How to save for your next vacation using the "buy points to book" technique with Flying Blue
If you are not a distracted reader you will have realized how "hot" the Flying Blue program is in this [...]
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If you are not a distracted reader you must have realized how "hot" the Flying Blue program is. right now, especially then from Italy there are also extra promotions that make it even more on fire.
Recap of current promotions
Right now there are two promotions special for us Italians and the reason is easy to understand Air France and KLM are preparing for ITA Airways' "departure" from Skyteam.
All new members can get 10 thousand free FB points With one flight, even in ultrabasic economy. The second promo is specifically for Italian users, and can be combined with that of new members and gives away Triple points on so many routes.
What it means to buy points to book
I have told so many times about the strategy of buying points to book. It works for flights and it works for hotels. One example is. my trip in First Class aboard All Nippon Airlines., the most expensive ticket in the world. Or the one that Joseph obtained for his upcoming Christmas vacation. savings of more than 28 thousand euros achieved precisely by cleverly exploiting the "buy to book" strategy
The basic rules of this activity are twofold:
- You don't buy unless there is an adequate supply
- You don't buy points to put them in the bank
Bonus of 100% if you buy points for a few more days
Understanding these two points today I want to explain why given Flying Blue's recent news. Buy right now points and get a bonus of 100% is even more convenient now that Loyalty program lowered the price of tickets premium.
Thank you at this bonus until November 7 you can buy 100k points for 1250€, so let's see how these points could be used and how much you can save by buying points to book.
This is an example of how through this strategy. On a business class ticket you can save about €700, without forgetting that a prize ticket is completely erasable with a penalty of only 50€, while the lowest fare, even of business class is not so flexible, while a business flex ticket would cost about 500€ more.
If we then consider that as always every first of the month the offers come out this possibility is even more convenient since this month among the destinations on offer is
Leverage this technique with monthly promos
As I have written several times every 1st of the month monthly offers come out that discount award tickets. The offers are valid until up to November to fly until the end of April 24, so the whole period of Easter and the Italian spring bridges (which I remind you are not holidays in France and therefore are dates where you can easily find award seats).
There are 15 destinations on offer this month. The most interesting is the possibility to fly to the US in business from 75k points round trip or to Madagascar from 105k points always round trip.
In contrast, this cash-paid ticket with the same flexibility features would cost over 3K euros, so with the technique of buying to reserve would save over €1500.
In conclusion
The buy-to-reserve strategy can be a nice way to save hundreds (or thousands), but I always recommend taking advantage of bonuses and, as in this case, coupling it with monthly promos that require even fewer points than usual.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back