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Loyalty Cards Frequent Flyer and Traveler Loyalty Card, Air Miles and Hotel Discussion

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strayato.hirzaki
post Dec 23 2015, 07:51 PM

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guys, question. is there a method for me to convert my existing credit card points to air miles of an alternative frequent flyer program (e.g. Delta Skymiles, American Airlines AAdvantage)?

by that, i'm referring to non Citibank PremierMiles Card‎ and all American Express cards (without Maybank logo)

kindly advice?
strayato.hirzaki
post Dec 24 2015, 06:11 PM

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QUOTE(JC_jun @ Dec 23 2015, 08:08 PM)
You are holding credit card from which bank?
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that would be maybank 2 cards and a standalone non-travel citibank card

QUOTE(tishaban @ Dec 23 2015, 11:03 PM)
Only if the bank allows it. For example Citibank Malaysia allows transfers to Avios but not AAdvantage/Skymiles. This is very country dependent.

As far as I know today, no bank in Malaysia allows transfers to AAdvantage or Skymiles. There websites that can exchange it but it's usually poor value.
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thanks for the explanation, i guess if that's the case, the only way to go to acrue miles for the mentioned is to apply for either Citibank's Premier Miles or the standalone AMEX card
strayato.hirzaki
post Dec 24 2015, 10:17 PM

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QUOTE(JC_jun @ Dec 24 2015, 10:11 PM)
But AMEX and Citibank conversation rate very low, why not maximize your miles earning with other program?
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i'm actually looking for some (-frequent) flyer program that offers evergreen miles. the only program that i'm aware of as of now is Delta SkyMiles and JetBlue | TrueBlue program. JetBlue is out of the question as they are a low budget carrier and they don't fly to SEA continent hence the former FFP make much sense
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post Dec 25 2015, 11:50 AM

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QUOTE(tishaban @ Dec 24 2015, 11:22 PM)
In all honesty I hardly ever keep my miles, earn and burn. They depreciate so if at all possible don't keep them.

Skymiles is also among the least valuable miles around. With Citi and Amex I'd rather dump them to BA Avios.
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i do agree that SkyMiles are the least valuable miles in the market however for non frequent flyer, the evergreen miles does make a lot of sense. on top of that, conversion of your hard earned credit card points to supermarket vouchers doesn't give much value since most bank have inflated their redemption program by gazillion folds

QUOTE(cheahcw2003 @ Dec 25 2015, 08:14 AM)
Premier miles conversion to air miles is getting more expensive. Every RM3 spend can covert to 1 premier miles and every 1 enrich miles need 1.5 premier miles. (Used to be 1 to 1).
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and i agree with that, the annual fees of RM636 is quite a turn off tbh lol. best bet is The American Express® Gold Credit Card which earns you 5x Membership Rewards (not Maybank's Treatpoints) for spent on groceries, petrol stations, selected cineplexes, participating bookstores, and telecommunication charges. This will enable an individual to fast track their miles if they spend alot where AMEX is accepted

 

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