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Who has the best frequent flyer program? |
Travel Info Who has the best frequent flyer program? Travel Tips The best airline for FF miles is the one you are most likely to fly. Look at the airport you are most likely to use (long term) and see what airlines serve the airport. Choose the airline that that has the most flights to the places you are likely to visit in the future. Then join their FF program (joining is always free). Note that many USA airlines belong to global partnerships that allow you to earn miles on your home program even when you fly with another airline. The three main partnerships are: http://www.oneworld.com/ http://www.skyteam.com/skyteam http://www.skyteam.com/skyteam Also check out ways to earn miles in ways besides flying. Staying in hotels and renting cars are obvious ways, but most programs allow you to earn miles for almost anything you could buy. The airline websites will provide full information on ways to earn miles. Many airlines offer credit cards that earn miles for every purchase, and the airline websites will have a link to the card info. The American Express Membership Rewards program lets you transfer miles to the FF programs of many airlines, but has the best relationships with Continental and Delta: http://www.membershiprewards.com/homepag... I almost never use mles for a "free" ticket. There are few award seats allocated for each flight and they can be hard to find. You also earn zero FF miles with an award ticket. Buy Economy tickets and use the miles to upgrade to First or Business Class. Check with the airline first to make sure the fare is upgradable if you want to do that - not all fares are upgradable. Source(s): Lifetime frequent flier Other Travel Tips i'm partial to Continental. one obvious reason is that they have hubs at the places i frequently fly, and they go to a lot of international locations as well. i've also found compared to Delta, United, and US Airways, Continental miles are easier to get. for one, buying the ticket online gives you an extra 500 miles on top of what you would earn flying; this can add up quickly if you fly a lot. and they have promotions for bonus miles too; this past March, all booked tickets to Germany, Greece, and Zurich Switzerland earn an extra 2000 miles on top of the roughly 10,000 mile round trip you're in the air. it's not terribly difficult to use the miles for a free ticket, pending availability of course. generally, if you're flexible and book in advance, there will be a seat available. domestic travel requires 25,000 miles, international to europe is 50,000 (pretty typical for the industry - though i've seen some airlines require 30,000 for a domestic round trip). one thing about the Continental miles is that it's difficult to get an upgrade. it depends entirely on how much you paid for the ticket. the "lowest fare" (international) ticket that the website gives you generally will require something like $400 (one way) in addition to mileage for the upgrade to BusinessFirst. you'd have better luck with scoring an upgrade by being an elite member, imo. |
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