A summary of what happens with your miles after death?
Oct 16, 2014, 8:17 am
#46
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Hats off to all the diligent folks above. But as FlyerTalk sages often say in earlier rounds (threads) of this discussion: "I put all the information for all my accounts in an envelope, told my kids where it is, and told them, 'Never let 'em know I'm gone.'"
Jan 10, 2017, 8:36 am
#48
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Jan 11, 2017, 9:05 am
#49
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Good point...Google didn't turn up the thread but a direct forum search did.
Here's the thread: united miles transfer on death
Here's the thread: united miles transfer on death
Jan 11, 2017, 2:04 pm
#50
Join Date: Nov 2011
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SWA, AA and SPG
When my dad died--
AA transferred the miles (about 100k) into my mom's account immediately and expressed their sympathy. No fee.
SWA would have transferred his miles into a family member's account for a fee--something like $68 for 4k miles BUT I had to know his Rapid Rewards number and password, which I did not so there was nothing they could do.
SPG transferred the points (about 5k) into my account (my mom didn't want them) for no fee.
Someone posted that it's a good idea to put frequent flyer numbers and passwords in a will--I agree!
AA transferred the miles (about 100k) into my mom's account immediately and expressed their sympathy. No fee.
SWA would have transferred his miles into a family member's account for a fee--something like $68 for 4k miles BUT I had to know his Rapid Rewards number and password, which I did not so there was nothing they could do.
SPG transferred the points (about 5k) into my account (my mom didn't want them) for no fee.
Someone posted that it's a good idea to put frequent flyer numbers and passwords in a will--I agree!
Jul 9, 2018, 4:46 am
#52
Join Date: May 1998
Posts: 6,790
You should put the information in a letter to your executors and put the letter in your safe deposit box (or have your lawyer or whoever is holding the original of the will put it with the will). That way it gets the information to the executors and can be changed without having to go through the formality of changing the will itself.