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have you ever wondered, when and how to use or redeem miles? The answer is not as easy and simple as you might think, but here I will leave you some Tips that will help you from my personal experience.
A reader recently asked me if I had tips on how to use miles or earn more for be able to travel more, which is surely what many of those who are reading this publication dream of.
Sure, many times we have thought about how to make the most of the frequent flyer programs that almost all the airlines in the world have..
Your exchange and more, accumulation, It is not an easy task since it depends on many factors, both on the market going through high and low seasons., the variants of each airline and other points that we will analyze.
The when
The question of when is the best time to redeem miles or kilometers, It will depend on the season you plan your trip.
Remember that, aviation and tourism industry, based on high and low seasons.
A high season, for example, are the holidays that exist in each country and the airlines know them very well., so if you try to redeem miles on a holiday in your country, sure it will be a lot more miles you need.
Another high season is the migratory flows between the northern and southern hemispheres, which depends on their respective summer and winter seasons.
Finally, the other great high season are the months generally, between the end of October and December. Christmas and New Year are the main celebrations that imply huge spikes in the increase of travelers worldwide.
With this information in hand you have to take into account when you plan your trip. Of course, everything will also depend on when you can have vacations at work or your family can travel. Keep in mind that traveling in high season will ALWAYS require a higher number of miles per person round trip.
The recommendation is ALWAYS to plan ahead and make the purchase with or without miles, at least 3 months before the trip.
The how
First, you must accumulate the miles or kilometers, TRUE? There are several methods to do this..
- The most common is flying with airlines that have loyalty programs.
- with credit cards, here are some options. There are credit cards that accumulate miles for existing programs of the best-known airlines and others have their own systems for adding miles that ultimately allow the user to exchange them for tickets in any partner airline or belonging to that credit institution..
- Use of third party services such as taxi applications, Car rental, Hotels, putting gasoline in certain chains and other
The redemption of the miles is quite simple. You enter the page of the airline where you have accumulated the miles for your trip, you select the flight, enter your data and pay taxes. This point is important, since the miles only cover the fee charged by the airline and the airport or legal taxes will always have to be paid by the user.
If you accumulate miles with a credit card, each bank has its own system, terms and conditions on how to use the accumulated miles.
recommendations
- Always try to travel with the same airline to be able to accumulate more miles and go up in category, which in the long run will give you access to accumulate more miles, access to VIP lounges, category upgrade and other benefits depending on the airline.
- Watch for mileage sales with reduced costs, 2×1 or at half price that airlines with large accrual plans usually have.
- Remember that with the miles you can also redeem hotels, Hotels, wines, toys, cell phones and much more.
- In promotion a domestic flight between Quito and Guayaquil can cost from 2.000 miles and an international to Lima as an example from 10.500 miles.
- out of promotion, the required miles to those indicated above are doubled or even a little more.
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GOOD AFTERNOON I HAVE PICHINCHA CARD I HAVE 10.000 MILES AND I WISH A PASSAGE , IF I AM MISSING MILES, I CAN CANCEL THE VALUE WITH OTHER CARDS
No, you need to have the exact miles or more, to be able to redeem, there is no way to buy miles from what I know.
Hello there! my query is if Aerolineas Argentinas miles can be exchanged for some type of lodging in Spain, and if possible, What is the procedure to make the exchange?.
Thank you and I hope your answer.
Hello Maria, in that case you must enter the website of Aerolineas Argentinas, in the miles club section you will find the information you need.
Hello there, I have Volar Itau miles and I want to know if they can be used to pay part of the payment to airbnb for a vacation rental within my country. If so, how do i do it? Thank you very much. Cheers. Small
Hello Malena, I do not know about that benefit of said miles and program.
Hi Nicolas! great your blog! a query> Do you know how I can redeem American Advantage miles to pay for a hotel?? Thank you!
Thank you Marcel. To do it, You must enter the American website and then enter the Advantage section where the options to exchange are.
Soy gold de Flying Blue de KLM, and I have redeemed many flights, and I must say that it is something that is on the decline, redemption rates are becoming less convenient. For instance, a GYE-MAD flight in UX is almost 90000 business miles each way, and on top of that they pay 450 euros of fees and taxes. Taxes are always higher leaving Ecuador, that's a pretty big downside.
Today around the world the trend is changing towards credit cards, because its programs cover more hotels and airlines, but unfortunately in Ecuador that market is very little developed. Few miles are earned and bonuses for getting a card are non-existent, when in other countries they are usually the most lucrative way to earn miles.
A post about that would be interesting., the main credit cards with miles in the national market (Membership rewards de amex, the club thousands of diners, etc) and those that have an agreement with airlines such as the AA and AV cards of the Guayaquil bank or those of LATAM from the Pichincha bank, I don't think anyone has ever done a report on that.
Hello Gabriel, Thank you very much for your contribution. It would be an interesting post, I'm gonna check it, since it leaves a little of the topics that I deal with. Greetings.