Frequent Flyer Mileage - It's All About Counting!
Frequent flyer mileage seems to have become a fact of retail life these days. Even if you don't know much about them, you have most probably been asked at the check-out at certain grocery stores whether you are collecting 'fly-bys' or some other such frequent flyer points. To the uninitiated, the people that seem to go out of their way to collect frequent flyer mileage must spend a lot of time flying, right? Wrong! The fact is, that frequent flyer miles are now for everyone, and not just those people that spend a lot of time flying around in the sky. In fact, anyone that spends money is able to benefit from these types of programs. So, what are they? Frequent flyer mileage is in fact a loyalty reward offered generally by airline companies in partnership with banks, retail outlets, hotels and many other participating companies. It began as a way to thank customers for their loyalty in choosing a particular airline, and to this day this is the basic tenet underpinning the whole of the frequent flyer programs. They have however, evolved somewhat over the last few years and this is why collecting frequent flyer mileage can now benefit everyone and even those people that have no desire to fly. In the frequent flyer programs, the customer is provided points or mileage for the various distances that are traveled by air. For example, if you flew 1000 miles from one destination to the next, you would have most probably earned 1000 mileage points. Naturally the more you flew the more these mileage points accrued, until you reached a stage where you had enough mileage that you would be able to redeem them for free air travel. This is how the frequent flyer system began in the early 1980's, and now fast forward 25 years to now. These programs have grown to become a worldwide phenomenon, with the banks, other financial institutions, hotels, retail chains, in fact you name it, and it is more than likely providing frequent flyer mileage as a return for customer loyalty. This is why it is in the best interests of consumers to be collecting frequent flyer mileage from their everyday spending habits. And why not! Most people now use either a debit or credit card. Most financial institutions will have a card linked to frequent flyer mileage. They do it because it is a win situation for both parties. The banks get all the extra business, because it encourages the card holder to use that particular card wherever possible to earn as much frequent flyer mileage as possible. The customer is happy because after a while he or she finds that they have accrued enough mileage points to either put towards an airline flight or buy one of the great products listed in the frequent flyer catalogue. There is also now the added bonus of being able to get cash back for redeeming the mileage which is why it has become such an amazing marketing success story. If you are considering joining the 80 million people who collect frequent flyer mileage, then it is important to take into consideration the various types of programs that are available. They may all seem quite similar at first glance but some are better than others and you just need to find one that will work in well with your spending habits. This way you will be able to take full advantage of what is being offered in their many benefits including of course, if you wish, free air travel.
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