Miles are redeemed for airfare only, and taxes and fees must be paid separately. One way within continental U. Round trip within continental U.
Low-fare airlines seem to charge extra for everything — and at Frontier, that can include a surcharge for passengers redeeming frequent flyer miles. However, elite status members don't have to pay a redemption fee, nor do members with a Frontier credit card. No fee is charged if you book at least days before you fly. Redemption fees for everyone else are:.
Beyond the basic membership that anyone can sign up for, Frontier offers three tiers of elite status for its most frequent flyers. You earn elite status by flying a certain number of either miles or segments in a calendar year a one-way flight counts as one segment; a round-trip is two segments. Once you qualify for elite status, you get it for the rest of the calendar year as well as the following year.
The three tiers are named after the number of miles needed to earn them, making them easy to remember. If stretch seats are available 24 hours before departure, elite status holders can upgrade at no cost. Discount Den membership: Discount Den offers low fares exclusively to members see below for full description.
So a 1,mile flight would earn 1, miles for a normal or 20k member, 1, for a 50k member and 1, for a k member. Checked bag: Only k members get free checked bags — unlike most airlines, which offer this benefit to all elite members. Family status: k members also receive many benefits for up to eight family members flying on the same reservation. See the link above for more information.
Like most low-cost airlines , Frontier makes up for its low fares with high, complicated fees. For savvy travelers who are able to score these fares without paying too much in fees, this represents an opportunity. Frontier baggage fees are complicated, and depend on several factors:. Type of bag. Overhead carry-on or checked bag? When you pay the fee. During purchase, before check in, during online check in, at the ticket counter or at the boarding gate? How far you fly. In general, you should try to pay baggage fees as early as possible to avoid excess charges.
Consider packing lightly for long trips, where bags will cost more. Frontier charges for seat selection on most flights. That can add up in a hurry. The easiest way to avoid this fee is to not pay it. Several airlines have miles that do not expire:. Here are the other U. The only way to earn miles in the myAllegiant Rewards program is to have their credit card.
Canceling the card forfeits all remaining miles in your account. So I guess you can say there is no expiration policy or that the miles instantly expire. To keep your Frontier Miles active, you usually needed to earn miles every six months. During the coronavirus epidemic, they sent an email to Frontier Miles members saying that accounts set to expire on or before April 30, , would remain active.
According to the Frontier website, members will be given a day notice before resuming the expiration of miles. We will send a day communication to all members with miles before resuming expirations.
Once miles expiration resumes and if you do not have any accrual activity to extend your expiration date your miles will expire. Spirit has made some customer-friendly changes to the Free Spirit program since the beginning of the pandemic. ThanksAgain rewards you for spending at their partners. All of these programs link to your credit card number, and track any purchases mad with their partner merchants.
Many hotel programs partner with airlines, instead of earning hotel points. You can opt to earn frequent flyer miles with any of your hotel stays. Frontier Cruises partners with some of the big names in the cruise industry to ensure you get a cut of all the commissions. Earn 1, Miles for a cruise nights in length, 3, Miles for nights, 5, Miles for nights, and 10, Miles for cruises over 12 nights in length.
Vinesse is also partnered with Frontier to provide members with something to sip while they earn more miles. Obviously you can buy some Frontier miles to top off your account. Stop by Points. Currently you can buy between 1, and 25, Frontier miles at a time, for 2. You can also use Points. Book your airport transportation with SuperShuttle for 50 Frontier Miles per ride.
Or earn Frontier Miles per trip with ExecuCar. Only fancier. And more complicated. Be sure to include your Frontier Miles number when booking either of these services online. One other thing that might help you keep your miles active: Frontier offers family pooling, similar to JetBlue and others. Unfortunately, I have no plans to open the card, or to reach elite status on Frontier. Check out more information on earning Frontier Miles with their partners here. Looking at you, Delta and JetBlue.
Thanks for not expiring guys! Then Republic bought Midwest and then Frontier bought Republic. Over the past decade or so I kept my miles alive by completing e-miles surveys, hoping that some day Frontier would be bought out by another airline. No such luck. Probably the most worthless use of miles ever.
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