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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 12:11 am
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haniboo
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balance transfer = miles?
have you ever done a balance transfer for miles?
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 6:54 am
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I think most promotions-points or miles-exclude balance transfers.
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 7:27 am
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Originally Posted by haniboo
have you ever done a balance transfer for miles?
Yes, but they're very rare, especially on a card you already have (a few cards regularly offer mileage on transfers when you first get a card like Juniper's cards for US Airways and Midwest and the Chase Southwest Visa card).
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 10:18 am
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On every card with every bank I have had, you don't get mileage for balance transfers, cash advances, or use of "courtesy checks". If you find one that gives you a FREE balance transfer with miles, take it.
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 10:59 am
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Originally Posted by Beckles
Yes, but they're very rare, especially on a card you already have (a few cards regularly offer mileage on transfers when you first get a card like Juniper's cards for US Airways and Midwest and the Chase Southwest Visa card).
If anyone ever hears of a mileage transfer offered for American miles on a given card, I'd sure like to hear about it!
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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 12:33 pm
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There have been several threads on this topic in the MilesBuzz forum, where it's likely more on topic:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=587965
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=546835
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=531164

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Old Jan 11, 2007 | 12:58 pm
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american ?
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 7:48 am
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Originally Posted by srallen
On every card with every bank I have had, you don't get mileage for balance transfers, cash advances, or use of "courtesy checks". If you find one that gives you a FREE balance transfer with miles, take it.
That's a steep demand. Even without miles, most banks charge a balance transfer fee (Capital One does not).
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