How to Earn Free Airline Frequent Flyer Miles

It's easy to earn at least a few thousand extra Frequent Flyer miles each year for free, and you can do it for just a few minutes a day from home! There are a number of ways to earn these free airline miles without having to buy anything or travel anywhere (or give up your credit card information). Get that much closer to your next frequent flyer award ticket or upgrade with these simple tips.

Things You'll Need

• A frequent flyer program membership.

Instructions

1. The following are sites I've found to be the most user-friendly and lucrative opportunities for free airline frequent flyer miles over the last 4-5 years. I recommend setting up a separate email address if you're worried about spam, though I've found that the sites listed below don't overload my regular email account at all. Each program allows you to choose the frequency and/or types of emails you'd like delivered.

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   e-Rewards: This site awards currency for completing 5-30min surveys online. The "dollars" can be spent on a variety of rewards, including frequent flyer miles for most of the major airlines. You can fill out a profile so you only get surveys that apply to your situation and interests. In the last 3 years since I signed onto the site I've earned 3500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles and 6500 Delta Skymiles for free! http://www.e-rewards.com

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   e-Miles: The motto for this site is "miles for minutes", which is a pretty accurate assessment of what they provide. You sign up by entering frequent flyer information for your favorite airline (you will then earn miles for that one program). They have surveys and offers (which you need only to look at, you don't have to sign up for any of them). Each offer/survey is worth 5+ miles. You can also earn bonus miles by the 100s by completing offers such as shopping a particular sale at department store websites. Each time you build up to 500 miles in your account, they are automatically deposited into your chosen frequent flyer account. I have earned 1250 Delta Skymiles so far through e-miles by only completing surveys and looking at offers (I have not signed up for any). http://www.e-miles.com/

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   United Airlines Mileage Plus Mall: Obviously this is for earning frequent flyer miles through United's program. Basically, if you're doing any online shopping already, this "mall" allows you to click on your favorite merchants and earn up to 12 miles per dollar while shopping online. There are also often special offers like free shipping and bonus miles through this website. I've earned thousands of miles over the last 5 years since joining this and the following two "mall"-type sites. http://mponlinemall.com

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   Delta Airlines Skymiles Shopping: For earning Delta Skymiles. Very similar to United's site, same concept for earning miles for each dollar spent at online merchants. http://www.skymilesshopping.com

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   American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping: Same as above, but for American's AAdvantage miles. https://www.aadvantageeshopping.com

Tips & Warnings

• Pick 1-3 programs to concentrate on. It's easier to keep track of frequent flyer miles and work towards rewards if you don't spread them out over lots of programs.

• Using these programs keeps your activity current for frequent flyer accounts--so even if you're not able to fly for a while, your accounts won't expire.

• Miles earned through the above sites do not typically count towards tiers or special incentives beyond free flights and upgrades. Check the rules and terms for your airline so you're aware of what miles count for which incentives.

Resources

• e-Rewards
• e-miles
• United Airlines Mileage Plus Mall
• Delta Airlines Skymiles Shopping
• American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping