Can I get miles for someone else's flight?
I'm booking flights for my parents. Can I accrue their miles onto my Mileage Plus number? The system seemed to bawk when I booked it for my dad saying the name didn't match. But it didn't have a problem when I booked for my mom.
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Nope. The points belong to the traveler. sometimes if the names match enough it could work
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Regardless of the names being close / matching, it can easily result in the loss of all of your miles and the closure of your account if it was discovered that you were doing this intentionally.
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Originally Posted by travfar
(Post 16867606)
I'm booking flights for my parents. Can I accrue their miles onto my Mileage Plus number? The system seemed to bawk when I booked it for my dad saying the name didn't match. But it didn't have a problem when I booked for my mom.
Seriously, you can't do that for MP, mom or dad. |
It's a frequent flyer program, not a frequent buyer program.
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Originally Posted by travfar
(Post 16867606)
I'm booking flights for my parents. Can I accrue their miles onto my Mileage Plus number? The system seemed to bawk when I booked it for my dad saying the name didn't match. But it didn't have a problem when I booked for my mom.
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Hi! Why don't you ask them to sign-up for the frequent flyer program and then transfer the miles to you?
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Originally Posted by george82
(Post 17081367)
Hi! Why don't you ask them to sign-up for the frequent flyer program and then transfer the miles to you?
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
(Post 17083488)
Have you looked at the costs of mileage transfers?? Not in general a wise use of money.
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Originally Posted by avidflyer
(Post 17083550)
+1 and why? It is FREE to have them book tickets for you out of their accounts. No need to move the miles if you are going to use them for travel.
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Originally Posted by BearX220
(Post 16868239)
It's a frequent flyer program, not a frequent buyer program.
Only way I've discovered to benefit in this sort of situation. |
Originally Posted by CDKing
(Post 16867622)
Nope. The points belong to the traveler. sometimes if the names match enough it could work
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Originally Posted by Jigen666
(Post 17086830)
Pre 9/11 the airlines didn't check names so thoroughly when you put in your FF# on the ticket. If your last name matched the member's name, you could sometimes get away with it with using the parents/offspring (assuming they weren't flying with you). Now it's impossible, unless possibly you are a Jr. buying a ticket for your dad (and neither of you used Jr., Sr. in your name).
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
(Post 17083896)
althought that does require enough miles in the account to do the booking, potentially an issue for an infrequent traveler.
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This IS possible!
I had the same question as the OP......googled it, and came across this page and one from United:
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...ghtsearch.aspx Relevant section: Can I book a ticket for someone else with my MileagePlus miles? Yes, you may request to have a MileagePlus award ticket issued in someone else’s name. FWIW EDIT: oops, I misread the OP's situation, and relied too much on google's search result. Never mind then. Two different things. |
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