UsingMiles hopes to make sure that travelers don't waste their airline miles and free food perks.
UsingMiles is a website that manages users’ frequent flier and restaurant loyalty programs, The free service helps manage frequent flier, restaurant reward, and grocery store point programs, as well as coupons, and assists with redeeming the miles and points for airfare, hotel stays, free food, and other perks. Some 226 loyalty programs like United Airline MileagePlus, Delta SkyMiles, Marriott Rewards, Hyatt Gold Passport, Groupon, Starbucks, T.G.I. Friday's, Panera Bread, and Open Table are supported by the site.
Users can track program miles and points, which are displayed in a dashboard, and search for rewards. The site allows users to book free travel and find bonus deals for shopping or traveling.
A premier $29.99 annual membership, which users can try free for a limited time, lets customers search airline seat and hotel room availability; see how many miles, credits, or points are needed to book reward travel, and then book the trip; and receive alerts when miles and points are about to expire.
Provided by Lauren Mack, the Travel Editor at The Daily Meal. Follow her on Twitter @lmack.