Possible to claim miles for booking someone else’s flight?
Jul 21, 2019, 4:46 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 13
Possible to claim miles for booking someone else’s flight?
I’ve booked an upper class reward return and my friend wants to join (in economy). I tried booking a normal economy delight return but it wouldn’t accept my flying club number. Is there any way at all to book for him and claim the miles? He has no interest in using them so it’ll be a total waste. He could have flown with any other airline so it’s annoying to see the miles go to waste. There seems to be an option to transfer miles but you have to pay to do so!
Jul 21, 2019, 5:02 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 242
No, you can't claim miles for someone else's flight.
If your friend doesn't want to use them, in addition to gifting/transferring them he could also convert them into Hilton Honors or IHG reward points. I think Marriott was also an option but they're not currently listed on the Flying Club site as a conversion partner.
If none of those options suit he could create a Delta (or other VS partner) account and earn miles in that program.
If your friend doesn't want to use them, in addition to gifting/transferring them he could also convert them into Hilton Honors or IHG reward points. I think Marriott was also an option but they're not currently listed on the Flying Club site as a conversion partner.
If none of those options suit he could create a Delta (or other VS partner) account and earn miles in that program.
Jul 22, 2019, 1:53 am
#4
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Just the fact that your friend knows that you are travelling in Upper Class thanks to miles, and STILL doesn't want to bother... 
The price for sharing miles is still reasonable. My partner has an account for picking up free miles from the likes of Tesco, toolbar, etc. Eventually if I need them I'll pay to move them over, as it's cheaper than buying directly much of the time.
So set up an account for your friend, track it in AwardWallet, and then eventually he will earn more miles or you can pay to move them over if it makes sense.
The price for sharing miles is still reasonable. My partner has an account for picking up free miles from the likes of Tesco, toolbar, etc. Eventually if I need them I'll pay to move them over, as it's cheaper than buying directly much of the time.
So set up an account for your friend, track it in AwardWallet, and then eventually he will earn more miles or you can pay to move them over if it makes sense.
