Tips for Building Travel Rewards
If you love to travel, then building and using travel rewards can be a game-changer for your budget. Travel rewards programs are designed to reward loyal customers with points, miles, or other incentives that can be redeemed for travel-related expenses such as flights, hotels, rental cars, and more. While these programs can be complex and confusing at times, with a bit of effort and know-how, they can provide you with significant savings and even free trips. In this blog post, we will provide you with some tips and tricks on how to effectively build and use travel rewards to maximize your benefits and help you achieve your travel goals.
Airline Milage Number- earn miles to use for future flights and hotels try to stick with one or two airlines
Consider partner airlines. In many cases you can earn miles flying with a partner airline that will apply to your primary milage account. It also expands destination and flight options.
Check for additional perks you can use miles on with your milage plan
See if your credit card accrues points towards travel rewards. For example, the Alaska Airlines Visa grants you access to several additional benefits (ex. travel and rental car insurance, earn milage on money spent, companion fair).
* Please be financially responsible
Earn free nights with a hotels rewards program. These loyalty programs operate on the same principle as the airline milage program or online hotel booking sites like Hotels.com where you can earn free night stays.
Alaska Airlines specific: Install the Alaska airlines chrome extension. Alaska has partnered several retailers across the board. Activate this browser plug in to earn extra miles per dollar on your everyday pruchases. Tip when you use your Alaska Airlines Visa card to pay for your purchase you earn even more miles.
** This post is not endorsed by any company or organization. These recommendations are based on my own personal experience and are not guaranteed for everyone. Please do you own additional research to ensure the rewards program is right for you.