5 Myths About Frequent Flyer Miles

Everyone knows about frequent flyer miles but most people don’t know how to use them. What is so hard about using frequent flyer miles? Nothing! You just keep hearing stories from different people, which make usage of miles sound almost impossible. However it’s not as difficult as people make it sound. Once you get hold of the rules and the basics, you’ll be travelling everywhere on the miles. Here are the top 5 myths about frequent flyer miles, which float around everywhere.

1. Black Out Dates Makes Usage Of Miles Almost Impossible

Blackout dates does not exist anymore for most airlines. You can use miles to travel at any time of the year including peak seasons. Peak seasons might consume more miles than normal but you will be able to use miles even during that time.

2. Expiry Date Is Too Short

Another myth and not true! Most frequent flyer miles programs have omitted expiry dates completely. Even those that have an expiry date can be reset quite easily. Credit card points mostly never expire. Therefore you can keep these miles for a long time and use whenever needed.

3. I Don’t Fly Much

Even if you don’t fly a lot,it does not matter.You can get the frequent flyer program for free. Not only your miles from flying but also all your credit card points keep accumulating in it. Just keep shopping and you’ll have enough miles to get a free ticket. You can earn miles from almost anything.

4. Never Redeem Miles For Domestic Travel

People keep telling you not to use your miles when travelling domestically. Use them when you need them. If you travel domestically and not internationally, there’s no point of saving your miles for international travel. What’s the point of saving them for something you don’t need? Obviously the miles will have more value when being used for international travel but that’s not what you require. Go ahead; use them for buying domestic tickets and save what you can.

5. Always Redeem Miles For Business And First Class Travel

Just another myth! You can redeem your miles not only for business and first class, but also for the coach. If you travel a lot, wouldn’t it be better to travel in coach twice than travel business class once? The value per mile for coach is less than the value per mile for business or first class but in the end, you’ll reach the same destination at the same time. Isn’t it better to travel twice rather than spend all the miles in one travel?