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> Overseas residents can also join these frequent flyer programs. > You can send them two forms and ask them to return. Or, > ask them to do the whole process after they have come over here. > They can claim back the miles for the out going trip if the flight/kind of > tickets are eligible for mileage. If they are comfortable with talking > in English  to answer a few simple questions, they can actually join > the freq. flyer program on the phone via an 800 no..

Well, I think that the original poster wanted to know if HE could get the miles for his parents trip.  I wouldn’t mind that.  Every time my parents flew, I would get their miles as well.  Unless your father (or mother) has the exact same name, though, they need to get their own accounts. One side note, though,is that awards are often transferable within famlies/people at the same address.  For example, your parents (in getting 20,000 miles for the trip) would get two fly-write tickets each (on NW).  They could be transfered to you.   -Noah Cole — "Danger, I’ve been told to expect it." – Phish

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Overseas residents can also join these frequent flyer programs. > You can send them two forms and ask them to return. Or, > ask them to do the whole process after they have come over here. > They can claim back the miles for the out going trip if the flight/kind of > tickets are eligible for mileage. If they are comfortable with talking > in English  to answer a few simple questions, they can actually join > the freq. flyer program on the phone via an 800 no.. >Well, I think that the original poster wanted to know if HE could get >the miles for his parents trip.  I wouldn’t mind that.  Every time my >parents flew, I would get their miles as well.  Unless your father (or >mother) has the exact same name, though, they need to get their own >accounts. >One side note, though,is that awards are often transferable within >famlies/people at the same address.  For example, your parents (in >getting 20,000 miles for the trip) would get two fly-write tickets each >(on NW).  They could be transfered to you. >-Noah Cole >– >"Danger, I’ve been told to expect it." – Phish

I believe that British Airways allows family accounts, where the miles earned by family members can be combined. —

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Hi, guys. My parents are going to visit us from China. Would I be able to buy them tickets from UAL or Northwest through my FF membership? Would those be counted as my milages? If I can’t, can I apply FF membership for my parents? They are not residents of USA. Any suggestions? Please e-mail me. Thanks. — "Spring is nice, isn’t it?"

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>Hi, guys. My parents are going to visit us from China. Would I be able to >buy them tickets from UAL or Northwest through my FF membership? Would >those be counted as my milages? If I can’t, can I apply FF membership for >my parents? They are not residents of USA. Any suggestions? >Please e-mail me. Thanks. >– >"Spring is nice, isn’t it?"

Overseas residents can also join these frequent flyer programs. You can send them two forms and ask them to return. Or, ask them to do the whole process after they have come over here. They can claim back the miles for the out going trip if the flight/kind of tickets are eligible for mileage. If they are comfortable with talking in English  to answer a few simple questions, they can actually join the freq. flyer program on the phone via an 800 no..

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>>Hi, guys. My parents are going to visit us from China. Would I be able to >buy them tickets from UAL or Northwest through my FF membership? Would >those be counted as my milages? If I can’t, can I apply FF membership for >my parents? They are not residents of USA. Any suggestions? >Please e-mail me. Thanks. >Overseas residents can also join these frequent flyer programs. >You can send them two forms and ask them to return. Or, >ask them to do the whole process after they have come over here.

                                 ^^^^^^^ To avoid trouble, I think the latest time that they can join will be when they are in the flight.  They can give the flight attandent the application.  Not all the airlines are willing to give you milage AFTER you’ve taken the flight.  There must be flight attandent who speaks Chinese on board as the flight would be originated E. Asia. In fact, they can join the program in Asia.  They offer similar awards: 20,000 miles for RT bewteen any two cities in Asia, e.g. HKG, NRT, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Bejing, etc.. Julia

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