These days it seems that with the airline industry suffering financially it's becoming harder and harder to redeem air miles for travel. Still, if you're savvy you can redeem those miles and save big on your next vacation, business trip or travel excursion. Many airlines have strict policies regarding the redemption of points and miles, but it always depends on the time of year and the flight destination. It's a good idea to check with the airline regularly because redeemable seats will occasionally open up as the departure date approaches.
Instructions
Instructions
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Access the airline's website where you plan to redeem your air miles. Look for the section that says, "redeem air miles" or "membership rewards." Different airlines have different names for their air miles program. Delta calls their program SkyMiles, whereas Continental calls their program OnePass.
2Login to your account using your air miles reward number and Internet login. If you can't remember or have lost this information, contact the airline. They should be able to give it to you after answering a few identity questions.
3Access your account and check to see how many miles you have available. You may have more than expected as some air miles programs grant miles for other reasons besides flying such as credit card purchases.
4Choose your travel dates and departure and arrival cities. On most websites, booking is done directly through the air miles program section of the site. Choose flights that cost equal to or less than the amount of air miles currently on your account.
5Read all of the instructions and fine print carefully before proceeding. Expect to pay a transfer fee of up to fifty dollars. Nearly all airlines charge a fee, though its still substantially less than you would be paying without the air miles.
6Fill in all the necessary passenger information such as your full passenger name, meal preferences and seat preferences. Proceed to the checkout and click "confirm" when you are ready to purchase the ticket.
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