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Seven things I learned from Randy Petersen, the world's leading expert on mileage programs and the founder of FlyerTalk, over Pad Thai in the Condé Nast Cafeteria in Times Square yesterday:
It's the Maximize Your Miles moment you've been waiting for! Contest co-judge Steve Belkin of Competitours and I have settled on a winner of the grand prize of 250,000 frequent-flier miles
Here's how Maximize Your Miles Contest Finalist #10, Anonymous, accomplished this for a hard-to-get international itinerary.
Can you imagine saving more than $25,000 through clever use of your frequent-flier miles? Susan Inwood appears to have outdone other contest entrants when it comes to the sheer amount of cash saved.
When you're trying to use your frequent-flier miles for a free flight, do you ever look into redeeming them not for one round-trip ticket but for two one-ways instead?
Should you find yourself unable to score a decent last-minute sale fare, consider using your frequent-flier miles at the last minute instead.
How to use 'magic tools' to get what you want
Chicago to Amsterdam to Rome to Addis Ababa. All business class. For 120K miles!
Do you use your frequent-flier miles for simple roundtrips between Point A and Point B? Boring! Instead, why not fly to three destinations for the same "price" as one?
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