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If you do not fly very much, there are still many ways to earn a large sum of miles. Switching your long distance carrier to MCI and applying and getting approved for an American Airlines credit card as well as a Diners Club charge card will give you a substantial start on your mileage quest. The Mileage Workshop (
http://www.mileageworkshop.com ) lists many long distance and credit card offers as well as many other ways to earn miles for no cost or very little cost.
If you play the game like the pros of this website...even with only one or two roundtrip flights a year, you should have the miles you need (70,000 AA miles per coach ticket) in a year or less.
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[This message has been edited by MileageAddict (edited 06-15-2002).]