Good uses for miles?
Aug 18, 2005, 9:56 am
#1
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Good uses for miles?
I have about 30k miles in my account and 13k in my wife's. We are not planning to do any flying in the near future. Are there any uses for these miles besides flying(andmagazines)? I could not find anything on their website.
Nov 14, 2005, 2:26 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2004
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http://www.usairways.com/dividendmiles/redeemingmiles/
Donate them to charity.
Swap them at points.com (at exceptionally bad exchange rates).
USAirways doesn't appear to participate in Magazines4Miles (MilePoint) any more but America West does, so there's a possibility US will hang on to that program when the merger of the FF programs is finalized.
Donate them to charity.
Swap them at points.com (at exceptionally bad exchange rates).
USAirways doesn't appear to participate in Magazines4Miles (MilePoint) any more but America West does, so there's a possibility US will hang on to that program when the merger of the FF programs is finalized.
Nov 14, 2005, 2:30 pm
#4
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Originally Posted by airfly56
I have about 30k miles in my account and 13k in my wife's. We are not planning to do any flying in the near future. Are there any uses for these miles besides flying(andmagazines)? I could not find anything on their website.
Nov 14, 2005, 4:09 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 347
Originally Posted by AZ Travels the World
Personally, I'd keep them alive -- especially yours. You never know when you're going to need a last-minute ticket to somewhere for an emergency, funeral, or just a spur-of-the-moment boondoggle, and those miles could be used for a free ticket in the US. As far as I know, there's no better use for them other than donating them, which is an excellent use, in reality, just not one that comes immediately to mind for the majority of miles-hoarders you'll find around here.
Very dissapointing.
Nov 15, 2005, 5:22 am
#6
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: DC; US Gold
Posts: 3,139
Originally Posted by nekbet
Be careful using them last minute - I made a week-out reservation with my miles (on a premium award, no less) and I got charged $50 or $75 service fee for booking within 2 weeks.
Very dissapointing.
Very dissapointing.
