Talk:Frequent-flyer program/Archives/2013

Gate Lice

Added gate lice on this article, but I don't know if it should be a section here or a section under airport gate? 98.164.2.243 (talk) 06:22, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

While fascinating, this para you added is not really on the topic of "Frequent-flyer programs" and so I have removed it. - Ahunt (talk) 11:36, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Can someone please add it somewhere, then? Or maybe a redirect? It's part of passenger culture and lingo (along with "bin hog" etc.). 98.164.2.243 (talk) 18:32, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Just because a term exists doesn't mean that it bears mentioning on Wikipedia. Try www.urbandictionary.com. - Ahunt (talk) 23:54, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

On the other hand, just because it's your personal opinion that it doesn't bear mentioning on Wikipedia doesn't mean that it shouldn't. Fact remains, it makes for a valid mention at the appropriate article. But you're correct in that it doesn't belong in this particular one. 98.164.2.243 (talk) 01:14, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Credit card miles

I've heard that airline rewards programs on major credit cards are not worth the hassle...by the time you acquire enough points from purchases, etc, it will cost you more in the end that it would have to simply buy the ticket outright. Plus, these programs always charge an annual fee--ouch. Are they worth having or no?

• It really depends. The argument you make, that you have to spend more with the credit card than you would if you bought the ticket outright, doesn't really work. Airline cards can be made worthwhile if you funnel your regular purchases through them -- using the card rather than cash, check, debit card, etc. whenever possible. Though lately I have started to think that non-airline affiliated cards, like CaptialOne's MileageOne, might be a better way to go, since you aren't tied to a particular airline and subject to their capacity controls for frequent flyer seats. Hawaiian717 01:26, 25 August 2005 (UTC)
• Another advantage of a non-affiliated card: According to p. 152 of The Travel Detective by Peter Greenberg, a card such as Capital One No-Hassle simply buys you what's called a "revenue" ticket once you reach the required threshold for say, a round-trip economy domestic flight. That means, unlike flying on a standard reward ticket (which of course doesn't earn miles), you actually fly on a paid ticket which earns miles.98.164.2.243 (talk) 02:56, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
• Yes and no. No because they do require a purchase threshold and deadline (which might not work for some people) before they give that initial bonus ticket. Yes because some people need to, and will, use the card for purchase(s) large enough and soon enough to qualify for that bonus ticket. Ssredg (talk) 01:58, 18 December 2013 (UTC)