Umbuzo ungeniswe nguMike Green, eNew York, NY

Impendulo kaGqirha

Ukuguqulela ngokulula phakathi kwemali, ukuhamba rhoqo kweemayile, kunye neenkqubo zenkqubo yokunyaniseka kuya kufuna into efana nohlobo lokuhamba lwelitye leRosetta-kwaye, ngelishwa, asikayifumani. Kodwa kukho iindlela ezimbalwa zokugweba ukuba ufumana isivumelwano esihle.

Okokuqala, masijongane nombuzo wokuba zingakanani iimayile zakho ezixabisekileyo. Ukufumana iikhilomitha ezingama-50 000 kuya kuthatha iindiza ezingaphezu kwe-11 ezijikelezayo ukusuka e-Atlanta ukuya eSeattle. Ungathenga kwakhona i-50,000 Delta SkyMiles nge-1,750 yeedola (umyinge weesenti ezi-3.5 inye), kodwa akunakufane ufumane itikiti lasimahla kwirhafu ephezulu kangangeekhilomitha ezingaphantsi kwama-80,000. Ixabiso lesitalato elamkelwe ngokubanzi kwimayile nganye lifana ne-1,4 cents-leyo isekwe kwi-avareji yomoya wasekhaya ($ 361 *) eyahlulwe ngama-25,000 (elona nani lincinci leemayile elifunekayo kwitikiti lasekhaya). Ngokwalo mgangatho, amanqaku angama-50,000 axabisa i-700 yeedola, ebonisa ukuba ukuhlawula imali kule tikiti yeyona ndlela ilungileyo.

Kodwa ukubala ixabiso ledola leemayile zakho yinto enye kuphela. Kuya kufuneka uthathele ingqalelo ukuba kulula kangakanani ukusebenzisa la manqaku angama-50,000. Uphando lwakutsha nje olwenziwe yiNkampani yezeMisebenzi ye-Idea, indawo yokucebisa esekwe eWisconsin, kuvavanye ukukhululeka kweemayile zamatikiti kwizithuthi ezahlukeneyo. Uphononongo lufumanise ukuba iipesenti ezingama-27 zeenqwelo moya zeDelta zazifumaneka ngokubhukisha umvuzo. Ke zisebenzise xa unokuxoxa ngokuqinisekileyo ziya kusebenza apha. Ingcebiso yam? Gcina iimayile zakho ngeendleko ezibiza kakhulu — into ekuluhlu lwama- $ 500, ubuncinci.

Olunye ukhetho kukujika kwinkqubo yakho yeeNdwendwe ezikhethiweyo zeStarwood iimayile, uhambisa ii-Starpoints ezingama-40,000 kwiakhawunti yakho ye-SkyMiles (i-Starwood iya kukunika ibhonasi yeemayile ezili-10 000 yokuhambisa la manqaku, ukunyukela kumanqaku angama-50 000 eemayile). Kodwa ii-Starpoints ezingama-40,000 zinokuphinda zikufumane ubusuku obuhlanu obugcweleyo kwipropathi ye-Starwood yeCandelo le-4 -kwizinga eliphantsi lamagumbi ayi-150-ngobusuku, okuxabisa ubuncinci ama- $ 750 kwiindawo zokuhlala simahla.

Ukhetho olungcono: sebenzisa i-Starwood entsha IiNkonzo ze-FlG ezikwi-Intanethi , evumela amalungu eqela lokunyaniseka ukuba babhukishe amatikiti emivuzo ngokuthe ngqo ngeenqwelomoya. Akukho sidingo sokuhambisa amanqaku (anokuthatha ukuya kuthi ga kwiiveki ezisibhozo) kwaye ngekhe uhlangane neengxaki zokufumaneka ezifanayo njengoko usenza xa ubhukisha izihlalo zemivuzo ngeenqwelomoya. Kungathatha kuphela ii-Starpoints ezingama-25,000 ukubamba lo moya usiya kwiVineyard. Kwakhona, uya kufuna ukulinganisa ukuba ngaba ungathanda ukuchitha le mali kwiihotele zokuhlala: ama-25,000 eenkwenkwezi axabisa malunga ne-400 yeedola kubusuku bamagumbi asimahla. (Jonga indlela yokuKhulisa iiCredits zakho zokunyaniseka, ngasekunene, ngakumbi kwixabiso leenkqubo zokunyaniseka kwehotele.) Kodwa ukuba uneengongoma oza kuzitshisa, ungafuna ukuzifaka nakanjani na.

Ukwabela amaxabiso edola ngokuthe ngqo nakweziphi kwezi ndlela kunokukusa kude kube ngoku. Ekugqibeleni, kuyehla kuhlobo lomhambi okulo kwaye yeyiphi iakhawunti-ebhankini, ehamba rhoqo, inkqubo yokunyaniseka-uzive ukhululekile ukudweba kuwo nawuphi na umzuzu. Kwaye ukuba awukabinakho ukuthatha isigqibo, ungasoloko utsibela inqwelomoya kwaye uqhuba endaweni yoko.

Unengxaki yokuhamba? Ugqirha wohambo phakathi . Thumela umbuzo wakho ku-Amy ku uhambo lokuthumela@aexp.com .

Hlawula inkonzo ukulawula iimayile zakho. App kunye newebhusayithi Sebenzisa iMiles (simahla, kodwa siyayithanda inkonzo eyi- $ 29.99-ngonyaka) ukugcina umkhondo kwiiakhawunti zakho kwaye kunceda ekuboneni ukuba kungcono ukusebenzisa imali okanye iimayile kuhambo olunikiweyo (i-caveat: iimpapasho ezihamba rhoqo kwiinqwelomoya ezimbalwa, ezinje ngeSouthwest, can ' t basebenzise iimayile zabo kwezi nkonzo).

I-Starwood, iMarriott, i-IHG, kunye neWyndham bonke bazise ezabo Amaqonga okubhukisha iinqwelomoya kwiiklabhu zokunyaniseka , ezibonelela ngeendlela ezingabizi kakhulu, ezikhawulezayo, kunye nezitshintsha lula zokwenza imali kwiindawo zokufumana itikiti lenqwelomoya. Awunakukhathazeka malunga nokufumaneka kwesihlalo kwezi nkqubo. Nangona kunjalo, amanqaku aya kude nangakumbi kubusuku bamagumbi asimahla.

Sebenzisa i-1.4-cents-nge-mile yomgaqo wesithupha xa ubala ixabiso letikiti lokuwonga. Kodwa into kwi Ukufumaneka kwesihlalo ngokunjalo (jonga itshathi engezantsi). Iikhilomitha zeenqwelo moya ziyaxabisa kuphela into ukuba ungazichitha.

Ukuhambisa amanqaku okunyaniseka ehotele Ukuya kwiiakhawunti rhoqo yinto engalunganga. Uya kulinda iiveki ngaphambi kokuba bathumele, kwaye uya kufumana ixabiso elingcono usebenzisa amanqaku kumagumbi asimahla okanye uphuculo.

UkuFunyanwa kwesihlalo esona siPhambili kwaBona baPhambili eMelika *

Inombolo 1 Iinqwelomoya zase Mzantsi-ntshona
Ipesenti yexabiso leeNqwelomoya ezifumanekayo: 100

Inombolo 2 (iqhina) Iinqwelo moya zoMoya
Ipesenti yexabiso leeNqwelomoya ezifumanekayo: 87.1

Inombolo 2 (iqhina) Iindiza eziManyeneyo
Ipesenti yexabiso leeNqwelomoya ezifumanekayo: 87.1

Inombolo 3 IJetBlue
Ipesenti yexabiso leeNqwelomoya ezifumanekayo: 86.4

Inombolo 4 Iinqwelo-moya zeAlaska
Ipesenti yexabiso leeNqwelomoya ezifumanekayo: 59.3

Inombolo 5 Iindiza zaseMelika
Ipesenti yexabiso leeNqwelomoya ezifumanekayo: 45.7

* Ukusuka kuVavanyo lokuFunyanwa kwezihlalo zoTshintsho lweSwitchfly yiNkampani ye-Idea Works; ngokusekwe kuvavanyo lokufumaneka kwesihlalo-somvuzo ngoJuni ukuya ku-Okthobha ka-2012.