What to do with <10,000 FF miles?
Oct 15, 2005 | 3:17 pm
#17
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Originally Posted by digitalmisanthrope
How about for us Canucks with US FF plans (ie - I've got NW with a whopping 4K in it).. doesn't seem like there's much we can do..
LOL
Oct 15, 2005 | 5:23 pm
#18
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Originally Posted by chardo
So wouldn't that work out to about 3,200 Miles, U.S. ???
LOL
LOL
Thankfully, that isn't the case. I honestly wish I could transfer my miles out of NW (and possibly DL) into my CO FF account.. I probably won't be flying NW any time soon (unless I repeat the ordeal I went through last Christmas), so what options do I have other than donating my miles?
Oct 16, 2005 | 2:29 pm
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Originally Posted by digitalmisanthrope
LOL
so what options do I have other than donating my miles?
so what options do I have other than donating my miles?
but I thought NW miles never expire?
Oct 16, 2005 | 5:00 pm
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
Sounds like Dash to the Gate... I think wastes-of-paper (i.e. magazines) are about all you can get with DL.
Oct 17, 2005 | 8:39 pm
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Originally Posted by AsiaTraveler
On American or Continental (through Amtrak), turn them into Hilton points. I think 5,000 AA miles gets you 10,000 Hilton points, enough for one night at a "cheap" class of hotel.
Oct 17, 2005 | 9:01 pm
#23
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excuse me. this discussion so far is based on your not being able to do any flying with 10,000 miles.
That's sort of a wrong assumption.
Currently United and American are offering trips of something like 800 or 1,000 miles for 15,000 miles.
There are a number of ways to bump up 10,000 miles to 15,000 (idine, mileageplusmall) and you can bump up 10,000 to 25,000 by taking a credit card and using it once and that gives a free cross country trip.
So the question becomes how far under 10,000 miles are they.
by the way, you can keep the miles alive by doing any activity. Normally renting a car can do it. It doesn't matter who you fly. Just rent and credit the airline that you haven't used in a while.
That's sort of a wrong assumption.
Currently United and American are offering trips of something like 800 or 1,000 miles for 15,000 miles.
There are a number of ways to bump up 10,000 miles to 15,000 (idine, mileageplusmall) and you can bump up 10,000 to 25,000 by taking a credit card and using it once and that gives a free cross country trip.
So the question becomes how far under 10,000 miles are they.
by the way, you can keep the miles alive by doing any activity. Normally renting a car can do it. It doesn't matter who you fly. Just rent and credit the airline that you haven't used in a while.
Last edited by MrAOK; Oct 17, 2005 at 9:03 pm
Oct 20, 2005 | 9:13 pm
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Originally Posted by DarcyMae
The Continental-to-Hilton transfer is no longer available. You can still convert 5K American miles into 10K Hilton HHonor points, but you have to pay $25 for each transfer. Not worth it in my opinion unless you need the Hhonor points for immediate use.
Also, if U get lucky, AA sometimes doesn't enforce that nasty new $25 fee.
Oct 30, 2005 | 6:36 pm
#25
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Originally Posted by Uniter
Good one!
So is United the only airline that lets you purchase a day pass to its Clubs with miles?
So is United the only airline that lets you purchase a day pass to its Clubs with miles?
Oct 30, 2005 | 6:46 pm
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Originally Posted by awtravel
wow.. I have not aware of this offer from United. I couldn't find a link on United website for this award. It would be nice to redeem 7K United miles for one day pass on United. Do I have to travel on United that day to access the RCC lounge?
Oct 31, 2005 | 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by ja_user
What about 10k on Delta?
In other words, 10k is worthless, but just sit on it for a while and keep your eyes open for other promos. Watch for a particularly-juicy DL Amex teaser.
If it's been almost 3 years since last activity, goose the account with an iDine.
Oct 31, 2005 | 12:54 pm
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Originally Posted by pinniped
Note that DL does some sort of wild-eyed promo about once every 2 years or so. My wife and daughter are both sitting on 20k because they opened their DL accounts through a Yahoo link about 2 years ago that included 10k account-opening miles. (It lasted literally for a day or less - I think they intended it to be 1,000 miles, as it was later revised to that.) Then they "dashed for the gate," so now they're sitting on 20k.
In other words, 10k is worthless, but just sit on it for a while and keep your eyes open for other promos. Watch for a particularly-juicy DL Amex teaser.
If it's been almost 3 years since last activity, goose the account with an iDine.
In other words, 10k is worthless, but just sit on it for a while and keep your eyes open for other promos. Watch for a particularly-juicy DL Amex teaser.
If it's been almost 3 years since last activity, goose the account with an iDine.
$125 transfer fee, which may be tolerable in this case.