But, rather, they are a great way to
earn mileage points for traveling, discounts in stores, and pay something large off over a few payments rather than all at once.
Adding It All Up If you closely followed this series of articles, you might buy a MacBook Pro from the Apple store right after new MacBook Pros were announced, then pay for it with a credit card that
earns you mileage points.
Not exact matches
Like ANA
Mileage Club, Delta has also partnered with American Express Membership Rewards and SPG Starpoints, so you'll have plenty of ways to
earn more
points to transfer to your SkyMiles account.
If you have the United Airlines
Mileage Credit Card but fly Delta, you will only
earn 1
points instead of 2
points by flying United.
Instead, shop through one of the online
mileage malls to
earn even more
points.
Or are you someone who does
mileage runs to
earn points or elite status?
In terms of
earning you United
mileage points, this card awards 3
points per dollar on travel and dining and 1
point per dollar on everything else.
If you do plan to take advantage of the limited - time introductory fares to Mexico City, be sure to maximize your
mileage earning on these purchases by
earning 3x
points with the Citi Prestige or 2x
points on the Chase Sapphire Preferred.
Spend about 30 - 60 minutes each month working on
earning miles and sign up for additional
mileage &
points programs as needed.
With that same spend, some
mileage -
earning checking accounts and a few more credit card applications between your spouse or travel partner and you, you could
earn 1 million miles and
points without flying.
Diversify your
mileage earning credit cards so you have the
points you need for whatever option is the best for you.
Maximize the
points you
earn from online shopping Most of your
mileage cards will
earn at least 1x
point per dollar spent when you shop online, but you easily up this
earning ratio by taking advantage of online «shopping portals.»
Create a British Airways
mileage account, transfer 7,500 Ultimate Rewards
points you've
earned from your Chase Sapphire Preferred card to Avios, and then use these
points to book a flight through British Airways with American or even Alaska Airlines!
With Starwood's generous 25 % transfer bonus, you can often
earn more miles by using the SPG credit card and transferring the
points to your favorite airline than you would by using an airline co-branded credit card that
earns 1x
point per dollar and gives you
points directly to your airline's
mileage program.
I have never taken the bite to UA
mileage only
earning cards, although I like them (my sibling has the UA business version and I like the primary rental car coverage I am tempted to try to get the UA
mileage plus explorer personal card at some
point for the 50 K private premier bonus.
Some hotel
points can be transferred to your Alaska
Mileage Plan account to
earn more miles but, with the exception of SPG Starpoints, this should be avoided if at all possible because of the terrible transfer rate.
Points earned in the IHG Rewards Club can also be used for ANA
Mileage Club redemptions.
Enroll in the
Mileage Plan Dining program and
earn 1x - 5x
points on purchases at participating restaurants.
* Maximum number of trips the families could take with the total
points earned for reduced
mileage awards and AAnytime Rewards.
Perhaps the best way to
earn ANA
Mileage Club miles is by using credit cards to
earn points in loyalty programs like American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, and then transferring those
points to your ANA
Mileage Club account.
They used some «mattress runs» (the hotel equivalent of a
mileage run where a traveler is flying just to
earn points / miles) to
earn 2 free nights anywhere after staying 4 nights at any IHG property.
Whether you book using American, Alaska or Cathay Pacific
mileage, and whether you
earn those
points directly or transfer them in via a program like SPG or Membership Rewards, there are a variety of ways to
earn and book tickets on one of the world's best Business Class services to one of the world's most exotic respites.
To
earn elite status in ANA
Mileage Club, you'll need to collect Premium
Points.
Believe it or not, there are some airline «
mileage millionaires» who have
earned basically all their miles purchasing various types of gift cards, and then there are others who also have millions of miles and
points who have never purchased a single gift card.
Even if you are like I am and don't set out to become a
mileage millionaire with gift card purchases, you can still
earn several thousand extra miles and
points each year by making a few strategic gift card purchases by leveraging category bonuses on your rewards credit cards.
We have step - by - step guides for the Alaska Airlines
Mileage Plan shopping portal and dining program, which can both
earn you quick bonus
points.
Hot Tip: If you're transferring to Alaska
Mileage Plan, you can
earn even more
points by transferring from SPG.
In addition to the miles
earned with Alaska
Mileage Plan that I mentioned above, we also got ~ 30,000 Membership Rewards
points for booking directly with Emirates and using my American Express Platinum Card.
While the fun has been sucked out of true
mileage running (taking flights for the purpose of earning miles), there are still some great opportunities out there if you can credit miles and points to lucrative programs like Aeroplan, Alaska Mileage Plan, and Avianca Lif
mileage running (taking flights for the purpose of
earning miles), there are still some great opportunities out there if you can credit miles and
points to lucrative programs like Aeroplan, Alaska
Mileage Plan, and Avianca Lif
Mileage Plan, and Avianca LifeMiles.
Another option is to
earn points or miles with credit cards from partner hotel loyalty programs and transfer them to your
Mileage Plan account.
The jet - setting couple
earned their
points for this trip via credit card sign - up bonuses and spending; they specifically used the United
Mileage Plus, Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, and Chase Ink Plus cards.
Save on every rental and
earn 3 Best Western Reward
points per every dollar spent on time and
mileage at participating Alamo ® locations.
Save up to 25 % on every rental at National, and
earn 3 Best Western Rewards
points per every dollar spent on time and
mileage at participating National Car Rental ® locations.
Look for fare sales (the
mileage run forum on FlyerTalk is a good resource) and keep in mind that many airlines also put business - and first - class seats on sale and such fares will typically
earn a premium of at least 50 % in status
points.
Elevate members will
earn Elevate
points when flying on Alaska, and
Mileage Plan members will
earn Alaska miles when flying on Virgin.
As you can see, because one of the terms of this offer is to keep opted in for e-mails, you'll be
earning 3x or 5x
mileage points per $ spent in dining.
In general, FlyerTalk is the travel resource where you can find information about airports,
mileage programs,
earning points and airline alliances.
A
mileage run (or MR if you are hip to the lingo) is when you book a flight just for the loyalty
points you
earn with the airline (or hotel for that matter).
Earn Ravn Alaska FlyAway Rewards
points on ALL Ravn Alaska flights statewide or choose Alaska Airlines
Mileage Plan Miles on the following routes:
The
mileage, tier
points and tier bonuses you
earn with Virgin Atlantic will be the same as with Delta.
I also included Virgin Atlantic, knowing I could
earn points on Virgin America, which then would eventually transfer over into Alaska Airlines
Mileage Plan program.
Following Delta Air Lines» lead, which has already made a similar change, United flyers will no longer
earn points based on
mileage flown.
Look out for part 3 of this series in which I take a look at the
mileage earning opportunities from a US centric
point of view — looking at
earning miles in American's, Alaska's and United's loyalty programs.
Like ANA
Mileage Club, Delta has also partnered with American Express Membership Rewards and SPG Starpoints, so you'll have plenty of ways to
earn more
points to transfer to your SkyMiles account.
Depending on which card you use, this presents an opportunity to
earn additional
mileage or
points for the purchase.
The changes will take effect from 1 September 2017 when the
mileage, tier
points and tier bonuses you
earn when travelling with Delta will be the same as you'd currently
earn when travelling on Virgin Atlantic.
It's this thought process that has made me realize the value behind «cash - back» cards, at least as a supplement to my normal
mileage -
earning cards for when I'm not
earning bonus
points.
Alaska Airlines announced that members of its
Mileage Plan frequent flyer program can now
earn double
points on British Airways - operated flights between Seattle and London Heathrow through June 24 of this year.
Using a rewards card like the U.S. Bank Business Edge ™ Select Rewards Card, for instance, gives you more
mileage as far as
earning points goes.
Alaska Airlines announced that members of its
Mileage Plan frequent flyer program can now
earn double
points on British Airways - operated...