How to Gain Travel Points for Travelling in Sep 2022

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  RockyRaccoon on 22/03/2022 - 08:36

  The issue with frequent flyer points is that it’s a way to lock you into an airline or an airline group.

  So this then limits your choice of cheaper flights. Plus cheaper flights often give less points even with the airline group up you use.

  If you don’t travel much then the points can also expire before you use them. So programs let you exchange the points for gifts or gift cards. Others might give you more details.

  As for travelling without having a credit card - don’t!. You need at least one.

  Usually the best travel card, the ones with no exchange transaction fees often don’t give points.

  Airline groups. Many airlines link with each other with frequent flyer groups. Eg OneWorld where flying on any airline in that group gives points on the airline program you have joined. Fly American Airlines get points on Qantas frequent flyer (but not always full credits).

  If you don’t fly often, just go for cheapest tickets, with best service, cheap flights often are with crap airlines, but not always. Research the quality of the airline. Stuck in uncomfortable surroundings on long flights isn’t IMHO a bargain.

  And get the credit card!

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  bitesized on 22/03/2022 - 09:22

  +1

  Best time to purchase tickets:

  • Most are already advertising sales for Sep 22 so the best prices are close to what you see now. However, keep checking Skyscanner or Google flights for deals
  • But this also depends on which FF points/miles you wish to accrue, this will limit which airlines you select. Airlines also have different alliances (groups) they are part of, which allow redemption on each others networks as already mentioned above

  Which Credit Card:

  • Which CC you get will depend on which FF program you are building, and which bank has the best intro offer on at the moment
  • For example, if you wish to fly Emirates/Qantas, aim for CC's with a big QFF sign on bonus - NAB had one recently but I think it just finished. But you could have gotten 100k QFF points for $3k spend, and double if both you and missus got a CC each

  You can go to PointHacks to get a full 101 of all FF points accumulation. Good luck

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  TheMindsetTraveller on 22/03/2022 - 10:22

  +1

  From a points perspective, good luck getting premium seats for travel 6 months away. Savvy flyers would be redeeming seats as early as possible ie like 11ish months in advance. Savvier flyers book and plan their holidays around the premium seats they have booked.

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  dahax77 on 22/03/2022 - 13:01

  +1

  Hey mate I'm a bit of a Google Flights/Points nerd so can give you some tips on how to get to Turkey cheaply in premium cabins if needed. Will PM you.

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    eatcroissants on 22/03/2022 - 18:11

    +1

    I would like some tips too :)

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  Alligate on 22/03/2022 - 20:56

  +2

  I would go on singapore - Brisbane to Istanbum is only 86k Krisflyer points, just bought that route return recently for me and my partner and there is a tonne of availability.

  You can probably rack those points up via credit cards if you can both get them (and manage minimum spends)