Flights first
The flight is the biggest line in most travel budgets, so it's where points do the most good.
Spend less getting there. Spend more once you arrive.
The flight is how you get to the trip. It shouldn't eat the whole budget.
The problem with most trips
Most people save for months, then spend the biggest part of that money before they ever leave home: on the plane ticket. By the time they land, what's left has to stretch across the hotel, the meals and everything they came to do.
So they pick the cheaper hotel. They skip the tasting menu, the boat day, the tour they flew all that way for. The trip gets smaller to make room for the flight.
Same $5,000 trip budget. Same business class seat, Singapore to Seoul.
Paying cash for the flight
$1,035 left for the hotel, food and experiences
Flying on points
Flight: $65 in taxes. $4,935 left for the hotel, food and experiences
Why we're called Beyond the Air
Because the trip is everything beyond the air. The hotel you actually wanted. The long dinner. The day on the water. The flight should get you there comfortably, even up front, without taking the money meant for the rest.
That's the whole idea: cover the flight with points earned from spending you already do, so the cash you saved goes where the memories are.
How we do it
- Earn on what you already spend. The right credit cards, in the right order, on your normal household or business expenses.
- Find the seat first. Search award space across airline programs before you move a single point.
- Book it with points. Transfer only what you need and pay the taxes, often under $100 even in business class.
What we believe
Honest math
A card is only worth it if it earns more than it costs. We show the numbers either way.
Your credit comes first
Pay in full, open cards slowly, and never chase a bonus you can't earn with normal spending.
No loopholes
Everything we teach follows the banks' and airlines' own rules, so your points and accounts stay safe.
Start with your first seat.
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