Originally Posted by
boniam
when do people get award accelerator miles? at ticket purchase or after trip? I am wondering if i can cancel refundable ticket and keep miles. Has anyone got banned doing it too much. I need 40K miles and trying to find quickest way to get it. Any other way to get it. I burned my chase points so that is not an option. I do have amex and citi points.
you don't need refundable tickets. You cancel within 24 hours. Many have done this and no issues reported.