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Let's Go!!The best way to start your points and miles journey is to sign up for each of the listed award programs so that you will be ahead of the game when it is time to transfer/use points. Many programs require that your frequent flyer membership be opened for some time before approving transfers. Please download the below PDFs and follow the links to the program pages for each airline and hotel. Deal Duchess Airline Frequent Flyer Links_.pdf Deal Duchess Hotel Loyalty.pdf Next, you should choose a points earning card that fits with your lifestyle and spending habits. I offer a Free Credit Card Consultation but you can also refer to my top cards list HERE and HERE. STAY PREPAREDHere are a few of my favorite apps and resources that will help you better understand how to use points and miles and to stay organized.: Travel Freely App - This app will keep your credit cards organized with alerts to your annual fee due dates and provide advice on the next best card. Roame - An app that allows you to search for flight award availability and directs you where to book. Use XU1CZ8AE 10% off your first payment. Awayz - A great app to find Hotel & Flight Award availability. Straight to the Points - STTP is a premium paid award notification service. They alert you when business and first class award space is available on various airlines. I am available for questions on Instagram and via email. **I receive commissions for some of the apps and cards mentioned in the article. |
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Reader KNOW YOUR BANK: AMEX In order to maximize your points and miles through transfers, you need to get to know your bank's operations. Simply put, get to know where can you send your points and how to do it. Let's focus on American Express next. AMEX offers a plethora f opportunites to earn miles through both personal and business cards. If you're not sure if you qualify for business cards check out this Business Card Cheat Sheet My favorite American Express is the Gold Card because I LOVE...
Great Offers Ending Soon.... Capital One Venture is offering 75,000 points and a one time $250 travel credit until September 9th. You'll receive the points after you complete the minimum spend of $4,000 in 3 months BUT the travel credit is instantly available for use in the Capital One Travel Portal. If you can meet the minimum spend quickly, you'll be able to take advantage of the current Capital One to Flying Blue(Air France/KLM) 20% transfer bonus, making your points much more valuable....
Hello Reader, The elevated 75,000 points offer from the Chase Sapphire Preferred & Chase Sapphire Reserve is coming to an end on Thursday, June 13th at 7am eastern. Now that that's out of the way, let's get into a quick example of how to use these points for a quick, late summer get away. Air France is a transfer partner of Chase via their frequent flyer program, Flying Blue. Flying Blue offers monthly promo rewards, that can get you to Europe and beyond for a fraction of the points that it...