FedEx First Year Info for New Hires...
08-18-2021, 10:20 AM
#1093
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New guy looking for frequent flyer program/points tips and tricks that anyone may have. Does everyone essentially sign up for all the airline programs that the company will typically deadhead us on? Same for hotels? Trying to learn the best ways to take advantage of this perk.
08-18-2021, 11:06 AM
#1094
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Originally Posted by AZFlyer
New guy looking for frequent flyer program/points tips and tricks that anyone may have. Does everyone essentially sign up for all the airline programs that the company will typically deadhead us on? Same for hotels? Trying to learn the best ways to take advantage of this perk.
I would still sign up for all of them for the times you just can't make it happen. We also tend to have a bunch of scheduled flights on Southwest. Good thing with Southwest is the company buys business select so you gain miles pretty fast.
Very few hotels give points, some give stay credit. Get them all for the few times you can get points. Hotels will usually give you the benefits of your status but not always. I use my Marriott credit card for all my spending and thus usually have high tier status. Sometimes you get a free breakfast you otherwise would not get.
08-18-2021, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFDX
Try to pick one and deviate when necessary to stay loyal and earn points. I find that Delta tickets are usually more expensive and thus harder to deviate on, but give you good bank to deviate with. United and American seem to be cheaper tickets when trying to deviate. Going to be Executive Platinum again this year on American. American doesn't seem to give us the secret Concierge level but United does for theirs, cant remember what it is called.
I would still sign up for all of them for the times you just can't make it happen. We also tend to have a bunch of scheduled flights on Southwest. Good thing with Southwest is the company buys business select so you gain miles pretty fast.
Very few hotels give points, some give stay credit. Get them all for the few times you can get points. Hotels will usually give you the benefits of your status but not always. I use my Marriott credit card for all my spending and thus usually have high tier status. Sometimes you get a free breakfast you otherwise would not get.
I would still sign up for all of them for the times you just can't make it happen. We also tend to have a bunch of scheduled flights on Southwest. Good thing with Southwest is the company buys business select so you gain miles pretty fast.
Very few hotels give points, some give stay credit. Get them all for the few times you can get points. Hotels will usually give you the benefits of your status but not always. I use my Marriott credit card for all my spending and thus usually have high tier status. Sometimes you get a free breakfast you otherwise would not get.
08-18-2021, 06:16 PM
#1097
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Originally Posted by AZFlyer
Good info. Thanks. I live in CLT, an AA hub, also not far from ATL, so I'll sign up for Delta, too. I'm on the MD... Hoping to earn a bunch of miles on some international trips.
08-18-2021, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFDX
Try to pick one and deviate when necessary to stay loyal and earn points. I find that Delta tickets are usually more expensive and thus harder to deviate on, but give you good bank to deviate with. United and American seem to be cheaper tickets when trying to deviate. Going to be Executive Platinum again this year on American. American doesn't seem to give us the secret Concierge level but United does for theirs, cant remember what it is called.
I would still sign up for all of them for the times you just can't make it happen. We also tend to have a bunch of scheduled flights on Southwest. Good thing with Southwest is the company buys business select so you gain miles pretty fast.
Very few hotels give points, some give stay credit. Get them all for the few times you can get points. Hotels will usually give you the benefits of your status but not always. I use my Marriott credit card for all my spending and thus usually have high tier status. Sometimes you get a free breakfast you otherwise would not get.
I would still sign up for all of them for the times you just can't make it happen. We also tend to have a bunch of scheduled flights on Southwest. Good thing with Southwest is the company buys business select so you gain miles pretty fast.
Very few hotels give points, some give stay credit. Get them all for the few times you can get points. Hotels will usually give you the benefits of your status but not always. I use my Marriott credit card for all my spending and thus usually have high tier status. Sometimes you get a free breakfast you otherwise would not get.
08-18-2021, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Noworkallplay
Another nice negotiated contract provision. Glad someone does the work (ALPA volunteers) so you can enjoy all those miles and free airfare on your vacation. Meanwhile you throw stones at them all over this board.
HINT:. The provision existed when we operated under the Flight Crew Handbook which preceded the first contract which was negotiated by the FPA.
Do you get Flight Pay Loss for your ALPA cheerleading?
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