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Roame (YC S23) Is Hiring Lead Fullstack Engineer(ycombinator.com)
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Roame (YC S23) Is Hiring: Founding Product Designer(ycombinator.com)
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Roame (YC S23) Is Hiring a Chief of Staff(ycombinator.com)
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by timqin 2y ago
Happy to help here. This is where we get into the complex world of points. So with United, you're going to have a very hard time finding a first class flight for Zürich to Atlanta route in September. The only possibility is Lufthansa f
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by timqin 2y ago
No worries at all! I totally understand your point. We do have an answer for that based on our insights.
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by timqin 2y ago
mmhmm. That shouldn't happen. Could you let me know where you are seeing this? Because I just did a quick search and didn't see that transfer option in the flight details.
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by timqin 2y ago
Let me know if you have any questions or feedback in the future
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by timqin 2y ago
Thank you!
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by timqin 2y ago
So, if you're only booking economy flights, there could be a cash where the 25% points back makes. But we boil it down, Amex offers 1 cent per point and with the 25% back, you get 1.25 cents per point. 1.25 cents per point is decent fo
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by timqin 2y ago
Thanks!
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by timqin 2y ago
None taken! We're focused on speed and providing the best travel product to our users so they can save time/money. Like PG says, only raise money if it will accelerate your growth.
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by timqin 2y ago
Definitely possible. There are a lot of mispricings for cash fare flights
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by timqin 2y ago
I get it. So we categorize any mixed fares by the highest class. We do offer a premium percentage filter to sort based on the percentage of the itinerary in business or first class
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by timqin 2y ago
Yea, I've noticed that airlines categorize mixed cabins differently. Appreciate the feedback. We need to add a tooltip to the premium percentage slider.
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by timqin 2y ago
Yes, but it's a push and pull. Short term vs. long-term. If you devalue your points too much and make them too hard to redeem, then consumers won't want your miles. Also, if airlines get too greedy with their points/miles, US
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by timqin 2y ago
Good question. Can't get into our secret sauce on a public forum, but can say we are working on addressing those limitations
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by timqin 2y ago
Got it. I just checked and don't see it on Roame live search. 80K points booked via AA and including JAL leg to Tokyo, sounds like a JAL First Class from SFO to Tokyo saver fare with an Alaska domestic leg thrown in. If that is the cas
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by timqin 2y ago
I get it where you’re coming from, but points travel could actually make air travel more efficient by helping fill capacity on planes. Airlines would otherwise be flying planes with more empty seats without points redemptions. And airlines
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by timqin 2y ago
Thank you! We believe that we are ultimately beneficial to the airlines because we increase the value of points and bring airlines, especially non-US airlines more US customers. When more people find good redemptions for their points, they
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by timqin 2y ago
I'm not sure about the tax implications of Canadian tax residency, but we do cover Air Canada Aeroplan, so as a Canadian, you would be able to use us for Air Canada.
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by timqin 2y ago
We have that on our list to add! Would require also pulling in the matched cash fares
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by timqin 2y ago
The biggest lesson is that design and UX is everything for a consumer product in a new category. There is already a lot of education needed with points redemptions, so any small changes to the design including just the color or placement of
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by timqin 2y ago
Thank you for help out
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by timqin 2y ago
Thank you! On the European side, we do support Flying Blue (Air France & KLM), SAS, and Virgin Atlantic loyalty programs.
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by timqin 2y ago
Hope our tool serves your needs! So Brex only has 7 airline transfer partners right now, so results where Brex points can transfer to will be limited depending on the routes you are searching for. Brex's current transfer partners: 1. A
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by timqin 2y ago
I don't have readily available hard data, but flying first or business class is glamorous and an aspirational luxury product. I believe the reason why the average consumer wants to buy luxury goods like Hermes, Chanel, Gucci, etc., is
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by timqin 2y ago
So this is an interesting question because there isn't a clear cut answer. The airline industry is fragmented globally, there are tons of national carriers. And each airline team has different incentives. Airlines, especially US airlin
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by timqin 2y ago
Thank you! If you have any questions, please let me know
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by timqin 2y ago
Great question. So the corporate travelers actually do not get the most value/benefit from points travel because corporate travelers already fly on business. Flying on business class is just a given. Corporate travelers also do not hav
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by timqin 2y ago
May I ask what browser / device you are using? I can take a look.

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