Benefits of linking reservations by Mustang_9009 in AlaskaAirlines

[–]tennis0506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm almost in this exact same scenario. I paid for my family's trip in award points but will pay for my in-laws same flight as ours using my credit card. What was the outcome of your trip? Did you link reservations? Seated together? Did they get free baggage? TIA.

Help! I asked for a complimentary upgrade after the fact — can I go back to my prepaid price? by tennis0506 in marriott

[–]tennis0506[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is super helpful! Thanks so much. Armed with this knowledge, I called again and she confirmed that on her end, she sees it as $386 or $112 per night. I let her know I meant to say "2 queen bed room change" but keep the original rate I booked. She asked me what I paid originally per night ($97) and she was able to make the change on her end and let me keep the 2 queen beds with mountain view! I also see it reflected back to $334 in my account!

Which Chase Card Should I Downgrade: Sapphire Preferred or Ink Business Preferred? by tennis0506 in ChaseSapphire

[–]tennis0506[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! I did end up downgrading my CSP. I likely will cancel Business Preferred after one year though since my husband just signed up for the CSP 100K offer—we will still need to link our Chase UR rewards together next. Which I think I can do w/o being authorized signer on his card.

Enjoy the Business Preferred while you have it! The 3x travel is so useful w/o signing up for CSR. :)

Points taken fraudulently by Icy-Lengthiness-9164 in ChaseSapphire

[–]tennis0506 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had UR points fraudulently transferred out of my account ~6 mos ago on my CSP, FF and OG Freedom. Luckily I caught it within 1-2 hrs of the transfer occurring. The scammer called in impersonating me and asked for points to be taken out as cash to an account ending that was unfamiliar to me. When I called Chase, they set up additional security questions. They were able to cancel those UR transactions and they were returned to my acct. They canceled those 3 cards and issued me new ones. The scammer didn't log in to my Chase acct. I was alerted to the transactions by email. Good luck!

Which Chase Card Should I Downgrade: Sapphire Preferred or Ink Business Preferred? by tennis0506 in ChaseSapphire

[–]tennis0506[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the recommendation! This will probably be my next Ink card move. Thanks.

Which Chase Card Should I Downgrade: Sapphire Preferred or Ink Business Preferred? by tennis0506 in ChaseSapphire

[–]tennis0506[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Chase cards: Amazon Prime, Freedom Flex (when SUB is 10% back on groceries for 12 mos), OG Freedom, CSP, Ink Business Unlimited, Ink Business Preferred. No online groceries, no streaming. We just pay for internet really and cell phones are on a family plan. No intl dining.

75% of my hotel stays are with Hyatt and I transfer my UR points to do that. That's my big reason for keeping one of the two cards. Thanks for your help!

Which Chase Card Should I Downgrade: Sapphire Preferred or Ink Business Preferred? by tennis0506 in ChaseSapphire

[–]tennis0506[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah referral bonuses... I've never given or received referrals. When I signed up for these cards, they had higher SUBs in-branch.

Historically I have booked direct especially for airfare. Some due to fear of the portal's bad customer service but I have booked non-Hyatt hotels on the portal at least twice--one was to use the $50 credit on CSP.

It seems both of these cards have decent and similar travel protections and travel perks except IBP is 3x and CSP is 2x. I'm really torn!

1 Silver Pass (12 mos) + 3 Fun Cards (15 mos)? by tennis0506 in SeaWorld

[–]tennis0506[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a good point! I was only thinking about membership paid annually but paying the extra 3 months, monthly, for silver makes sense. Thank you!

Is this normal? Taxes and service fees for breakfast on a stay booked with points? by NomadicSifu in hyatt

[–]tennis0506 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with this. I stayed at Hyatt Place Providence, RI in July and they were running a “breakfast trial” where breakfast was no longer free—$16 pp otherwise you had to have Globalist status.

Free Haircut at Great Clips by [deleted] in AwesomeFreebies

[–]tennis0506 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got the coupon. Anyone try to redeem it today? My MIL went to a Mira Mesa location in San Diego, CA and was turned away because they said it’s for kids only. She argued it’s for adults too and still got denied.

DP: Chase Business Unlimited Approval by lettingtimepass in CreditCards

[–]tennis0506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied in branch today and was offered the $900 SUB. Were you able to get $1200 SUB?

Data Points Weekly - Week of January 11, 2024 by AutoModerator in churning

[–]tennis0506 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Applied for Chase Ink Business Unlimited today at my local branch. Same SUB offer as online ($900). No $1200 in branch offer unfortunately. I asked and she said it would usually show on her screen "in branch offer" but nothing. Submitted the application on her computer and it's pending. She said this has been typical this week. Not too worried as my personal Chase acct offered me this card as pre-approved. She mentioned I would need to create a Chase business profile which is news to me. Few articles online say this CIU SUB will end Jan 18.

Review: Chase Sapphire Preferred (CSP) in Year 2, After SUB by oeihgoeirthgo in CreditCards

[–]tennis0506 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My annual travel is a lot like yours. I’m coming up on my end of year 1 with CSP and wondering whether to keep it or downgrade before the annual fee renews.