I recently started collecting air miles points and I have 54 reward miles

I have heard people talking about getting flight tickets etc with their air miles, does anyone how how it works and how many miles you need for india ticket

thanks

Welcome to Airmiles club. There are multiple way to collect airmiles:

1. Shop at stores that give airmiles, e.g. Rexall, Rona, Metro.
2. Get a airmiles credit card. Amex, BMO issues airmiles credit cards. Based on your monthly statement, you get airmiles

You can use airmiles to "buy" stuff from the airmiles website or use it to buy air tickets. Keep in mind when getting air tickets you still have to pay taxes.

You still have a long way to go for tickets to India. You need anything from 9,300 to 12,500 miles based on the season of travel. Based on the deals that you get from travel agents, it may be cheaper to buy the ticket than to use airmiles.

You become a Gold Collector (for a year) if you shop at 5 sponsors and get atleast 1000 airmiles in the previous year. Gold members get better deals.

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I think it is better to get a credit card with cash rewards. Cash-wise it will benefit better then collecting the miles.