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Malaysia Airline Enrich Miles, Get the best bang from your CC points :)
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talfred
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Dec 20 2013, 11:30 AM
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I looked at the new Cash + Points facility. Seems to be really low value as 1k Enrich miles = RM17 within the system when you move the slider to set how much you want to offset.
Also noticed that even if you redeem 100% via miles you will still have to pay for the taxes.
e.g. 25.5k miles return trip to Shanghai/Taiwan but still need to top up RM800 for taxes... Sometimes during MAS promo can also get tickets to those destinations for just about 1k yeah?
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talfred
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Dec 20 2013, 11:42 AM
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QUOTE(bearbear @ Dec 20 2013, 11:33 AM) the points for 'near' destination doesn't make sense, example if you redeem Phuket flight you pay more for tax than you actually buy the ticket without redemption. best way to use these miles is to fly to europe / australia in business class during their yearly promo, approx. 50% off on Enrich Miles required. Example; 30k EM + RM1.7k for economy return to London / Paris 55k EM + RM1.8k for business return to London / Paris Ah I see what you mean now... So essentially we agree that the C+P is pretty useless. But redeeming the miles to more premium destinations during 50% off period is the best way to go. What credit cards do you generally accrue your Enrich miles with? I've always been loyal in accruing Starwood Preferred Guest points via my Amex which think it gives me the best value for money until recently I noticed they don't offer ANY cash + points booking so I'm looking for an alternative use for my points and I always felt Airline miles offered the least value as you needed ALOT.
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talfred
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Dec 20 2013, 11:56 AM
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Thanks for this - Good stuff!
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