Sentences with phrase «flying enough miles»

I was already seriously considering whether or not it was worth flying enough miles in 2017 to renew Executive Platinum status for 2018 but, if Premium Economy comes to all of American's mainline domestic fleet, it's one more reason for me not to bother — It's probably a lot more sensible to just fly whichever airlines gives me the better deal (in Economy and Premium cabins).

And let's remember that to get to Platinum / Sapphire, which is the first elite level that gives you some tangible benefits, you must spend $ 6,000 a year (in addition to flying enough miles) to satisfy the American Airlines elite earning requirements.

Not exact matches

Until now, Blue Origin's rockets had been designed to go into suborbital space, which entails flying more than 62 miles above the earth's surface, but not high enough to make a full revolution.

Not only do you need enough miles to make an upgrade a possibility, you probably have to be one of the airline's top customers (Bagshawe told Bloomberg she flies over 100,000 miles each year), aviation analyst Henry Harteveldt told Business Insider.

David Wright, a physicist and the codirector of the Union of Concerned Scientists» global security program, wrote recently that North Korea's latest missile could likely fly 8,100 miles on a normal trajectory, enough to reach anywhere in the continental US.

Travel: We've only been credit card hacking for three months or so, and we already have over ten hotel nights available and enough Southwest miles to fly four to seven round trips (depending on distance).

I've been fortunate enough to travel a great deal both for work and personal enjoyment and even with all of those miles under my belt, flying red - eye is still a challenge.

In 1962, an unhandsome little Dart stopped gagging on its 413 - cubic - inch Ram Charger motor long enough to record a 167.3 - mph flying mile at Bonneville.

If you live in or around Fairhope, Alabama («a dozen miles as the laughing gull would fly across the bay from the port city of Mobile») you might be lucky enough to know Sonny Brewer, the owner of the Over The Transom Bookstore in Fairhope.

The more you fly a particular airline, the more able you are to rack up enough miles for a free flight or seat upgrade and use those rewards for a flight you want.

I used to have an airline miles card but I didn't spend or fly enough to justify the annual fee so I cancelled that one.

For instance, just because you fly 1,504 miles from San Francisco to Austin doesn't mean that you have now earned enough miles for another trip; rather, the 1,500 - odd miles you just flew have earned you a mere fraction of what you'll need to book an award flight.

Fast forward a few years, and we have accumulated enough miles (takes less than you think) to fly First and Business Class.

Cash back is great but if you fly often enough to justify the airline miles card then that may be a better deal for you.

So, make sure that the airline flies to places you are interested in traveling to and that you can earn enough miles in a reasonable amount of time for the redemption you want.

Unless you are a serious traveler, earning enough miles by flying to pay for awards flights can be difficult.

Hilary, We fly every other year to South Africa and changes to Delta's Skymiles plan has made it more difficult to earn enough miles for each trip.

Personally, I accumulate enough credit card reward miles every year for at least two + round - trip tickets to Europe or Asia, flying in luxurious business class.

Flying a certain number of miles is no longer enough to earn elite status with the major U.S. legacy carriers.

NZ the EZ way: Flying to New Zealand using points, miles — Earning enough points for a US - New Zealand flight takes patience, but some airline deals now can make it easier... (See New Zealand deals)

If you've collected enough points for an award flight — either through credit card spending, by flying the airline, or by shopping and dining with its partners — keep on reading for some of the best ways to use Hawaiian miles.

I fly domestically probably half a dozen times a year, and I use miles pretty much as soon as I've collected enough to redeem.

If you happen to be flying on an Etihad Airways route between Abu Dhabi and New York (JFK), London Heathrow, Melbourne, Mumbai or Sydney, and have enough airline miles, you can exchange that annoying cramped economy seat for an apartment with more amenities than you can imagine.

With so many Star Alliance partners you can use to book a business class award, you won't have any trouble earning enough miles and points to fly with EVA Air.

Best ways to «top off» your frequent flier miles, earn enough points to fly free — Want to head home for the holidays but short a few points for a free flight?

It's actually quite easy to rack up enough miles for a roundtrip award flight from the US to Europe on American, Delta or United, even if you don't fly very often.

If you fly six times a year, you're flying more than most people, but you're getting less value for your miles when you redeem them than you would if you had enough for an overseas flight.

All three are easy enough to credit flown miles to, and to earn miles with multiple credit card input streams.

Flying a certain number of miles is no longer enough to earn elite status with the major U.S. legacy carriers.

As long as you follow the tips we provided here, you should have enough miles in your Flying Blue account to redeem for terrific travel rewards in no time!

It could just be the eye catching headline number of 90,000 Flying Club miles, though hopefully I'm old enough to know not to believe everything big banks tell me.

If you find you don't qualify for or can't afford the premium cards that offer elite qualifying miles, and you don't fly enough to make up the difference, look into cards that offer at least some of the benefits you're seeking.

Some people think that if they don't fly or stay at a hotel often enough, they have no chance of earning enough miles or points for free travel.

KLM is my top airline and others are mainly skyteam partners but I will fly the cheapest option on any alliance as I have enough miles to become Flying Blue platinum for life already.

Status will matter more than ever to ensure you can actually earn enough miles flying with an airline to book an award ticket.

Plus, it netted me a total of almost 7,500 miles... more than enough for a free flight on certain discounted routes (for example, earlier this fall I flew to San Jose, CA for 5,000 miles each way).

Sure enough, round trip to Hawaii (and you can only redeem roundtrip) is 25,000 miles in economy and 45,000 in front from anywhere in North America flying on Delta.

If you're close to achieving elite status, but don't fly enough to qualify, it may be worth paying extra for a card that earns elite miles.

Meanwhile cost - conscious travelers, and especially those who fly only once or twice a year, will be more reliant on their credit cards to earn anything close to enough miles for an international business or first class ticket.

If you don't fly enough to achieve elite status, the Citi AAdvantage Visa or Mastercard will get you base - level perks such as priority boarding, free checked bag, a $ 100 flight discount and up to 10,000 of your redeemed miles back each year — plus a 30,000 - mile sign - up bonus.

With 50,000 US Airways Dividend Miles, you have enough in theory to fly in coach round - trip to Hawaii (40,000 miles) or to Europe if you travel between now and Feb. 28 (35,000 miles during «off - peak» season).

If you don't want to deal with the hassle of earning enough rewards miles to fly for free and don't want to pay an annual fee to have additional perks like priority boarding or free checked bags (maybe you strictly carry - on), this is a great option.

Airline credit cards sometimes let you earn a small number of elite qualifying miles, but still not enough to earn status without flying.

So this means that I can sign up for the American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flyer program, earn miles while flying on Alaska Airlines and once I've accumulated enough miles for an award ticket, use those miles on Cathay Pacific using the award booking system on AA.com.

The actual prize is 200,000 AAdvantage miles, which is more than enough miles to fly you to any of these locations.

If you fly often enough to be using reward miles for seat upgrades, you should be targeting elite status at a specific airline, the surest way to maximize upgrades.

In this promotion buying enough miles for that award would cost $ 2,478 and, considering you would be flying with a great Business Class carrier, that would be a very good deal indeed.

In the early 2000's, I used to be able to fly one economy round trip from the US to southeast Asia and earn enough miles for two free round trips within Asia.

If you fly a couple of times a year and don't feel like you can earn enough miles with any one airline to make another redemption, Alaska Airlines might be a good option to help you pool your miles.

On your next hotel stay, you can accumulate enough miles for the trip of a lifetime or earn the 110,000 points required to qualify for the Southwest Companion Pass, which lets one person fly for free on Southwest with you for up to two years.