Can airline miles be gifted?


Can airline miles be gifted? You've got flexibility with your miles with the ability to book Award Travel for yourself or for someone else – even if you're not flying with them. Plus, you can always buy more, gift or transfer them, or even donate your miles to a cause you care about.


Can my husband and I combine our air miles?

Can I combine my Accounts with anyone else? You may transfer Miles and even merge your profile with another Collector Account in order to pool your collecting efforts and the Miles existing currently in your AIR MILES Cash and Dream Accounts.


Do you have to pay money to transfer miles?

Fees range in price depending on the company you are working with, but they can really add up. Essentially you would be paying a small fee per mile transferred with the average fee being around 15 cents per mile.


Are travel miles transferable?

You've got flexibility with your miles with the ability to book Award Travel for yourself or for someone else – even if you're not flying with them. Plus, you can always buy more, gift or transfer them, or even donate your miles to a cause you care about.


Can I transfer my United miles to my wife?

Yes, United miles can be transferred to others, however not only will you pay to do the transfer, but you'll have to pay a processing fee as well. United charges $7.50 per 500 miles transferred plus a $30 processing fee. So, if you wanted to transfer 50,000 miles, you would have to pay $780.


Do travel miles ever expire?

Do airline miles expire? With most major airlines, your miles never expire. However, there are two notable exceptions: American Airlines and British Airways. Earning and redeeming miles on a semi-regular basis will keep your miles from expiring with these two programs.


Are airline miles an asset?

Airline miles are divisible property The miles accumulated by you or your spouse during your marriage are considered divisible marital property, even if they are only in one spouse's name. Depending on how many miles you've earned, they can be important assets to consider in divorce settlement negotiations.


Can someone else use my miles and more?

The two adult members of the mileage pool can redeem the pooled miles. They can access the miles on equal terms. Minors cannot access the pooled miles, but they can still use their individual award miles for an award request.


Can a family member use my frequent flyer?

Most frequent flyer programs only allow you to credit mileage to the account of the person flying. Inputting the same frequent flyer number for two different passengers wouldn't work, because the name on the account has to match the name on the ticket.


How does airline gift work?

AirlineGift allows the use of two (2) gift cards for one booking/transaction. In the case of a remaining amount, this can be paid with one (1) debit/credit card (Visa, Mastercard, AmEx) or paysafecard*.


Does frequent flyer number need to match name?

The rules of most frequent flyer programs are that in order to collect points the name on the ticket and the name on the frequent flyer account must match. And nobody in this day and age is getting on an airplane with a ticket that doesn't match their identification.


Do I lose miles if I cancel card?

You generally won't lose airline miles or hotel points if you cancel or close a co-branded travel credit card. However, if you've earned points in the card issuer's rewards program or cash back, you might lose those rewards when you close your card.