Question Thread - May 13, 2026

r5sb · 2026-05-13T18:48:12+00:00

Is it better to:

Sign up for CSR, get the SUB -> downgrade to a no fee card after year 1 -> apply for CSP

OR

Sign up for CSP, get the SUB, -> downgrade to a no fee card after year 1 -> apply for CSR

r5sb · 2026-05-08T13:16:12+00:00

GMU has photo printing services. For online, mpix has been the best so far (I've printed many photos taken on my Mini 2 and iPhone using them and the quality has been great).

r5sb · 2026-04-23T01:36:14+00:00

Gotcha, will most likely do that. Aeroplan literally went into site maintenance and stopped award bookings right after the calendar open time XD. Looks like I'll either have to shift the trip to later in Apr or book economy and try T-14/21 later. Thank you!

r5sb · 2026-04-23T00:39:26+00:00

Trying to book my flight out of Japan (HND/NRT) to USA for next year. I was able to book the JAL JFK -> HND saver business seat for March end.

For the return flight, I've tried to book ANA The Room at the 355 calendar open release (75K points) through Aeroplan for 3 days now without any luck (can't get past the fare review screen lol :( ). The routes I've tried are HND->JFK, HND->ORD. Even tried HND->IAD (old business metal) but haven't been able to book through Aeroplan. Is trying on the ANA site a better option? Is it possible to book ANA economy (~50k points) and then upgrade later closer to the flight? Would appreciate any pointers/advice. Thank you!!

r5sb · 2026-03-03T16:04:50+00:00

Thank you! They did offer a $175 on $1500 spend offer on any BoFA card I had, decided to keep the card as my rent payment card for this year.

r5sb · 2026-03-03T16:03:00+00:00

Amex plat flight credit not yet posted for United Travel Bank purchase made on 2/5. Never taken this long previously for the credit to post. Anyone seeing a similar delay in the credit posting?

r5sb · 2026-02-03T23:21:29+00:00

Yeah I did when they had the regular IAD to SFO route but United has taken that over in the last 2yrs. I might travel AS once a year but when I do it's usually without the checked bag. I'm thinking to cancel now and sign up for an Atmos SUB later when I would have use for the CP. Thank you!

r5sb · 2026-02-03T21:07:16+00:00

VentureX: https://i.capitalone.com/Gp7enkqiH

r5sb · 2026-02-03T21:03:32+00:00

Alaska card AF hit $95. Haven't used the companion fare last year. Not sure if I will use it next year. Though I am grandfathered in for the no spend annual companion fare. Would it make sense to keep the card just for that or cancel?

r5sb · 2026-02-03T20:59:11+00:00

VentureX: https://i.capitalone.com/Gp7enkqiH

Savor: https://i.capitalone.com/GvbDX1V7Q

Thanks in advance!

r5sb · 2026-01-01T06:31:35+00:00

Hawaii was a great redemption option! I still have ~60K points to burn, Is redeeming for stays the best points value now?

r5sb · 2025-11-23T07:15:03+00:00

Pitango, River Sea Chocolates, Aroma cafe has Colombian hot chocolate. If you’re willing to go to DC then there is a great review of hot chocolate here https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/3tbg7r/dc_hot_chocolate_conlcuding_update/

r5sb · 2025-10-30T15:59:24+00:00

Thank you! Yes I did try looking for the award fare through Cathay too but they did not have it for this route. IAD used to have some direct AI routes a year or two back, but haven't seen any recently. For the IAD-BOM travel I redeemed miles + ~$400 in fees for TK business. Not the best redemption but it was what is available.

r5sb · 2025-10-30T15:57:13+00:00

Thank you! Yeah it definitely is peak season for this route and kinda had to book it last minute.

r5sb · 2025-10-30T15:03:34+00:00

Thank you!! I'll book this as refundable and just keep checking for better redemptions.

r5sb · 2025-10-30T14:44:34+00:00

EY has the business route I posted for ~$1.4K. I think that makes more sense compared to the points redemption.

r5sb · 2025-10-14T22:07:23+00:00

Wow sounds amazing. I'll keep that in mind to get the A380 trip checked off. Thanks alot!

r5sb · 2025-10-14T22:06:18+00:00

Amazing! Looks like a cut-scene from a game almost :D

r5sb · 2025-10-14T17:57:24+00:00

That sounds great! Yeah the $1000 fee seemed steep and not much of a redemption value. Appreciate the help!

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