4 ways to swap mileage for stuff
 

4 ways to swap mileage for stuff-
Trade miles for electronics, college funds, an African safari


Since they began in 1981, airline mileage programs have become some of the most popular marketing ideas ever invented. Hotel frequent-stay programs are popular, too. More than 61 million Americans are members of at least one airline frequent flier or hotel stay program. But cashing in those miles for an actual plane ticket or hotel room has grown somewhat challenging. What follows are four ways to swap miles for merchandise.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/493813.asp

Also quoted from the article:

Enough said.

Well, at least there's magazines. I'll have a hard time paying for a subscription again. Today Red Herring, tomorrow the retail world.

No the discounts are NOT too great, I'd agree.

No one has yet disputed that Milepoint is NOT a great value!

ALSO:

"...Hence Milepoint.com and AOL AAdvantage Rewards. We'll likely see many more variations on these two attempts to address the problems and opportunities that arise from the airlines' mileage dilemma..."
http://www.colloquy.com/online/curre...4/pubnotes.asp

Doc, there seem to be a few threads saying Milepoint is not so great as to value?

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