Shopping for Miles

Shopping for Miles

Until Dec. 18, 2007, you can earn up to 1,500 United Mileage Plus bonus miles when shopping at the Mileage Plus Mall. Spend a total of $300 and you’ll earn 300 bonus miles, spending $500 will get you 600 bonus miles and spending $1,000 or more will net 1,500 bonus miles. It’s your perfect chance to buy that iPhone you’ve been wanting. You will get free shipping at the Apple Store on orders over $50 and three miles for every $2 spent. You can also shop at Barnes & Noble, Harry & David, Nordstrom, Target and more.

Midwest Miles members can earn a one-time shopping bonus of 500 miles for a purchase of at least $25 at one merchant through Dec. 31, 2007, starting Nov. 1, 2007.

Members of Delta SkyMiles can enjoy earning triple miles when shopping at Macy’s or Red Envelope at SkyMilesShopping.com. That’s nine miles for every dollar spent at Macy’s and 10.5 miles for every dollar spent at Red Envelope through Jan. 15, 2008. There are other offers as well, such as one mile per dollar spent at the Apple Store (normally .5 miles per dollar), three miles per dollar at Barnes & Noble (normally two miles per dollar), two miles per dollar at The Home Depot (normally .5 miles per dollar) and more.

For the computer geek in you or someone you know, American AAdvantage members can now earn one mile for each qualifying dollar spent at newegg.com through the AAdvantage eShopping program. Newegg.com is a popular e-commerce company offering technology and entertainment retail goods at competitive prices.