Should You Open an Account With Every Airline? How to Be Ready for the Next Flight Deal

A student in the Lounge asked me a question this week "Do I need to open an account with every airline? Air France, JAL, Iberia... all of them?"

Short answer: yes. And in this episode I explain why.

Here's the thing about flight deals. They show up, and then they're gone. Sometimes in hours. And some of the best redemptions run through airline partners that won't let you transfer points in until your account has been open for a while. If you find the deal on Tuesday and open the account on Tuesday, you've already lost it.

So, we talk about:

Why having your airline accounts set up ahead of time is the difference between booking the deal and watching it pass you byWhich programs have waiting periods or other hoops you need to clear before points can landWhy I don't keep all my points in one place, and how spreading across a few card ecosystems gives you more ways to reach the same flightA simple way to get this done in one afternoon so you're ready the next time a deal popsIf you've ever seen someone post a wild business class deal and thought "how did they book that so fast," this is how. It wasn't luck. They'd already done the setup.

Come join us in the Travel Points Lounge and I'll help you build this skill so you're the one booking the deal next time.

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