I don’t really buy into the ‘you have to spend money to make money’ mantra, because money seems to exit my account at a rate of knots, but hardly ever returns.

You do have to spend money to earn reward points, though, and everybody loves reward points.

The SAA Voyager Programme rewards frequent flyers with Voyager Points, which can then be used for flights, upgrades and other goodies.

Of course, travel also involve getting from the airport to your chosen destination, which is why Uber has partnered with South African Airways, giving you the chance to spend your SAA Voyager Miles on Uber rides.

You can now redeem your SAA Voyager Miles for an Uber Gift Voucher with a few simple steps. Here’s the blow-by-blow on how to make that happen:

• As a South African Airways Voyager loyalty member, head to www.flysaa.com and log in with your Voyager number and PIN.
• Select the AWARDS option.
• From here, select Non-Air Awards.
• Click on Lifestyle Award Type.
• Select the Uber Rides option.
• You can then select your desired voucher amount.

Every 3000 Miles will earn you R120 worth of Uber rides, 5000 Miles gets you R200 worth of Uber rides, and 12 500 Miles earns you R500 worth of Uber rides.

• On the same screen, please enter your name and confirm that the information is correct.
• You will then see a last name confirmation pop-up appear, in which you must click ‘OK’ in order to continue with the redemption process.
• Once done, you will see an award verification screen followed by a confirmation message displaying your Uber promo code.
• Finally, you will receive an SMS and email providing more detail on your promo code.

From there, you’re just adding the promo code to the app, and because you’re a functioning adult, I’ll assume you know how to do this.

If you don’t, you can find the rest of the instructions and terms and conditions here.

We’re not judging.

[source:uber]