Spending Miles, but not on travel
Feb 15, 2019, 12:08 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2019
Programs: emirates
Posts: 1
30k skywards miles expiring in a month; no more HighStreet; options?
I have a little over 30k emirates skywards miles expiring next month. I do not want to redeem for travel. Prefer to redeem for merchandise or gift cards. Looks like HighStreet was shut down recently. I don't see an alternate option to redeem for merchandise/gift cards in emirates.com. Anyone know if merchandise redemption option will be available any time soon? I am USA based.
Feb 15, 2019, 10:30 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: OZ Diamond, QR Gold, HH Gold, IHG Plat, Accor Plat
Posts: 669
I noticed high street didn't seem up to much the other day when I was looking to deplete my account. There was nothing I wanted there and one has to pay postage and I wasn't prepared to pay postage for something I did not want. So I blew 17000 skywards miles on an acceptable bottle of red in Dubai Duty-free.
Mar 9, 2019, 12:38 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: UK
Posts: 53
Spending Miles, but not on travel
A while back I used Emirates a few times and earned 70,000 miles. I didn't use these just in case I needed them for a trip / upgrade for Mrs M to accompany me on a business trip. It hasn't worked out that way and now these are due to expire shortly. So I don't have a use for travel related redemption such as flights / hotels / cars / etc.
I'm sure there used to be a way of spending miles on "general goods" but I can't find it now. Has this been removed or am I just not looking in the right place?
I'm sure there used to be a way of spending miles on "general goods" but I can't find it now. Has this been removed or am I just not looking in the right place?
Mar 9, 2019, 1:52 pm
#6
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Mar 10, 2019, 4:46 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: OZ Diamond, QR Gold, HH Gold, IHG Plat, Accor Plat
Posts: 669
There are occasionally sporting events and concerts you can use them on as well as activities like desert safaris, although the latter are mainly in Dubai.
If you pass through DXB on another airline you can also spend them on duty free. I gave up with Skywards and spent my last Skywards miles on booze to fully deplete my account.
If you pass through DXB on another airline you can also spend them on duty free. I gave up with Skywards and spent my last Skywards miles on booze to fully deplete my account.
Mar 25, 2019, 5:31 am
#8
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 1
Emirates skywards miles expiring
I have just 11,000 miles with Emirates skywards and was wondering the best thing to do with them as they are expiring at the end of the month. Can I transfer them to another partner airline. Or even transfer to my spouse who has an account, any ideas?
Mar 25, 2019, 5:53 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: OZ Diamond, QR Gold, HH Gold, IHG Plat, Accor Plat
Posts: 669
You can transfer them to someone else's Skywards account. But a cost is involved.
You can also spend then at Dubai Duty Free if you are passing through there. The value proposition is pretty poor but 11,000 isn't much but can get you a lbit of discount on something.
You can also spend then at Dubai Duty Free if you are passing through there. The value proposition is pretty poor but 11,000 isn't much but can get you a lbit of discount on something.
Mar 26, 2019, 2:21 am
#11
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,307
Hotels and car hire too. You'll find all the options on the website under Loyalty, Our Partners then tabs for the different categories like Airlines, Banks, Hotels etc
I think they're country or region specific so check your on your home version. Here is a link for the UK one.
https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...-partners.aspx
I think they're country or region specific so check your on your home version. Here is a link for the UK one.
https://www.emirates.com/uk/english/...-partners.aspx