Originally Posted by
PKPKay
Hi all,
I never participated in FF programs or mileage based credit cards before.
I'm doing a ton of research trying to get up to speed.
It's a bit overwhelming so I can really use some help....
Am I getting it?
Is my understanding of mileage credit cards correct?
You sign up for a credit card and they give you xx,xxx bonus points for after you reach a certain threshold....
You can then transfer these points into miles to certain airlines they have partnerships with....like Chase Sapphire is only for United, Southwest, British and Korean Air?
Once you accumulate enough miles, you use the miles on your FF account to obtain free airline tickets.
Not quite. There are three basic card types: cash back, rewards cards, and airline/hotel cards.
No need to discuss cash back cards, as their name tells you how they work.
With airline or hotel branded cards, purchases earn you FF miles or hotel points (depending on card type) which are deposited directly into your FF or hotel account.
Rewards cards earn you generic "points," which you can use in a variety of ways. You can transfer the points into some (but not all) FF or hotel programs, use them to book tickets via the credit card company, buy merchandise via the card company, or (sometimes) redeem points for cash. They are therefore more flexible than dedicated FF points.
You'll probably need to get both the co-branded airline card and several rewards cards to generate enough total points to do what you want to accomplish.
Does anyone have any experience booking multiple 1 way tickets
I believe Delta's FF program only allows booking round-trip tickets.