Originally Posted by
bluto
It's strange that they would have this limit. I don't see why they would care where the miles go as long as they get the money for their miles. Also, Bankdirect doesn't seem to have a limit on the number of miles that can go to a single account. perhaps the answer would different for a different airline program.
With so many airline programs available, and with alliance partners improving the interchangeability, we should be able to find some.
I would be in for 1-2 milllion depending on the alliance and cost per mile, of course.
Strange that they have this limit? They count, to some extent, on breakage. If a corporate travel department could buy 10M miles, there would be little breakage. But if a business gives out 100 miles to 100,000 customers, there would be a ton of breakage - a sizable percentage would expire unused.
I agree; BankDirect clearly doesn't have this limit. They must have negotiated a special contract, and for that, they likely didn't get rates as low as other partners.