*A FFP mileage expiration
Oct 26, 2014, 12:19 am
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*A FFP mileage expiration
Is UA the only program that offers extension of mileage expiration with any activity? With UA's upcoming changes on RDM earning, it may not be the best program for infrequent flyers (some of my friends & family) to park miles. Are there alternatives out there? Since they are infrequent flyers, programs with fixed expiration won't be good either for obvious reason. TIA.
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Oct 28, 2014, 11:20 pm
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Oct 28, 2014, 11:49 pm
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No Miles & Bonus does not charge a fee to keep miles from expiring. LifeMiles has very inflexible routing rules but is the last reasonable *A premium cabin redemption option that doesn't have fuel surcharges. They aren't that wonderful on the earnings side though.
Oct 30, 2014, 1:12 am
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Some information here, but may not be up to date
http://thepointsguy.com/2013/04/airl...icies-roundup/
http://thepointsguy.com/2013/04/airl...icies-roundup/
Oct 30, 2014, 9:48 pm
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Is UA the only program that offers extension of mileage expiration with any activity? With UA's upcoming changes on RDM earning, it may not be the best program for infrequent flyers (some of my friends & family) to park miles. Are there alternatives out there? Since they are infrequent flyers, programs with fixed expiration won't be good either for obvious reason. TIA.
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Almost all non-US base programs don't allow extension, and the Asia base ones like BR, NH, CX are strictly limited to 3 years only, all old miles expire in 3 years from the date you earned.
Oct 31, 2014, 12:57 am
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As far as I understand the T&Cs, the miles can be extended annually with at least 1 *A flight, but the miles still end up expiring 7 years following the initial crediting. Does this sound right? Can the miles be extended with activities other than flight? TIA.
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