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[Beer Chang]

Wino, on 01 October 2009 - 10:18 PM, said:

Lately I have been flying either China Airlines or Eva. Maybe I should investigate a credit card that is linked to those frequent flyer programs.

For along time I was very close to a free flight with China Air and looking for a credit card offer but none was available. SoI paid for one more flight so that I'd be able to get a free flight.

Shortly thereafter I got a credit card offer in the mail that would have put me over the top for a free flight.

[Wino]

Beer Chang, on 02 October 2009 - 06:21 AM, said:

For along time I was very close to a free flight with China Air and looking for a credit card offer but none was available. SoI paid for one more flight so that I'd be able to get a free flight.

Shortly thereafter I got a credit card offer in the mail that would have put me over the top for a free flight.

On China Airlines website, I occasionally see a MasterCard advertisement. I have not investigated but may have to research to see if it is a good deal.

[finebyme]

What are the other ways of accumulating FF miles without flying aside from signing up with a credit card company?

[Beer Chang]

If you're American you can get United Mileage Plus miles by opening an account with Fidelity or Ameritrade.

[Wino]

finebyme, on 14 October 2009 - 06:17 AM, said:

What are the other ways of accumulating FF miles without flying aside from signing up with a credit card company?

Unless the airline partners with another company like Ameritrade or Fidelity, flying and credit cards are the two most common way of accumulating miles.

[finebyme]

Thanks for the updates Wino and Beer Chang. I'll ask around what applies for someone like me who is not American. For sure there are entities in my place which offer services like those of Ameritrade's or Fidelity's. I am a first time - traveler who's overly excited about stuff like this. Thank you for your support.

[Beer Chang]

Here's the Fidelity and Ameritrade deal.

http://www.united.co...2,50776,00.html

[Wino]

Here is another website that talks about frequent flyer miles and other topics. I think it is mostly American centered, but perhaps you can gain some useful information. http://www.flyertalk.com/