Originally Posted by gldwebs
I was reading the bump thread and had an interesting idea...
Has anyone ever converted their miles into dollars by booking flights they think would be oversold with miles...showing up...and if you get the bump take the bump otherwise cancel the award ticket and go home? As a NW PE, I can cancel award tickets for nothing...
I only ask this because I hate using my miles for trips...if I put my butt in a seat, I want my EQM and Banked miles for my WIFE to not pay...but too many miles accumulating and my wife is too afraid of flying to begin with...
Any thoughts?
A lot of effort for what it is worth!
If I had tons of spare miles (which I don't, I burn them all!) and wanted to convert them to cash I'd sell them to family and friends at reasonable rates. Then everyone wins, plus it means not going through a mileage broker, and what are your chances of friends and family ratting on you to the airline?
