Not exact matches
If you also want to have the option of transferring your
miles to
other airline and hotel loyalty
programs including United, Southwest
Airlines, British Airways Avios, Hyatt, or Marriott on a 1:1 basis, you might also consider the Chase Sapphire Preferred.
While the United
miles you earn can only be used to book flights with United and
other Star Alliance members, Chase Ultimate Rewards Points (earned with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card) can be transferred to 11 partnered
programs, including both hotel and
airline brands.
You can earn point rewards or
miles rewards towards the loyalty
program and then redeem them for
airline tickets, hotel stays, rental cars and
other rewards.
Other rewards
programs that might be associated with your new unsecured credit card include incentive
programs such as
airline miles or savings with select vendors.
MileagePlus, the United
Airlines loyalty
program, has several advantages over
other airline rewards
programs that can make it especially valuable for redeeming
airline miles.
Some hotels partner with American
Airlines and give you
miles for each stay, and
other hotel rewa rds
programs allow you to convert your hotel points into
miles.
Best Western offers fewer
airlines to transfer points for
miles when compared to
other programs.
While the United
miles you earn can only be used to book flights with United and
other Star Alliance members, Chase Ultimate Rewards Points (earned with the Chase Sapphire Preferred ® Card) can be transferred to 11 partnered
programs, including both hotel and
airline brands.
Airlines are changing their frequent flier
programs in
other ways as well: American
Airlines AAL, -0.57 % changed its rewards structure in April (for travel beginning in June) so that for about half the year it will increase its redemption rate to 30,000
miles, up from the previous 25,000
miles, and on the busiest days will charge 50,000
miles; however, during less busy times, it will lower the rate to 20,000
miles.
And there are some good values in their award chart where you'll save
miles compared to booking through
other airlines» frequent flyer
programs.
To convert your Hilton Honors Points into
airline miles, rail points or
other loyalty points with a participating
airline or rail rewards
program, just contact your local Hilton Reservations and Customer Care center or go to the exchange section of your account.
With traditional
airline loyalty
programs, the value of
miles can vary amongst
airlines, routes, cabin classes and
other factors.
According to CNN personal finance blogger Gerri Willis, rewards
programs that provide cash back rebates,
airline miles and
other travel perks are being scaled back to some degree by card issuers, who are scrambling to protect their profitability.
Perhaps the best part of an overall travel rewards
program, though, is that you can often use your rewards in conjunction with
other airline rewards, such as frequent flyer
miles, to really make the most of your savings.
You can't transfer the
miles you earn to any
other frequent flyer
program, though you can book flights on partner
airlines.
Apart from collecting
miles on your AA and AA partner
airline flights, there are various
other avenues for accruing
miles with the AAdvantage frequent flyer
program.
SPG points transfer to pretty much any
airline loyalty
program so if you are looking to top up say American
miles, then SPG points are infinitely more valuable than the
other 2.
On the face of it, the Alaska
Airlines Mileage Plan offers you the same perks that you are likely to find in other airlines» frequent flyer programs such as earning miles whenever you book a flight, special privileges for various tiers and unlocking even more reward opportunities by achieving a higher «elite» status in the frequent flyer program's membershi
Airlines Mileage Plan offers you the same perks that you are likely to find in
other airlines» frequent flyer programs such as earning miles whenever you book a flight, special privileges for various tiers and unlocking even more reward opportunities by achieving a higher «elite» status in the frequent flyer program's membershi
airlines» frequent flyer
programs such as earning
miles whenever you book a flight, special privileges for various tiers and unlocking even more reward opportunities by achieving a higher «elite» status in the frequent flyer
program's membership tiers.
When Delta does this, it only serves to incentivize consumers to earn and redeem
miles with
other airline loyalty
programs.
The Turkish
Airlines frequent flyer
program is called
Miles & Smiles, and since they are a member of Star Alliance, their
miles can be used for flights on their own planes and those of any
other Star Alliance members as well.
If you are not committed to flying with American
Airlines, you might find better flexibility with
other travel credit card
programs, where you can redeem
miles on any
airline you want.
In this
program, points aren't called «
miles» as in most
other airlines, but instead are called «Avios.»
So you're savvy enough to collect points and
miles from
airlines and hotels, but did you realize that you might be missing out on
other perks by not signing up for some of these lesser known loyalty
programs.
Delta's
miles transfer
program is comparable in price to
other airlines, but a little more flexible than some.
Earn American AAdvantage
program miles to redeem flights with American
Airlines, any of the following Oneworld alliance partners, or
other additional partners of American
Airlines.
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American Express, Capital One and one or two
other credit cards have gone from the affiliated card, where you only earn
miles on one
program, to a card where you don't earn
miles on an
airline program, you earn points that translate into dollars that actually buy the
airline ticket.
Although Virgin Atlantic
miles program doesn't fare very well against some
other popular
programs in the
airline industry, it does have some decent options that can be availed for certain flights.
That made it possible not only for flights on US Air to be booked with American
miles, but also with the frequent flyer
programs of
other Oneworld
airlines, including British Airways.
With traditional
airline loyalty
programs, the value of
miles can vary amongst
airlines, routes, cabin classes and
other factors.
These can be booked through British Airways» Avios
program for only 12,500
miles one - way whereas many
other carriers (including Alaska
Airlines) will charge 20,000
miles for the same flight.
You can also use
miles from those
programs to travel on American
Airlines and those
other partners as well.
Most
airline loyalty
programs are part of alliances or
other partnerships that enable you to redeem
miles for travel on
other carriers.
In addition, members of
other oneworld alliance
airlines» frequent flyer
programs can earn and redeem
miles, awards, and tier status points on LAN Colombia flights.
Do you need
miles with that
airline to book awards, or can you also book with partners or points earned by
other credit card
programs?
Unlike
other hotel co-branded credit cards, you won't get Gold status as a cardmember unless you charge $ 30,000 on your card annually, but the flexibility of the
program to cash in your points for
airline miles with a bonus of 5,000
miles for every 20,000 points redeemed makes it more than worth it — even if you don't frequent Starwood properties.
Like
other airlines that offer their guests branded credit cards, the Frontier Airlines credit cards allow you to earn miles under the company's EarlyReturns ® program, but there are different benefits depending on the card you
airlines that offer their guests branded credit cards, the Frontier
Airlines credit cards allow you to earn miles under the company's EarlyReturns ® program, but there are different benefits depending on the card you
Airlines credit cards allow you to earn
miles under the company's EarlyReturns ®
program, but there are different benefits depending on the card you choose.
In addition, both carriers are expected to sign an agreement in the near future that will allow members of GOL's Smiles and Etihad's Guest loyalty
programs to earn and redeem
miles and points on flights operate by the
other airline.
Remember, the points or
miles earned with these cards can only be redeemed through the co-branded
airline's frequent flyer
program and can not be transferred to
other partners.
Because Alaska
Airlines is American's only
other U.S. parter, it is the most obvious choice for choosing an alternative loyalty
program to bank your
miles.
Virgin provided the following example in its news release: ``... a flyer booking a roundtrip ticket from New York to L.A. with Virgin America at a cost of about $ 320, could redeem that flight for 15,399 Elevate points, equivalent to 30,798 Membership Rewards points, which is comparable to
other airline programs that would require up to 50,000
miles.»
Miles you collect in
other airlines» reward
programs aren't American
miles.
To be fair, I should point out that most
other airline programs offer domestic award roundtrips for as few as 25,000
miles — but it's getting increasingly difficult to find awards at that level.
Members in the two award
programs can now earn points or
miles by flying on the
other airline.
In
other words, keep staying at your favorite hotel chain and keep flying your favorite
airline (or one that is affiliated and lets you transfer
miles and points to your primary
program).
WestJet and Air France - KLM announced that members of each carrier's frequent flyer
programs can now redeem dollars and
miles for flights operated by the
other airline.
The exact value of your AeroMexico
miles will depend on how you use them, but they are roughly comparable to
miles in many
other, more familiar
airline programs.
Other carriers like Delta and United
Airlines have already committed to revenue - based
programs that use the price of the ticket to determine your elite status and the number of award
miles you earn.
Many frequent flyer
programs award
airline miles that can be used instead of cash to buy tickets, upgrades, and
other perks.
Additionally, members of
other oneworld
airline frequent flyer
programs who travel on TAM - operated flights during May will also earn double the
miles and points.