Frequent Flyer Program News July 2005.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. Mileage MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and expenses in travelling on public business. 2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his Plan Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can now earn 5,000 bonus miles when receiving an auto loan with Capital One Auto Finance. Offer applies to new loans or refinances, on new or used vehicles. Details are at http://www.capitaloneautofinance.com/alaska. Jul 14, 2005 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Alaska Airlines is offering Mileage Plan members Coach Saver award travel on selected routes between June 15 and September 1 for 7,000 fewer miles - 13,000 instead of the 20,000 normally required. (Travel between July 1 and July 5 is blacked out.) Discount applies to award travel on the following routes: Seattle and Calgary, Montana or Sun Valley; Portland and Montana. Visit http://www.alaskaair.com/shopping/OnlineAwards/AwardPromo.asp?promo pro·mo n. pl. pro·mos Informal A promotional presentation, such as a television spot, radio announcement, or personal appearance. =ASYNCS for more information. Jul 14, 2005 American AAdvantage AAdvantage members will earn double miles on package stays at participating Fairmont Hotels & Resorts from June 1 to September 5. For a listing of hotels, see http://www.fairmont.com/aadvantage/. Jul 14, 2005 American AAdvantage AAdvantage members who charge a Radisson "Stay Together" package to their Citi AAdvantage MasterCard will earn 2,500 bonus miles through September 6. To receive the bonus, travelers must request promotion code STAYTOAA when making reservations, cite their AAdvantage number at check-in, and charge the stay to a Citi AAdvantage MasterCard. Promotion details are at http://www.radisson.com/2500e. Jul 14, 2005 American AAdvantage American's AAdvantage and Delta's SkyMiles programs members can earn up to 15,000 bonus miles when obtaining student loans from Loan to Learn. (Since Loan to Learn is a private, for-profit enterprise, it should go without saying that scholarships and government-subsidized loans should be taken advantage of first, before resorting to higher cost lines of credit from the private sector.) Members of the two programs earn 15,000 miles for loans of $25,000 or more, and 10,000 miles for loans between $15,000 and $25,000. Loan to Learn is online at http://www.loantolearn.com. Jul 14, 2005 Continental OnePass To accommodate OnePass upgrades, Continental plans to double the number of first class seats offered on its Boeing 757-300 aircraft."We are seeing a significant increase in demand for our first class product, a result of our competitive fares as well as our complimentary upgrade program for OnePass Elite members," Larry Kellner Lawrence W. "Larry" Kellner (born 1959) has been CEO of Continental Airlines since December 2004, when former CEO Gordon Bethune retired. He previously served as a vice president, chief financial officer and chief operations officer for the airline[1]. , Continental's chairman and chief executive officer, said in a statement. The reconfigured planes, which will begin seeing service later this summer, will have 24 first class seats. Continental will also expand its Boeing 757-300 fleet from nine to 17 aircraft. Jul 14, 2005 Delta SkyMiles SkyMiles members will earn double miles for every eligible dollar spent using a Delta SkyMiles credit card from American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. between July 1 and August 31. Up to 10,000 bonus miles may be earned during the promotion. Registration is required. Details are online, at https://www109.americanexpress.com/dole/EnrollmentServlet?request_type=sumfun05_splash&flt-prodType=delta. Jul 14, 2005 Delta SkyMiles SkyMiles members will earn 10,000 bonus miles when flying roundtrip round·trip or round-trip also round trip n. A trip from one place to another and back, usually over the same route. on new Song transcon flights between New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (JFK) and 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. , 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 or Seattle purchased at flysong.com.Registration is required through September 30. Bonus may only be earned once per member. More on the offer is here: http://www.flysong.com/coasttocoast. Jul 14, 2005 Hilton HHonors Hilton HHonors[sic] is the loyalty program of the Hilton Hotels Corporation. HHonors benefits at participating Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Homewood Suites Hilton HHonors members can earn 500 bonus points for filling out a seven-question online survey. Based on the responses, HHonors members will receive monthly e-mails custom-tailored to their interests through December 31. See https://www.hiltonhhonors.com/myway/questionnaire/index.aspx for more information. Jul 14, 2005 Hyatt Gold Passport Hyatt Gold Passport members will receive a free night with a Sunshine on Sale package and receive a second room for 50 percent off the Family Plan rate between June 1 and August 31. Gold Passport members will also earn 5,000 bonus points when providing Offer Code SOS SOS, code letters of the international distress signal. The signal is expressed in International Morse code as … — — — … (three dots, three dashes, three dots). 5K at time of reservation and check-in. For further information visit http://goldpassport.hyatt.com/gp/offers/index.jsp. Jul 14, 2005 JetBlue TrueBlue JetBlue will roll out a co-branded TrueBlue credit card, issued by American Express later this summer. Cardholders will earn Award Dollars that convert to TrueBlue points at an as-yet unspecified Adj. 1. unspecified - not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals" specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times" rate. Also still to be determined: the card's annual fee and percentage rate. More information will be posted on JetBlue's Web site at http://jetblue.com. Jul 14, 2005 Northwest WorldPerks WorldPerks members who purchase WorldClub airport lounge An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers). Many offer private meeting rooms, phone, fax, wireless and internet access and other business services, along with provisions to enhance comfort such as free drinks and snacks. memberships for the first time will earn a 2,500-mile bonus for one-year subscriptions or a 5,000-mile bonus for three-year subscriptions through August 31. Use source code SUM05 when enrolling to receive the bonus. Promotion details are here: http://www.nwa.com/features/sum05/. Jul 14, 2005 Northwest WorldPerks WorldPerks members can earn up to 7,000 bonus miles - 1,000 for the first flight after enrollment (one-way or roundtrip); 5,000 for the second flight (roundtrip only); and another 1,000 for subscribing to NWA e-mail for two consecutive months through August 31. All qualifying flights must be completed within six months of the enrollment date. Bonus is available to new North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. enrollees only. See Northwest's Web site at http://www.nwa.com/features/wpenroll05/ for more information. Jul 14, 2005 Priority Club Rewards Priority Club Rewards members can redeem 10 percent fewer points for retail and dining certificates at a long list of participating partners, including Amazon.com, Circuit City, Macy's, Sharper Image, etc. through August 15. Details and a complete list of retailers and restaurants are at http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/c/2/content/dec/teaser/pc/0/en/lp/retail.html. Jul 14, 2005 Southwest Rapid Rewards Rapid Rewards members will earn triple Rapid Rewards credits (1.5 credits instead of standard 0.5 credits) for stays at Chicago-area Hyatt hotels between June 15 and September 15. To receive the bonus, members should cite offer code SWTPL at check-in and provide a Rapid Rewards account number. Visit http://www.southwest.com/rapid_rewards/hyatt_offer.html for more information. Jul 14, 2005 Star Alliance The Star Alliance airlines have voted to include Swiss International in the group. When the tie-up is in place, Swiss will be an earning and redemption partner in the frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons programs of every Star carrier. With the addition of Swiss and South African Airways South African Airways (SAA) is South Africa's largest domestic and international airline company, with hubs in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It is also known in Afrikaans as Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL) over the next 12 months, Star will comprise 18 airlines operating 16,000 flights per day to 846 destinations in 151 countries. Jul 14, 2005 United Mileage Plus United is offering 500 miles to compensate passengers delayed by at least 30 minutes on flights to and from Chicago O'Hare Airport and seven destinations: Philadelphia; Boston; New York's LaGuardia; Newark; Minneapolis-St. Paul; Dallas-Fort Worth; and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (IATA: DCA, ICAO: KDCA, FAA LID: DCA) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. through the end of the year. The offer applies even for flights delayed by bad weather or air-traffic control air-traffic control air n → Flugsicherung f problems. The guarantee is part of United's new Business1 service, which aims to optimize flights frequented by business travelers from O'Hare by relocating departure gates closer to security checkpoints and offering free newspapers on morning flights. Registration is required to receive the miles. For more on Business1, see http://www.united.com/business1. Jul 14, 2005 US Airways airways Anatomy The 'pipes'–trachea, bronchi, bronchioles–through which air passes to and from the alveoli. See Small airways. Dividend Miles Dividend Miles members will earn 2,500 bonus miles for US Air and US Air Express tickets booked online at usairways.com and flown by September 30. Registration is required. Details are at http://www.usairways.com/dividendmiles/7689.htm. Jul 14, 2005 |
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