Do you know how your spends of just 4L or less can help you get experience in #BusinessClass to Japan & SKorea that costs 1Lac+
And we are not talking about investment but regular expenses like Grocery, Rent, School Fee, Insurance, Fuel, utilities, Shopping etc
Let's explore🧵
And we are not talking about investment but regular expenses like Grocery, Rent, School Fee, Insurance, Fuel, utilities, Shopping etc
Let's explore🧵
For earning we will start with simple card and then will discuss other cards too
💳#AmexIndia Platinum Travel card
Base earning - 1 MR/Rs 50
Milestone 1 - Spend 1.90 Lac
Milestone 2 - Spend 4 Lac
When you have spent ₹4 Lac you get 48,000 MR points and 10k Taj voucher
💳#AmexIndia Platinum Travel card
Base earning - 1 MR/Rs 50
Milestone 1 - Spend 1.90 Lac
Milestone 2 - Spend 4 Lac
When you have spent ₹4 Lac you get 48,000 MR points and 10k Taj voucher
Here's a step-by-step guide to redeeming those points for a #BusinessClass seat
#AmexIndia have many Airline & Hotel partner but here we goint to transfer MR points to #MarriottBonvoy
With current 30% bonus 48k MR becomes 62,400 Marriott points
#AmexIndia have many Airline & Hotel partner but here we goint to transfer MR points to #MarriottBonvoy
With current 30% bonus 48k MR becomes 62,400 Marriott points
Marriott's bonus is valid until 31st Oct 22, thereafter you can optimize spends with 3X reward multipliers to get 60k MR points with the approx 4 Lac spend
In case you get new card, you also get 10k MR points as joining bonus
In case you get new card, you also get 10k MR points as joining bonus
Marriott points can be redeemed for free hotel nights, but here we'll use airline transfer option
Marriott points transfer to airmiles at 3 to 1 for most airlines, but if you transfer in chunks of 60k MB, you get an additional 5k airmiles, so 60k MB points are worth 25k airmiles
Marriott points transfer to airmiles at 3 to 1 for most airlines, but if you transfer in chunks of 60k MB, you get an additional 5k airmiles, so 60k MB points are worth 25k airmiles
Refer link for Marriott airline transfer
marriott.com
For our #Japan trip, we'll be flying #JapanAirlines #JAL, an oneworld airline with direct flights from India.
We're transferring points to #AlaskaAirlines, another oneworld member for redemption
marriott.com
For our #Japan trip, we'll be flying #JapanAirlines #JAL, an oneworld airline with direct flights from India.
We're transferring points to #AlaskaAirlines, another oneworld member for redemption
Get your Alaska FFP number before you start
alaskaair.com
After that, go to Marriott Airline transfer link, click on transfer points, select Alaska, enter FFP number & 60k points, 5k bonus miles won't show here.
alaskaair.com
After that, go to Marriott Airline transfer link, click on transfer points, select Alaska, enter FFP number & 60k points, 5k bonus miles won't show here.
60k Marriott points are converted to 25k airmiles and same miles are required for Business class flights to #Japan
You can check other charts here
alaskaair.com
You can check other charts here
alaskaair.com
On Alaska's booking page, choose oneway, mark using miles, select origin DEL or BLR since they're the only airports with #JAL direct flights from India, enter destination HND, search flights for your dates, add to cart, then book for 25k miles + $30/-
You can also book fr any destinations within Japan or South Korea with $10 extra. You can take stopover at Tokyo while booking other destination. Use Advance search & multi city for booking stopover
Some times flights not shown through multi city option. Use chat or call to book
Some times flights not shown through multi city option. Use chat or call to book
Don't book round trips, instead book onward and return separately for better redemption flexibility. Occasionally, it won't show round-trip flights even when seats are available for one leg
Other cards for earning required #MarriottBonvoy points for above redemption are
💳#AmexIndia MRCC + Gold Charge combination - ₹3.2 Lac with combination of 2x/3x spends but timeline of 1 year
💳 #AmexIndia Platinum Charge - MR points welcome bonus enough for 2 seats redemption
💳#AmexIndia MRCC + Gold Charge combination - ₹3.2 Lac with combination of 2x/3x spends but timeline of 1 year
💳 #AmexIndia Platinum Charge - MR points welcome bonus enough for 2 seats redemption
This excellent post by @outofofficedaku has info on Visas, itinerary, food, tips, etc. for planning your #JapanTrip
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