Instead, I would
rather earn more miles and points for the normal spending that I already make.
Not exact matches
Although its annual fee is
rather high at S$ 588.6, the rewards you can
earn on a large expense like wedding plus the extra 35,000 welcome bonus
miles when you get the card are
more then plentiful enough to compensate.
I'd
rather pay $ 350 for a roundtrip (that
earns 5,000 or
more miles) than pay 25,000
miles and be subject to availability.
That discount is enough to make the prices a bit
more reasonable (a $ 7 drink is now only $ 5.25), and it allows you to enjoy your trip just a little bit
more, save time from eating in the airport, and
earn double
miles for your purchase (
rather than 1x).
Yes, I'd far
rather earn AAdvantage
miles than Avios as my redeemable currency... but not so much that I'm prepared to stay away from home even
more and spend the best part of another $ 5,000.
I could have made this
more complicated by factoring in the frequency with which I fly each of those routes (that probably would have bumped up the calculation a bit) and I haven't taken into account the fact that you also
earn Elite Qualifying
Miles on tickets purchased with money
rather than
miles.
Members will generally
earn more miles for Hertz rentals than before — using a per - rental basis
rather than the current per - day basis, on a sliding scale ranging from 500
miles for general members up to 1,250 for top - tier elites.
Sure, families need to
earn more points and
miles than the average solo traveler since they're usually trying to get 3 or
more tickets (
rather than just one).
Not all families own homes, but if you're an owner
rather than a renter, you're bound to
earn more miles from household expenses than singles (who are
more likely to rent).
A lot of digital ink has been spilled about whether individuals will
earn more miles before or after the changes, but I think that's a relatively unimportant question — not just because I
earn the overwhelming majority of my airline
miles through manufactured spend,
rather than flying, but also because it's irrelevant: the changes are coming, on January 1 in Delta's case and March 1 for United.
The
miles you
earn are really
more like cash back
rather than frequent flyer
miles.
-LSB-...] issuer asked the panel about Delta's move towards a
more revenue - based program (next year
miles will be
earned based on the cost of a ticket
rather than distance flown, and already
earning elite status requires a minimum amount of spend -LSB-...]
The card doesn't
earn traditional points or
miles that can be transferred and redeemed with travel partners, but
rather acts
more like a cash - back card with huge
earning potential.
This is not to discourage Brian and his family from
earning a lot of frequent flyer
miles and points with their spend, but
rather to encourage them to diversify their
miles and points portfolio and regularly redeem the
miles,
rather than saving exclusively for a major international trip that is 3 years away or
more.
You'll probably get significantly
more value from an all - purpose rewards card that lets you
earn cash back, points, or
miles on every purchase,
rather than limiting yourself to Lowe's.
And I would much
rather continue
earning miles for other,
more exotic award travel and take this opportunity to redeem my companion fare.