Credit cards with air miles??
Mar 1st 2005, 9:47 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Thanx BP, he does mainy AsiaPac when he does travel, although adding the trip back to the UK last year (including flights to Italy) & the US trip may have racked up a decent number of points for us. I looked at the ANZ site, seems that you can only get points up to $5000/month anyway & its reduced points after $1500, you'd take forever to get a flight to Sydney at that rate 
I think I will stick to the one we have now, with the FlightCentre vouchers you can then chose whatever you want at a time thats suitable to you. As you said, not much use having FF points if you can only fly when its unsuitable! I laughed at the $55,000 for a fryingpan
, I like to think that I get more than just a frying pan & I have to spend the money somehow anyway. May as well be on a CC that I then pay off (so no interest), so they end up paying me $X worth of goods for the privledge 
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I think I will stick to the one we have now, with the FlightCentre vouchers you can then chose whatever you want at a time thats suitable to you. As you said, not much use having FF points if you can only fly when its unsuitable! I laughed at the $55,000 for a fryingpan
, I like to think that I get more than just a frying pan & I have to spend the money somehow anyway. May as well be on a CC that I then pay off (so no interest), so they end up paying me $X worth of goods for the privledge .FWIW, this is what I just got for my recent trip to LA each-way.
points Cabin 7,166
bonus Status 40
I then also got 800 points (I think) for each car rental; three days with Thrifty, one week with Budget.
Mar 1st 2005, 11:27 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by mlbonner
FWIW, this is what I just got for my recent trip to LA each-way.
points Cabin 7,166
bonus Status 40
I then also got 800 points (I think) for each car rental; three days with Thrifty, one week with Budget.
points Cabin 7,166
bonus Status 40
I then also got 800 points (I think) for each car rental; three days with Thrifty, one week with Budget.
Mar 2nd 2005, 9:11 am
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Thanks everyone for your replies.
Like you BP i normally look for the free cads but we are looking to offset so keeping everything in our account for as long as possible is the way forward. Then at the end of the month we'll do a Mrs DB and pay it all off, so i figured i may as well get whopping points for something i value very much, holidays
Its also worth noting that ff points arn't just for when you fly they are for lots of other things, i've even seen one linked to a leccy company, and also your purchases on credit cards.
Anya, i'm off to study the table thanks
i think!
Like you BP i normally look for the free cads but we are looking to offset so keeping everything in our account for as long as possible is the way forward. Then at the end of the month we'll do a Mrs DB and pay it all off, so i figured i may as well get whopping points for something i value very much, holidays
Its also worth noting that ff points arn't just for when you fly they are for lots of other things, i've even seen one linked to a leccy company, and also your purchases on credit cards.
Anya, i'm off to study the table thanks
i think!
Mar 2nd 2005, 9:30 am
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Thanx Michelle, so what can you get with about 16,000 points? Or on the other hand, how many points do you have to have to get the minimum flight?
I think its 20,000 for a one-way domestic flight!
I'll check....Points required: 20,000 pts# (Zone 1 travel)
Cairns 57.52
Melbourne 48.83
Townsville 55.56
Canberra 55.03
Mackay 61.12 View details
Sydney 56.14
Rockhampton 51.80
Points required: 80,000 pts# (Zone 4 travel)
Johannesburg * 250.01
Los Angeles 161.60
Mumbai * 203.73
Honolulu * 222.33
Shanghai * 209.21
Bangkok * 197.33
Points required: 100,000 pts# (Zone 3 travel)
Tokyo 161.70
Hong Kong 130.90
Jakarta * 188.24
Singapore 153.40
Manila 136.60
Points required: 110,000 pts# (Zone 5 travel)
London * 285.70
Frankfurt * 249.90
New York * 238.00
This the Qantas FF store, for non-flight awards. I think you can see it without membership
Also, FWIW, I get a couple of emails from Qantas a week with special FF offers; be it increased points with a booking, or this weeks I think was 10,000 points less needed for a booking.
May 24th 2005, 5:07 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
OMG!! i just searched for this thread to check something and is anyone else seeing what i'm seeing on mrs DB's post,(one page one!!??!!) or is my computer infected with a porn bug!!:scared: :scared:
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May 24th 2005, 5:26 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Dont worry Hevs your not seeing things I saw it too.
We have an american express card that we collect ff points on. We now have enough for one return flight back to the UK...woo hoo.
Dont know the costs etc as the other half gets a good deal as its a special gold CPA (accountant) card.
cheers
TT
We have an american express card that we collect ff points on. We now have enough for one return flight back to the UK...woo hoo.
Dont know the costs etc as the other half gets a good deal as its a special gold CPA (accountant) card.
cheers
TT
Originally Posted by hevs
OMG!! i just searched for this thread to check something and is anyone else seeing what i'm seeing on mrs DB's post,(one page one!!??!!) or is my computer infected with a porn bug!!:scared: :scared:
May 24th 2005, 5:28 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Ours (Commonwealth visa) doesnt do airmiles as such, but it does do a range of gifts, accommodation etc including gift vouchers for Flight Centre. ($500 gift voucher paid for our travel insurance on our UK trip, my next cash in (which is tomorrow ) is a Le Creuset set )
) is a Le Creuset set ) JTL
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May 24th 2005, 5:36 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by JackTheLad
You might want to edit your post Mrs D, that website has a rude sense of humour if the url is wrong!!
JTL
JTL
Oh my
I barely know where to put my eyes!!
May 24th 2005, 5:43 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Errrrrkkkk! Someone has a weird sense of humour or that site has been hacked, its supposed to be this fellow 
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Serves me right for using a smilie not on expats
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. Serves me right for using a smilie not on expats
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May 24th 2005, 5:45 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Errrrrkkkk! Someone has a weird sense of humour or that site has been hacked, its supposed to be this fellow
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Serves me right for using a smilie not on expats .
. Serves me right for using a smilie not on expats
.TT, thanks, will look into it
May 24th 2005, 5:47 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
I've just looked all over the site and all the mods are away - thats why noone's deleted it!! I think we're unsupervised kids
May 24th 2005, 5:48 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by hevs
LMAO, i was beginning to feel a bit inferior there
TT, thanks, will look into it
TT, thanks, will look into it
I just thgought that it was double bonus points on Mrs DBs post.
May 24th 2005, 5:48 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by Un-Co
I've just looked all over the site and all the mods are away - thats why noone's deleted it!! I think we're unsupervised kids
Any more Mrs D
May 24th 2005, 5:53 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by hevs
Quick lets run amok!!
Any more Mrs D
Any more Mrs D
.(And no, thats not me, before any smart bugger starts that line! LOL)
May 24th 2005, 5:56 pm
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Re: Credit cards with air miles??
Originally Posted by Bordy
I just thgought that it was double bonus points on Mrs DBs post.
