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Old Dec 6, 2015 | 5:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Alex_I
We all know that selling points and/or miles by participants of reward programs is illegal.
No.

It is usually a violation of the program terms. That's very different from it being illegal.
Originally Posted by Alex_I
Why this is allowed for airlines and hotel chains?
Because people are willing to participate in those transactions. Were there no market then it wouldn't be a problem.
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