If you are moved immensely by the tragedy at Haiti but do not have immediate cash to help, despair not. For example, you can donate your hotel points (10,000 Hilton Honors pts converts to $25 for Red Cross) or Discover card's cashback money ($20 or $25 increments). Further Discover Credit Card is matching donations up to a total of $1 Million.
According to some estimates, another 7000-8000 people could donate $20 -$25 which would get fully matched by Discover. The matching is a nice gesture by Discover, which it normally reserves for gift cards to certain merchants.
The hotel points may not be the most efficient donation though in terms of value. Typically, 10,000 Hilton points can get me a hotel stay at an Airport Hilton (~ $80-100) in some places. But if the points are just languishing and you are not traveling soon, just donate it! And have some peace of mind!
Other ways to donate your frequent flier/hotel points are listed below:
Starwood ($50 for 4000 points and corresponding $$ for higher increments) - to Red Cross
United lets you donate miles to the American Red Cross. United Airlines Foundation is also matching up to $50,000 of monetary donations via United's page to the Red Cross.
The above four are the programs that I use most, so I wrote about them first. An additional list of programs and donations can be viewed in this USA Today Article.
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Showing posts with label free points. Show all posts
Nov 2, 2008
Earn Miles Free
I just remembered some methods to earn airline miles without spending a penny (yes no money involved), except of course, your time on the internet!
www.e-miles.com
www.erewards.com (the sponsor list is here: Air France, Continental, Delta and US Airways are sponsors through whom you can get an invitation + Hilton honors, bmi - no link given here)
US Airways has all sorts of additional ways to earn miles, one which caught my was the Microsoft Live Search Club (under Get Miles > Even more ways to earn.)
If the links above do not work directly, I would suggest that you go to the 'Earn Miles" or Get Miles section of each mileage program webpage and search around a bit, usually erewards can be found under "other ways" or "Even other ways/Other partners".
Emiles typically makes you take surveys (5-10 miles/event) and then an option to buy products (100-500 miles earned depending on purchase size) from many different online retailers including names like Target, Flowers.com, Cruise lines etc.
ERewards is more of an online market survey group. You receive survey invitations by email and then respond to those within 1-2 days of email receipt. Even if you are invited by one partner, E-rewards also gives the flexibility to obtain any type of available reward, like amazon certs, any airline miles or gift certs for the rewards you earn.
For some airlines, www.Opinionplace.com works (AAdvantage)
Other airlines have their own promotions or dining miles program (eg UAL Dining)- register any credit card and when you naturally happen to eat out at selected restaurants (cheap to pricey) you end up earning miles quietly when you pay with the registered card.
www.e-miles.com
www.erewards.com (the sponsor list is here: Air France, Continental, Delta and US Airways are sponsors through whom you can get an invitation + Hilton honors, bmi - no link given here)
US Airways has all sorts of additional ways to earn miles, one which caught my was the Microsoft Live Search Club (under Get Miles > Even more ways to earn.)
If the links above do not work directly, I would suggest that you go to the 'Earn Miles" or Get Miles section of each mileage program webpage and search around a bit, usually erewards can be found under "other ways" or "Even other ways/Other partners".
Emiles typically makes you take surveys (5-10 miles/event) and then an option to buy products (100-500 miles earned depending on purchase size) from many different online retailers including names like Target, Flowers.com, Cruise lines etc.
ERewards is more of an online market survey group. You receive survey invitations by email and then respond to those within 1-2 days of email receipt. Even if you are invited by one partner, E-rewards also gives the flexibility to obtain any type of available reward, like amazon certs, any airline miles or gift certs for the rewards you earn.
For some airlines, www.Opinionplace.com works (AAdvantage)
Other airlines have their own promotions or dining miles program (eg UAL Dining)- register any credit card and when you naturally happen to eat out at selected restaurants (cheap to pricey) you end up earning miles quietly when you pay with the registered card.
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