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Many travelers save frequent flier miles, waiting for the right time to take their dream vacation. However, for airlines, those miles are a liability on their books. That is why so many airlines are changing their rules and pushing fliers to either use them or lose them.

Some airlines, including US Airways and Delta, are enacting stricter policies that throw away miles in inactive accounts. US Airways will get rid of a customers miles after 18 months of inactivity. The airline used to wait 36 months. Before December, Delta would wait three years, but now it waits just two years.

There are ways you can save your miles. You can book a ticket, use the airline’s credit card or purchase something through the airline’s on-line store to keep your account active.

On US Airways, if you lose your miles, there is a way to get them back. The airline charges a $50 fee, plus one cent per mile.

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