Jerry Taylor explains how airline miles vanish when you die. Southwest and Delta forfeit all points upon death, even though Delta SkyMiles are valued at $26 billion. Credit card and hotel loyalty programs have the same rules, leaving families with nothing.
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Those airline miles you have are worth thousands. But when you die, Southwest and Delta will keep every penny. It's right here in their terms and conditions. In the event a member's account is closed upon death, any points will be forfeited. And Delta, where I'm a million miler, is even worse. Their policy says miles cannot be transferred under any circumstances, including upon death. Delta SkyMiles program has been valued at $26 billion. They used it to borrow $9 billion during COVID But for your family, they're worth nothing. And it's not just airline miles, credit cards, hotels. They all do basically the same thing. I built the Life Event Kit to fix exactly this. Comment kit, I'll send it to you. Go to the link in my bio and you can get it.