US Airways Dividend Miles (Pre-FlightFund Merger) - Burning 1,300 Dividend Miles

I have 1,331 USAirways Dividend miles remaining in my account. Living near IAH/HOU, I doubt I'll fly them or UA again enough to get a meaningful award.

Is there a way to use these miles for magazine subscriptions in a manner similar to CO OnePass miles? Can a sum this small be donated? Any other possible use for these miles?

Thanks.

I would just donate them -- you can do this via usairways.com (and I don't believe there's a minimum number of miles required). It's such a small amount it's probably not even worth bothering to do anything else with them. I'm trying to figure out what to do with 1.6 million, as the only thing I want to do these days is to actually stay home. Too bad we can't sell FF tickets!!

I would just donate them -- you can do this via usairways.com (and I don't believe there's a minimum number of miles required). It's such a small amount it's probably not even worth bothering to do anything else with them. I'm trying to figure out what to do with 1.6 million, as the only thing I want to do these days is to actually stay home. Too bad we can't sell FF tickets!!
One can also transfer them, via points.com, to another program -- and the first transfer is free. http://usair.com/dividendmiles/redeemingmiles/exchange.htm

One can also transfer them, via points.com, to another program -- and the first transfer is free. http://usair.com/dividendmiles/redeemingmiles/exchange.htm

Hrmm... let's see.

1300 US miles =

54 Alaska miles
67 HP miles
67 Midwest miles
75 AA miles
$2 to reload your starbucks card

Plus you need a Dividend Miles Visa to transfer out of US.

Although I've never tried it, it does look like you can redeem for magazines via milepoint.com. 1200 miles gets you a year of TV Guide, for instance.

http://www.usairways.com/dividendmiles/redeemingmiles/milepoint.htm
http://www.milepoint.com/mall/magazine.asp

Thank you for the suggestions.

Unless USFlyerUS wants to switch accounts with me ;) I will either donate the miles or get a magazine subscription through Milepoint.

Thank you for the suggestions.

Unless USFlyerUS wants to switch accounts with me ;) I will either donate the miles or get a magazine subscription through Milepoint.

May be a stupid question but I need clarification. I tried to apply for an upgraded membership on points.com and wanted to claim the bonus for 1000 Asia Miles for USD 19.95 membership. I was surprised when they asked for Asia Miles Information (number was ok but I stopped the application when they asked for my PIN) - am afraid I wasn't too comfortable releasing my Asia Miles PIN. Please advice if it is so necessary to do so and what protection do I get on this? :confused: :eek:

Although I've never tried it, it does look like you can redeem for magazines via milepoint.com. 1200 miles gets you a year of TV Guide, for instance.

http://www.usairways.com/dividendmiles/redeemingmiles/milepoint.htm
http://www.milepoint.com/mall/magazine.asp

I have done the magazine subscription thing. It works fine.

May be a stupid question but I need clarification. I tried to apply for an upgraded membership on points.com and wanted to claim the bonus for 1000 Asia Miles for USD 19.95 membership. I was surprised when they asked for Asia Miles Information (number was ok but I stopped the application when they asked for my PIN) - am afraid I wasn't too comfortable releasing my Asia Miles PIN. Please advice if it is so necessary to do so and what protection do I get on this? :confused: :eek:

They need your account and PIN in order to add/remove miles from your account as per your requests. I do have a points.com account and have not had any problems with regards to them having my account information. I would recommend however taking the ebay anything points as the sign up bonus as if you convert these to Asia miles you will get more than twice as many (2100 ebay points = 2362 Asia miles vs. 1000 if you do a straight credit).