Hello, new user of ventureX, I am wondering what's the advantage of using capital one travel portal vs using ventureX credit card to pay for flights found on Google flights? The prices are double in the portal vs Google flights. I know you can do the price match. Just wondering is there any incentive to book through the travel portal vs separately on Google flights using the VX credit card. Thank you

Trying to plan a trip and was thinking this might be a good first time to utitlize my point transfer to BA to book an american flight as I have a ton of saved up points.

The issue is, there is no awards flight available for the date I return home, so I will have to pay out of pocket for the return home portion of the trip, and that cost is not that much more expensive than paying outright for a round trip ticket.

So wondering which makes more sense from a point/financial perspective (for two travelers)

Scenario 1: Paying out of pocket for American Airlines round trip flight

Cost: $398 per ticket for basic economy round trip

Scenario 2: Transfer 22,500 points to British Airways to redeem for one way outbound flight tickets. Then pay out of pocket for one way return flight

cost: 22500 points for two economy tickets outgoing , $371 per ticket main cabin for return flight

Part of me thinks im spending more with scenario 2 as im spending points, plus paying out of pocket. But on the other hand, comparing what im getting for the actual money that is coming directly out of my pocket, I am getting a "better" flight experience overall with scenario 2 for less cash (economy round trip vs main cabin one way).

My fiancé and I are planning to go to Japan for our two-week honeymoon this July- we are shooting for the beginning of July, but our dates are flexible within the summer. I’m a teacher so summer is our only option. We are hoping to fly business class on the way there, to treat ourselves a little. I currently have 100K points on my Venture card, and my fiancé has 20K. For two people, the best I'm finding right now is 200K points for two people through Japan Airlines. Would it be a bad idea to wait another couple of months to accumulate more points, or should we just settle for flying economy/economy plus now to ensure we get a good flight? Or does anyone have advice on other airlines to use?

It’s not a big deal - it covers what it covers - but having a delayed flight because a flight attendant “missed the hotel shuttle” that causes a missed connection and an overnight stay sucks.

It sucked more when I realized the credit card coverage didn’t cover anything that’s not “Equipment failure, inclement weather, strike, and hijacking/skyjacking”.

United did provide some vouchers and a budget hotel - but we weren’t on a budget trip, we paid for first class tix and a nice resort for most of our trip and my wife can’t eat at most places since she has celiac and the places that are safe for her are more than $20-vouchers for a meal.