Best can mean different things to different peopleHi, I’m Italian, I’m going every year or almost in Europe. I would like to know which credit card is the best option to accrue more points to use to redeem business class seat or premium economy, with a good sign up bonus points is a plus.
Thanks
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Best can mean different things to different people
What airlines do you use to fly from Aust to EU? Usually Qatar or emirates but I don’t mind Singapore or Cathay be honest even Malaysia
What frequent flyer programs are you a member of now? Status? I’m not a member or anything that ‘a why I need some help to find the best solution
Do you earn ff miles/points/avios from flying in AU or internationally? I’m not a member so not
Amex has a range of airline frequent flyer partners. Bank issued credit cards tend to have less partners.
Getting business class awards Aust to EU can be hard. PE a little less, but not all airlines/aircraft/routes have PE
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What frequent flyer programs are you a member of now? Status?Usually Qatar or emirates but I don’t mind Singapore or Cathay be honest even Malaysia
Do you earn ff miles/points/avios from flying in AU or internationally?I’m not a member or anything that ‘a why I need some help to find the best solution
Qatar, Cathay and Malaysia are all in the Oneworld alliance. As is QF Qantas. As they are ff partners earn & burn (awards) are possible. Each has different rules, t&c's. Cost of awards in miles/avios/points and cash co payment can/does vary a lot. Even for the same flight.I’m not a member so not
i have to start somewhere, that’s why I asked this forum ( people ) to help me out with that .Best can mean different things to different people
What airlines do you use to fly from Aust to EU?
What frequent flyer programs are you a member of now? Status?
Do you earn ff miles/points/avios from flying in AU or internationally?
Qatar, Cathay and Malaysia are all in the Oneworld alliance. As is QF Qantas. As they are ff partners earn & burn (awards) are possible. Each has different rules, t&c's. Cost of awards in miles/avios/points and cash co payment can/does vary a lot. Even for the same flight.
Singapore is in the Star Alliance. Virgin Australia is an out of alliance partner.
Qatar is in Oneworld alliance. Virgin Australia is an out of alliance partner.
Emirates (no alliance). Qantas is an out of OW alliance partner.
A hard task starting from the bottom to collect ff miles/avios/points and learning about airline frequent flyer programs.
Business class awards are hard to get.
It works the opposite way. If you have an Amex card, you earn points in an Amex currency which you can convert to an airline frequent flyer currency such as Qantas, Velocity, Singapore Airlines Krisflyer, Qatar Avios etc. You join the frequent flyer program of choice, transfer your Amex points there, and you can purchase points and/or earn additional points with other program partners.If I’m getting an Amex credit card and qantas or velocity put out an offer to buy some of them points at a discount price like they did few weeks ago how is going to work ? Can I still buy them and convert them in Amex point or not really ?
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Could be. Depends on which card you get, how much you spend, how willing you are to jump through hoops to offset AF, etc etcSo, joining Amex could be a good idea or not really to try to get premium economy or business class ticket for Europe ?
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Amex and other credit cards are just a way of getting more frequent flyer miles/avios/points.So, joining Amex could be a good idea or not really to try to get premium economy or business class ticket for Europe ?
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Churn cards that earn Velocity/Singapore points.So confusing… you guys are the expert here what would you do ?
You are travelling in Europe once a year and a little trip probably Bali or something like that just to have a break once a year … any thoughts ?
Thanks
So confusing… you guys are the expert here what would you do ?
You are travelling in Europe once a year and a little trip probably Bali or something like that just to have a break once a year … any thoughts ?
Thanks
Benvenuti a AFF.i have to start somewhere, that’s why I asked this forum ( people ) to help me out with that .
thanks
Joining a ffp then retro claiming for flights taken X days before takes some research.You say you usually fly with Qatar or Emirates, but you haven't joined any frequent flyer programs yet.
If you have flown with an airline recently, join their FF program now and claim retrospectively for the points and status (obviously what you get will depend on the fare purchased).
Airlines have different rules but you usually have 2 or sometimes 6 months in which to claim points for flights already taken.
Every little bit counts.
QF https://www.qantas.com/au/en/freque...rms-and-conditions.html#earning-qantas-pointsClaims can be made for travel completed up to 30 days prior to joining Velocity Frequent Flyer.
From memory BAEC is 3 months, but cannot find a link.9.1.2 A Member may earn Qantas Points only in relation to:
(a) Eligible Flights flown after the Member's joining date and up to 30 days prior to that date;
I was thinking to get an Amex with velocity or qantas points and convert them on KrisFlyer, or othersI flew to Europe this year. Booked my flights using Qantas Points to book China Airlines which transits via Taiwan. We are family of 3 so I was able to get 2 business class tickets for each sector but I booked them 1 year in advance. Flew from MEL-TPE, 5 day halt for sightseeing, TPE-AMS, 40 day sightseeing, (Rome)FCO-TPE, 18 hr halt TPE-MEL
not sure how is reward redemption on Krisflyer for Europe onward flights as I haven't flown with them everThanks for sharing your information.
I was thinking to get an Amex with velocity or qantas points and convert them on KrisFlyer, or others