We've lost count of how many times we've taken economy flights on Air France to get to Europe or Asia and back, with a one-way journey costing in the double digits. We only pay taxes and fees; the rest is covered using miles and points. 😉

But if you're wondering if all those points are accrued by flying Air France often, nope, that's not the case! It's a simple strategy involving having the right travel credit card and jumping on economy deals at the right time. 😃

There's a lot to break down here, but here's the gist: 👇

1️⃣ Sign up for the right travel credit card
The foundation of this strategy is a travel credit card with flexible or transferable reward currency. In fact, we know four such CCs that are perfect for this strategy.

2️⃣ Earn a welcome bonus
3 of these 4 CCs earn a hefty signup bonus starting at 60,000 points. One of them currently has an elevated welcome offer of 120K points. In addition to the welcome bonus, you earn points on spending in different categories.

3️⃣ Transfer points
All of these 4 CCs transfer 1:1 to the Flying Blue program, which includes Air France and KLM. This means 60K bank points will become 60K Flying Blue miles. If you do it during a transfer bonus of 25%, those will be worth 75K Flying Blue miles.

4️⃣ Book and fly
You can find award flights for as low as 15,000 miles one way from the US to Europe. Following the above steps, you can book a round-trip family Euro trip or fly solo multiple times on Economy. You can also splurge on a business-class seat if you fancy luxu