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digidigi
post Oct 15 2017, 12:21 AM

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QUOTE(winterx001 @ Oct 14 2017, 04:40 PM)
Is it still possible to use treat points to redeem Asia Miles? I can't see it on the latest online treat catalog anymore.

http://www.maybank2u.com.my/WebBank/TPoints-Redemption-2.pdf
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I noticed that too, hopefully we are not left with bad value enrich and forever waitlist kf
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post Oct 15 2017, 07:50 AM

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Don't hold breathe. Heard from grapevine likely no more AM. Only left KF and EM.
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post Oct 15 2017, 10:32 AM

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QUOTE(real55555 @ Oct 13 2017, 04:04 PM)
Spent two days finally finished scrolling from page 1 to page 59. Had a lot of valuable info from the informative input from the members here, you know who you are. You guys are really patient in answering some of the questions that have been asked repeatedly, and the replies given are short but straight to the point, which makes people like me who scrolled from page 1 having an easier time.

Anyway, here comes the question. I'll try to be as specific as possible, so bear with me for the longer post.

How should I accumulate miles (enrich, asia miles or kris flyer) in the fastest way?

I plan to redeem it for biz class seats to Europe (most likely London as it is the main gateway to Europe, but can go to Spain/France as well before going to London. Don't mind Economy seats for flights within Europe, but biz class for long haul) for me and my wife in 4-5 yrs time due to points expiry (i.e. drag till 3 yrs for maybank TP before convert to miles, which can drag for another 3 yrs)

Currently what I do to accumulate miles:

1. I have Maybank 2 cards Platinum, which the good thing is there's no annual fee, bad thing is the treat points conversion to Enrich/Asia Miles is 100% higher than Reserve. So for now whatever spendings that receive Amex, I'll try to charge it to the Amex to take advantage of the 5x points. And currently still not qualified yet to upgrade to Premier/Reserve, but even if I qualify, is it worth it with the hefty annual fee? Is it waivable? It would be hard to spend RM80,000 on it per year to have it waived, as Amex is not that widely accepted.

2. Cards I owned: Ambank Signature Visa (For PPL but seems like not useful anymore due to recent T&C update), Hong Leong Sutera (good for weekend spending for govt bills etc, share more below since I've not seen it being mentioned), Maybank 2 cards Platinum, and a few other basic cards not worth mentioning back in the days I got it when I just started working. Nowadays just leave it there as all of them are free for life. So just taking advantage of the credit limits of those cards.

3. Due to my low frequency of flying, earning miles through flying is not really feasible, plus mostly flying domestic with airasia or MH whichever cheaper and suits my time. So the miles has to come from credit cards and other places.

So what I've learned is that KF doesn't suit me since it is always on wait list and I couldn't really go for a 2-3 weeks holiday without few months of proper planning for my work, and Enrich has been devalued to the extent that it is quite useless, and AM delivers good value just need time on the phone for the booking on multiple carriers flight.

So hope all sifus can give some advice on what I should do to accelerate my miles accrual to redeem two biz class seats to Europe. Thanks in advance.
Note: So regarding the Hong Leong Sutera Platinum Card, their point rewards are not so good except for weekend spending which is x3, which applies to all spending. So normally I will use it to pay those quit rents, assessment, govt bills etc on a Saturday/Sunday since can pay by online and get x3 points. I think there isn't any cards out there that gives more points than this card for govt and utilities bills, insurance etc.
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Just want to chime in on sutera card, i remember all HOng Leong cards can only convert to enrich miles, which has really poor value as of now and i would advise using other cards to accumulate kf or asiamiles.
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post Oct 15 2017, 10:46 AM

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QUOTE(anwa @ Oct 15 2017, 07:50 AM)
Don't hold breathe. Heard from grapevine likely no more AM. Only left KF and EM.
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It will be bad, EM and KF require much higher miles and KF do not have great accessibility to partner's award
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post Oct 15 2017, 07:03 PM

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QUOTE(digidigi @ Oct 15 2017, 10:46 AM)
It will be bad, EM and KF require much higher miles and KF do not have great accessibility to partner's award
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I just redeemed AM, no problem here.
limeuu
post Oct 16 2017, 10:57 PM

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Checked with maybank...still can redeem into Asia miles....
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post Oct 16 2017, 11:24 PM

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QUOTE(limeuu @ Oct 16 2017, 10:57 PM)
Checked with maybank...still can redeem into Asia miles....
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Let's hope they continue it and the latest redemption info excluding AM is false. Another CRO says it will be removed that's why I'm worried.
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post Oct 16 2017, 11:40 PM

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actually, i find it easier to redeem kf than am, for the australian routes...although am only require 90k, compared to kf118k...but am charges more money....

enrich requirement is crazy....and don't go to bne....
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post Oct 17 2017, 10:51 AM

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Hi guys. New here and not sure if this is the appropriate place but I am looking to sell of my AsiaMiles points of about 90-100k.
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post Oct 17 2017, 11:03 AM

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QUOTE(squidsquid @ Oct 17 2017, 10:51 AM)
Hi guys. New here and not sure if this is the appropriate place but I am looking to sell of my AsiaMiles points of about 90-100k.
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how much you are selling. Pm me bro. thanks
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post Oct 17 2017, 02:08 PM

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Just realized I have enough TP to convert to Krisflyer for a upgrade return from Premium Eco to Business Saver to Europe/LA after 3 years of M2C expenses.
Now for another 2-3 years of TP saving to get 2 upgrade tickets lol
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post Oct 17 2017, 03:38 PM

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QUOTE(Lego Warfare @ Oct 17 2017, 02:08 PM)
Just realized I have enough TP to convert to Krisflyer for a upgrade return from Premium Eco to Business Saver to Europe/LA after 3 years of M2C expenses.
Now for another 2-3 years of TP saving to get 2 upgrade tickets lol
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A nice milestone to achieve, nonetheless. Congrats
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QUOTE(BrandNewStart @ Oct 17 2017, 03:38 PM)
A nice milestone to achieve, nonetheless. Congrats
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Thanks, a more worthwhile redemption than using the TP for vouchers etc.
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post Oct 20 2017, 02:53 PM

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anyone here uses airasia big points for flight ticket/hotel redemption? is it worth it?
I would like a comparison with enrich miles. Since the devaluation of enrich, it is not worth to redeem anymore as it seems....
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post Oct 20 2017, 03:07 PM

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QUOTE(Nidz @ Oct 20 2017, 02:53 PM)
anyone here uses airasia big points for flight ticket/hotel redemption? is it worth it?
I would like a comparison with enrich miles. Since the devaluation of enrich, it is not worth to redeem anymore as it seems....
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Anything is better than Enrich.
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post Oct 20 2017, 03:17 PM

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QUOTE(Lego Warfare @ Oct 20 2017, 03:07 PM)
Anything is better than Enrich.
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Wow, to that extent huh?
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post Oct 20 2017, 03:54 PM

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QUOTE(Nidz @ Oct 20 2017, 03:17 PM)
Wow, to that extent huh?
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With a new CEO soon, we can only hope that they revive the FFP. As it stands now, it is dead in the water.
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post Oct 20 2017, 04:11 PM

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QUOTE(Nidz @ Oct 20 2017, 02:53 PM)
anyone here uses airasia big points for flight ticket/hotel redemption? is it worth it?
I would like a comparison with enrich miles. Since the devaluation of enrich, it is not worth to redeem anymore as it seems....
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If i'm not mistaken, airasia (and enrich now also like that), the points has a relatively fixed value. If ticket price goes up, points needed goes up. But if you are lucky and can grab the airasia fixed points routes on discount (I think got the promo a couple of weeks back, eg (5000 BIG points for a KUL-DMK flight).
The fixed value is the reason enrich devaluation is so terrible.
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post Oct 22 2017, 11:13 PM

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QUOTE(Nidz @ Oct 20 2017, 03:17 PM)
Wow, to that extent huh?
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i have 180k miles, that used to be enough to get 3 one way j class to lhr....or up to 6 to oz during a sale....now i can't even get 2 j to australia.....
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post Oct 22 2017, 11:20 PM

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QUOTE(anwa @ Oct 20 2017, 04:11 PM)
If i'm not mistaken, airasia (and enrich now also like that), the points has a relatively fixed value. If ticket price goes up, points needed goes up. But if you are lucky and can grab the airasia fixed points routes on discount (I think got the promo a couple of weeks back, eg (5000 BIG points for a KUL-DMK flight).
The fixed value is the reason enrich devaluation is so terrible.
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i was checking sin/kul to bne.....110k miles with enrich (syd), 58k miles with kf.....and only 30k booking sq through united miles...

This post has been edited by limeuu: Oct 22 2017, 11:27 PM

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