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Frequent Miler on the Air · Sunday, July 26, 2026

Greg's Reasons for Booking Flights with Cash

Greg explains that he occasionally books flights with cash for specific reasons, such as utilizing a Delta companion certificate which requires the primary ticket to be purchased with cash. He also mentions using credit card rebates or flight credits as motivators for cash bookings.

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The tape

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I will say that before we get into the sort of specific answers here that, uh, I think it's an oversimplification to say that we rarely book with cash or at least that I do that, um, there are plenty of situations where I'll book with cash, like I want to use a, um, Delta companion certificate, and the only way to use that is to book the primary with cash.
Greg
Um, you know, or I have some kind of, um, you know, credit card rebate for booking airfare or I've got flight credits, those kind of things.
Greg
Heard on Frequent Miler on the Air — “How do you decide whether to buy flights with cash or miles? | Question of the Week Ep10 | 7-26-26, published Sunday, July 26, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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