Author: Elizabeth

By: Mary Briscoe
Categories: Airline Miles

Learn How You Can Use Your Miles To Buy Someone Else’s Ticket

A lot of the times frequent flyers find themselves in a conundrum when they have an account full of miles but don’t foresee a chance of using them. Should they let their hard earned miles expire? In order to avoid the worst, frequent flyers have the option of using their miles to buy someone else’s ticket. At the end of the day you’re going on the much longed for a trip, but your loved one is. So how can you make someone else’s dream come true? Just read on to find out.

1. Airline Policy On Using Miles for Someone Else’s Reward Seat

The most important thing that you have to know is that you don’t have to pay the airline a single cent to transfer miles to their account. Most airlines

By: Mary Briscoe
Categories: Airline Miles

Once you understand how Cathay miles (also known as Asia Miles) work, you’ll realize the program is a treasure trove of incredible award opportunities and you’d want to utilize it more often. Everything you ever wanted to learn about Cathay miles in order to book stellar award itineraries is mentioned below. We’ve also including tips on how you can buy Cathay miles and get maximum value for your miles.

Cathay Pacific Loyalty Members Will Earn 80% More Airline Miles From Next Month

How You Can Earn Cathay Miles

Frequent flyers can convert three transferable currencies into Asia Miles at a 1:1 ratio, which include American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points and Starwood Starpoints. You also get the normal SPG 5,000 airline mile bonus for every 20,000 Starpoints that you transfer.

Asia Miles or Cathay Miles are easy to earn because credit cards provide

By: Mileage Geek
Categories: Air Miles, Airline Miles

If you are interested in buying air miles, but you are new to travel, then you may be wondering how to accrue, buy and use them to your advantage. The fact is there are many benefits to buying miles, and this guide will help you through the process.

Obtaining Air Miles

Today I’ll show you how you can buy miles online on your Favorite Airlines in 3 easy steps.

Normally the typical way you earn miles is by frequent flying, or by spending a lot of cash on your credit card. But let’s be real, it would take you many, many trips or a lot of spending on your credit card to accrue enough points for a single trip.

Well, I am here to tell you, no more waiting to earn miles, no taking trips to rack up miles, and no

By: Mileage Geek
Categories: Air Miles, Airline Miles

Are you signed up for an airline rewards program? If not, then you are missing out on a lot of great benefits including affordable travel and upgrades. Many people don’t use their miles because they think it takes too long to get a reward. However, there are many ways that you can accrue air miles quickly, and they are easier than you think.

Choose the Right Program

One of the fastest ways to earn miles is by traveling via plane and getting air mile points for every mile that you fly. However, to earn the greatest number of miles, you have to be smart about which airline program you sign up for because if you sign up for a program, but you never fly, then you are wasting your time.

When you are researching these programs, ask the right questions:

Does this

By: Mileage Geek
Categories: Air Miles, airline frequent flyer programs, Airline Miles

These days, earning air miles is as easy as it has ever been. If someone wants to load up on miles to take free flights or get upgrades for first or business class seats, all they have to do is sign up for mileage program or get a credit card with mileage rewards and buy their favorite goods and services.

The concern is that there are too many miles available and not enough are being used.

During a study in 2004, it was found that people around the world had close to 11 trillion frequent-flyer miles in their accounts. Of course, every mile does not equal a dollar. Instead, the airlines sell the miles to the credit cards for two cents per mile, and then when users apply them to their next flight or upgrade, they are