Cha, akuwona leli thuba lokungena emsebenzini othile ohambweni.
Uma usuchithe isikhathi ucindezela amaforamu amaFlyerTalk noma ufunde amabhulogi avamile, ungase ubone igama elithi "mileage run" liphuma njalo ngezikhathi ezithile. Cha, akusiyo ithuba labahambi ukuthi bangene emsebenzini othile ohambweni olude (ngaphandle uma ubala ukuhamba ukusuka esangweni kuya esangweni). Esikhundleni salokho, i-mileage egijima ithikithi eliphansi kakhulu elinama-flyer izincwadi ezinenhloso yokuthola amamayela, noma ukufinyelela ezingeni elilandelayo lesimo sezinga eliphezulu ekupheleni konyaka wekhalenda.
Lapho izindiza zezindiza zishicilela amanani amanani angabizi ngephutha noma zishintshe amathikithi abo phakathi kwamabhulozi amadolobha angathandeki, amaflaya ajwayelekile anethuba lokuthola inani elikhulu lamamayela ngaphandle kokuchitha imali eningi. Lezi zindleko ngokuvamile ziphansi kunalokho okushiwo yizindleko zezindiza zamakamelo athengiwe, futhi zibalwa nesimo esiphakeme, futhi. Uma konke kuzwakala kuyisimanga, kungenxa yokuthi. Iningi labahamba ngezincwadi zezinyawo ezingabaniki ngisho nokushiya isikhumulo sezindiza, ezinamaflaya okudlulele kunazo zonke ezikhetha izinkambo eziningi ezihamba phambili emhlabeni wonke ezingenakujabulisa ukuhamba ngisho noma zinezinhlelo lapho ziya khona.
Okunye, abahambi abanengqondo ngaphezulu babhala uhambo olwengeziwe ekupheleni konyaka, bethatha iholidi ukuthi ngeke babe nokunye ukuze bafinyelele ezingeni elilandelayo lezindiza noma isimo sezinga elisehhotela. Uma ungumGoli futhi udinga kuphela amamayela ayizinkulungwane ezimbalwa noma omunye ubusuku obuseduze ukuze ufinyelele isimo sePlatinum, ngokwesibonelo, kungenza kube lula ukubhuka olunye uhambo ukuze ufinyelele lelo zinga, ikakhulukazi uma ulindele ukuhamba okuningi ekhalendeni elilandelayo ngonyaka.
Lezi zihambo zingase zibe noma zingabi khona lapho wena noma umndeni wakho ofuna ukuvakashela khona (ukuhamba ngezimpelasonto kuya e-Alaska kungabizi ngoFebhuwari ngoba abahamba ngokuzilibazisa bebengavumi ukuhamba lapho), kodwa uma uhamba ngezinyawo ungakaze ube khona , kungase kudingeke ukuthi uhambe ngokugijima kwe-mileage yakho.
Nokho, kaningi, abagijimi be-mileage bahamba behamba nge-solo nangosuku olulodwa lwezimpelasonto, ngakho-ke bangalondoloza izinsuku zeholide ngezinsuku zangempela zokuhlala. Ukuhamba okuthandwayo yiNew York kuya eSan Francisco noma eLos Angeles, lapho izindiza zingabiza ngokuncintisana kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma enye indiza yithengiswa (futhi abancintisanayo bakhetha ukufanisa ukuhamba okuphansi). Abagibeli bangadonsa amamayela amaningi ngosuku olulodwa, futhi bangakwazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngaphandle kokuthatha i-redeye (nakuba ubusuku obuyizindiza abuzwayo phakathi nokuhamba kwe-mileage). Amalungu akwa-Elite angase ahlele ngisho nokuthuthukiswa kwamahhala, okwenza isipiliyoni sibe mnandi ngokwengeziwe, ikakhulukazi uma unayo ukufunda noma ama-movie okuzobamba.
Uma ukhuluma nge-mileage ugijime, amaflaya amaningi avame ukubala izindleko zemililo ngayinye egijima. Ngithi ukhokha u-$ 250 wetikiti eliwela ezweni elikuyo elizokuhola ama-5,000 miles roundtrip. Ukubhuka lokho kuzokukhokhela amahlanu amasentimitha ngayinye, okwenza kube yizivumelwano ezinhle, ikakhulukazi uma uthola ibhonasi. Uma i-flyer evame ukuhamba ukuze uthole amamayela ahlengekayo, noma kunjalo, kungabi namasu okuthola isimo esiphezulu ekupheleni konyaka, izinga lizodinga ukuba libe liphansi kakhulu ukuze libe nomqondo ogijima njengama-mileage run. I-Twitter iyinhlangano enhle uma ucwaninga amadili, amasayithi afana ne-TheFlightDeal avame ukushicilela izinkokhelo ezinqunyelwe izikhathi eziningi nsuku zonke.