What's the difference between bonus and status miles?

1. What is the difference between bonus miles and status miles?
2. What are status miles?
3. How do you earn status miles on Turkish Airlines?
4. Do Status miles expire?
5. How many miles does it take to get a free flight?
6. How do I get status miles?
7. How long does frequent flyer status last?
8. Do Lufthansa Miles expire?
9. Do miles and smiles expire?
10. How much are Turkish miles worth?
11. Can I transfer Turkish airline miles?
12. How do you keep airline miles from expiring?
13. Which airline miles do not expire?
14. How do I avoid losing my American Airlines miles?

What is the difference between bonus miles and status miles?

1 Answer. Status miles count towards earning status, and also earn you redeemable miles. Bonus miles do not count towards status, they are only redeemable. ... Miles from credit cards or non-flying partners (eg rental cars) are usually only bonus miles.

What are status miles?

The term "status miles" generally refers to a measure of your customer loyalty status. You normally earn status miles by spending a predetermined amount on purchases from the airline or its partners, or by traveling on a predetermined number of flights with the airline every year.

How do you earn status miles on Turkish Airlines?

1. Sign Up for a Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Account.
2. Earn Turkish Airlines Miles With Credit Cards. Citi ThankYou® Rewards Credit Cards (Best Option) ...
3. Earn Miles Through Shopping and Dining. Miles&Smiles Shopping Partners.
4. Earn Miles Through Travel. ...
5. Specialty Earnings for Turkish Airlines Miles. ...
6. Final Thoughts.

Do Status miles expire?

Award miles are valid for 36 months from the date of the activity and, unless they have been used, expire at the end of the quarter.

How many miles does it take to get a free flight?

How many miles do you need to have for a free flight by airline? We sampled award miles needed for a one-way domestic flight, and found that consumers need between about 7,000 and 119,000 miles to get a free flight. In most cases, the cost of a round-trip flight is simply double what you see below.

How do I get status miles?

How and where can I earn status miles? Status miles can be earned with flights from practically all our airline partners: Austrian, Lufthansa, SWISS, Eurowings, Air Dolomiti, Brussels, Croatia, LOT, Luxair - as well as with all Star Alliance partners and on some LX code-share flights operated by Edelweiss.

How long does frequent flyer status last?

Qantas points expire after 18 months of inactivity. That means, so long as you've registered some activity in the last 18 months, your Qantas points are protected from expiry.

Do Lufthansa Miles expire?

Lufthansa miles expire at the end of the quarter 36 months after the miles were earned. For example, miles earned in October 2018 will expire December 31, 2021.

Do miles and smiles expire?

On a final note, Turkish miles expire three years from the time they're earned. You can pay a rather expensive fee of $10 for every 1,000 miles that are about to expire to extend them for another three years, but you should really plan on using your Turkish miles long before they expire.

How much are Turkish miles worth?

Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Value

Can I transfer Turkish airline miles?

Miles can only be transferred via the Turkish Airlines website and mobile app. Miles which have been transferred are subject to the Miles&Smiles program terms and conditions. ... This flight must have been operated by Turkish Airlines or a Star Alliance member airline, and must have earned the member Miles.

How do you keep airline miles from expiring?

When do points and miles expire?

1. Airline mile expiration. Airline. ...
2. Hotel points expiration. Hotel Program. ...
3. Airline mile extensions. ...
4. Hotel point extensions. ...
5. Open a credit card. ...
6. Join the dining rewards network. ...
7. Shop through the program's shopping portal. ...
8. Transfer miles from a credit card or hotel program.

Which airline miles do not expire?

As you can see, just a few airlines — Delta, JetBlue and United — guarantee that their points do not expire. Southwest also has never-expiring points, given that your account remains open. Alaska Airlines' two-year expiration policy is also quite generous.

How do I avoid losing my American Airlines miles?

How to prevent your AAdvantage miles from expiring

1. Earn miles from any purchase. ...
2. Online Shopping. ...
3. Grab some grub. ...
4. Donate to charity. ...
5. Spend miles for a future flight. ...
6. Take a flight on American Airlines (or a partner airline) ...
7. Convert hotel points to American Airlines miles. ...
8. Stay at a hotel.