Being able to use the travel credit for
the actual purchase of a ticket is very rewarding as well.
Not exact matches
If you pay for this
ticket using your airline's credit card you could earn double miles just on the
purchase price
of the
ticket (not the
actual flying miles).
Finding the «true» cost
of tickets paid for with air miles An important thing to keep in mind is that the value
of air miles is not solely determined by the
actual costs
of the
tickets you can
purchase with them.
Actual mileage earned may vary depending on whether the routing designated on
ticket purchased is nonstop, direct (with intermediate stops) or connecting (with a change
of flight numbers).
If the gift card trick works with your airline
of choice, you're essentially bypassing this perk's restrictions; once you have a gift card, you can use it to
purchase airfare, even though the Amex incidental fee credit in theory excludes
actual ticket purchases.