Purchasing miles?
Apr 28, 2000 | 8:29 pm
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Purchasing miles?
Anybody know of a company that sells FF miles? I came across FF-related Web site about a year ago, and they were offering miles for $25 per 1,000.
I know some airlines, like Continental, will sell you a limited amount of miles, but this place I came across was selling as many as you wanted, on all majors, if I remember right. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it recently in my searches.
[This message has been edited by motnot (edited 04-28-2000).]
I know some airlines, like Continental, will sell you a limited amount of miles, but this place I came across was selling as many as you wanted, on all majors, if I remember right. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it recently in my searches.
[This message has been edited by motnot (edited 04-28-2000).]
Apr 28, 2000 | 9:01 pm
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Most of the major airlines sell incentive miles to companies at around $0.02/mile; it is, however, a violation of their contract to re-sell the miles to consumers at any amount. In addition, all major airlines except TWA and Continental have a cap of 25,000 incentive miles per person per year. So if you want a few first-class tickets to Europe, for example, you probably won't be able to do it -- unless you're willing to fly TWA to one of their few remaining destinations. And if you're willing to put up with TWA, you have my greatest sympathies.
Apr 28, 2000 | 9:24 pm
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You can buy up to 15000 United miles per calender year from the ual.com website using a credit card ( I think it started as a VISA promotion). You can also buy miles to give to another, again limit 15 K per year. I think 15k miles costs about $500 excluding taxes. Hope this helps 
Apr 28, 2000 | 9:28 pm
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hmm.. i seem to remeember reading on a delta 500 mile certificate that one could only deposit 50,000 or 60,000 miles from any one company.. ie: i could only deposit 60,000 delta miles which greenpoints had paid for but then i could deposit an additional 60,000 from dietcoke rewards..
Apr 28, 2000 | 9:54 pm
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It depends a little, I think.
The CitiBank AAdvantage MasterCard allows you to earn 1 mile per dollar spent, with a limit of 60,000 miles per year.
However, that limit is waived for Platinum members and above. You can earn unlimited miles.
So, I think the same would probably hold true for other types of reward programs.
The CitiBank AAdvantage MasterCard allows you to earn 1 mile per dollar spent, with a limit of 60,000 miles per year.
However, that limit is waived for Platinum members and above. You can earn unlimited miles.
So, I think the same would probably hold true for other types of reward programs.
May 1, 2000 | 7:48 am
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I probably sound like a broken record on these boards, but you can always find a friend with a Diners Club and "work something out". I'm sure an altruistic card holder would transfer miles at a rate less than the 3 cents or so that United, et al steal from their customers for each mile.
$500 for 15,000 miles is pure theft.
$500 for 15,000 miles is pure theft.
May 1, 2000 | 9:41 am
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If you want AA miles, you can get 100 miles for the cost of a box of Kellogg's cereal - probably not much over 2/mile, increments of only 500 miles, no upper limit, and you end up with a box of cereal! If you don't want the cereal, donate it to a homeless shelter and (in the US) take a tax deduction.