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From Miles to Smiles: Plan Your Next Holiday Getaway without Breaking the Bank!
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Booking flights during the holiday season can be quite expensive and stressful to travelers due to the uptick in demand for accommodations and transportation.
This isn’t a surprise since the holiday season is the time when travelers from all over the world fly to reunite with their loved ones or explore new places around the globe.
While fares can be quite expensive during this time of the year, you can use frequent-flyer miles to get cheaper flights!
Frequent-flyer miles are points that are collected whenever a traveler books a flight. These can eventually be exchanged for discounts, free flights, or other benefits in certain airlines.
Travelers have been using the miles system for years and stayed loyal to certain airlines because of it. The reason why some travelers do this is because booking with the same airline can help them gather more points.
Aside from flying with one carrier, another thing a traveler has to take note of is when to redeem miles.
For example, when a person wants to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s best to use frequent flyer miles eight weeks before that date.
Also, many tourists tend to fly during Christmas Day. The rule of thumb is to use travel miles the week before or the day after the holiday.
So, whenever you’re planning your holiday getaway, make sure to collect as many frequent flyer miles as you can and know exactly when to book your flight so you can take advantage of the points you’ve earned!
Think of frequent-flyer miles as your ticket to a stress-free and budget-friendly holiday, wherever your destination is in the world.
We hope you found everything we discussed above interesting and helpful!
The holiday season is just around the corner so make sure to keep collecting those miles and use them when you book your flights!
Choose where you are going from and to by selecting the respective zones. There are two ways to choose your origin and destination - you can either select the zones they fall into on the map or by clicking on the bars above the map and entering the city name or airport code into the search fields.
- Choose one of the three point combination options which is applicable to you. If you don't have any miles in any airline accounts you can leave those fields blank.
- Input all of the different points you have on the credit cards you are planning to use. You can enter as many as you like. If you have multiple cards on one name from the same bank you can combine and enter the total amount of points between all of your cards.
- Enter all the miles you have in airlines frequent flyer programs on the left hand side following the airlines name.
- Once you input the information, click on the analyze button at the bottom of the page.
- The analyzer will offer you the optimal transfer combinations to explore as well as pros and cons of each.
- Review analyzer recommendations. Total number of miles is not the only consideration you should take into account. Analyzer will give you additional information about each program to make the right decision. You can also download results to a pdf and even send them to others if you like.
- Proceed to check availability with respective airlines. Do not transfer any miles until you confirm the desired option is available on the airline’s website. Note the transfer time and hold the reservation if possible before transferring any miles.
- Remember all transfers are final as you would not be able to send the points back to your credit card. If your trip is cancelled your miles will go back to the respective airline account.
- Transferring points to airline's frequent flyer programs is not the only way to obtain the award ticket. You can also redeem the points through your credit card directly by using the Book Travel option. You can find out more by checking out our Credit card reward tab on Wikimiles home page.
- WikiMiles Crew is always here to answer any questions. For an additional fee we can also assist you with the bookings. Use the Contact us section to reach out to us.
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