Oh look at those awesome travel miles! What are you going to do with them? Uh, did you just say nothing? Why not? You don’t like to travel? Then, why did you take out an account with a travel reward credit card program in the first. Oh. You thought that you would actually cash in those miles for airline tickets but you have since decided travel isn’t for you. It would probably be a safe assumption that you are assuming that those miles and points are lost to you for all eternity, eh? Well, not so fast. There is still a way to redeem what would seem to be unredeemable.
For those who may have travel miles that have decided not to travel there are those “transfer programs” where the airline tickets can be traded for other items of equal or lesser value. In other words, you may be able to exchange that $500 airline ticket for $500 worth of merchandise in a rewards exchange program. Yes, such programs do exist and if you look hard enough you will find one that can greatly facilitate your needs and requirements.

Of course, there will be those cynical folks out there who might look at this and feel that there must be some sort of scam or gimmick involved. Well, who cares what these people think? Let them go on being cynical. You, on the other hand, can go about exchanging those miles! The process is not a difficult process. All you have to do is find an exchange program (there are MANY of them on the net) and follow the step by step instructions they provide.

Whoever came up with this idea really is an unsung visionary who understands that people's needs and goals change and the ability to switch reward "goals" is very much appreciated. Yes, it really is a great idea.