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7/19/2025, 3:06:54 AM
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>I am genuinely confused by the fact that no one seems to be paying face value for their flights.
Airline CC's rarely change the cost of your flight unless you pay for it with miles. Often 1 mile = 1 to 10c depending on airline and route. Most people use and keep the cards for the status, early booking, free luggage, preferred treatment, lounge access, etc.
>Are people making their everyday purchases with airline cards just so they can get a free business class upgrade and on their flights?
Depends, if you throw everything on that card you can get free flights domestically fairly easily. Though you have to weigh it, many of the heavy hitters add a 3-5% charge on it, like utilities/rent/car payments, etc. I use my AAdvantage card for everyday purchases and it's easy way to rack things up as I often at the end of the year have 1-2 flights round trip to Japan and back.
>Do they really forego cash back rewards just so they fly domestic business class a few times a year?
If you travel a lot it makes sense, also miles can be used for hotels, car rentals, and so on. Not just flights.
>Is it really that easy to manipulate the "welcome bonuses" Into free/upgraded flights?
These are pitched to catch the poorfags into "oh dayum gurl did u hear dat? Free flight round trips and I gots dat free miles to vegas baby!" and will run a balance at the end of each month @ 23.99% and not notice the 99-249 yearly fee.
These cards are beneficial to those who travel for work or pleasure often and pay off their card at the end of the month getting the benefits. For me free lounge access, early boarding, free bag, and ability to collect miles >>> rewards card from others or the "1-3%" cash back that only applies to X/y/z and maybe adds up to something. My job allows me to use personal cards for booking on my travel so long as I expense it all through concur I get refunded, so it's literally free vacations for me.
>I am genuinely confused by the fact that no one seems to be paying face value for their flights.
Airline CC's rarely change the cost of your flight unless you pay for it with miles. Often 1 mile = 1 to 10c depending on airline and route. Most people use and keep the cards for the status, early booking, free luggage, preferred treatment, lounge access, etc.
>Are people making their everyday purchases with airline cards just so they can get a free business class upgrade and on their flights?
Depends, if you throw everything on that card you can get free flights domestically fairly easily. Though you have to weigh it, many of the heavy hitters add a 3-5% charge on it, like utilities/rent/car payments, etc. I use my AAdvantage card for everyday purchases and it's easy way to rack things up as I often at the end of the year have 1-2 flights round trip to Japan and back.
>Do they really forego cash back rewards just so they fly domestic business class a few times a year?
If you travel a lot it makes sense, also miles can be used for hotels, car rentals, and so on. Not just flights.
>Is it really that easy to manipulate the "welcome bonuses" Into free/upgraded flights?
These are pitched to catch the poorfags into "oh dayum gurl did u hear dat? Free flight round trips and I gots dat free miles to vegas baby!" and will run a balance at the end of each month @ 23.99% and not notice the 99-249 yearly fee.
These cards are beneficial to those who travel for work or pleasure often and pay off their card at the end of the month getting the benefits. For me free lounge access, early boarding, free bag, and ability to collect miles >>> rewards card from others or the "1-3%" cash back that only applies to X/y/z and maybe adds up to something. My job allows me to use personal cards for booking on my travel so long as I expense it all through concur I get refunded, so it's literally free vacations for me.
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