FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAMS
Frequent flyer programs offer benefits above and beyond free air travel and are an incentive program operated by airlines to reward customers for their continued loyalty.
Frequent flyer programs offer benefits above and beyond free air travel and are an incentive program operated by airlines to reward customers for their continued loyalty.
- As a traveler, you can earn free miles for the miles you fly on a particular airline. The more frequently you fly with an airline, the greater your rewards or miles earned.
- Hotels, rental car companies and many other major companies have extended the program to miles earned with dollars spent. Mileage bonuses are offered as an incentive to sign up for a frequent flyer program.
- Frequent flyer miles are credited to your account, like a bank account, do not earn interest and accumulate as you travel. Most US airlines have similar policies. Accrued mileage will not expire as long as there is activity in your account over a certain period of time.
- Mileage in your account can be redeemed for an air travel award.
- When deciding which frequent flyer program to join, check program ratings at websites such as frequentflyer.com.
- Consolidate your frequent flyer miles with a convenient airline that operates from a hub out of an airport in your region.
- Choose a program that allows you the best opportunities to earn miles or points.
- Accrue at least 25,000 miles to qualify for different levels of elite status.
- For your non-flight reward activities, consider hotel, rental car and general shopping purchases. You don't have to use accumulated miles and points for travel only.
- Pay attention to contract terms and conditions and fine print before you sign up.
- Consider alliances between US and foreign airline carriers so travel can be organized to flow from one carrier to another, especially if you are a frequent international traveler.
- It may be smarter to save your miles and purchase a lower cost ticket to certain destinations than using accumulated miles. Airlines have a reputation for blackout dates and limited seat availability for frequent flyer customers.
- When redeeming frequent flyer miles first ask your travel agent to find out what frequent flier flights and dates are available and then arrange your travel based on flight availability.
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