Book Award Travel, Then Close Account?
Aug 30, 2004, 7:42 pm
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Book Award Travel, Then Close Account?
Can I book award travel for the future and then close my worldperks credit card account? I know I will lose all miles, but how about tickets booked?
Aug 30, 2004, 7:44 pm
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If the tickets are issued, you should have no problem. Aren't the miles going into your normal NW account? If so, then you can cancel the card without a problem in most cases. (Sometimes if there is a bonus attached to the card, you have to keep it for a certain amount of time. Check the terms and conditions to make sure.)
If the miles are just in your NW account, then don't worry about closing it. Maybe someday you'll fly NW and have use for the orphan miles.
If the miles are just in your NW account, then don't worry about closing it. Maybe someday you'll fly NW and have use for the orphan miles.
Aug 30, 2004, 8:03 pm
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Miles are earned from credit card
These miles were all earned using the credit card. So it sounds like I don't even have to book the tickets now, and the miles will stay available to use later even if I have closed the credit card? I've kept this credit card open because I thought I would lose all the miles earned with it. It's not worth it to pay the annual fees and I want to stop using it, but don't want to lose the 70,000 miles I have. Debbie
Originally Posted by Jaimito Cartero
If the tickets are issued, you should have no problem. Aren't the miles going into your normal NW account? If so, then you can cancel the card without a problem in most cases. (Sometimes if there is a bonus attached to the card, you have to keep it for a certain amount of time. Check the terms and conditions to make sure.)
If the miles are just in your NW account, then don't worry about closing it. Maybe someday you'll fly NW and have use for the orphan miles.
If the miles are just in your NW account, then don't worry about closing it. Maybe someday you'll fly NW and have use for the orphan miles.
Aug 30, 2004, 8:47 pm
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Originally Posted by debbie1102
These miles were all earned using the credit card. So it sounds like I don't even have to book the tickets now, and the miles will stay available to use later even if I have closed the credit card? I've kept this credit card open because I thought I would lose all the miles earned with it. It's not worth it to pay the annual fees and I want to stop using it, but don't want to lose the 70,000 miles I have. Debbie
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