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Check out those miles

Summer travel season is here...and many would-be travelers have saved for months - or even years - to have enough airline frequent flyer miles to use towards a special summer vacation. But wouldn't it be awful if you called to book that tropical vacation with the full intention to cash-in on the airline miles, only to find out that those hard earned miles had expired? This is becoming more and more common, as airline carriers are cutting back travel timeframes and making it harder to cash in.

So what can you do to get the most out of your hard-earned miles?

Keep them active with a purchase - Use a few of your existing frequent flyer miles to make a purchase for something other than airfare. Want to get your hands on an iPod, send flowers to someone, get a gift card...or just indulge in a little online retail therapy? Log on to your airlines mileage website. Even a purchase as small as a newspaper or magazine subscription - using miles - will count as activity and keep your frequent flyer miles from expiring.

Complete a survey - Take a few minutes and complete a survey on www.e-miles.com. Not only will this help keep your miles active, you might even earn a few extra miles too!

Get a new credit card - Consider an airline-affiliated credit card. Use this card to charge everything from gas to clothing - this will help rack up and earn airline miles. Although many card companies cap the amount of miles you can earn each year, as long as the credit account is being used, the miles will never expire.

2:52 PM - Jul. 17, 2007 - comments {1} - post comment

re: Check out those miles
Hi. Another way to keep your miles from expiring is a new search engine called ZooMiles, powered by Ask.com, which allows you to earn free airline miles for searching the internet. The site is accessible via invite only, but last time I checked, you can request an invitation on their website at www.zoomiles.com.
Charlie - 2:59 PM - Jul. 30, 2007