Ngeentsapho ezibalekayo kwiindawo zabo zeeholide, into eqinisekile: Akusibizi.
Ukukhululeka okanye malunga neenqwelo-moya ezikhululekile kwi-Grail engcwele yokuhamba, kwaye uLyn Mettler uye wafumanisa indlela yokufumana ngayo intsapho yakhe emine.
Ngokusebenzisa ngokusemgangathweni iinkqubo zeenkcukacha zeRadio-Rewards ze-Southwest Airlines, umlobi ohamba ngokuzimela kunye ne-blogger wayenako ukuhamba kunye nentsapho yakhe ukusuka ekhaya e-Indiana ukuya kwindawo ezi-6 ezahlukahlukeneyo, kuquka iDenver, Fort Myers neSan Diego, ngonyaka omnye.
Basebenzisa iikhilomitha ezingama-175 000 kwaye bahlawula ngaphantsi kweedola ezili-100 ukuze intsapho yayo ibhabhise nganye indiza yokuhamba.
ULyn waphumelela oku ngokusayinela kumakhadi ekwereta awanikezela amabhasasi kwi-Southwest Airlines. Wandula ukuthenga njengokuba wayeqhele ukuthenga. Esinye sezihluthulelo kwimpumelelo yakhe yayihlawula iindleko zekhadi zekhredithi nganye ngenyanga ukwenzela ukuba akwazi ukukhawuleza amaphuzu ngaphandle kokukhwela ityala.
Nantsi i-Q & A ngokuchanekileyo indlela akwenza ngayo:
Mayelana.com Iindleko Zentsapho: Makhe siqale nendlela inkqubo ye-flyer ehamba phambili ngayo kwaye isebenza njani eyahlukileyo kwezinye iinkqubo.
I-Lyn Mettler: Umzantsi-ntshona unenkqubo ehamba phambili yeflaya ebizwa ngokuba yi-top airline program kwii-Freddie Awards. Ndiyayithanda kuba akukho mizuzu emnyama, eyenza ukubhuka kube lula. Unokutshintsha okanye ukhansele indiza ngaphandle kokuhlawula imali kwaye amanqaku akho akapheli. Unako ukufumana amaphupha ngokubhabha, ukutyikitywa kumakhadi-mboleko aseMzantsi-ntshonalanga, ukuthenga nge-portal yabo ye-intanethi, ukutya kwiivenkile kwiprogram yabo yokutya, kunye nokuqashisa imoto.
Ndade ndafumana amaphuzu angama-1,000 kanye nje ngokusayina iinyanga ezintathu ze-Wall Street Journal nge-$ 3.
Mayelana neeholide zentsapho: Wenza njani amanqaku amaninzi?
I-Lyn Mettler: Ndaqokelela ezi ngongoma ngokusayinela ngamakhadi amathathu okuthenga ngetyala: ngamakhadi amabini aseMzantsi-ntshona kunye ne-Chase Sapphire ekhethiweyo, yonke into enikezela ibhonasi ye-50,000 emva kokuchitha ubuncinci be-$ 2,000 ukuya kuma-4,000 ngekhadi nganye.
Emva kokuba ndiqokelele amaphupha angama-110 000 ngokusayinela i-Chase Southwest Rapid Imbuyekezo yemivuzo yomntu kunye neyekharityhulam, udibanisa imali encinci kwaye usebenzise amakhadi kwindleko zansuku zonke (kunye nokuhlawula loo nyanga zonke), ndafumana i-Companion Pass status. Oku kuthetha ukuba umntu omnye angabhenela mahhala kunye nam ukuya kwiminyaka emibini, nokuba ngaba sihamba ngeenqwelo zeenqwelo-moya ngamaphupha okanye ngemali. Oku kwavumela ukuba iMvuzo Yemivuzo ifikeleleke ngakumbi, njengoko ndandidinga kuphela ukusebenzisa amaphuzu ukubhuka amathikithi amathathu kunokuba ezine kwintsapho yam. I-Passon Pass status ilungile ukusuka ngexesha ufumana ngayo kude kube sekupheleni konyaka olandelayo.
Ndiyaqaphela nje ukuba ndibhende ngeenqwelo zeenqwelo-moya ngexesha lokuthengiswa kweendleko ze-Southwest, njengoko inani lamaphuzu okubhala indiza enikeziweyo lixhomekeke kwintengo yetikiti, ngoko ke xa amaxabiso ehla ukwenzela ukuba inani leengongoma ezifunekayo ukuba libhuke. Ndiye ndaqhubeka nokufumana amaphuzu ngokuqala yonke i-intanethi yezitolo kwi-portal Rapid Rewards portal kunye nokusebenzisa inkqubo yabo yokuPhumela iMbuyekezo yoRwaphulo, eyokufumanisa xa udla kwiindawo zokutyela ezithatha inxaxheba.
I-About.com Iholide zentsapho: Ngaba kukho amaxesha athile omnyaka angcono kunabanye ukuqokelela amaphulo? Ngaba kukho ixesha lonyaka elungele ukuhamba?
ULyn Mettler: Ukuba ufuna ukufumana indawo yePasson Pass, kukulungele ukuqala ekuqaleni konyaka. Ukupasa kulungile kwixesha olifumanayo kude kube sekupheleni konyaka olandelayo, ngoko uqala ukuyifumana, ixesha elide ungayisebenzisa. Kwamava am, ukuphela konyaka (ubuncinane kunyaka odlulileyo) kunamanani angcono kwiinqwelomoya. Ihlobo kunye neeeholide zixakeke ixesha leentsapho kunye neentsapho ezininzi ezihambahambayo kunye neentengo azikho kakuhle. Ubusika obude kunye nokuwa mhlawumbi amaxesha amahle ukuhamba ukuze ufumane amanqaku amaninzi kwiimpembelelo zakho zeRipid Rewards.
I-About.com Iinkonzo Zentsapho: Ziziphi ezinye zeengcinga zakho zokuphakamisa amaphulo / xabiso kunye neprogram yoMzantsi-ntsapho?
ULyn Mettler: Ndihlala ndijonga isohlwayo lweendleko-zombini kwiidola kunye namaphuzu-kwiindawo esizithandayo. Ngale ndlela ndiyakwazi ukuba yintoni-kwaye yintoni enye-into enhle.
Emva koko ndizama ukulinda de idire hit hit down to book our flights.
Ngokuqinisekileyo, ngenxa yokuba akukho mali yokukhansela kunye neNtshona-mpahla, unako ukuhlala ubhala indiza kwaye utshintshe okanye ukhansele ukuba izicwangciso zakho zitshintsha okanye ufumana intengo ephantsi. Ukuthenga ngexesha lokuthengiswa kweendleko kubalulekile, kwaye uMzantsi-ntshona unokuthengisa okuningi. Ndiyifumene ukuba ukuthengiswa kwezona zinto zilungileyo kakhulu zizo zikhangelelwa kumabonwakude.
Kwakhona kubalulekile ukuba ube nePasson Pass yakho ukuba awufanele uhlawulele amanqaku kumntu owongezelelweyo. Kwinqanaba elithile, i-Companion Pass idonsa amaphulo ofuna ukuyisebenzisa ukuze ubalekele kwisiqingatha. Kwintsapho yam, sifuna kuphela ukuhlawulela amanqaku emithathu yethu endaweni yesine.
Mayelana.com Iiholide Zentsapho: Yiyiphi icebiso onokuyinika umntu oqala ukuqala kunye nenkqubo?
I-Lyn Mettler: Umzantsi-ntshona yiprogram enkulu kunoma ubani ofuna ukuqala ukufunda indlela yokusebenzisa iimitha kunye neengongoma zokubhabha mahhala okanye ezingabizi kakuhle. Kulula kakhulu ukulandela kwaye ngokukhawuleza ufumane amaphuzu. Ngezinye iindiza zeenqwelo-moya, izihlalo ezithile kuphela ezihamba ngeenqwelo-moya ezinokuthi zikwazi ukubhuka ngeekhilomitha, kanti i-Southwest ikuvumela ukuba ubhale naliphi na indawo kwisihlalo.
Into yokuqala umntu ayayenzayo ubhalisela i-akhawunti yeRipid Rewards kwaye usebenzisa inombolo yakho ilungu xa uhamba. Indlela elula yokuqala ukufumana amaphuzu kukuqala ukuthenga nge-intanethi kwi-portal yabo yokuthenga kunye nokubhalisa kwinkqubo yabo yokutya.
Kwiblogi yam, Hamba ukuhamba eGal, ndithumela imihla ngemihla malunga nezindlela zokufumana amanqaku kunye neengcebiso zokufikelela kwi-Companion Pass status. Ndaphinda ndiqaphele abafundi xa uMzantsi-ntshona uthengisa nokuba ingaba yinto enhle okanye ayikho. Kwakhona ingcinga efanelekileyo ukujonga iSouthwest.com rhoqo ukuze ubone iindleko zokutshintshwa kwezi ndawo oceba ukutyelela.
Mayelana.com Iiholide Zentsapho: Ngaba okwamanje uceba olunye uhambo usebenzisa amaphupha asezantsi? Sisiphi isicwangciso sakho?
ULyn Mettler: Ndihlala ndiceba uhambo olulandelayo usebenzisa iimitha kunye namaphuzu. Umyeni wam uthi, "Uyazi, ngolunye usuku kuya kufuneka ukuba sihlawule ngokukhatywayo." Ndithi, "Ayikho indlela!"
Sivele sibheke iindwendwe kwiNew York City naseDenver kule hlotyana kwaye siya kubhalela iindiza ukuya e-Orlando kungekudala ukuwa kwekhefu. Emva koko kuya kwiItrato yeClosestone eColorado ngeeholide. Ndine-2017 engummiselo wam.
Ekugqibeleni siya kugqitywa kwiindawo ezinkulu ezidibeneyo, nangona ndiyakwazi ukufumana amaphuzu ngokusebenzisa imali yansuku zonke, ukuyothenga nokutya. Ngelo xesha umyeni wam uya kuqala inkqubo yokusayina amakhadi.
Ngenxa yokuba umntu unokufumana kuphela iibhonasi zekhadi zekrediti ze-50,000-nganye nyanga zonke iinyanga ezingama-24, ndiza kufuneka ndilinde kuze kube ngu-2017/2018 ukwenza kwakhona. Okwangoku, umyeni wam uya kubhalisela iakhadi yamatyala e-Southwest, athathe indawo ye-Companion Pass kwaye aqokelele ama-150,000 ukuya kuma-200,000 amanqaku esiwasebenzisa ngawo ngo-2018. Emva koko kuya kuba yithuba lokuqalisa inkqubo kwakhona.
Ukuze ufunde kabanzi malunga nendlela yokubhabha mahhala eMzantsi-ntshona, khangela i-e-ncwadi ye-Lyn, "I-Step-by-Step Guide ekufumaneni iPassown Companion Pass kunye neFlying Free Around the US," efumaneka njengokukhuphela mahala.