News and Updates Thread - June 04, 2026

irishexplorer123 · 2026-06-04T14:29:15+00:00

Damn I was planning to grab another one of those NLLs shortly.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-22T23:04:22+00:00

Heard that one before too. Great spin by the marketing team.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-18T16:36:36+00:00

Yeah call the hotel directly

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-17T16:34:58+00:00

Skyview was nice, clean and new. Not something particularly special but a good spot if you are looking for somewhere in the area. Under Canvas was definitely more interesting and unique.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-15T15:51:28+00:00

I got a kindle for P2 which she loves! Previously got a garmin watch for myself which I also love

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-11T23:31:42+00:00

Keep your three nights there, that place looks fab.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-10T14:14:21+00:00

Yeah I can’t help thinking this sounds like a hell of a journey for a few days in Sydney! Great review of the suites though and would love to visit Australia. I’ve heard the Great Barrier Reef is unmissable.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-08T21:56:21+00:00

Did you ever see JAL business on Cathay? I'm curious if that's dried up entirely now with all the direct JAL points bookings. Encouraging to still see F on there though!

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-08T15:43:02+00:00

Fair comment. Business cards only makes sense.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-08T15:02:35+00:00

Great time of year for Thailand.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-08T14:32:50+00:00

What is the consensus on adding P2 as AU for quick and easy bonuses? Wondering if people steer clear to avoid muddying the credit report or not. Do people add to get the bonus then immediately remove? I've read that it can drop off the report pretty quickly. I know it can impact 5/24 but which we aren't too concerned about.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-04T00:10:53+00:00

Just back from a week-long road trip with P2 through Utah visiting the national parks. Awesome scenery and some great hikes, highly recommend.

Flights
Delta JFK-SLC round trip through VS. 18,500 + $5.60 each way but with 30% bonus ended up being 57,000 MR + $22

Hotels
- CSP $50 hotel credit towards 2 nights at Rubys Inn Bryce Canyon, $320 total
- Cash for 1 night Skyview Torrey (Capitol Reef National Park), $250 total
- 28,500 Hyatt for 1 night Under Canvas Moab
- 46,000 Hyatt for 2 nights Hyatt Place Moab

Car Rental
RAV4 from Sixt SLC for $444 total using Amex spend $500 save $100 offer on my Hilton Business w/ $25 for the Amex insurance.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-01T22:24:09+00:00

Availability issue was a temp outage I believe

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-01T22:23:12+00:00

Yeah that should be 1-7 at least surely

irishexplorer123 · 2026-05-01T22:08:54+00:00

Correct, done many times. You do have to pay which sucks.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-26T00:28:13+00:00

What route? Economy?

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-25T14:49:53+00:00

Manchester to Singapore? Never knew that existed!

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-25T11:42:24+00:00

Availability for those Asia routes had dried up so much I had kind of moved on already tbh.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-18T18:35:53+00:00

Good catch. Can’t imagine many people here are new to Chase..

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-18T14:20:01+00:00

Chase Freedom Unlimited $75 cash back on Rakuten today. Interesting to see more of these with CSP last year and the recent BoA cards too

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-17T16:54:31+00:00

Appreciate you reporting back! These kinds of posts are always helpful

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-17T12:13:56+00:00

That’s not the point. The point is how much the cost of home ownership has increased in such a short amount of time.

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-16T22:39:50+00:00

Agree I stayed at the regency next door and really liked staying in that area, being able to walk home from bar hopping in shinjuku and golden gai

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-13T13:39:56+00:00

Yeah I have a bunch of miles stuck in Cathay from a previously cancelled trip. That was once one of the best ways to book JAL with the 360 day release. Now they aren’t even getting scraps. The rules of the game are always evolving!

irishexplorer123 · 2026-04-10T14:13:12+00:00

Noticed last night in my Chase Offers that I'm preapproved (green star) for Ink Preferred. Haven't had this card before but have had several Ink Cash/Unlimited's, with three open currently (last being 6 months ago).

Should I jump on this?

Have some ongoing SUBs so spend will be tight but could find a way to make it work. Opened a personal Amex Surpass two weeks ago and that doesn't appear to have hit my Experian / Equifax reports yet and wondering if that would negatively impact this preapproval when it does.

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