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Roundtrip Ticket to Buenos Aires for Under $100

January 13, 2019 by Laurie Deppa Leave a Comment

How do you get a roundtrip ticket to Buenos Aires for under $100?  Let me tell you how.  I was in desperate need of a retreat from the impending cold of January.  I had been to Argentina twice before (along with Uruguay) and greatly enjoyed them both.  I researched Google Flights and found flights to be about $1100US to Buenos Aires – I knew I could do much better with points.  Google Flights is a great tool for research but you cannot book on the site.

Google Flights

After finding flights on United’s website for only 30,000 points each way, I knew I had my “ticket to sunny skies”.  We had some Chase points through use of the Chase Sapphire and Chase Ink and they are so easy to transfer to partner airlines (including United).  I called Chase and because I am an authorized user on my husband’s card, they quickly transferred 48,000 points to my personal United account.  I had accrued the other 12k points through the United MileagePlus Shopping portal.   It really is the easiest way (apart from sign-up bonuses) to accrue airline and hotel points.

United’s website

I personally like to call the airlines to be sure there are no partner flights I missed online and found a decent flight in the Miles Saver category for 30k each way – quite a good deal.  January/February is high season in Argentina/Uruguay because it is their summer. The usual price in points is 60-70k each way.  I booked the round-trip ticket to Argentina for $94.73 in taxes and fees and 60,000 points.  I even found some business class seats for 60k one-way but decided to save points for another trip.

Less than $100 to Buenos Aires!

So why are you complaining about that cold, snowy weather?  Book a roundtrip ticket now to Buenos Aires for less than $100 and you’ll be soaking up the sun in no time!

Shopping in Buenos Aires

 

Filed Under: South America, Travel Tips, United Airlines

My Family got FREE Flights to 3 Countries in Europe

May 26, 2017 by Laurie Deppa Leave a Comment

Arrival at London Heathrow

Arrival at London Heathrow with my Family

My family got FREE flights (we just paid taxes) to 3 countries in Europe.  We have been working on building our points for a special family trip and I got the three of us here on points.   How did we do it?

FLying United Airlines

Flying FREE with United

First, I compared how many points we had with each credit card company – Chase, Amex, etc.  Then I compared each airline loyalty program to see where we had the most points.  I found that I had at least 60,000 United Airlines points mostly from using United Shopping (one of my favorites).  I almost never buy anything in person and try to wait for the big bonuses like 10-15 points/dollar.

Then I asked my husband to see where he had the most points and it was Chase.  My husband has a couple of Chase cards and because I am an authorized user we basically have a joint account.  That means we can transfer any points to airline loyalty programs for either one of us.  Bingo!

UNited Mileage Plus Statement

United Mileage Plus Statement

I actually called Chase myself and they recognized me as a cardholder (even though it’s actually his account) and I requested to transfer 120,000 points to MY United Airlines Mileage Plus account.  Within a couple of days it was there – 180,000 miles, enough for 3 round trip tickets to Europe.  The best part is that United allows a FREE stopover so I called an agent and asked where we could stop for free on the way to Lisbon.  My stopover choice was London.  I like using an agent because I can ask for various scenarios to see which are allowed, much more easily than doing it myself.  It’s just a personal choice.

My United Statement Showing Mileage Redemption

My United Statement Showing Mileage Redemption

Next I informed the agent that I wanted an open jaw ticket which is also allowed on United award travel!  That means you can fly into one city and out of another.  So I booked Dulles (IAD) – Heathrow (LHR) – Lisbon (LIS) – Barcelona (BCN) – Dulles (IAD) on one award ticket for 180,000 United Points and $264.38 in taxes.  Not bad!

MIleage Plus Shopping Bonus

Mileage Plus Shopping BONUS – The Best Time to Shop

We are currently finishing up the last part of our trip and I just received 10,200 points with a purchase on United Mileage Plus Shopping.  I needed some shoes and I got 15x points plus 500 bonus points.  I am well on my way to another free trip somewhere – are you?

Filed Under: United Airlines

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