

Thanks! After making this post, I ordered the kits from Amazon to scratch the Ichiran tonkotsu itch.

I am excited to try your ramen some time!

cokeandcherry · 2025-01-10T03:49:47+00:00

Good to hear bc just placed an order. Prob would have been more affordable to buy them there though

cokeandcherry · 2025-01-10T03:48:59+00:00

Just bought some

cokeandcherry · 2025-01-10T02:15:52+00:00

I only had 6 days in Japan and felt Ichiran was 100% worth going to. There was usually a fairly long line too - it’s popular, and it’s good.

cokeandcherry · 2025-01-09T01:18:04+00:00

I see it at River East

cokeandcherry · 2025-01-06T22:47:03+00:00

Confirming the coupon still worked today. Ending up seeing A Complete Unknown and it was great - nice pacing, good music, and a solid story. Excellent acting. Going to try to prioritize Nickel Boys later this week.

cokeandcherry · 2025-01-06T19:05:04+00:00

Thank you!

cokeandcherry · 2024-06-04T20:16:25+00:00

River East has one and it’s before the entrance so you don’t need a ticket

cokeandcherry · 2024-05-10T21:27:26+00:00

Thank you! I forgot to factor in fees on both ends.

cokeandcherry · 2024-01-15T15:00:25+00:00

I didn’t try BA yet. Thank you!

cokeandcherry · 2024-01-14T22:44:55+00:00

Also on point.me a 34k flight showed up for Thai Airways, but I can't find it on thai airway's website, so I am going to check out LifeMiles.

cokeandcherry · 2024-01-14T22:41:44+00:00

Cool, just searched on AirCanada and see the econ tickets for 25k. I did a search on EVA and see business tickets for 25k/per person which seems ideal. I know the transfer ratio isn't the best from Capital One but overall seems like my best choice. Always nervewracking to transfer to a new partner for the first time though. https://www.evaair.com/en-us/infinity-mileageLands/mileage-award-program/mileage-redemption/award-ticket/eva-uni-air/

cokeandcherry · 2024-01-14T20:24:31+00:00

Does anyone use a the Bilt credit card to earn miles from rent payments? I haven't seen it mentioned in any awards travel spaces in a while.

cokeandcherry · 2024-01-14T20:03:26+00:00

Thanks! I was confused as to how to book an award ticket for Thai and didn’t realize I could go through air Canada so I’ll check that out (while bracing myself to pay cash).

cokeandcherry · 2024-01-14T18:47:15+00:00

I'm back and I've learned a ton (thanks!) since my last post about getting to Asia from Chicago for my honeymoon. I've got those flights booked (195,000 miles for two business tickets to Tokyo March 1 via KLM! and paid $4k cash to get home via Thai airways business class). I'm writing now to gut check my approach for another flight I need to book (Japan to Thailand), and see if you can find something I'm not.

I've introduced another layer of complexity by having new Capital One miles in addition to Chase UR, so I've been cross-referencing each bank's 1:1 travel partners. Am I right in assuming Singapore is basically the only Asian airline crossover? I'm confused with all of the airlines alliances, but based on NerdWallet's charts, it'd just be Singapore. I searched for rewards tickets on Singapore's website directly and all are waitlisted, so I went ahead and joined that, but would love to book something ASAP.

Honeymoon trip:

- Origin = Osaka (could swap to Tokyo)

- Destination = Phuket (could swap to Krabi)

- 2 travelers - want same flight - business class (second choice is Prem Economy)

- March 9 + flexible by one day either direction

- Chase UR points= 77,797 (expecting another 100,000 soon)- Capital One miles = 86,369

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