sharing frequent flyer points

[tanyavu]

until last year i was able to transfer my airnz points to my husbands for a reward now air nz had changed their ff program. Does anyone know of any ff program that still does this.

 

[QF WP]

Tanyavu, I don't knowabout them all but I can comment on a few:

- AA (I think it is) still have a "family" account where they can be shared around (others may correct me if I'm wrong)
- QF you can certainly use your points for immediate family, but you can't combine points from two accounts to form sufficient for an award ticket

 

[arun]

Skywards, the program of Emirates and Sri Lankan, has an option where one person could accrue points from his/her travelling family members. But, I would not generally recommend as they award only 25% of the standard points (and the family members who fly do not get anything!).

Regarding QF, my understanding also is that you can buy a ticket out of your points for a family member, but you can not transfer points to another person's account.

 

[straitman]

Does anyone know of any ff program that still does this.

As mentioned by others, quite a few programs allow you to use your points to buy tickets for others however not actually transfer your points. United Airlines Mileage Plus is another example of this. A good reason to have a system where all points accumulation is in the name of one person only. Others then only get points for any actual flights they take :!: