Not exact matches
The evolution of frequent
flier credit cards and
programs — Airline frequent
flier programs as we
know them today began in early 1981, when the only way to earn miles was through flying.
Knowing that the flight was the largest line item expense for the trip, I began to research frequent
flier programs to learn more about how points and miles worked.
Some frequent
fliers,
known as «travel hackers,» take advantage of distance - based
programs by earning lots of miles on cheap flights and then redeeming them for more expensive award tickets.
Airline frequent
flier programs as we
know them today began in early 1981, first with the launch of American Airlines» AAdvantage
program, and days later with United's Mileage Plus
program.
The award - ticket fees apply only to cards connected to airlines» frequent -
flier programs, which are
known as co-branded cards.
This is an excellent card for those that
know how to leverage foreign frequent
flier programs to find excellent value.
Sometimes people wonder if they can transfer points from one bank's
program to another's (generally,
no), or if they can transfer frequent
flier miles to another airline's
program (generally,
no, but sometimes you can book award seats on an airline alliance partner with your original miles).
I saw a couple of comments about «wishing I had
known that sooner»... Like you, I sign up for every frequent
flier program and try to stay within a n alliance if I can.
Dear Julia, This is always a good question because the answer can help many people in your situation —
no matter which frequent
flier program they belong to.