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Earlier I wrote a post on how The Gold Mine of Points Earning is Promotions. That is a post on how innovating earns more miles than anything else. While I won't be blowing any gold mines here today, I wanted to go over the thought process.
Baby steps though. If you're new to this, chill... start with the low hanging fruit.
Here I'll be giving some tips on how I think innovation is made more likely, and we'll apply this strategy to an example.
Combining what you know.
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How come when I posted the list of hidden gems, no one said, "what the heck, 5 stopovers with Asia Miles?" Why haven't I posted about it yet? Make sure you at least read about the single airline award chart.
The truth is, the program is new to me, but my eye was caught. I started thinking about and testing some routes. Like a flight to Easter Island would likely run 85,000 miles, which seems like a lot...
But then consider that you can stop...
Read moreAs you guys know, there are a lot of relatively unknown transfer partenrs with Amex and mostly with SPG. And there's a lot to consider. I'll break down each airline like this:
- Award Chart - just give you the facts
- Stopovers - you know I care about the stopover rules
- YQ? - If they pass on fuel surcharges
- Partners - What alliance they are in can make a big difference not just in redemptions but even in routing rules.
The greatest list of hotel Best Rate Guarantees ever. Well... as long as it's the only one I know of, I'll continue to claim that title. (Don't tell me if there's a better one I prefer ignorance, and the title). But really, here is the best rate/price guarantee policies for most major chains, some small chains, and some online travel booking sites.
I don't mention some hotel chains, simply because they don't offer one (a Best Rate Guarantee). Well, they usually offer to match, but... might as well book on the other site then and not go through the trouble....
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