Originally Posted by
sxf24
Well, its called a frequent flyer program. If you haven't had any type of activity for 3-4 years, you're probably not too interested in maintaining your account.
Oh, really. And that's why AMEX is pumping billions into DL? And why Alamo is giving out billions of miles? As soon as DL started giving miles for anything non flight related, it ceased to be a real frequent flyer program. It's a marketing program.
The big guys can buy miles for 1/2 a cent each, while Joe FF pays 2 1/2 cents per mile online. If you think about it, it's more like a 21st century Ponzi scheme. They can nuke your miles for almost any reason. They can change the whole system at their own discretion. You're certainly foolish if you bank a lot of miles, and hope that you can use them in 5 years.