BMO has completed its acquisition of Air Miles from the defunct Loyalty Ventures Incorporated.
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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.
Airmiles relaunches as Avios on 16 November, and will merge with the separate loyalty programmes run by British Airways Executive Club (BA Miles) and Iberia (Iberia Plus). Emails and letters currently going out to the 2.2m members of the Airmiles scheme talk of exciting new benefits.
How can I redeem my Air Miles? Visit our website www.airmilesme.com and click the 'Redeem Air Miles' page. There you will discover all of the places where you can redeem for e-vouchers or in-store at Air Miles partners, as well as access the Air Miles Travel Shop.
Here's the catch. Air Miles themselves do not expire. But, if your account “expires” by being “dormant” (or inactive) for 24 consecutive months, then the points on it will disappear. An account is considered inactive if there are no points transactions within that period.
Air Miles themselves do not expire. But, if your account “expires” by being “dormant” (or inactive) for 24 consecutive months, then the points on it will disappear. An account is considered inactive if there are no points transactions within that period.
Your AIR MILES Account will be considered dormant if you have not collected, used, bought or transferred at least one Mile for 24 consecutive months or longer.
The decline and fall of the Air Miles empire was caused by the people who managed it. While there were a variety of factors which caused the program to go into insolvency and to need a bailout from the Bank of Montreal, the most basic reason for the collapse is that the program stopped providing much value to anyone.
If you search online, you'll find various airline miles brokers and airline points brokers willing to pay you cash for your travel rewards. That said, I don't recommend selling your miles for a multitude of reasons. Here's what you need to know, including other ways to get value from airline miles you don't want.