Where Should I Bank My Miles?

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by Ben Schlappig Guest May 8, 2018, 1:48 pm

Where Should I Bank My Miles?

Anonymous Guest
May 8, 2018, 1:48 pm

Hi to everyone! Long-time reader and a first time poster. I have recently been reassigned by my employer to work from our Asia office (in MNL) to our Europe office (in AMS). Company paid for a full-fare one way Business Class seat on CX.

Given I am going to be based in AMS for the foreseeable future, I would have banked these miles on Alaska Airlines. I found out that they no longer partner with KLM, so that’s no longer a go.

Should I bank this to Asia Miles (I am not currently a member)? Or Avios? Should I also get a credit card while here in the Netherlands? I see that American Express is really the only one giving worthwhile miles per spend.
David W Community Ambassador
May 8, 2018, 3:58 pm

What are your travel patterns going to be, once you move to AMS?
Armando New Member
May 9, 2018, 4:31 am

[QUOTE=”David W, post: 57192, member: 29″]What are your travel patterns going to be, once you move to AMS?[/QUOTE]

Business travel will not be commonplace for me. I will be paying for flights ~2x a year to return to MNL.
David W Community Ambassador
May 9, 2018, 12:28 pm

What about personal travel? Putting the miles to BA Avios will be good for short haul flights around Europe. You could also credit to AA and AS – they usually have promos for buying miles you could take advantage of.
Anonymous Guest
May 9, 2018, 1:52 pm

Alaska is probably still a good option then! You can purchase miles to top off the account, and there’s typically good availability on Cathay back to Asia.

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