What has happened to AIR MILES?

However, we learned on March 9, 2023 that the company that owns AIR MILES, Loyalty Ventures, is preparing to declare bankruptcy ! The next day, March 10, 2023, BMO announced its intention to acquire the AIR MILES program. Then, later that day, Loyalty Ventures confirmed that it was filing for bankruptcy protection.



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As of April 10, 2023 American Express Air Miles credit cards have been discontinued and are no longer available to new applicants. These credit cards include: American Express Air Miles.

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The problem arises when your AIR MILES account becomes inactive for a period of 24 consecutive months. At this point you will lose all of your miles, so make sure you keep your account active by earning some Miles at least once every two years.

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Request missing AAdvantage miles. The American Airlines website has a page dedicated to requesting retroactive mileage credit. To request mileage credit, you'll need your AAdvantage number and your ticket number. The record locator will not be sufficient, you'll need to look up the ticket number.

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We found the average airline mile to be worth around $0.013, with Delta SkyMiles offering the highest value and Southwest offering the most user-friendly rewards. The average airline mile across major U.S. companies is worth $0.013.

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BMO has completed its acquisition of Air Miles from the defunct Loyalty Ventures Incorporated. This is an enormous purchase of a famous loyalty brand for the Bank of Montreal, and came with a price tag of $160 million (USD).

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MilesBuyer.com is the internet's number one most reputable site for buying and selling airline miles. We offer you the opportunity to sell airline miles that you don't use- miles that the airline companies want you to let go to waste.

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As of September 30, 2023, Amex will discontinue all of its Air Miles co-branded credit cards, and existing cardholders will be transitioned to a Membership Rewards card instead.

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Log onto your account at www.airmilesme.com and your current balance and the value of your Air Miles can be found at the top of the page. You will also receive an Air Miles Summary Statement every month, which shows how many Air Miles you have collected and from which partners.

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And as travel demand soars and airlines cut flights and routes, it's much harder to redeem those miles. The airlines like to boast to Wall Street the real value of their reward programs. And they often celebrate the financial success of these programs by how low the redemption rate is for miles — in some cases 8%.

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We sampled flight awards available with U.S. carriers and found that consumers need between about 8,000 and 57,000 miles to get a free one-way coach flight. Free flights in business or first class start at around 25,000 miles and climb to well over 150,000 miles one-way.

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We sampled flight awards available with U.S. carriers and found that consumers need between about 8,000 and 57,000 miles to get a free one-way coach flight. Free flights in business or first class start at around 25,000 miles and climb to well over 150,000 miles one-way.

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Yes. You can sell your American Airlines miles and points in exchange for instant cash if you find your accumulated miles hard to use. Several online miles brokers buy these miles to help out other clients with flight bookings using your miles – MilesBuyer is one of them.

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Call 800-882-8880. Request “AAdvantage Account” at the Main Menu to have the mileage balance from a deceased member's account transferred to a beneficiary's account. You may need to complete an affidavit, indicating the account to which the miles should be transferred. A copy of the death certificate may be required.

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For AIR MILES hotel and car bookings questions or comments, please click Chat with an Expert for instant support with a Customer Care specialist right through our website, or call us at 1-833-345-7003 (North America) 1-332-600-6638 (International).

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  • Traveling with points and miles.
  • Use rewards for premium flights.
  • Book luxury hotels closer to home.
  • Consider low-category extended stays.
  • Find deals on peak travel.
  • Travel during off-peak seasons.
  • Look for sweet-spot redemptions.
  • Redeem for good-enough value.


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