Any account activity that earns or redeems points
extends point expiration by 1 year.
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Extend Your Points Expiration, And More»
Redeeming points for free nights or points and cash nights will also
extend your points expiration date.
Not exact matches
Expiration can not be
extended, so don't wait too long to redeem your
points.
Normally, these
points have an
expiration date of 24 months after they are earned, but if you earn or redeem at least one
point within that time frame, you will
extend the life of your
points balance another 24 months.
Even if you don't have a co-branded credit card, you can still earn miles and
extend your
expiration date by shopping online — and truth be told, you should be doing this anyway because it means miles and
points for no additional cost.
Dining out can help you
extend the
expiration date of your
points and miles, even if you aren't spending on a co-branded credit card.
Usually buying miles and
points will
extend the
expiration date with the loyalty program.
In many cases, the sign - up bonus from a credit card will
extend your
points and miles»
expiration date.
If prices and location are comparable, choose to stay or fly so that you are able to
extend the
expiration of your airline miles and hotel
points.
There is a silver lining to this change, which is that anyone who wasn't able to take advantage of the free nights before their
expiration could potentially
extend the
points indefinitely.
The good news is that I discovered I could
extend that
expiration date by transferring 1,000 Membership Rewards
points into my Frontier account.
If you have Marriott
points that are about to expire, this will also
extend the
expiration of your
points.
«Whether the
point of transferring rewards is to
extend the
expiration date or gift someone miles, make sure you don't pay anything out of pocket,» says Smith.
Per the terms, «[t] he anniversary free night may not be transferred,
extended beyond the
expiration date, redeemed for cash, or re-credited for
points.»
The
points do expire theoretically, but there are easy ways to
extend the
expiration on most, so realistically if you're going in the next 2 - 3 years then you can absolutely start now!
E-Certificates may not be transferred,
extended beyond the
expiration date, redeemed for cash, or re-credited for
points.
IHG does not explicitly state was does and does not qualify as account activity, but data
points suggest that just about anything that increases or decreases your account balance will
extend your
expiration date 12 months.
And don't forget about the
extended expiration period for cardholders»
points.