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Everything Everywhere: Around the World Travel Blog. Getting Started. FlyerTalk - The world's most popular frequent flyer community. Beginner’s Guide. Putting together an effective points strategy can be a daunting task. This site alone has hundreds of posts on a variety of topics, so I understand it can be difficult trying to find a place to start. So, welcome to The Points Guy’s Beginner’s Guide to Setting Up an Effective Points Strategy! Step One First things first, you should open up accounts with the major loyalty programs. Below is a list of the top programs for your convenience. Airline programs (included is also whether that airline is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and/or the Starwood Preferred Guest program): Hotels Cars Other Amtrak Guest Rewards (Chase) Step Two Join an online mileage manager.

Step Three Choose the right credit card(s). Determining which credit card is best for your spending patterns and lifestyle can be difficult, so I decided to launch a credit card advisor, TPG Maximizer, with the help of Wallaby, to recommend rewards cards that will maximize your earnings. Login.