Frequent Flyer Program News November 2005.Last-minute trips help elite fliers keep their status. Many frequent fliers plan last-minute trips to boost the number of miles in their accounts before the end of the year so they can keep their elite status, the 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 Times' Joe Sharkey writes. In their new book "Mileage Pro: The Insider's Guide to 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," frequent flier experts Randy Petersen Randy Peterson is editor and publisher of Inside Flyer magazine, sponsor of FlyerTalk, an online travel bulletin board. Peterson is frequently called upon by news media for opinions about the frequent flyer and travel industry. and Tim Winship say travelers make these so-called mileage runs with complete disregard for the destination. Nov 29, 2005 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 Airlines add perks at airport clubs to retain top fliers. Airlines are adding amenities to their airport clubs in an effort to hold on to their top customers. American Airlines' new club at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport offers features such as pulsating shower heads in the bathroom and a cyber cafe. The clubs create customer loyalty and are among the advantages legacy airlines have over discount airlines. Nov 10, 2005 American Airlines, OneWorld Alliance American counts on foreign alliances for future growth: American Airlines Chief Executive Gerard Arpey Gerard J. Arpey is the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AMR Corporation, parent company to American Airlines, the world's largest airline. External links
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. Membership Rewards Members of the American Express Membership Rewards program may now earn points when taking advantage of mortgage, real estate, van line and home warranty A Home warranty is an insurance contract that covers the repair and replacement costs of home appliances. The warranty generally covers equipment and appliances such as dishwashers, plumbing systems, electrical systems etc. services. Points can be earned for mortgages from CitiMortgage, Chase Home Finance, Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. Home Loans, and Wachovia Corporate Mortgage Services, and when using participating local real estate agents, moving services, etc. Members earn 1,300 bonus points for each $10,000 financed or refinanced on a home or business, or home equity loans; 2,500 bonus points for each $10,000 of a home purchase and/or sale price through a participating local real estate agent; etc. http://www.awardsformortgageandrealestate.com/american%2Dexpress/ for more. Nov 10, 2005 American Express Membership Rewards American Express cardholders in 38 states can now sign up for Air Miles Air Miles Noun, pl Brit points awarded on buying flight tickets and certain other products which can be used to pay for other flights Protection, an insurance policy for frequent flyer miles. (Among the states not yet included: New York, California and Georgia. Amex is waiting for approval to offer the policies in those and other states.) For $5.40 per month, members can protect up to 60,000 miles in the programs of American, America West, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United and US Airways. So in the unlikely event that a traveler had 60,000 or more miles in each of the seven programs, the protection would cover 420,000 miles. For $9.00 monthly, the coverage increases to 100,000 miles per program. There are also rates available for annual coverage and for joint coverage. Should one of the covered airlines liquidate To pay and settle the amount of a debt; to convert assets to cash; to aggregate the assets of an insolvent enterprise and calculate its liabilities in order to settle with the debtors and the creditors and apportion the remaining assets, if any, among the stockholders or owners of the , or for any other reason terminate its program, and the miles are not transferred to another airline's program, Amex will credit the policyholder's Amex card account at the rate of $50 for every 3,500 miles lost, up to the maximum number of covered miles, when an airline ticket is charged to the card. Further information is available by calling 1-877-294-6103. Nov 10, 2005 Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines Three airlines agree to share airport lounges. Three large airlines have agreed to allow travelers to use each other's airport lounges. Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines will offer club members about 90 lounges worldwide. Fliers will have access to the lounges starting Dec. 1. Nov 30, 2005 Continental OnePass OnePass members can earn the following bonuses for Continental's new Newark-Delhi flights through Dec. 31 2005:5,000 bonus miles for roundtrips in BusinessFirst (J, D or Z class of service)2,500 bonus miles for roundtrips in unrestricted coach (Y, H, K, or N)1,000 bonus miles for roundtrips in discounted coach (B, O, V, U, Q, I, S, W, T, X or L)Registration is required. http://www.continental.com/ Nov 8, 2005 Delta Air Lines Delta to end free memberships to airport clubs. Delta Air Lines said top frequent fliers will no longer have free membership to the carrier's airport clubs. The airline is restructuring under bankruptcy protection and noted most other carriers charge all travelers for access to the clubs. Some fliers said the free access helped distinguish Delta from its peers. Nov 3, 2005 National Emerald Club Members of National's Emerald Club through December 20, will earn a certificate for a free rental day after every two rentals of two or more days of midsize/intermediate or larger cars 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. and Canada. Free rental day certificates can be used for rentals between January 1 and June 25, 2006, at participating locations. For more, https://www.lg0.net/vanguard/12free05/nonec.cfm. Nov 10, 2005 Northwest WorldPerks Northwest WorldPerks members can combine miles and cash for tickets to selected ski destinations, including Anchorage, Aspen, Billings, Boise, Bozeman, Burlington, Calgary, Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Edmonton, Jackson Hole Jackson Hole, fertile Rocky Mt. valley, c.50 mi (80 km) long and 6 to 8 mi (9.6–12.8 km) wide, NW Wyo., partly in Grand Teton National Park. Jackson Lake, 39 sq mi (101 sq km), a natural lake through which the Snake River flows, was dammed in 1916 to control , Kalispell, Missoula, Salt Lake City, Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs, town (1990 pop. 6,695), Routt co., NW Colo., on the Yampa River, just W of the Park Range; founded 1875, inc. 1907. It is a resort and skiing center, with ranching, farming, and light manufacturing. and Vail Vail (vāl), town (1990 pop. 3,569), Eagle co., W central Colo., on Gore Creek, in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mts.; founded as a ski resort 1962, inc. as a town 1966. . Sample prices: 5,000 miles plus $218 or 10,000 miles plus $168 for travel within the U.S. 48 or from the U.S. 48 to Canada. Prices for travel to Alaska are higher. Tickets must be purchased no later than Dec. 15 for travel between Nov. 30, 2005 and Mar. 31, 2006. http://www.nwa.com/features/skicm05/ Nov 8, 2005 Southwest Rapid Rewards Rapid Rewards Members through December 16, who are also members of Priority Club Rewards will earn double Southwest credit (1.0 credit instead of the standard 0.5 credits) for qualifying stays. To earn Rapid Rewards credits, hotel guests must have designated Southwest as their chosen airline program in their Priority Club profile. http://www.southwest.com/rapid_rewards/intercontinental.html Nov 10, 2005 Swiss TravelClub, Lufthansa Miles & More The Swiss TravelClub will be terminated, effective April 1, 2006. The good news: TravelClub members' miles will be transferred to Lufthansa's program, Miles & More. Lufthansa is in the process of acquiring Swiss. Details of the transition can be found here: https://miles-and-more.swiss.com/ Nov 10, 2005 TripRewards TripRewards members will receive through December 29, enough bonus points for a $25 gift certificate after two qualifying stays at participating TripRewards hotels (AmeriHost Inn, Days Inn, Howard Johnson, Knights Inn, Ramada ra·ma·da n. Southwestern U.S. 1. a. An open or semienclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade. b. An open porch or breezeway. 2. , Super 8, Travelodge (U.S. hotels only), Wingate Inn Wingate Inn opened their first hotel in July 1996. Since then, over 100 new Wingate Inns have been opened. Though the chain targets business travelers, leisure travelers have also found the brand name comfortable and accommodating. ). The bonus may only be earned twice during the promotion period. Registration is required. The TripRewards Web site at https://www.triprewards.com/ip-tr/PromoReg.jsp has details. Nov 10, 2005 United Mileage Plus Mileage Plus members will earn 5,000 bonus miles through December 15, for up to three qualifying roundtrips between the United States and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Japan, Korea, People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand or Vietnam. Qualifying tickets: first (F, A), business (C, D), economy (Y, B, M, H, Q, V, W) class fares. Registration is required. Further information is at http://united.com/pacific Nov 10, 2005 United Mileage Plus Mileage Plus members will earn double miles through Dec. 31, for qualifying rate stays of two or more nights at participating Preferred Hotels. No registration required. http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,1254,00.html#Preferred%20Hotels for promotion details. Nov 8, 2005 US Airways Dividend Miles US Air Dividend Miles members will earn 500 bonus miles for each America West flight to any of 50 destinations not served by US Airways between October 5 and December 31. In addition, there's a 5,000-mile bonus for every five flights flown to the selected destinations. Registration is required. Details are online at http://usairways.com/dividendmiles/8946.htm Nov 10, 2005 |
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