stefano620
Oct 27, 09, 10:05 pm
Hello all, I'm a total noob here to the site and also kind of uncertain about mileage programs.
I am a student who travels back and forth between Europe probably 2-3 times a year and take a handful of domestic and inter-European flights annually, so obviously I am not going to be accruing enough to qualify for the upper-echelons of FF programs.
Currently, I have a M&M account that I am fairly unsatisfied with considering when I went to book a flight BRU>LHR, the taxes were around $250 (more than the flight itself).
Basically, I want to open a credit card with either United or Continental and use the miles that I accrue to take one or two domestic or inter-European flights a year...I just don't want to empty my pocket doing so!
I did search Continental's online booking system (impressive that they just joined *A and they're already up!) and it looked like around $75 for a BRU>LHR flight which is doable; however, the only direct flights I was seeing were with United (which is seasonal) and Brussels Airlines was not shown. I guess those flights could be booked on the phone?
Anyway, any insight would be great!
Thanks!
I am a student who travels back and forth between Europe probably 2-3 times a year and take a handful of domestic and inter-European flights annually, so obviously I am not going to be accruing enough to qualify for the upper-echelons of FF programs.
Currently, I have a M&M account that I am fairly unsatisfied with considering when I went to book a flight BRU>LHR, the taxes were around $250 (more than the flight itself).
Basically, I want to open a credit card with either United or Continental and use the miles that I accrue to take one or two domestic or inter-European flights a year...I just don't want to empty my pocket doing so!
I did search Continental's online booking system (impressive that they just joined *A and they're already up!) and it looked like around $75 for a BRU>LHR flight which is doable; however, the only direct flights I was seeing were with United (which is seasonal) and Brussels Airlines was not shown. I guess those flights could be booked on the phone?
Anyway, any insight would be great!
Thanks!