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Stack Your Travel Rewards: Double-Dip Opportunities with Airline and Hotel Loyalty Programs

February 15, 2025 0

There are a lot of double-dipping opportunities out courtesy of a wide variety of airline and hotel partnerships. By leveraging your loyalty in one program, you can hopefully "double-dip" in another and stack more rewards with little effort. Here are all the airlines and hotels with these types of partnerships.

Mark Jackson

Reviewed by JT Genter

Goodbye 50k Business Class Awards to Europe: Flying Blue Raises Minimum Award Rates by Up to 25%

January 14, 2025 1

Every so often, you'll log into a frequent flyer program to book an award and find higher rates than you did yesterday -- despite no notice from the program. The example du jour is Air France/KLM Flying Blue. Based on what we're seeing now, the cheapest awards between the U.S. and Europe now require as much as 25% more miles. Here's what we know so far.

Tyler Glatt

Flying Blue Transfer Partners: Earn Miles with Amex, Chase & More

January 20, 2026 6

Flying Blue miles offer exceptional value for flights on Air France, KLM, and partner airlines. With over a dozen transfer partners, including major credit card and hotel programs, building up a balance is easy. In this post, we’ll cover all the ways to earn and transfer points to Flying Blue for your next trip.

Sam Helmy

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Flying Blue Ultimate Status: Are the Enhanced Benefits Worth The Substantial Cost to Earn?

November 3, 2024 0

Air France-KLM Flying Blue recently added a host of new features and benefits to its top-tier Flying Blue Ultimate status. New benefits include complimentary upgrades on awards and cash fares, extra baggage allowances, and complimentary rebooking on the day of departure. But is this a status worth splurging for? Here's what you need to know.

Sam Helmy

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Last Call: Transfer Capital One Miles to Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Get a 20% Bonus

September 26, 2024 15

Capital One's 20% transfer bonus to Air France/KLM Flying Blue is ending soon. The promotion is valid for transfers through September 29, 2024. While a 20% transfer bonus is modest, it still makes some Flying Blue sweet spots a little sweeter. Here are the details.

Sam Helmy

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Don't Have Enough Miles? Flying Blue Expands Mileage Overdraft Benefit

September 21, 2024 0

Short on miles for a KLM or Air France flight? Elite Flying Blue members can leverage a benefit to cover missing miles for a flight with a miles overdraft. Here are the details of the Flying Blue miles overdraft benefit, including who's eligible and how to decide if it's worth using.

Skye Class

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Air France/KLM Flying Blue: A Guide To Earning and Redeeming Miles, Achieving Elite Status, and More

September 8, 2024 2

Flying Blue is the joint loyalty program of Air France and KLM, and despite being a foreign airline program, it is worth your attention — especially if you frequently fly on SkyTeam carriers. In this post, we'll cover how to earn and spend your Flying Blue miles and how to reach elite status.

Brie Bash

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

SAS Awards Now Bookable Online Through Flying Blue — And At Incredible Rates

September 5, 2024 0

On September 1, 2024, SAS left Star Alliance for SkyTeam. Since then, SAS awards have been increasingly made available to book through SkyTeam partners. Yesterday, we covered how you can now book SAS awards with Delta SkyMiles. But there's an even more appealing option using one of the easiest-to-earn mileage currencies around. Here's what you need to know about this new mileage redemption option.

Tyler Glatt

Reviewed by JT Genter

El Al Israel Becomes Flying Blue’s Newest Earn and Redemption Partner — Here’s the Details

July 29, 2024 0

You can now earn Flying Blue miles on El Al Israel flights and cash in your Flying Blue miles for El Al awards. Here's a look at what Flying Blue charges for El Al flights, how many miles you'll earn on El Al flights, and a recap of the primary ways to amass Flying Blue miles.

Tyler Glatt

You Can Now Earn and Redeem Flying Blue Miles on Oman Air...Which Is Surprising

June 10, 2024 0

Mere days after confirming the timeline for Oman Air joining Oneworld, which should happen by the end of 2024, Oneworld's next airline has gone and partnered with founding members of the rival SkyTeam alliance. That's interesting, to say the least. That's good news for those who love additional options for earning and redeeming their miles, though. And the fact the partnership comes with one of the easiest programs in which to accrue miles should make you especially happy.

Ryan Smith

Everything You Need To Know About Air France–KLM Flying Blue Elite Status

April 9, 2024 1

Air France KLM Flying has four elite status levels beyond the Explorer, entry-level tier. Each level has its own set of perks, benefits, and qualifying criteria, although top-tier Ultimate status is very difficult to earn. Flying Blue elite status has a few quirks that make it different from other airline loyalty programs; these can be good or bad, depending on your situation.

Sam Helmy

Reviewed by Ryan Smith

You Can Now Redeem El Al Matmid Points for Air France Flights, but You Shouldn't

March 15, 2024 0

We're generally fans of more options for using your points and miles. However, the title is likely a dead giveaway for how we feel about the ability to use your El Al Matmid points for Air France flights.This is a new redemption capability, coming online just recently. And while that seems exciting, the pricing will kill any original joy you felt when learning about this redemption option.

Ryan Smith

Got Bilt Rewards Platinum Status? Get Flying Blue Gold Status for 12 Months

February 29, 2024 0

In Bilt Rewards' hierarchy of elite status tiers, Platinum is the highest. And if you've happened to bag enough Bilt points or spent $50,000 on non-rent purchases to reach it, you can get Flying Blue Gold status for free. If you're a Bilt Platinum elite member, read on for how to activate 12 months of Flying Blue Gold status.

Tyler Glatt

Air France KLM & Etihad Partnership Develops With Award Bookings Now Possible

December 10, 2023 1

The Air France–KLM Group and Etihad Airways signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their partnership. What previously existed as just a codeshare relationship now includes redeeming your miles for flights on the partner airline. Here's a look at the costs for redeeming Flying Blue miles on Etihad flights.

Sam Helmy

You Now Can Earn and Redeem Flying Blue Miles for ITA Airways Flights

November 22, 2023 2

Thanks to ITA Airways, Flying Blue miles just got easier to earn and easier to use. You now can earn Flying Blue miles when you fly Italy's revamped flag carrier, and then you can redeem those miles for flights to some of ITA's global destinations. Here's the pricing you can expect for these awards, plus the great availability we're seeing.

Tyler Glatt

Flying Blue To Cap XP Rollovers Starting in 2024

November 8, 2023 0

Flying Blue has announced that it is capping the number of XP points that can roll over. Starting November 1, 2024, Flying Blue Platinum members will only be able to roll over a maximum of 300 XP to the next qualifying year. Here's what that means for Flying Blue Platinum elites - especially those looking to earn Platinum for Life status.

Sam Helmy

Flying Blue Standardizes Award Rates Between US-Europe. Book Business Class for 50,000 Miles!

October 25, 2023 0

Flying Blue — the mileage program for Air France/KLM — has always been a quirky program. Flying Blue previously priced awards by route. Now, Flying Blue seems to have ditched that complicated award pricing scheme. Instead, Flying Blue is now pricing all routes at the same minimum award rate. Now, you can book business class awards between almost any U.S. and Europe airport for as few as 50,000 miles each way!

Ryan Smith & JT Genter

Flying Blue Changes Earnings on Partner Flights

April 2, 2024 2

Flying Blue is eliminating the ability to earn XP and Elite bonuses on certain partner flights starting April 1, 2024. Next April, non-SkyTeam airlines will not be eligible to earn the same level of rewards as other flights. This might impact your elite status strategy going forward.

Carissa Rawson

Flying Blue Adds Two New First Class Partner Awards Options

October 20, 2023 0

Air France–KLM Flying Blue has added the ability to book first-class awards with two Sky Team partners. You can now book Garuda and China Eastern first-class awards. Let's take a closer look.

Sam Helmy

New Flying Blue Award Sale: Business Class to Europe From 33K Points

September 19, 2023 0

This new award sale from Flying Blue allows members to fly to Europe for as little as 33,000 points each way in business class. With options to either Paris or Amsterdam and a wide variety of dates available, this promotion will be an excellent deal for many. Combine with a point transfer promo to save on costs.

Carissa Rawson

Air France–KLM Flying Blue Awards Now Permit Free Stopovers on Partner Redemptions

July 21, 2023 6

Great news points and miles travelers: You now can book free stopovers on Air France–KLM Flying Blue award tickets even when traveling on partner airlines. This can unlock incredible value by adding a free second destination to your trip, but there are some important quirks to know about.

Ryan Smith

Air France KLM Visa Signature® Credit Card Review: Excellent Welcome Offer + Elite Status Boost

June 9, 2023 0

With a great welcome offer and the ability to help you earn elite status, the Air France KLM Visa Signature® Credit Card makes a lot of sense if you regularly travel with Air France and KLM. The card is issued by Bank of America, so it's also one to consider if you've been shut out by Chase 5/24. One of the downsides, though, is that the card is short on airline benefits when compared to some of the competition. Do its other perks make up for it? Here's a closer look.

Ian Snyder

Opinion: New IHG Terms Are Part of Anti-Consumer Trends With Award Bookings

May 18, 2023 4

Few people pay attention to the minutiae of changes in award program terms and conditions. A snippet added here. A deleted phrase there. These often don't matter much. One recent change, however, deserves attention. Here's the growing problem in award travel that I think is unfair to travelers.

Ryan Smith

Air France Adds More Restrictions to La Premiere First Class Awards

December 11, 2022 3

Air France recently announced further restrictions to its first class La Premiere awards. From January 1, 2023, Air France La Premiere first class award space will only be open to Flying Blue Platinum and higher elite members. Also, there will only be up to one award seat per flight.

Sam Helmy

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