How to get 3K miles fast.. without flying.
Aug 3, 2005, 10:44 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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How to get 3K miles fast.. without flying.
A very generous FTer has decided to give me an award in F to Australia but is short 3K miles. Other than buying the miles or transferring from someone else.. is there a quick and fast way to earn those 3K miles without having to fly?
A transfer seems to be the 'cheapest'. It's around $50 plus $30 processing fee. Purchasing the miles comes out more expensive.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
A transfer seems to be the 'cheapest'. It's around $50 plus $30 processing fee. Purchasing the miles comes out more expensive.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Aug 3, 2005, 10:58 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Worcester, MA
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Posts: 668
$300 worth of flowers (a nice thank you gift!) at 1-800-flowers or ftd.com? (w/ AA promo code, of course) More expensive than transfer, of course.
Aug 3, 2005, 12:19 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 9,677
The retail mileage-earning options are usually SLOW to post to the AA account. I would go with a points transfer.. Starwood is usually very quick - not sure how others (HHonors, etc) turn out.
Aug 3, 2005, 12:53 pm
#4
Join Date: Mar 2000
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Originally Posted by izzik
The retail mileage-earning options are usually SLOW to post to the AA account. I would go with a points transfer.. Starwood is usually very quick - not sure how others (HHonors, etc) turn out.
Aug 3, 2005, 1:22 pm
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You could transfer or gift the miles and pay the freight, or offer to compensate the friend for 3,000 purchased miles. That's very little for a QF F trip to Oz - though that does bring up another issue, that the QF F awards are notoriously scarce, so I certainly hope your plans are very flexible - and not in the near future.
Good luck.
Good luck.