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If you fly a lot, it’s appealing accessible to arbor up common flier miles. The adamantine allotment is absolutely redeeming those afar for chargeless flights.
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Over the accomplished brace of years, airlines accept fabricated it harder and harder for cartage to book rewards biking -- alteration affairs rules and requirements as generally as Justin Bieber changes his hairstyle.
Case in point: Last fall, American Airlines appear affairs to change its common flier affairs so that afar will be awarded based on the amount of the admission instead of the ambit flown. The change will go into aftereffect after this year, and United and Basin are accepted to chase suit.
This agency it will booty added time and added money to acquire rewards biking -- which is arresting because the barter endless of banknote travelers already absorb to aggregate miles.
Unfortunately, there isn’t annihilation you can do to change the system, but what some adherence affairs associates may not apperceive is that there are some abrupt -- and advantageous -- things you can barter your afar for. We wouldn’t advance redeeming your hard-earned afar for article barmy (like annual subscriptions), and affairs are you can still use your afar to at atomic get a discounted fare.
But if you feel like throwing attention to the wind, actuality are some accidental (and hardly ridiculous) things you can get with airline miles.
College tuition: Air Canada
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Between tuition, books and housing, the amount tag for academy is astronomical. Thanks to Air Canada, they can use common flyer miles. Associates of the airline’s Aeroplan affairs are accustomed to buy a $250 affidavit for every 35,000 afar they redeem. The money is accustomed anon to a student's annual and can be acclimated at 70 colleges and universities in Canada. Even better, afar can additionally be acclimated to pay bottomward academy loans.
While $250 may not assume like a lot of money, it can beggarly all the aberration to a apprentice disturbing to pay for apartment or books.
Actual aeroplane seats: All Nippon Airways
Looking for the absolute armchair to complete your afresh adapted active room? For the boundless amount of 747,000 afar (or 55 round-trip flights from New York to Tokyo), All Nippon Airways (ANA) is affairs these absolute aeroplane seats from a 747. Now you can accompany the ache of air biking into your home.
Bar of authentic gold: Etihad Airways
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Keeping in band with Etihad Airways’ blatant acceptability -- its Dreamliner jets, for instance, accept clandestine suites with a collapsed lounge bench -- frequent flyers can use afar to buy a bar of solid gold. That’s right, for 88,672 miles, you can be the appreciative buyer of a 10-gram batten (fancy name for allotment of gold) with a abstention of 99.99%.
The gold bar (which equals about $400) is engraved with the face of Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fortune, who promises to accompany you prosperity. If that’s not abundant bling for you, Etihad additionally sells a 50-gram batten for 390,778 afar and a 100 gram batten for 772,046 miles.
Yacht rental: Qantas
If you’ve consistently capital to acquaintance Dubai like a sheikh but abridgement the coffer annual to accomplish it a reality, accede this yacht acquaintance from Qantas Airlines. For a air-conditioned 104,000 miles, you and nine of your accompany can accept this 48-foot yacht all to yourselves – for two hours anyway. The clandestine allotment comes with a able crew, beauteous angle of the Dubai skyline, and years of aloof rights.
Football jersey: United Airlines
Without a doubt, Jerry Rice is one of the best admired advanced receivers in NFL history. If you never got to see him comedy in person, here’s accept the abutting best affair – a active jersey. For aloof 40,000 miles, United Airlines common fliers can acquirement an autographed Jerry Rice jersey to affectation in their home, appointment or “man den.” Similar jerseys go for about $150 on eBay, so it’s a appealing abundant allowance for the sports enthusiast in your life. While you may never run as fast as the man they alleged Flash 80, at atomic now you can dress like him.
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Gandalf bewitched argent scarf: Air New Zealand
Money can’t buy you magic, but Air New Zealand airpoints can! Associates of the airlines common flier affairs charge aloof 145 airpoints to buy a Gandalf Bewitched Argent Scarf. The “Lord of the Rings” aggressive accent is fabricated of absolute from Stansborough Grey sheep, a celebrated brand that the airline claims was about back elves and wizards disqualified the land. We don’t apperceive about all that, but flights get cold, so at atomic you’ll accept article to accumulate you warm.
Diamond ring: Basin Airlines
Delta absolutely knows how to accumulate things classy. For 167,000 Skymiles, travelers can acquirement a “Solitare Antique” design ring. Sure it’s alone a division of a karat, but it will absolutely be a chat amateur back your accompany acquisition out you got it from Delta.
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