Frequent Flyer Miles are a great way to see the world - on a budget! You can use them for airline tickets, hotels, cars and holiday packages.
But how do you earn more frequent flyer miles? Here's some great suggestions for putting more miles into your airline rewards account quickly.
Marry a Airline Alliance.
Choose who you want to use on a regular basis - SkyWorld or Star Alliance, for example - and the always fly carriers in that program.
For example, if you have a United Airlines Mileage Plus Account, you can earn miles on carriers like Lufthansa and Air New Zealand.
Pick one alliance, and always be faithful.
Get a Rewards Credit Card.
This is a no-brainer but many people fail to consider this option.
It's an easy way to incorporate mileage earnings into your everyday routine.
And of course, it goes without saying: use it for everything, from coffee to groceries.
Redeem Miles on Partners Instead.
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A little known trick to conserve your mileage balance is to use your miles on a partner carrier instead.
Using the example above, if you have United Airlines miles, redeem them for a Lufthansa flight.
You'll actually use less miles that you would for a similar journey on United aircraft.
This can be trickier to arrange but is worth the big savings to keep you balance topped up.
Become a Premier Member.
Most airlines have higher levels of reward status which always offer you more miles bonuses whenever you fly, and the lowest tier is usually easy to obtain, even if that means surfing for cheap flights to go on a "mileage run" over the weekend (that's taking a flight just for the miles and returning home at the end of the day.