Originally Posted By Autopia Deb It looks like flying Delta to Tampa from LA will cost $200 less than to Orlando total for 2), for that difference I can check a bag there and back and still save a hundred bucks. I haven't booked yet but I also saw a $21 a day car rental on Hotwire in Tampa.
Originally Posted By Hats and Wands >>looks like flying Delta to Tampa from LA will cost $200 less than to Orlando total for 2)for that difference I can check a bag there and back>> Don't forget that if you have an American Expresss card Gold or higher, you can get first bag checked for free on Delta (up to 8 people I believe) by showing the card. (Even if you have to pay the yearly cost for the card, it's still a savings & AE usually has deals where first year cost is waived)
Originally Posted By RidgebackLuver ^^^ We only own three credit cards (Disney is one of them) and rarely use them. We have perfect credit and I want to keep it that way, so we haven't looked into any other cards. Doesn't AE work differently than other credit cards?
Originally Posted By Hats and Wands I have a Delta Skymiles AE, so it works just like any other credit card. Charge & then pay all, part or minimum. Plus everything you charge gets you 1 mile per $1.00 spent, which you can use for stuff or flights. It's good for us as we fly Delta anyway & get double points for using our AE card to buy Delta tickets. Then we get Delta miles on our Skymiles account for actually flying Delta. I know that there were other AE accounts that had to be paid (no carryover) as soon as bill came in & ours could carry a balance. But since we pay off when bill comes in anyway, it didn't matter. As long as it's a Gold card or above, you can see what works best for you. Plus, as long as you pay the credit card bill when it comes in - you never have to worry about your credit. I tend to save for our WDW vacations. Since we usually bought APs, I could get room only discounts, so saved money. If I needed another AP (going to expire), I bought the vouchers, so that I could still get the discounts - AP had to be activated when I arrived, but that was easy. I'd set aside the money as I saved it & before we went - paid for the room with AE & then paid that money on the bill, even if the amount didn't show yet, as I knew the credit would cover for when the charge came through. I never owed for the hotel or our tickets when we arrived. And had the cash for our meals & other stuff. If we charged a meal while we were there, for whatever reason, we just took out the cash & set it aside, then came home & had the money to pay off the card. Don't you just hate coming home to vacation bills?
