Not exact matches
Airline credit cards
sometimes let you
earn a small number of elite qualifying miles, but still not enough to
earn status without flying.
Sometimes these Double Up rates
earn fewer miles and have a higher price, but you're still getting your hotel
status.
This is very similar to Scenario 1, but I just want to clarify that even when the opportunity to
earn elite
status with a brand exists,
sometimes PointsHound can still make sense.
And don't forget that booking direct is
sometimes the only way to
earn points and credit toward elite
status.
If work is paying for your travel, it
sometimes makes sense to pick an airline and
earn elite
status.
Those last two words are key, because there are of course many travelers who
earn far more than 1 million frequent flyer miles and points per year, although a good portion of them are from flying and from their frequent flyer elite
status,
sometimes with more than one airline.