Frequent Flyer Program News February 2005.Members of the programs of Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde , American, Alitalia, Continental, Delta, Emirates, Gulf Air, Lufthansa, Qantas, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. , Thai and Virgin Atlantic who stay two consecutive nights or longer at participating Le Meridien hotels between January 1 and March 31 will earn triple miles. Registration is required. Visit http://www.lemeridien.com/bonusmiles Feb 8, 2005 American AAdvantage Matching a similar offer from British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. , American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the is offering AAdvantage members traveling in business and first class on U.S.-London flights a 42,000-mile bonus through April 30. As with BA's offer, the bonus together with flight miles add up to more than 50,000 miles, enough for two free roundtrip economy-class tickets in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Register online at http://www.aa.com/offers, promotion code LONAA, or call AAdvantage Dial-In at 1-800-882-8880. Feb 8, 2005 American AAdvantage Between January 10 and March 15, AAdvantage members may redeem 15,000 miles for roundtrip award travel on Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. or Horizon Air between any city in Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, or Washington and the California cities of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Oakland, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Sacramento, or Long Beach. That's a 10,00-mile discount from the 25,000 miles normally required. To make a reservation, call AAdvantage reservations at 1-800-882-8880 and refer to Award Code SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. 15A. Details are at http://aa.com/apps/netSAAver/ViewAAdvantageAirlineSpecials.jhtml Feb 8, 2005 ANA Mileage Club All Nippon Airways and Qatar Airways Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is an airline based in Doha, Qatar. It operates a hub and spoke network based in Doha, linking 81 international destinations. have linked their frequent-flyer programs, allowing members of Qatar Airways' Privilege Club and ANA Mileage Club to earn and redeem miles in each other's programs. The tie- up is part of a more comprehensive marketing relationship between the two carriers, which will soon include code-sharing. Feb 8, 2005 Avis Wizard Avis is offering a free BlackBerry (retail value: $99) for rentals completed between January 1 and March 31. With the BlackBerry, customers receive an $85 mail-in rebate good toward activation and annual fees. A maximum of five BlackBerrys may be earned during the promo pro·mo n. pl. pro·mos Informal A promotional presentation, such as a television spot, radio announcement, or personal appearance. period. To receive a BlackBerry, customers must pass the service provider's credit approval, pay a $35 activation fee, and commit to a 12-month service agreement for premium data service (unlimited e-mail) at $29.99 per month with a $200 early termination penalty. Next, they should visit http://www.avis.com/blackberry and provide their rental agreement A rental agreement is a contract, usually written, between the owner of a property and a renter who desires to have temporary possession of the property. As a minimum, the agreement identifies the parties, the property, the term of the rental, and the amount of rent for the term. number Feb 8, 2005 British Airways Executive Club In what the airline is billing as "Its Richest Ever Frequent-Flyer Bonus," British Airways is offering U.S. and Canadian Executive Club members 40,250 bonus miles for business- and first-class transatlantic roundtrips completed between January 13 and April 30. There's no limit to the number of times the bonus may be earned during the promo period. Register (required) at http://ba.com/winteroffer Feb 8, 2005 Hertz Exactly Rewards The Hertz Exactly Rewards Program, its travel agent debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. incentive program, is offering Double Exactly Rewards Bonus for a total reward of $2 for every qualifying three-plus day-rental picked up and completed between now through March 31 2005. Thereafter, Exactly Rewards agents earn $1 credit per qualifying three-plus day completed rental. To register, log on to www.hertzagent.com and click on "Exactly Rewards." Once registered, agents receive a membership ID number. Qualifying rentals may be booked online, through the GDS GDS Global Distribution System GDS Google Desktop Search (Google) GDS Goodie Domain Service (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) GDS Guards or by calling 877-290- 6482. Feb 14, 2005 Hertz Exactly Rewards Through April 30, members of the Hertz #1 Awards program will receive an additional 300 #1 Awards Points when renting at Weekday rates, and an additional 150 Points for Weekend rates. Bonus is valid on any car class and available with Hertz Standard or Leisure Weekly or Weekend rates. Cite promotion code 961041 for the Weekday bonus or 961030 for the Weekend bonus. See http://offers.hertzgold.com/offer.aspx?offerid=89 for more. Separately, Hertz has lowered award thresholds and increased the scope of awards to include more car classes. Details are on the Hertz Web site, at http://offers.hertzgold.com/offer.aspx?offerid=88. Feb 8, 2005 Midwest Premier Pet Program With Midwest's newly launched Premier Pet Program, pets earn a free roundtrip after every three paid roundtrips (or six one-way trips) flown with their owners. And owners who are Midwest Miles members can earn a free roundtrip for their pets by redeeming 15,000 Midwest Miles. More information on the Premier Pet Program is at http://midwestairlines.com/MAWeb/midwestMiles/pet.aspx Feb 8, 2005 Northwest WorldPerks WorldPerks members can combine cash and miles for travel between Anchorage, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Portland (OR), San Francisco, or Seattle and Honolulu, Kona, or Maui, Hawaii. Tickets must be purchased by February 28, and travel must be completed between January 3 and May 26, 2005. Prices start at 20,000 miles plus $350 for air and five nights' hotel in Honolulu. For more, visit http://www.nwa.com/travel/vacations.html Feb 8, 2005 Northwest WorldPerks Through February 27, WorldPerks members can redeem their miles for coach-class award travel to, from, or through Indianapolis for 20,000 miles instead of the 25,000 miles normally required. First-class awards are also reduced, from 45,000 to 40,000 miles. Award booking and ticketing must be completed by February 20. See http://www.nwa.com/features/wpind/ for details Feb 8, 2005 Priority Club Rewards Through April 15, Priority Club Rewards members can earn up to 1,500 bonus points for filing federal tax returns through H&R Block. H&R Block is offering 500 points for do-it-yourself online filing and 1,500 points for tax prep at an H&R Block office. (As tax time approaches, be on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout mileage offers from other airline and hotel programs, much as we've seen in past years.) Further information is here: http://hrblock.com/taxes/partner/index.jsp?otpPartnerId=1024 Feb 8, 2005 Qatar Airways Privilege Club All Nippon Airways and Qatar Airways have linked their frequent-flyer programs, allowing members of Qatar Airways' Privilege Club and ANA Mileage Club to earn and redeem miles in each other's programs. The tie- up is part of a more comprehensive marketing relationship between the two carriers, which will soon include code-sharing. Feb 8, 2005 Southwest Rapid Rewards Through March 31, Southwest Rapid Rewards members can earn eight credits (halfway to an award ticket) for signing up for Internet access See how to access the Internet. with EarthLink. Minimum term commitments and early termination fees termination fee The one-time charge for terminating or transferring an individual retirement account. If a financial institution charges a termination fee, the fee must be spelled out in the original agreement that is signed when the account is opened. may apply. Visit http://www.earthlink.net/southwest/8rapidreport or call 1- 800-644-9708 and cite the appropriate offer code: 1018429 for dial-up service, 1018427 for DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , 1018426 for cable. Feb 8, 2005 Southwest Rapid Rewards Through March 31, members of Southwest's Rapid Rewards program will earn double credits for roundtrip flights to/from Baltimore or Chicago Midway. Bonus only applies to flights purchased through Southwest's Web site. See http://southwest.com/rapid_rewards/rr_promotions.html#bwi Feb 8, 2005 United Mileage Plus Mileage Plus members who fly roundtrip on United, United Express or Ted between January 11 and April 30 can earn a free BlackBerry 6230 or BlackBerry 7230. Qualifying roundtrips may be in any class of service provided the ticket costs $250 or more. A maximum of three BlackBerrys may be earned per member. To receive the free BlackBerry, customer must activate T-Mobile service and subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; a qualifying one-year service plan with monthly fees of at least $39.98. Register at http://united.com/blackberry before flying. Feb 8, 2005 United Mileage Plus Through December 31, 2005, Mileage Plus members who use their Mileage Plus Visa credit cards to charge airline tickets on united.com will earn double base miles. Plus, they will earn one elite-qualifying mile for every dollar charged on united.com for tickets, up to 5,000 elite- qualifying miles. The offer is valid for all Mileage Plus cards, including the Signature Visa Card, Signature Gold Class Visa Card, Platinum Business Card and Mileage Plus Debit Card. Further details are online, at http://united.com/visa/elite. Feb 8, 2005 United Mileage Plus Through March 31, Mileage Plus members will earn triple miles for first and business (F, A, C and D) and double miles in all other booking classes for roundtrip United flights to Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America. . Register at www.united.com/offer/mpi304 or by calling 1-800-447-6772, code 914 Feb 8, 2005 US Airways Dividend Miles Through March 1, Dividend Miles members flying US Airways roundtrip between the United States and Gatwick or Manchester will earn 7,500 bonus miles when traveling in coach and 15,000 bonus miles when traveling in Envoy Class. Registration is required. Promotion details are at http://www.usairways.com/dividendmiles/6784.htm. Feb 8, 2005 Copyright (c) 2005 Pyramid Media Group, Inc. / AirguideOnline.com. All rights reserved. |
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