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How to Triple-Dip Points on Paid Flights With These 3 Cards

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    Do you know how to triple-dip on paid flights?

    You can get 3 types of points for your paid flights: airline miles, credit card points, and Orbitz Orbucks points.

    Triple-Dip on Paid Flights to Get 3 Types of Points!

    Keep reading to find out how!

    Orbitz Orbucks

    Link:   Orbitz

    Link:   Orbitz Orbucks points 

    Link:   Orbitz Orbucks FAQ

    As an Orbuck Rewards member you earn 1% back in Orbucks (1 Orbuck = $1) on flights booked with Orbitz which you can use to pay for eligible hotel stays.

    A noteworthy exception are Starwood hotels.  These include: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Le Meridien, Sheraton, Aloft, and Four Points.

    You Can Use Orbitz Orbucks at Hotels Like the Hard Rock

    So booking a $400 flight gets you 4 Orbitz Orbucks points or $4 off an Orbitz hotel.

    Triple-Dipping With Chase Sapphire Preferred

    Link:   Chase Sapphire Preferred

    Link:   My review of the Chase Sapphire Preferred

    When you book your flight through Orbitz and pay with your Chase Sapphire Preferred, you earn:

    So a ~$452 round-trip flight on American Airlines from Austin to New York on April 10, 2015, to April 12, 2015, would earn:

    1 Flight = ~904 Chase Ultimate Rewards Points, 3,043 American Airlines Miles, and ~$5 in Orbucks
    Note:  Check Evreward to see if you can get a bonus Chase Ultimate Rewards points by going through the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall (sign-in required).
    Sometimes Going Through the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall Gets You 1 Extra Chase Ultimate Reward Point Per $1

    Thrice as Nice With Barclay Arrival Plus

    Link:   Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard®

    Link:   My review of the Barclaycard Arrival Plus® World Elite Mastercard®

    Using our example above, booking through Orbitz and paying with your Barclaycard Arrival Plus you receive:

    Note:   Sometimes you can get extra Barclay points by going through the Barclaycard Rewards Boost Portal.

    So if you go through the Barclays portal with its current payout of 2 points per $1 spent through Orbitz, you’d collect 1,808 Barclay Arrival points.  That’s because you get ~$452 x 4 points (2 Barclay points per purchase + 2 Barclays points via the Barclay Rewards Boost portal).

    That gets you ~$18 closer to a statement credit on a $100+ travel purchase.

    Flex Your Points Muscles 3 Times With US Bank FlexPerks

    Link:   U.S. Bank FlexPerks® Travel Rewards Visa Signature® card

    Link:   My review of the US Bank FlexPerks card

    Your ~$452 round-trip flight on American Airlines, booked on Orbitz and paid with your US Bank FlexPerks earns:

    FlexPoints are worth up to 2 cents each so you’re getting ~$9 cash back and can be used to pay for airline tickets.

    You Can Use 30,000 FlexPoints Pays for up to a $600 Ticket

    Bonus!  Triple-Dip With the AMEX Premier Rewards Gold

    Link:   Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express

    Booking your ~$452 round-trip flight on American Airlines from our example on Orbitz and paying with your AMEX Premier Rewards Gold earns:

    You earn 3X American Express Membership Rewards points on airfare purchased directly from airlines.  Because most tickets booked through online travel agencies are charged from the airline you get the 3X bonus.

    Book Through Orbitz and Get 3X American Express Membership Rewards Points

    Bottom Line

    You can triple-dip when you book flights on Orbitz and use your Chase Sapphire Preferred, Barclaycard Arrival Plus, US Bank FlexPerks, or AMEX Premier Rewards Gold card.

    Each flight earns airline miles, Orbitz Orbucks points, and either 2X Chase Ultimate Rewards points, 2X Barclay Arrival points, 2X FlexPerks points, or 3X American Express Membership Rewards points.

    You may be able to get bonus points by going through the Chase Ultimate Rewards Mall or Barclaycard Rewards Boost portal depending on their current promotions.

    Have you triple-dipped with Orbitz when booking flights?

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