What is the future of frequent flyer miles? Or: what is the next major innovation ahead?

Ever since AA created the frequent flyer miles, which have had the impact we know, I feel there really has not been a significant improvement or modification of the basic concept.

It's time.

As we all watch our mileage accounts grow fatter and fatter, and worry about passing our balances to our descendants (yeah right), can we use our brain to guess or propose what the next revolution will be? I mean, if I were at the helm of one of those airline companies, this is what I would be thinking about.

What would you suggest?

- Mileage accounts that accrue interest (after all, miles are a form of currency)?
- Miles one can use on ANY airline (at the rate things are going, we'll soon be left with one global airline anyway)?
-Will miles be replaced by something else?
-If and once miles become taxable, will there be MILES ROTH-IRAs for our old age travels?

WHAT?

Can we put our thinking hats on and build a vision of things to come?



[This message has been edited by Droneklax (edited 07-14-2000).]