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Old Jan 20, 2017, 9:05 pm
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Mwenenzi
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Originally Posted by Jennifer LeSourd
Either really. I have some cards (Amex, Saphire, etc). I am just not versed in how points translate to airlines if that makes sense.
What ffp's are you a member of now? How many ff miles/points?

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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...l-program.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...mes-rules.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...-partners.html

Awards assistance tools. These give a guide on ff miles needed. Availability is from the airline ffp web sites/phone
Use at your own risk. These may not be up to date. (These are not recommendations)
Award flights are never guaranteed. You need to be flexible with date and route.
Frequent flyer miles/points are not equal to or burn. They are not 1 to 1
If a multi segment award check the rules/cost carefully. With some ffp’s it can be 2 or more awards or cost more ff miles/points than a direct flight.
If the award is on partner airline it may cost more miles/points than an award on the ffp airline.
Some awards/airlines/routes can have cash surcharges, in addition to real taxes.
-AwardAce: Compare Award Redemptions Across Airlines In Seconds --> http://www.awardace.com/
-Economical Excursionist's Tools to compare Frequent Flyer Mile Redemptions --> http://www.flyermiler.com/
-http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ast-miles.html --> http://www.awardhacker.com/

I suspect you are about 1 year late in starting collecting ff miles (unless you have a lot banked now)
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