Programmes
Airline and hotel programmes: when points expire
11 programmes, each read from the programme's own terms: how long its points last and what keeps them alive.
11 entries
Hotel programmes
4 entries
Hotel points mostly expire after a stretch without activity, and the activity that counts is narrower than it looks.
Airline programmes
7 entries
Airlines split three ways: clocks that activity resets, clocks that nothing resets, and miles that never expire.
- Cathay Pacific Asia MilesCathay Pacific · After 18 months without activity
- British Airways AviosBritish Airways · After 36 months without activity
- American Airlines AAdvantageAmerican Airlines · After 24 months without activity
- ANA Mileage ClubANA · 36 months after use, and nothing resets it
- JAL Mileage BankJAL · 36 months after use, and nothing resets it
- Delta SkyMilesDelta Air Lines · Never
- United MileagePlusUnited Airlines · Never
Our guides
Points & miles
Airline, hotel and bank points: how they are earned, valued and kept.
These are statements from each programme's own terms on the day shown. Programmes change their rules, and promotional points often have shorter lives, so read the terms before you rely on a date.
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