Ok CC hackers!
What is the best Credit Card hacking strategy to pay for a Portugal Trip in April? This is for a married couple, both with excellent credit.
We already have exhausted sign up rewards for Chase Southwest, Chase Ink Business, Chase Sapphire Reserve, Marriott Bonvoy AMEX, and Capital One Venture cards.
We have about 60-70K United points, that's really it right now.
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Thanks again!
You didn't mention your departure airport - this matters. MEX? YVR? JFK? North America is vast.
If you're in 2 player mode, how is it you only have ~65 United points? Have you burned all the others? Are you each over 5/24? You could get the CSP if you haven't yet, but you'd have to complete the spending pretty fast to get the bonus in time to use it for an April trip.
But also... you should have a plan. What are the next cards you plan to get? Where do you want to go a year from now? When I started travel hacking, I also started travel planning 11-12 months in advance.
Anyway, TAP Portugal is in the Star Alliance, so you could use United miles on their flights, or on United itself, EWR-LIS. You could buy 1 RT ticket with cash and 1 with miles, or you could buy 2 sets of 1 ways so you're on the same itinerary. There are frequently flight deals to Lisbon for under $500 cash, especially if your dates are flexible. Follow
https://www.theflightdeal.com/ and maybe you'll get lucky.