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Jun 28, 2010 | 10:22 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bluto

...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....

Airlines care because it's easy to see that miles could be used to cannibalize paid ticket sales. You may wish to read the AA Participant Agreement:

https://www.orderaamiles.com/Partici...Electronic.pdf

Company will distribute AAdvantage® Miles without charge and only to qualified participants in Company’s Incentive Program only for the following purpose:

(i) Employee sales and/or job performance awards, recognition or incentives; (ii) Customer awards, recognition or incentives; or (iii) Donor awards, recognition or incentives for a monetary charitable contribution if Company is a nonprofit organization. In no event will Company distribute AAdvantage® Miles to Employees for use in Company’s business travel or for any purpose not specified in the preceding sentence. Furthermore, in no event will Company provide more than (i) 35,000 AAdvantage® Miles to an individual Employee, Customer or Donor during any 12-month period if Company is a U.S. entity month period if Company is a non-U.S. entity, unless an alternative mileage cap is agreed to by American.

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