Below, I outline the main ways in which to earn and accumulate Icelandair Saga Points.
1. Fly Icelandair
Saga Club members earn Saga Points for all flown Icelandair flights. The Saga points you earn on a flight are based on the location of your flight to and from Iceland. Flights between Iceland and North America earn more points than flights between Iceland and Europe. It is also based on the type of flight you take: Economy Light, Economy Standard, Economy Flex, Saga Premium, and Saga Premium Flex. You can see the chart that details how many points you earn here. You also earn Saga Points flying on Air Iceland Connect.
2. Make onboard purchases on Icelandair
Members earn Saga Points and Tier Credits when purchasing products or refreshments on board Icelandair flights, through Saga Shop Collection and Shop Kitchen. You need to present your Saga Card upon purchase.
3. Book a hotel or car through Voyage
Saga Club members earn Saga Points when booking a hotel through Icelandair’s hotel search that is empowered by Voyage and when renting a car through Icelandair’s car rental search empowered by Voyage.
4. Fly an Icelandair Partner
Saga Club members earn Saga Points and Tier Credits for Alaska Airlines flights, JetBlue flights (TrueBlue members of JetBlue will earn TrueBlue points for Icelandair flights)
5. Stay at an Icelandair hotel
Saga Club members earn 600 Saga Points for each night spent at Icelandair Hotels and Hotel Edda.
6. Spend with your Icelandair Mastercard
Saga Club members earn Saga Points with the Icelandair MasterCard. Members can double the number of Saga Points when using the card for Icelandair products such as airline tickets or onboard purchases.
Members also earn 10,000 Saga Points with their first purchase on the card and there are no foreign transaction fees on the card.
7. Rent a car
Saga Club members earn Saga Points when renting a car on Icelandair Car Rental Search, powered by Rentalcars.com and every time they rent a car with Hertz worldwide.
8. Book a guide through GetYourGuide.com
Icelandair Saga Club members earn Saga Points when booking activities through Icelandair activity search by GetYourGuide.
9. Book a shuttle through Greyline Iceland
Members earn 200 Saga Points for a bus trip to or from the airport if a ticket is booked online via Airport Express. A one-way ticket costs 3.000 ISK/person and a return ticket costs 5.900 ISK/person. Members do not earn Saga Points if their tickets are booked by other means or not booked in advance.
Learn about using Icelandair Saga Points here