Bonus award miles do not count toward Premier ® status and do not apply to class - of - service, Premier bonus miles or promotional Premier qualifying miles (PQM).
Not exact matches
The Discover It
Miles carries no annual fee and no sign - up
bonus, but it
does award 1.5 x
miles on all purchases — with a
mile match at the end of your first year.
This is why United didn't touch its 25,000 -
mile domestic
awards (even though they make up the vast majority of their customers» redemptions) and why many credit cards offer a sign - up
bonus that can immediately provide a low - level redemption.
The VentureOne card from Capital One is a good pick for cardholders who want rewards - funded travel, but don't want to deal with blackout dates or complicated rewards schemes: In lieu of complicated
bonuses, the card
awards 1.25
miles on every purchase and it allows you to book your rewards - funded travel yourself from any website or travel agent you choose.
Their sign - up
bonus doesn't even provide enough
miles for a round - trip
award to Hawaii, but it would cover a one - way
award.
quick question -
does the condition that says the 50,000
miles bonusis not available to «previous cardmembers of this consumer credit card who received a new cardmember
bonus for this consumer credit card within the last 24 months» mean that the cardmember has to have closed the account 24 months earlier in order to apply and get the
bonus now OR
does it mean 24 months from when the initial cardmember
bonus of whatever thousands of
miles the deal was then was
awarded as in within 3 months of obtaining the card.
On top of that, while American still
awards bonus miles (based on status) for travel on all partner airlines, the British Airways Executive club
does not.....
Bonus award miles,
award miles and any other
miles earned through non-flight activity, including without limitation, the MileagePlus ®
miles accrued in connection with your membership with the Panel and completion of Surveys,
do not count or qualify for Premier ® status unless expressly stated otherwise.
Some of the new routes could be good mileage runs between discounted prices and
bonus award miles, but
do know that these double
miles are not elite - qualifying.
Don't forget that Aeroplan is an American Express Membership Rewards transfer partner so, if you earn some
bonus miles but still need a few more to hit an
award target, an Amex transfer could be the answer.
The initial sign - up
bonuses awarded after the first use of the card differ among the three cards (20,000, 15,000 or 5,000
miles respectively), as
do the renewal
bonuses (4,000, 2,000 or no
miles).
Bonus award miles,
award miles, or any other
miles earned or otherwise received through the Points and
Miles Offerings or any other conversion of Marriott Rewards points through the RewardsPlus Program (or through any other non-flight activity)
do not count toward qualification for Premier status in the MileagePlus Program, unless expressly stated otherwise.
It's rarely a good idea to buy
miles outright, but if you are in need of some
miles to reach an
award ticket, it's better to
do it when there are
bonuses up for grabs.
However, «
bonus award miles,
award miles and any other
miles earned through non-flight activity
do not count or qualify for Premier status unless expressly stated otherwise»
Don't forget to take availability of
bonus miles, point transfers and other tactics into account when deciding which
awards program to use to book your Etihad «lap of luxury» flight.
The first one you mention — Cathay with Alaska is good value, but if you look at the same
award can be
done with 70K AA
miles (minus the stopover)-- that is a good value, may be even more for some people (one
bonus + some change in
miles compared to more earning work and spend with Alaska).
Because even getting a 5,000 -
mile bonus doesn't matter as much if you can't use those extra
miles for the
award you want.
If you don't want to deal with seemingly (but not) complicated
award miles, you can get the Barclaycard Arrival World Mastercard, which offers 40,000
bonus points that can be applied towards $ 400 of any travel expenses.
Instead of having to spend a certain amount within the first few months of receiving the card, all you have to
do is make any purchase within the first year of holding the card and you will be
awarded 10,000
bonus miles and 10,000 Medallion ® Qualification
Miles.
Class - of - service
bonus miles, if any, will be credited according to the fare paid, not the cabin flown (i.e., members
do not earn
bonus miles when using complimentary First Class Upgrades or mileage
award upgrades).