1.   Besides, with the gates on my charge card I had almost enough free miles for a trip to the British Virgin Islands.

2.   Just look at the popularity of frequent-flier programs and the airline-linked credit cards, which accumulate free miles.

3.   Such customers find the free miles just as important as expenses and a good return, she said.

4.   Two years ago, Kennedy called United Airlines to reserve a flight to Ireland, using her free miles.

5.   Some come with free miles, others charge for everything from a cell phone to a CD player.

6.   A frequent flier who got a little too high could lose his free miles to the federal court which put him behind bars for drug smuggling.