DisneyMandC
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2015
Just cancelled my wife's Marriott card which was originally opened back in 2016. It was upgraded to the new Marriott card a year ago and it was just time to go. I could not justify the $95 AF - due to the PC, my free night posts on a different schedule than the AF so I had already gotten the free night in March and used it this summer. Why am I typing all of this - I dunno, haha. I guess it's just hard to say goodbye to an old card! In our first year of "heavy churning" we got 24 cards and only 6 of them remain open. Goodbye Marriott card - you did me good, friend! You did me good!
...I get oddly sentimental about my credit cards...
Just cancelled my wife's Marriott card which was originally opened back in 2016. It was upgraded to the new Marriott card a year ago and it was just time to go. I could not justify the $95 AF - due to the PC, my free night posts on a different schedule than the AF so I had already gotten the free night in March and used it this summer. Why am I typing all of this - I dunno, haha. I guess it's just hard to say goodbye to an old card! In our first year of "heavy churning" we got 24 cards and only 6 of them remain open. Goodbye Marriott card - you did me good, friend! You did me good!
...I get oddly sentimental about my credit cards...
For those that have done repositioning flights within Europe, what carriers have you used that didn’t charge a fortune for checked bags? Ryan Air is cheap but it’s showing $100 for checked bags.
I see the Dream got pushed out til tomorrow
This will be me next March. We haven't cancelled a hotel card yet but I highly, highly doubt we can justify the $125 fee on the Bananaboy Biz. It was my first ever Biz card so a little sentimental. It was back in the day where AmEx were like gateway biz cards, hand them out like candy, get your feet wet, move on to the big boys Oh, such a far away land of... 2018
enjoy! we had a relaxing visit to the area last February...I have been wondering this also. DM and I will be working toward CP later this year. We are flying to Fort Meyers Saturday for a week at the Hyatt Coconut Plantation timeshare in Bonita Springs. We went there last year and had an amazing, relaxing, vacation. We had no schedule and no expectations. I was planning to check for the 50,000 point availability when we are flying. We would wait and apply during our December HI trip.
Thanks for the step by step!OK booking a delta vacation package for WDW tix. Double miles value expires 9/6. There is speculation you could secure the tickets and be refunded the rest of the package if you cancel within 24 hours, but we are not sure on this. In the meantime I think its safer to go the insurance route. Plus in order to get the double miles benefit you need to use miles and I was told those cannot be placed back in your account.
Here goes:
- Log into Deltavacations.com go to the box on the bottom and click on "advanced search"
- To use the double miles benefit it must be a flight and hotel x2 nights
- I booked a WDW hotel, I'm not sure if that's necessary but I would to be safe. You also want to book it for soon to secure tickets ASAP. I did >30 days but less than 60 because i didn't want to get into any funky cancellation issues
- Depending on how many miles you want to use to the "throwaway" search for cheap flights. I looked at delta.com and did "flexible dates" to find my flights but I didn't look too hard
- In the search box do the flight (I did ATL-MCO), arrival must be MCO to add tickets. I did my reservation for 4 people because I couldn't figure out how to add more than one ticket. You can do 7,8,9 and 10 day tix if you want to do one flyer only
- Do the cheapest route you can find (unless you don't care about how many miles you are putting out) and 2 night at the value. Put in one person
- There is a "show all hotel filters" option - you can click on Disney. I chose 2 nights at ASM.
- Keep clicking the red "next" button box that appears on the side of the right side of the screen.
- Pick your flights. Don't care about the times do the one that costs $0, hit the RED NEXT button after each time
- The site can get a bit sluggish
- After you get the flights you will be at the "extra options" page
- Under activities choose the Disney tickets for the kind (base, hoppers or hopper plus), and days you want. You can only pick one at first (and only an adult ticket)
- Go up to the RED NEXT button again and click it
- You will then land on the "Traveler information page" - back out of this and add the remaining tickets you want - one by one back and forth (sooo slow)
- Once you are satisified you will add the travelers information. Click next and there you will see the insurance options. Choose the cheaper one and below you will see where you can use miles.
- Voila you have your package and tickets
- Once your tickets come go back online and cancel the package. You will see it says a large amount non refundable (for tickets) and a voucher for the amount the rest of the trip was worth (and the miles you paid also count double towards this portion)
I've been considering this for quite a while also- Already got rid of one Bonvoy card,have two more to go.... Will my already posted free nights stay avaailable even if we cancel the cards? I just don't think I have an easy use for a random 35k bonvoy night,and it doesn't make snes to me pay an AF on something I wouldn't otherwise want...or that I have to plan specially to use up....I've flown Aer Lingus, too and find their checked bags fees (in advance) weren't outrageous. Also ditto AF as well-we flew AF/Czech Air/ KLM all on an AF generated ticket and the bag fee was with the AF ticket. So basically adding nothing to the conversation, lol.
Yeah, can we call @calypso726 Gilligan yet? Or have her buy our lottery tickets?
Oh, those were the days, my friend! Mine is likely on the chopping block in Feb, and much as I love my R-C I'm thinking about calling to see if I can PC it in Nov. Marriott's merger with SPG has just not been smooth enough to ensure my continued loyalty, tbh.
Will my already posted free nights stay avaailable even if we cancel the cards?
It probably would've been cancelled long ago if not for a couple of random things...Did you just not feel as though you could get value out of the FN anymore with AFs going up? Or is it the fact that your other FN doesn't line up with it? Just curious. We currently have 3 Marriott Biz cards between Chase and Amex, but I think they will probably be keepers for us even though the FNs don't line up perfectly. Though I suppose we could hold some over and make it work.
HA tried Delta Plat Biz right after pers gold for DH, both got pop-upsPicked up DH the Amex gold delta biz. Now that I’m the new Delta fangirl I figured why not! We are flying them next month so the free bag will come in handy too! Used the dummy booking for 75k instead of a cross referral (was at a paltry 30k). And even better news no pop up! So those in pop up hell might want to try their luck with delta cards!
No, the free night continues to post on your original anniversary. I got my free night on 3/15. I did my upgrade in May and my AF charged on 9/1 last year. Then this year I got my free night again on 3/15 and my AF posted on 9/1.
I will!Let me know what you buy and how you like it.
No Marriott cards in this house yet!I feel like I’m all alone. I’m the only one just now getting my first Marriott biz card. Everybody else is canceling theirs. Oh well, I suppose some day I’ll cancel mine too.
Did you link from the delta site?HA tried Delta Plat Biz right after pers gold for DH, both got pop-ups
not this last timeDid you link from the delta site?
I'm reading on FT right now about Amex reimbursements on airlines. Has anyone tried the new techniques?