Taking advantage of credit card bonuses is also a key component of
the airline points game.
If you have some travel coming up soon, it is worth your time to learn
the airline points game and maximize your travel rewards.
Not exact matches
SPG
points are one of the most valuable currencies in the travel rewards
game, with the ability to transfer to over 30
airline partners providing a great deal of flexibility.
SPG
points are one of the most valuable currencies in the travel rewards
game, with the ability to transfer to over 30
airline partners providing a great deal of flexibility.
In theory, earning and redeeming
points at fixed rates enables the
airline to offer award space at all times without restrictions — there's no way to
game the system, and the
points have a lower value that more closely tracks the accounting liability they create.
One of the more regular complaints I hear from vacationers new to the miles and
points game is that their
airline miles expire before they get a chance to use them — so they don't see the
point in collecting them.
Points of Departure: the
airline alliance
game may be shifting, airport hotels, meet in Prague, and travel to Dallas.
Airline points, hotel stays, and even car rentals are fair
game for credit card rewards.
If you're fairly new to the miles and
points game, you've no doubt heard of some of the aspiration flight experiences such as Etihad's «Apartment» and Singapore
Airlines» «First Suites» — but what you may not be aware of is the overall decline of First Class flights for long haul flights.
The «
points game» is using credit card,
airline, and hotel
points to travel the world far cheaper, and nicer, than you would be able to with cash.
Cashing in
points for a free
airline ticket from your frequent flier credit card can be fraught with red tape, unless you know the rules of
game.
The
game isn't limited to the United States, and
airlines around the world offer miles and
points and many do so with some great undiscovered values.
For years, hotel programs have operated this way by giving
points based upon room rate, but the
airline industry has held out and, as a result, trained customers to play the mileage
game.
«It proved that people will play the hotel
point game the way they play the
airline game,» he says.