Up to 30% of frequent flyer miles expire unused every year. Passenger toil hard and many purchase habits are now structured around mileage awards and credits.
Somehow however, after all the good planning, miles do expire and go to the " Mileage Black hole".
Here are the steps to take to preserve your miles and put them into good use:
1) Keep track of your miles and their expiration dates.
2) Use wisely! A 25,000 mile redemption for a transatlantic flight upgrade to business class is an excellent bang for the miles. Spending 50,000 on a $200 trip is not.
3) Look for saver deals. Airlines may discount redemption to certain routes to as few as 15,000.
4) Look for Code share partners to redeem on and claim mileage on.
5) Use mileage for hotel stays, car rental, cruises and other travel related services.
6) Redeem miles for friends and family
7) Know the rules: Airlines count on members not to "read the fine print". The more you know, the better.
8) There are many frequent flyer websites with great ideas and postings about how successful "redeemers" do it.
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