Miles on Swissair with credit cards
Mar 19, 2001 | 4:22 pm
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Coronado, CA USA
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Miles on Swissair with credit cards
Does anyone know if there are credit cards available that allow one to accrue miles on Swissair. I live in the US and I've heard of a Eurocard that allows you to get miles but I think you have to have a Swiss address (CH) to apply for this card. Any help??
Mar 19, 2001 | 11:24 pm
#2
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: CH-3823 Wengen Switzerland
Programs: miles&more, MileagePlus
Posts: 27,043
some swiss Eurocard (linked with Mastercard), some swiss VISA cards (from UBS), and (swiss) Diners Club and (swiss) American Express card either credit miles directly to your Qualiflyer account or the points can be transfered.
Some of the above cards don't need a swiss residency, a swiss bank account sometimes is good enough.
Some of the above cards don't need a swiss residency, a swiss bank account sometimes is good enough.
Mar 20, 2001 | 6:16 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Posts: 1,213
AMex membership rewards in certain countries (I am a UK member) allow transfer into your Qualiflyer account.
Mar 20, 2001 | 7:00 am
#4
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annandale
Posts: 164
I lived in the Netherlands last year and had a Dutch Amex-card. There it was possible. Recently I moved to the us and it's not possible there.
And on top of it all, they transferred the miles from my last Dutch Amex statement (double miles in december!) to the US so those miles will never go to qualifluer :-( anymore.
Life s..cks sometimes.
And on top of it all, they transferred the miles from my last Dutch Amex statement (double miles in december!) to the US so those miles will never go to qualifluer :-( anymore.
Life s..cks sometimes.
Mar 20, 2001 | 7:47 am
#5
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: PDX
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Some U.S.-based hotel programs have Qualiflyer as a partner, and you can convert hotel points into miles.
For example: the Sheraton (Starwood) Amex Optima card -- 1 point / dollar. You can then convert points into Qualiflyer miles.
For example: the Sheraton (Starwood) Amex Optima card -- 1 point / dollar. You can then convert points into Qualiflyer miles.
Mar 21, 2001 | 6:46 am
#6
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: south of WAS DC
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The Starwood Optima (AMEX) card allows transfer from the Starwood acct to the QF acct. Transfer 20k Starwoods for 25k QF's.
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