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I booked an economy seat through lifemiles because there wasn't any available business class. Do you know if I can cancel my original ticket to get a business class seat when available?

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Very Informative videos Max! Lifemiles is great and I've had excellent award booking thru them.

what's your experience regarding their customer service ie changing flight etc? i heard it's difficult

What’s the best way to get from San Diego area to CBX Border crossing? (Mode of transport)

All the business class are Qsuites ?

Which are some other airlines that have a Monthly Award Calendar?

Is lifemiles on the same partners as star alliance, which means if you find it on lifemiles you can find it on aeroplan? (mostly)???

good video

when I logged into my amex account I don't see the trasnfer bonus though. When there is a transfer bonus, should it shown on my account?

If you were to compare the Lifemiles calendar with the United calendar which one would you prefer and why?

Great video! I just did a search for Business class flights from MXP to LAX at the end of June 2025, there were 4 or so dates that showed up with the BLUE on them but when you open the date from the calendar, it's showing no availability. What does this mean? Only availability is Coach?

Thanks Max, you have been the most instrumental content creator for my transition to award travel. Appreciate all you do.

Warning: excessive searches will lock your account with lifemiles. It's terrible, will have to reach out to their tech support every time to unlock your account by providing your passport or gov ID .

lifemiles stole all my points without notifying me at all for expiring miles. don't give them anything bc they suck at customer service. don't give you any customer curtesy.

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How does it work with the Amex business platinum?

CBX is fantastic. cheap and fast both when you are checking in, then you walk out at your destination. There is one big problem - transportation. Parking is expensive, there is no public transportation. Lyft and taxis are expensive. Best way is to have a friend deliver you and pick you up.

Do you have to go through the TSA checkpoint to get from terminals A or C to get to B?

Great video! I actually went to Tokyo recently and Virgin Atlantic did not have the award availability but it was showing on United. The Virgin Atlantic phone rep said they haven’t been receiving much award tickets recently from ANA. ANA has been sending all their award tickets to United only.

I got 90,000 offer and jumped on it today

Great info!

We live in San Diego and fly out of Tijuana using CBX 3 or 4 times a year…super easy honestly.

Wow, I didn't know about this. Just booked my flight from TIJ to MEX. Saved $300 roundtrip vs going from LAX to MEX! Thanks for the video Max.

One of the most underrated reasons to use CBX for a flight is that you avoid landing and having to go through customs when you land in another Mexican airport. I've flown from LAX to Mexico City and the wait time for customs was absolutely horrible. Guadalajara and Cancun were not fun either. When you fly internationally you have to go through customs once you land and depending on the size of the airport and the time you land, it could be a long wait time because there are multiple flights coming in. Also, the customs officers on the CBX Mexico and US sides are much nicer than the ones at the airports. I usually take 1am flights and cross in 15 minutes into the TJ airport and 10 minutes back to San Diego if you don't have bags to check in. I've only ever had two instances where it's taken an hour to cross and it was because we had bags to check in so they have to be weighed before entering the CBX and then checked in after customs and there were a lot of people so everything had a long line. The CBX ticket can be bought on their app or website alongside parking and shuttle services. CBX ticket prices depend on peak travel seasons. I've paid $10 for a CBX ticket during the low travel season. It's also cheaper if you buy it earlier rather than waiting to buy it the day of your flight. You can also buy it bundled with your flight by choosing the TJX airport instead of TIJ airport. It will be an option for you on the Volaris or Vivaaerobus (don't know about the other airlines) apps but it costs a few more dollars, usually. I always check the CBX app to see which is cheaper and buy accordingly. When you do that you only scan your boarding pass because the CBX ticket is bundled in. Also, you only have to pay to enter Mexico if you stay more than 7 days. The tourist tax is like 40 dollars but it depends on the peso. It was about 30 a year ago. You can fill out the FMM at home and print it to save you some time if you think you're going at a peak travel time. You can also pay the FMM tourist tax online prior to arriving. I've traveled to Mexico every 3 months for the past 3 years and I've tried every other way to travel to Mexico since I'm about 2 hours from the CBX but the most cost effective and efficient is the CBX so if it's an option for you because it's not far then I would do it. The shuttle services are very limited. There are other options if you live in LA, San Bernardino, Riverside, Perris, or other cities so check to see if there are buses that take you to the San Ysidro border and you can walk in to Mexico yourself if you're feeling brave (it's not scary but it might be for you) and take an Uber or taxi to the aiport or the bus I took to San Ysidro from Fontana (El Corre Caminos) takes you to the aiport but you change to a shuttle bus once you arrive at San Ysidro then another shuttle bus once you pass the border (you have to get off the shuttle and cross in walking but it's a small office for people crossing in a bus) and use another shuttle that's already finished their inspection with the Mexican officers and they take you to a taxi (van) that takes you the airport. OR you can Uber to the CBX once you arrive at the San Ysidro bus station which I've done recently because due to construction on the Mexican side wait time to cross INTO Mexico in a car was over two hours. There are so many options it just depends on what you want to spend and how much time you have to get to your flight.

There are a total of 4 restrooms. The other two are located down the hallway on each side.

$27 to cross a bridge.

Since I am from Texas I usually cross the border and use Monterrey airport for cheaper flights. The Tesla superchargers in Mexico (or at least the ones in my route) are still free. So I spend no money on charging from home to Monterrey and back. There’s only toll roads fee and we usually save $200~/person on flights.

Are there shuttle services or other public transit to CBX? It’s pretty far to use Uber from most places in SD

I was hoping for the actual ride experience

Great video! How far in advance do is best to find award avail on Asiana? Looking in May/June 2025 and can't find any. Am I too late or they haven't released yet?

Did the charge you $42 at Mexico Immigration ?

I have a 746 credit score i applied to american express but got denied today for some reason they told me it wont affect my score…can i apply to capital one today ?

Nice video Max!…. if you fly with Volaris or Vivaaerobus from TIJ, flights are cheap within Mexico

Hey Max. I bought one of your courses a year ago and never got to finish it. I log back in and a majority of the course is gone. Is there a way can I get the rest of the material back?

This is good info, thanks for sharing. I live in San Diego too so if i ever take a trip to Mexico ill use this

Can i transfer my Chase and AMEX points at the same time at British Airways to get more miles?

Does it help to have SENTRI or TSA Global Entry?

Which airlines did you fly from Tijuana to puerto Vallarta? Did you use your points to set up? Thanks, great information.

Hoping they add Puerto Vallarta as a destination!

what luggage did you use on this trip?

Yes! I've been looking for information/video on this.

how much is parking at cbx?

Review the new Cardless credit card

But how much did you spend to get these points

bruh i did this an saw absolutely no availability

Which chase credit card ?

this really changes the opinion I had about Jet Blue

this is a good beginner travel card. The Amex gold and Plat are way better. more lounges and travel perks.

Very informative but did not mention the high airline surcharge for Air Canada and Virgin aside from the taxes/fees.