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By: The Travelling Adventurer » Blog Archive » The Best Programs and Strategies for Infrequent Flyers

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 23:27:09 +0000

[...] 4. Use an airline-affiliated card- If you pay off your credit card each month, have good credit and want to get enough miles to get a free ticket in a matter of days, signing up for an airline-affiliated card is the way to go. The cards usually have large sign-up bonus, come with no mileage expiration and sometimes other benefits such as avoiding some fees. Gary of View from the Wing wrote an excellent post comparing most of the major card programs. [...]

By: vp

vp — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:13:09 +0000

I’ve had that post *starred* and refer to it whenever I’m due for a new CC application/churn. Alas, lots have changed since the post and many cards are no longer available. Looking forward to an update…

By: Best Signup Bonus Ever for the All-Around Best Mileage Credit Card Out There: 30,000 Starwood Points for a Starwood American Express - View from the Wing

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:43:34 +0000

[...] the Starwood Amex remains the best general, al-purpose credit card for points accrual. There are some reasons to get other cards — such as when spending will help you requalify towards elite status with [...]

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:30:16 +0000

Thanks for the great summary! For those who are frequent AA flyers, you can now call up the AA customer service number and ask for the 35,000 point promotional card. This promotion is only offered if you call them directly. I believe the same fees and rules apply towards this card as it is for the 30,000 point card.

By: Downunder girl

Downunder girl — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:34:09 +0000

Thanks Gary, this is an excellent write up of all the options. However can you offer any suggestions for someone in Australia? I am an SPG Plat and I bank miles with UA. So I dont want a QF affiliated card . Thanks.

By: Brad Swanton

Brad Swanton — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:28:04 +0000

Hi, i must say fantastic blog you have, i stumbled across it in AOL. Does you get much traffic?

By: Free premium travel & miles strategy for 2010 « Poor Millionaire

Free premium travel & miles strategy for 2010 « Poor Millionaire — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:22:27 +0000

[...] You can transfer to most frequent flyer programs at a 1:1 ratio, and then they give you 5000 bonus miles for each 20,000 increment that you transfer. That means if you’re transferring points to an airline program where the ratio is 1:1, you’re really earning 1.25 miles per dollar spent instead of just 1 mile per dollar like most cards. There are even a couple of programs, such as LAN’s, where the ratio is 1:2 — 20,000 Starwood points convert to 50,000 kilometers in that program (because the bonus is doubled as well). More info (Vew from the wing). [...]

By: dracs

dracs — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:10:43 +0000

I booked marked your blog a fe months back when I joined flyertalk but didn’t visit frequently.Recently came back to have a look and now its a kind of routine to pay a visit once a day at least.I have to make sure I am not missing on a nice deal.

Looked at other boarding area bloggers but found yours a bit more intriguing , sorry for being a bit partial .:) .

By: Frequent Flyer Friday #2 - Musings of The Global Traveller

Frequent Flyer Friday #2 - Musings of The Global Traveller — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:08:12 +0000

[...] Editor’s note – SPG has a very wide range of airline partners. Gary Leff of View from the Wing describes SPG Amex as the single best all-round mileage earning credit card. [...]

By: DarylZ

DarylZ — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:54:44 +0000

Hey Gary, any idea if that aplication for the Priority Club VISA with the 45,000 plus 15,000 bonus point offer you provided a link for will still work?
About ready to go for it but just wanted to see if there have been any recent feedback on that.
Thanks