Tampa Girl Posted May 25, 2018 #26 Share Posted May 25, 2018 another easy way to meet spending requirements for airline bonus miles is to buy gift cards with the credit card for yourself at sams club or costco.....you then can use them like a debit card at sams/ walmart or costco for any purchases But $4,000 of gift cards? Wow! Would like to be the recipient of that one. Aside from that, we opened another Citicard last year, offering 60,000 points for the same reason that Dave was explaining. We had signed up for the Grand Asia and knew that the mandatory $3,000 was not going to be a problem. Now . . . if only we had been able to use the 60k points for our return flight four days before Christmas - good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerson Posted May 25, 2018 #27 Share Posted May 25, 2018 But $4,000 of gift cards? Wow! Would like to be the recipient of that one. Aside from that, we opened another Citicard last year, offering 60,000 points for the same reason that Dave was explaining. We had signed up for the Grand Asia and knew that the mandatory $3,000 was not going to be a problem. Now . . . if only we had been able to use the 60k points for our return flight four days before Christmas - good luck! There use to be a trick where you could buy dollar coins from the US Treasury with free shipping. People would get $1,000 in dollar coins, then deposit in the bank, then pay the credit card back before interest was applied. The CC companies got wise to that and stopped it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dockman Posted May 25, 2018 #28 Share Posted May 25, 2018 But $4,000 of gift cards? Wow! Would like to be the recipient of that one. Aside from that, we opened another Citicard last year, offering 60,000 points for the same reason that Dave was explaining. We had signed up for the Grand Asia and knew that the mandatory $3,000 was not going to be a problem. Now . . . if only we had been able to use the 60k points for our return flight four days before Christmas - good luck! it's not very hard to spend $300 +++ a month at sams or costco....you can buy the card for yourself so not really a "gift". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted May 26, 2018 #29 Share Posted May 26, 2018 You can’t transfer it to a travel agency after paid in full, so if you want those discounts, transfer it first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwally Posted May 26, 2018 #30 Share Posted May 26, 2018 another easy way to meet spending requirements for airline bonus miles is to buy gift cards with the credit card for yourself at sams club or costco.....you then can use them like a debit card at sams/ walmart or costco for any purchases That is a great idea, and one I'd never considered. Back in the day, before my issuer cottoned on, you could earn points on cash advances. It wasn't the cheapest way to earn an award ticket or retain membership in a frequent flyer program, because interest started to accrue immediately on the amount you'd borrowed, but when you really needed to get there... Speaking of the things we're willing to do - I once drove the 35 miles to LAX for a round trip flight to SNA (40 miles away) and then drove back home again, because I desperately needed the 1,000 points (500 per segment) to avoid dropping from Silver to lowly Blue in a frequent flyer program! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&G Posted May 26, 2018 #31 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Ah, there's a possible caveat here - if you were to cancel for a refund, your bonus points would likely evaporate. The points earned for the actual spend would definitely go bye-bye. I can't imagine what would happen if you've already used the points! Been there, done that. You don't lose anything. Trust me, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last nite :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancal Posted May 26, 2018 #32 Share Posted May 26, 2018 We rarely never pay for anything in advance. Most especially travel products. The only exception would be when paying in advance yields a significant discount . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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