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Frequent Flyer Programs – Get the Most Out of Your Miles

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

* Is the fly by the airline, where you are, you can get there?

* Is there any tie-ins with other companies, especially with the roads? If part of the company services of transport companies together, the “partner”? In both cases, you can be the means and the use of prices to those of other airlines?

* How many miles (or trips) are necessary to the prices?

* Is there a minimum amount for the awarding of theft (eg you are only 200 kilometers of the airline flight, but the prices are always at least 500)?

* Is there a deadline for the use of miles accumulated?

* Check the number and length of “all times” in which the price can not be used. On some carriers, the action thanks to Crash Victims May week.
* If you have a great trip and remember to join this firm loyalty program before the trip log. Airlines generally do not kilométrage resources was carried out before you now a member.

Once you have a program, there are other things that you need to know:

* The airlines reserve the right to make changes to their programs, sometimes short. The number of miles for the price may be levied, and you have with your old chassis (that is, your current balance) under the new scheme restrictive. The airline will end service in May on a street that you are most interested, or drop it in May of the city life! Carrier May eliminate attractive frequent flyer program tie-ins, notably the airlines or hotel chains.

* Payment of your kilométrage often your only losses in the event that the carrier changes the rules, mergers, or from the companies. (Some private companies to sell insurance for some of these possibilities.) Kilométrage build a larger balance, you are eligible for bigger prizes, however.

* Transport is often the number of seats on each flight, in which frequent flyer program of prizes to be used. May you not be able to rely on your first or second choice of flights or data.

* Price is spent on behalf of the members of the family. If you sell or a price that is not the issue or the travel document and that the airline discovered, the recipient can confiscate his card, and the carrier in May punishing program of the balance.

* Questions, such as mileage mileage is saved, you are likely to identify you as a member of the program, if your flight or upon arrival

* Keep your boarding pass and the passenger coupon of the ticket until you receive a statement of loyalty to the good run for the profit of the trip. If a problem occurs, obtain the names of people who speak and take notes of your conversations