I am sort of new here but once was a friends with Randy Petersen. I was a frequent traveler and passed the 5 million mark back in 1989.. gave away most of the miles to my family but still have 1.2 million left.

I am 65 now and retired. I am looking for the best way to convert the miles into something I can use. It's a real hassle to keep the accounts actives so that they don't expire.

Here's what I have:

261,479 Delta
410,168 One Pass/Continental
215,370 US Air/Dividend Miles
403,877 American Airlines Miles

I am a member of points.com and see that I can convert them into gift cards or use them at Pay Pal but the conversion rate in terms of value is awful.

Pay Pal . . . $250 . .
American . 60295
US Air . . . .60295

Even the gift card conversion rate does not seem very appetizing

Was wondering if anyone has any ideas or if there are any "tricks" to get the most bang for your buck at points.com

Thanks for any advice.