Points vs Miles
The Points vs Miles Debate, there is no easy answer to say that collection one is necessarily better than the other, but normally collecting points and redeming them in to airline miles is the way to go.
The arguments!
Why collect Airline Miles
Why not to:
1. You rely on qualifying nights to hit the next status level
2. There are many more offers to collect bonus points
Collecting Miles – Participating Airlines
You can collect miles with the following airlines, full earning details on the Priority Club rewards Website:
- Aeromexico (1)
- Air Canada Aeroplan (2)
- Air China (3)
- Air France (4)
- Air New Zealand (3)
- Airberlin Topbonus (2)
- Alaska Airlines (1)
- All Nippon Airways (2)
- Alitalia (3)
- American Airlines (1)
- Asia Miles (2)
- Asiana Airlines (2)
- British Airways (3)
- Brussels Airlines (2)
- China Airlines (2)
- China Eastern (3)
- China Southern (3)
- Continental Airlines (1)
- Delta Air Lines (1)
- El AL (3)
- EVA Airways (2)
- Emirates (2)
- Finnair (3)
- GlobalPass (1)
- Gulf Air (2)
- Hainan Airlines (3)
- Iberia (3)
- Japan Airlines (2)
- Jet Airways (2)
- KLM (4)
- Korean Air (2)
- LAN Airlines (1)
- Malaysia Airlines (3)
- Mexicana (1)
- Miles & More (2)
- Northwest Airlines (1)
- Qantas Airlines (3)
- Saudi_Arabian_Airlines (2)
- Shanghai Airlines (3)
- Singapore Airlines (2)
- South African Airways (2)
- Southwest Airlines (3)
- TAP Portugal (2)
- Thai Airways International (2)
- United Airlines (1)
- US Airways (1)
- VARIG (1)
- Velocity (3)
Earning Scheme 1
- 2 miles per US$1* at Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, and Holiday Inn Express
- 1 mile per US$1* at Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites
- 500 miles per qualifying stay At InterContinental Hotels and Resort
* Or local currency equivalent, on eligible charges only on qualifying stays
Earning Scheme 2
500 airline miles/points per Qualifying Stay
Earning Scheme 3
Varies massively per stay – see the “Earn miles with Priority Club Rewards partner airlines” page for more details.
Earning Scheme 4
All per Qualifying Stay:
- 500 Miles at InterContinental Hotels
- 400 Miles at Crowne Plaza Hotels
- 300 Miles at Indigo Hotels and Holiday Inn Hotels
- 250 Miles at Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites, Holiday Inn Express/Express by Holiday Inn Hotels.
It seems to me that another good reason to collect points and redeem them for miles is flexibility. Perhaps one airline FF program needs a small boost to reach a reward / tier / activity update — that would be a good time to spend PC points on airline miles.
I always collect points and then transfer them into miles. That’s the way to be more flexible.
Hi, i have just found out that it is possible to gain point / miles with Priority club. i am a Gold member. my question is….. is it possible to gain ‘points for hotel nights’ when flying. or can you only gain miles with an airline and point with hotel… appologies if this is a stupid question.
Also is it possible to get points back from flights historical flights.