Mar 12, 2017, 10:04 am
Earning Frequent Flyer miles/points in Israel
Sep 9, 2018, 9:04 am
#377
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 18
FFM in Israel
we have all been reading in another post re the Matmid changes upcoming.
my query is regarding other carriers ie BA or UA or DL to the USA
and other European carriers/
what are the best CC to use in Israel (if one does not have option for a US card) to earn FF miles
on BA or DL
I am of course aware of the CAL Miles and more cards for LH
secondary question which carriers save LY and BA have true BIZ ex TLV to Europe
tertiary question which carriers to US and or Europe have best economy plus
thanks happy rosh hahshana to all
my query is regarding other carriers ie BA or UA or DL to the USA
and other European carriers/
what are the best CC to use in Israel (if one does not have option for a US card) to earn FF miles
on BA or DL
I am of course aware of the CAL Miles and more cards for LH
secondary question which carriers save LY and BA have true BIZ ex TLV to Europe
tertiary question which carriers to US and or Europe have best economy plus
thanks happy rosh hahshana to all
Sep 9, 2018, 11:13 pm
#379
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
JU refitted all planes with Euro business, unfortunately. I think all options have been mentioned except AtlasGlobal (to Turkey).
Sep 10, 2018, 3:57 am
#380
Join Date: Dec 2008
Programs: UA 1K; LY Gold; DL Gold; BA Bronze
Posts: 2,266
Also BA (although I now see they were mentioned above) and UX (on the UX1301/2 flights).
Last edited by gordo6; Sep 10, 2018 at 11:13 am
Sep 12, 2018, 12:18 am
#382
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: HaMerkaz/Exit 145
Programs: UA, LY, BA, AA
Posts: 13,167
On the platinum card, every 150 shekel gets you 10 miles which is roughly $4/mile (compare to the Explorer card in the USA).
Not sure about DL but I believe you can convert Amex MR points at 1:1.
Don't know about BA either.
Note that Miles&More has an Israeli CC.
Jun 7, 2019, 6:08 am
#384
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Anything new or interesting going on lately in the Israeli points/miles card scene?
I saw on Facebook that Amex Israel was/is offering a 600 MR point signup bonus for the Platinum card, which is quite unheard of.
I saw on Facebook that Amex Israel was/is offering a 600 MR point signup bonus for the Platinum card, which is quite unheard of.
Jun 9, 2019, 12:38 pm
#385
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Zichron Yakov, Israel
Programs: SPG Gold
Posts: 808
Unheard of for Israeli cards maybe. By american standards the sign up bonus is laughable where the normal bonus is at least 50,000 points/miles and sometimes higher.
Jun 9, 2019, 2:30 pm
#386
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Also, the Amex Flycard Premium is apparently available to all now as a non bank-issued card (חוץ בנקאי)?
Jun 17, 2020, 12:58 pm
#387
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Israel
Programs: Elal Silver, AirCanada Aeroplan, AA AAdvantage, KLM Flying Blue, Continental OnePass, Delta Skymiles
Posts: 529
I was trying to convert my Amex points to Elal points and I enter my 7 digit Matmid number but the system keeps saying I need a קידומת
So I tried SLxxxxxxx since I converted to silver 8 months ago. Didn't work. Only when I entered TLxxxxxxx - did it go thru which means Elal hasn't updated Amex in at least 8 months.
So I tried SLxxxxxxx since I converted to silver 8 months ago. Didn't work. Only when I entered TLxxxxxxx - did it go thru which means Elal hasn't updated Amex in at least 8 months.
Nov 1, 2020, 6:43 am
#388
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Amex Israel came out with an incredible offer today for November (there are two versions, but I will only mention the one that applies to the Platinum card):
100 MR per 100₪ in charges for online purchases on both Israeli and foreign sites, up to 1000₪/1000MR.
At a rate of 4-5 points/miles per Israeli MR for most partners, this comes to 4000-5000 miles, or 13.5-17 miles per dollar!
For those that prefer El Al Matmid, it comes to 167 Matmid points.
You have to add the offer to your card first.
100 MR per 100₪ in charges for online purchases on both Israeli and foreign sites, up to 1000₪/1000MR.
At a rate of 4-5 points/miles per Israeli MR for most partners, this comes to 4000-5000 miles, or 13.5-17 miles per dollar!
For those that prefer El Al Matmid, it comes to 167 Matmid points.
You have to add the offer to your card first.