What to do with Unwanted MileagePlus miles?
Mar 13, 2009, 11:41 pm
#1
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What to do with Unwanted MileagePlus miles?
What can one do with 5,000 dangling miles, no intention of flying with United and costs $110 to transfer out to someone? And not an elite MileagePlus member.
Mar 14, 2009, 12:00 am
#2
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Welcome to FT, dsgtc0408
-Donate to charity
-newspaper, magazine subscriptions
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-one way inter-island award on Hawaiian Airlines
-Donate to charity
-newspaper, magazine subscriptions
-Restaurant.com gift certificates
-one way inter-island award on Hawaiian Airlines
Mar 14, 2009, 10:52 am
#3
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magazine subscriptions (limited selection but still somewhat worthwhile)
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Mar 15, 2009, 4:53 am
#5
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MileagePlus 5,000 miles
Yes, I am 1K. I was enquiring on what to do with my sister-in-law's 5,000 miles. I thought of transferring the miles to my account but it costs $110 to do so. Besides, I don't need the miles.
May 9, 2009, 10:25 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 276
United miles I wont use
I have 48,000 miles that I have no use for. I fly internationaly most of the time and when I fly domestic I am always with someone. Anyone have any idea on the best use for these points???
May 9, 2009, 10:52 am
#8
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Get to 90 posts and use Coupon Connection to get hotel vouchers or something else you need. Just remember not to let them expire in the meantime.
May 9, 2009, 10:58 am
#9
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on domestic, use 1 award w/a paid 1.....good luck...
May 9, 2009, 11:31 am
#10
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Posts: 630
If you can't plan ahead for award ticket, at least you can try to use miles for upgrade.
For upgrade, recommend you do it before the co-pay policy start. "Effective July 1, 2009"
Keep you accont active (sky mall, idine...) before you use your miles.
For upgrade, recommend you do it before the co-pay policy start. "Effective July 1, 2009"
Keep you accont active (sky mall, idine...) before you use your miles.
May 9, 2009, 2:25 pm
#12
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Once you reach 90 posts (it might take a week for it to appear), you'll see it under the "Community" section.
Good Luck.
PS - Don't try to pad your post count with nonsense though, Mods might delete posts if they think you're just trying to get to 90 without contributing anything.
Good Luck.
PS - Don't try to pad your post count with nonsense though, Mods might delete posts if they think you're just trying to get to 90 without contributing anything.
May 9, 2009, 4:07 pm
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May 10, 2009, 9:03 am
#14
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ModSpeak On
Absolutely right, that we'll moderate an itchy trigger finger if the posts have no value.
Moving this to UA, as it doesn't specifically pertain to credit cards.
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Absolutely right, that we'll moderate an itchy trigger finger if the posts have no value.
Moving this to UA, as it doesn't specifically pertain to credit cards.
ModSpeak Off
May 10, 2009, 10:47 am
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