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Old May 13, 2006 | 2:54 pm
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Originally Posted by krstone
I looked at the link that you sent. The difference seems to be gift vs. transfer . The gift limit is 30K (acutally: two seprate transfers of 15K each). The transfer limit is 150K.

Ken
The "gift" is a misnomer. You can't gift your own miles. You have to buy them to gift them. You can "transfer" your own miles.

There is no free lunch (except for the gifting of specific awards).
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