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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 3:15 pm
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The Weekly Flyer
used to be 'Flyfarfar'
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SE
Programs: DL, AA, SPG, MR, HGP, IHG
Posts: 660
Sign up for an award wallet account.

Then sign up for airline, hotel, and car rental programs. Start with the ones you use, plan to use, or have generous signup bonuses.

Then enter your account numbers into the award wallet account. This will help with easy tracking of accounts and mileage balances.

If you travel, that is frequently and not just on awards, sign up for all bonuses with the programs you use. Consider signing up for credit cards that give bonuses with your spending / staying / flying patterns. For example, Gold Amex gives 3x points on airfare, Chase Sapphire offers 2x on all travel, SPG Business Amex gives points for stays at Starwood and cash back at Hyatt and Marriott.

Stay on top of bonus offers and max out the ones that make sense to you. Repeat - earn and burn, enjoy.
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