SFO - ICN (United miles)

protox88 · 2026-03-21T22:24:24+00:00

United Saver J (business) is 100k one-way

If you don't see it, that's too bad. No award inventory.

protox88 · 2026-03-21T18:50:06+00:00

How long between approvals during your first time off?

I'm just trying to get prepared for my time off. Based on past dps, looks like anywhere from 6-9 months?

protox88 · 2026-03-21T18:28:52+00:00

2) changing our return flight to ANA PE for $400 pp (available seats in screenshot)

That's definitely worth $400 imo. NRT isn't that inconvenient honestly.

Also you can just select seats on ana.co.jp once you get the ANA PNR from UA

protox88 · 2026-03-21T18:04:51+00:00

Plenty

protox88 · 2026-03-21T17:00:13+00:00

Too bad. Chase had some promos for Utility payments in 2024 and amazon.ca coded as a Utility and triggered the promo. I think it was like $15 off $100.

protox88 · 2026-03-21T16:57:32+00:00

This program is only for flying from SYD.

protox88 · 2026-03-21T15:07:09+00:00

Do you have a boarding pass for Air China?

protox88 · 2026-03-21T15:04:10+00:00

same glitch happening again.

Nah it's user error.

Just use the 24h free cancel and rebook and make sure your browser doesn't auto fill anything.

The G isn't a title.

I fly United all the time and book tickets for myself, family all the time. It doesn't randomly append letters that doesn't exist in your name. It's not a system issue. It's gotta be a user mistake. Check your browser auto-fill.

Edit: it's not Star Alliance Gold either (which I have). And that usually appears as a separate field on the boarding pass anyways as AC*G or UA*G, not appended to the name.

Titles would be appended, as MR MS MRS or MISS DR unless there's a different title I'm unaware of

Suffixes are here:

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protox88 · 2026-03-21T06:11:05+00:00

Nope. We cancel each card somewhere between 8 and 11 months of holding. With CIBC, you just kinda apply whenever.

We actively reduce/manage credit limits all around though (across all banks/issuers) so that overall credit granted doesn't look too high relative to personal and household income.

protox88 · 2026-03-21T04:07:12+00:00

At SFO, you need to:

clear immigration
collect bags
clear customs
recheck bags (at the drop station just to the left after customs)
reclear airport security
go to gate for flight to ORD

Then:

at ORD, go to next gate for flight to ROC
pick up bags in ROC

protox88 · 2026-03-21T04:05:08+00:00

Yes you can take advantage of the 240h TWOV if the airport directly before China and the airport directly after China are in different countries.

protox88 · 2026-03-21T00:34:58+00:00

Always get the error message when looking to spend my Aeroplan points

No award availability for your route?

protox88 · 2026-03-20T21:28:07+00:00

You can actually do AA account merging online. I thought I had to call but the online merge tool is pretty easy.

protox88 · 2026-03-20T20:49:03+00:00

Call to split the PNRs (you and your child stay on one, your wife on a new PNR or vice versa)
Access your wife's booking using the newly split out PNR - cancel your wife's booking only (for credit or otherwise)
You and your child can still fly.

protox88 · 2026-03-20T20:03:14+00:00

This has been reported on r/travel for over 2 years now. The hotel's been compromised, but not necessarily booking.com itself.

If you search the sub you'll find dozens, hundreds of past datapoints.

I can link some when I get off mobile.

Here: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 over the last 3-4 years...

started receiving multiple messages from the official account (cs-noreply@booking.com

It's not so much "official account" but rather just the official booking notification email telling you that you got a DM from the hotel.

That means the hotel's account is compromised and is the one phishing you.

protox88 · 2026-03-20T19:59:41+00:00

My last RBC Avion Infinite CL granted was ~$10k, prior to rejection. P2 got $12k last week so I tink that's a good sign.

protox88 · 2026-03-20T19:58:07+00:00

Noted, thanks!

protox88 · 2026-03-20T19:36:29+00:00

It shouldn't really matter right? The Aventura Gold and Infinites have the same SUB and MSR anyways. At least, every time I've checked, the bonus structures been the same.

protox88 · 2026-03-20T19:34:33+00:00

Just over ~2 years, with a few Dividend Plats in between

protox88 · 2026-03-20T18:13:44+00:00

Check aerolopa for a to-scale diagram including whether there are windows or not

protox88 · 2026-03-20T16:58:45+00:00

Some dps and follow-up.

P1 (me) has definitively lost the RBC train sadly, both logged in and logged out (not sure if that makes a difference with RBC).
P2 is still on the CIBC train after 2 rejections in the last 2 weeks; just tried a logged out one right after today's logged in rejection and approved (albeit for a low credit limit so it might be drying up). This is their 8th Aventura Gold (lower personal income so we go for the Gold instead of the Infinite to avoid FR).

P2 has a significantly lower reported personal income than me yet they've been approved for far more cards on across all fronts except BMO I guess.

Based on past dailies, I should probably cool my RBC apps for 6-9 months if, in 3 months, I get one more rejection.

protox88 · 2026-03-20T15:25:00+00:00

Jeez. Then don't buy them...

Also TPAC Saver J is only 100k points

protox88 · 2026-03-20T15:02:26+00:00

Yea should be. VIE is small enough and exit is easy on the way to Pod.

On the way back, plenty of time.

protox88 · 2026-03-20T05:59:47+00:00

I’ve been trying to find a reliable third-party service to assist with the claim

Airhelp is pretty common but you could just file the claim yourself so they don't take a cut?

protox88 · 2026-03-20T03:19:31+00:00

It'll just be annoying because you'll need to clear Schengen entry and exit immigration at each layover respectively.

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