We have Delta miles that are expiring. These were awarded when we took our last Disney vacation in July 2009 and flew on Northwest. Delta merged with Northwest some time back. The miles don't expire if we have account activity...but I haven't flown since then and don't have plans to fly anytime soon. I think DH tends to fly American for Army travels, so he also has expiring miles.
Our only options are magazines and newspapers. We have over 21,000 miles. I redeemed 1482 miles for 3 months of service with our local newspaper. I wanted to try it anyway. I also redeemed another 1700 miles for one year subscriptions to Health, Prevention and Coastal Living magazines.
Now we still have nearly 18,000 miles to redeem. I sent my sister an email to see if she is interested in a magazine. I will also ask my husband if he wants any. Unfortunately, there aren't any good options for kids.
I will end up dontating the rest to charity, since I can't possibly read any more magazines than I already signed up for!
I wish I could get cash back, but alas it is not an option at our member level. It would be nice if airlines just lowered their prices instead of inflating them to reward us with magazines. Do you have miles to use? Do you redeem them for things other than airline tickets?
Redeeming Miles
October 29th, 2012 at 07:17 pm
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October 31st, 2012 at 02:34 am 1351650842
Is there a way you could sell your miles or give them to someone? I have heard that some people donate their miles to families of injured soldiers so that their families can go to see them.
http://www.fisherhouse.org/programs/hero-miles/
October 31st, 2012 at 02:49 am 1351651752