Not exact matches
NerdWallet also points out that some frequent
flier programs award points don't expire, while other
programs require members to keep an active
account, either by flying or accruing points through any of its partner
programs.
Or you can set up an
account and store your airline frequent
flier or loyalty
program numbers there.
Among the airlines that have announced changes to their frequent
flier programs, United Airlines said beginning at the end of 2007, miles that remain in
accounts without additional earnings or redemptions for 18 months in a row will expire, down from 36 months previously.
Frequent
flier programs do, however, grant themselves leeway to cancel your
account in the event you abuse the rules.
When an airline collaborates with a bank to create their own credit card, that card will connect with a card holder's frequent
flier account and will earn frequent flyer miles for that airline's reward
program.
Check with your specific airline frequent
flier program to make sure its mileage
account policies remain favorable.
Dear Tom, You can transfer the Ultimate Rewards points earned on your Chase Sapphire card to a participating airline's frequent
flier program or even to your wife's
account — but don't try it with anyone else.
For example, you can not transfer miles earned from your United MileagePlus Explorer card to your Delta SkyMiles
account but you can transfer your SPG Starpoints earned from your American Express SPG credit card to other airline frequent
flier programs such as American, Delta and United.
Payment Source reports that during a Citi investor call yesterday, Citi's CFO John Gerspach told investors that, «Following the planned integration of the AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles frequent
flier loyalty
programs by mid-2015, Citi will exclusively issue new credit card
accounts in support of the combined American frequent
flier program.»
Dear Sam, I'm assuming in this case that you are referring to the option to enroll in the AmEx Membership Rewards
program, which allows card members to earn points and redeem them for any number of reward opportunities, including conversion to frequent
flier and guest
program accounts.
From your question, it is also worth noting that you can not «transfer» miles from a frequent
flier program into any other
account.
There is no provision in the
program's terms and conditions to rescind miles from your frequent
flier account if you default on a credit card or if it is otherwise canceled.