Poll

What to do with expired airline miles?

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9 votes were received.

Pay the $150 to get the miles back & stay home this weekend	0		0%
Take the longer, more PITA-ed flight so you get your miles back	1		11%
Let the miles expire and visit your relatives for $160 on the other airline	2		22%
Let the miles expire and spend the $150 on hookers & booze this weekend	6		67%

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I have 25,000 Dividend miles on US Airways that I've accumulated over the years. I received a warning notice from US Airways that the miles will expire if I do not book a flight by this weekend (or pay $150 to reinstate the miles).

I was thinking of flying out to visit family members. A one-way ticket on US Airways to my destination costs $160 and requires a stop in a different city. I have a free Amtrak ticket home, so my total cost would be $160 (but a long train ride home).

Another airline offers a round trip, nonstop ticket to and from my destination for $160. this is the faster option, but I would lose my US Airways miles forever.

While the shorter flight is a bonus, I actually enjoy the relaxation and legroom of the train.

So what does the collective wisdom of the MRF say? $160 gets me to and from my destination, but I have a few choices on how to do it.

Or I could just stay home, lose the miles and just spend the weekend home with the Poochie and some cold ones?

pfft. Don't let the Evil Empire AIrline run your life. Do what you want to do. Live Free !

It is probably too late to donate them to a charity but worth a call to U.S. Air and see who they any affiliate programs with.

Or visit U.S. Air's website or the Red Cross or Make-A-Wish.

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If your miles haven't yet expired you just need to accrue more miles. There are other ways of doing this than taking a flight. You can join the US Airways Dining for Miles Rewards Network <usairways.rewardsnetwork.com> and have a meal at a listed restaurant. You could rent a car and have the miles earned posted to your account. You could open up a credit card that gives you Dividend Miles <www.usairways.com/en-US/dividendmiles/creditcards/default.html>. Lots of options.

By flowers for your mate...seriously.

yeah, there's lots of ways to extend the 18 month restriction. Another way is to buy a US Airways gift card. I extended mine a couple of years ago by getting a free quote from some insurance company. But I have something like 135,000 miles at stake.

I called USAirways this morning and they offered to let me fly on Monday and reinstate my miles. Now my inlaws are happy (I actually enjoy spending time with them) and I get to get outta town for a few days.