Ingabe kufanele ulondoloze ama-Miles wakho noma 'Thola futhi ubhebhe'?

Sibheka izinzuzo nezindleko zokhetho ngalunye.

Enye yezingxabano ezinkulu emphakathini wamaflaya ngokuvamile ukuthi kunengqondo ukugibela amamayela, mhlawumbe ngethemba lokuthi ngelinye ilanga ukuhlenga i-International Class Class adventure yomhlaba wonke, noma ukuhlenga amamayela futhi uphawule ngokushesha umzamo wokushaya isilinganiso esingenakugwemeka. Njengazo zonke izinto ezihambelana nomklomelo-ukuhambela, kuhamba ngokuphelele kumhambi nomqoqo, kodwa kunezinye izinzuzo nezindleko zomuntu ngamunye okufanele azicabangele.

Ake sihlole inketho ngayinye, ukubona ukuthi yini eyenza umqondo omkhulu kuwe.

Yakha ibhalansi

Isizathu esingcono kakhulu sokuqoqa amamayela angaphezulu ngaphandle kokwenza ukuhlengwa okukodwa uma ulondoloza "umklomelo wokufuna." Ngokuvamile, lezi yizindiza ezingaphakathi kwe-continental endlini ye-premium, kungaba eBhizinisini noma EsiKlasini Sokuqala, kubagibeli abangaphezu kweyodwa. Ngokujwayelekile, kuzothatha izinyanga noma iminyaka ukugcina lolu hlobo lomklomelo, ngakho-ke akukho enye indlela ongayenza ngayo uma uhlela ukubhuka wonke amathikithi usebenzisa ibhalansi yakho ye-mileage.

Enye indlela yokugwema ukubambezeleka okude phakathi kwakho lapho uqala ukudala ibhalansi futhi uma unelungelo lokuhlengwa okukhulu ukuhlukanisa umthwalo wemfanelo wokuthola nabangani noma amalungu omndeni abahlela ukukujoyina ohambweni lwakho lokufisa. Amabhonasi we-credit card-sign up angaya indlela ende kakhulu yokukhulisa ibhalansi yakho, futhi uma wonke umuntu eqembu lakho ejoyina amabutho, uzokwazi ukubhuka ngokushesha i-adventure yakho.

Leli thuluzi liwusizo kakhulu ngemuva kokuba i-airline imemezele ukuhlaziywa, ngakho-ke ungakwazi ukwandisa ibhalansi yakho bese ubhala umklomelo ngaphambi kokuthi amanani akhoke kakhulu.

Uma uhambo olukhulu alukho esikhathini esizayo, kodwa akusizwisisi ukugoqa amakhulu ezinkulungwane zamamayela ngaphambi kokubhuka umklomelo. Amanye amaflaya amapheshana aqoqa amamayela ngenjongo yokuqoqa, futhi ngokuvamile aphuthelwa ngamathuba amakhulu okuhlengwa.

Esikhundleni salokho, kufanele usebenzise amamayela wakho ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze uvakashe umzuzu wokugcina ukuvakashela umndeni noma ukuvakasha kwe-instant-time okwakuyobe kungenayo intengo.

"Thola futhi ushise"

Ngokuvamile, kunconywa ukuba usebenzise amamayela wakho njengoba uthola. Kumele usakha ibhalansi yakho uma uhlela ukuhlengwa okuthile, kodwa ungathengi amamayela noma uphume endleleni yakho ukuze uthole amamayela awudingi ngezinye izindlela. Uma unezinombolo zamamayela afanelekile ku-akhawunti yakho, sekuyisikhathi sokuqala ukuhlela ukuhamba kwakho okulandelayo. Thatha impelasonto ende ukuthola indawo entsha yokuhlala, noma uhlele e-Caribbean izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuphumula nokuphumula. Okungafanele ukwenze ukusebenzisa amamayela akho kanye namaphoyinti okuthengisa, ngaphandle uma ungalindele ukwakha ibhalansi enkulu ngokwanele yendiza noma igumbi lehhotela ngehlelo oluthile lendiza noma yehhotela.

Amaphuzu we-Fixed value

Ngesikhathi kufanele usebenzise ama-flyer miles kanye namaphoyinti akho amahhotela amaningi lapho unayo okwanele ukuyihlenga, amaphuzu we-value-fixed, njengalabo ozothola kusuka ku-Barclaycard, Chase noma i-American Express agcina inani lawo uma nje uhlela ukusebenzisa kubo ngokuhlengwa okulingana nokukhokhwa kwemali, futhi bahlukunyezwa kuphela ngezinga elijwayelekile lemali yokukhuphuka kwemali.

Ngamanye amazwi, amaphuzu angu-10 000 azuze ama-dollar angu-100 namuhla azophatha inani elifanayo lemali ngonyaka ngaphansi komgwaqo, kodwa ngenxa yokunyuka kwamanani emali, amandla abo okuthenga angancipha kancane kancane.

Kumele ubambe amaphuzu amanani angaguquki njengoba nje ungayikhokha, noma kunjalo, futhi usebenzise amamayela akho amaflaya okuhamba njalo kanye namaphuzu ehotela kuqala noma nini lapho amazinga okuhlengwa ebonakala ezwakalayo. Uma usebenza ngezinga elithile lesimo sezinga eliphezulu, noma kunjalo, kungenza kube ngcono ukusebenzisa amaphuzu amanani angaguquki ngamakhilomitha ezindiza, ukuze ukwazi ukuthola i-credit elite-qualifying nge-airline.