Don’t: Spread Airline Miles too Thin—Do: Consolidate Partner Miles TogetherAlthough it feels logical to credit your frequent flyer miles to the airline you’re flying, that can lead to having miles scattered across a dozen programs. For example, a nonstop economy-class flight from Washington D.C. to Savannah might require 10,000 to 12,500 American Airlines miles. There’s no problem if you don’t have any Avios yet: You can transfer points from Membership Rewards, Ultimate Rewards or ThankYou points to Avois. Other great values include using Turkish Airlines miles (a Citi transfer partner) to book United flights within the U.S. starting at 7,500 miles one-way or using ANA miles (an Amex transfer partner) to book business class flights between the U.S. and Europe for 88,000 miles round-trip. However, these big picture ideas will ensure you do better than the average Joe and extract extra value from the miles and points you already have.

Source: Forbes February 05, 2021 14:22 UTC