It seems like 5x TP from 30/03 match is in already.

And yeah regarding tonight I'm still not sure if go 100% or partial

I can't find it in the app as well. Normally I login to my account via browser on my phone.

Yeah if MU wins can get the best of both forex and TP. Will be praying for a win as I just decided to reload 70%.

Haha lucky win. Nail biting second half

I did some searching both in the BP thread and CC exchange rate thread but found different answers. Does BP charge 0% fees for forex exchange (similar with MasterCard rate)? I use VI for overseas transactions for 5x TP and BP for 0x or 1x TP.

I'm a bit conflicted on this issue. For example, I'm planning to go overseas near the end of the year and estimate spending would be around 60k. So assuming BP 0% charges, I would need to pay additional RM1350 if I use the VI instead of BP (VI forex fees 2.25%). However I would get additional ~68,000 miles (306,750TP). So meaning to say I would gain those miles at around 2 cents per mile.

I think 2 cents is good value.

Very interesting. I would adopt the same strategy once I can accumulate more miles than I can burn. Just got my M2P cards last December so currently my plan is to maximize TP

Erm, chances aren't good for the next 2 match also...

Huddersfield is next month. Still got some quota left this month, so hopefully can defeat Chelsea

Lately even my mother can play goalkeeper better than De Gea

Don't worry bro, with this form next week also no 5x TP.

Well I redeemed one J ticket for wife and bought mine with cash. Started too late with this air miles thing.

10% devaluation is still okay I think. Way better than what HSBC did a year ago

Definitely redeem AM instead of EM. For me I prefer AM over KF as well. Based on some research, it's easier to find award flights availability and the cost in miles is also a lot cheaper. You pay more in fuel surcharge but still worth it since miles also cost money. Singapore is also a short and cheap direct flight away. I much prefer to stayover in other home bases like Hong Kong or Japan so no advantage of KF there. And as mentioned, Qsuites from KUL soon haha.

I disagree, even if I have 100 million TP I would still convert to AM. But preference for others of course would vary. Some prefer SQ or *A partners I guess

This post has been edited by Catalyst86: May 8 2019, 02:12 PM

Just create AM account then you can search for award availability either at AM/CX/JL/BA website. My last redemption I had to call AM call centre because I wanted to include a stopover in HK. Their call centre is pretty rubbish. I think on average maybe 30-60 minutes before someone would answer. Needed 70% of required miles before they can hold your booking.

Anyways, I just did a search on AM website and I could see a lot of availability for KUL-LHR for 140k return. Can try Qsuites which is the best J class product for now.

This post has been edited by Catalyst86: May 9 2019, 06:29 PM

Hopefully we can celebrate tonight haha

From what I see spontaneous escape not really practical 95% of the time. SQ already stingy with award space, requires you to book before the end of this month and travel next month.

If you exchange KF with SQ and AM with CX in your question then yes. But there are so many partner airlines to choose from, with different home bases for both AM and KF

Based on the award chart it's 198k KF miles return per pax in J. And please follow previous poster advice to book 355 days before, because it's hard to get award ticket for this route.

For me it's a no brainier. Redeemed all to AM again

1) Availability
More availability compared to KF, not sure about EM though.

2) Miles required
Most routes requires less miles in AM, sometimes by a lot.

3) Cash required
I'm based in Miri so I always need a positioning flight to KUL or SIN. Using AM allows me to add MYY to KUL in J for free (flying MH) or additional 15k miles (mixed carrier). So this offsets the higher taxes for AM compared to SQ. So cheapest is EM followed up AM then KF.

No brainier.

Jeez, does anyone really follow the guy? The way he writes in his blog... People spend money on that?

Anyways in my opinion, this forum is the best place to learn how to accumulate miles. I've learned so much from this thread and also from others.

Also browse flyertalk forum. There are many knowledgeable people there. Can read on the ways how to spend your miles.