New member, mile collector
 

Hello. Ive been saving miles and points for a few years but just joined Flyertalk. I am hoping to learn how to get the most out of my miles. Super excited to book some trips! Ready to fly for fun!!

Hello
 

Thanks!

No we do not belong to any programs. We are not sure who to go with either but have been checking the forums for info on the various programs to build miles with. We generally fly to South East Asia, not sure if there are programs specific to regions.

Hello
 

Long time flier, but just introduced to this site.

Because of work, mostly AA flier. Want to learn more about maximizing points and deals. Thanks in advance for the great posts and advice.

"thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle."

Welcome, restless7. As you wander through the forums, you'll soon find yourself on information overload. Just take it in little bits & soon the pieces will start to fall into place.

Booking flights
 

Hello everyone,
I'm new but have been reading voraciously on your sites. My question deals with getting a flight plan for extended travel. I'm probably going to embarrass myself, but here goes... I see FFs booking RTW or extended itineraries (ex. Boston, London,Paris, Rio, Singapore) and I wanted to try it. For example, I start in BOS and will pick Florence, Italy, then look to see where the stopovers will take me,...I must be doing something wrong because I'll end up with really stupid trips...how do I get the middle destinations to be worthwhile and still be considered a stopover rather than a whole new flight.:confused:

Brand new to the rewards and miles game. Got turned on to it by a good friend who paid for the airfare of his honeymoon to Europe with points.

Greetings from San Diego.

Hi.

Finally joining. UA out of ORD, SPG, and Emerald Club are my usual programs. 1K with UA for the last 6 years. Platinum for the last 6 with SPG. Executive Elite with National for forever.

Not a dumb question at all...it's actually one I don't have the immediate answer for.

Are you looking to actually book a real RTW award or try to string together two one-way awards and turn them into a round-the-world trip?

In either case, the answers to your questions are probably best found in the forum that belongs to whichever program you have your miles with. If you're looking at the specific Oneworld Explorer RTW award, your questions might be answered (or asked) in this thread in the Oneworld forum: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...cket-faqs.html

Welcome! I was in San Diego yesterday. I'm sad I'm not there today: it's 30 and snowing here.

There's a ton of info on FlyerTalk, so just pick a forum and start reading. Let us know if we can help you get pointed in the right direction!

Personally, I've always been partial to National (although I'm only Executive). Let us know if you need help finding your way around the forums. There are dedicated forums for United, SPG, and National if you have any questions (or have answers for others asking questions!).

Hello!
 

It's nice to be here, even I found this very interesting site some years too late. :(
A few years ago I had AY Platinum and SK Gold in force simultaneously.

Now I'm retired - it's not too bad.

But really nice to be here and read comments and advices.:p

New Member Roll Call!
 

been abusing amex gold for about 1 yr now by referring friends and family. now I am abusing amex aroplan gold and bmo elite master card. I always did round trips like, Cuba, mexico etc but I wanna do my first rtw trip to Europe. where do I start?

Hi All,

I have been collecting qantas ff points for about a year now and just redeemed my first flight :)

I'm hoping that I can learn alot more from everyone here.

Hey y'all,

I'm new the board and after being a lifelong United flyer, I've now switched to US Air/American due to a city change (Charlotte) after only living in United hubs. Hope to make the most of my trips here!

Posted a request on the mileage board to kick it off, looking forward to earning miles/status more efficiently going forward.

Hey all. Ive just joined Flyertalk. I am hoping to learn how to get the most out of my miles. Thanks in advance to all the current members I will be learning from.

Cheers

Welcome! I know plenty of elites who are retired. Just because you're retired doesn't mean you have to sit still! Fly and see the rest of the world--you have the time for it now! :D

What airline program are you looking at, or are you starting from scratch and free to pick one?

For discussion of the various alliance RTW products, check out the three forums here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/globa...alliances-391/

There's a pretty robust crew of Australian FlyerTalkers. I'm not sure where they mostly hang out (likely the Qantas forum), but I've met a lot of them at various community events ("Dos"), and they're always a lot of fun. A bunch of 'em will be here, too: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/commu...25-2014-a.html

Good luck with the new AA. I'm a UA flyer considering jumping ship, but I'm hesitant to make such a big change with the pending merger. But if you've just moved to a US/AA hub city, it makes sense for you. There's a new forum where people are posting questions and speculation about the merger: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated-733/

Welcome! Let us know if we can help point you in the right direction!

Hi everyone the reason I am here is because of a long distance relationship :D

I've had some luck with the mileageplus program last year and I am experiencing some FOMO(fear of missing out). Hopefully I will get caught up here.