Frequent Flyer Program News October 2005.Bankruptcies complicate use of frequent-flier miles. It's fairly easy to accumulate frequent-flier miles, but travelers say it's harder than ever to redeem them for free trips, 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. Some bankrupt airlines are also dropping routes, making it difficult for travelers to secure award tickets, he writes. Oct 25, 2005 Airlines losing loyalty of frequent fliers. Travelers are losing faith in the quality of airline customer service and in frequent-flier programs, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The New York Times' Joe Sharkey. Sharkey said it is harder for frequent fliers to secure upgrades and free tickets using their miles, so the motivation to fly a certain number of miles to achieve elite status has weakened. Oct 19, 2005 America West FlightFund America West FlightFund members between October 4 and December 31, will earn 500 bonus miles for each US Airways or US Airways Express US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certificated airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways. flight to destinations not served by America West or America West Express America West Express was the name for America West Airlines commuter and regional flights operated by Mesa Air Group's Mesa Airlines under a code share agreement. Today Mesa Airlines operates for US Airways Express. . And for every five qualifying cities visited under this offer, FlightFund members will earn an additional 5,000 miles. Bonus can be earned once for each eligible destination, with a maximum of 15,000 bonus miles awarded during the promotion period. Registration is required. See below for a complementary US Airways promotion that rewards Dividend Miles members with 500 bonus miles for America West flights on routes not served by US Air. http://www.americawest.com/awa/profiles/flightfundpromotionsregister.aspx?promocode=us05. Oct 10, 2005 America West FlightFund In the aftermath of the America West-US Airways merger, which keeps the newly formed US Airways in the Star Alliance, the longstanding 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 partnerships between America West and both 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. and Northwest (which participate in the competing oneworld and SkyTeam alliances, respectively) will be terminated. FlightFund members can continue earning miles for British Air flights through December 31. Miles can be redeemed for awards booked on BA through February 15, 2006, with award travel completed by January 31, 2007. March 31, 2006 is the last day of reciprocal mileage earning and redemption on Northwest flights, and all award travel must be completed by March 31, 2007. More information is at http://americawest.com/awa/content/frequentflyer/mileagepartners/ Oct 10, 2005 American AAdvantage AAdvantage members will earn double miles for travel on American Airlines' new nonstop flights between 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. and San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. between Oct. 30, 2005 and Jan. 31, 2006. Registration is required http://www.aa.com/offersAmerican is offering up to 15,000 bonus miles for roundtrip flights to Tokyo and Osaka through Dec. 15, AAdvantage members will earn 15,000 bonus miles for first/biz-class roundtrips to Tokyo, 7,500 miles for full-fare coach (fares booked in Y or B), and 5,000 bonus miles for select discounted coach (fares booked in K, H, L or M).And through Jan. 31, 2006, members will earn 15,000 bonus miles for first/biz roundtrips between Dallas/Fort Worth and Osaka, Japan, 7,500 bonus miles for roundtrips on selected coach fares (Y, B, M, H, K and W), and 5,000 bonus miles in discounted coach (fares booked in L, N and V). Bonuses may be earned an unlimited number of times. Registration is required. http://www.aa.com/offers. Oct 8, 2005 Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run Guest Rewards Members of Amtrak's Guest Rewards program will earn double points through December 31, for Acela Express Acela Express (often called simply Acela, leading to early confusion with the Acela Regional and Acela Commuter) is the name used by Amtrak for the high-speed tilting train service operating between Washington, D.C. or Metroliner trips between any cities. Registration is required. Promotion http://www.amtrakguestrewards.com/22352 Oct 10, 2005 Delta SkyMiles SkyMiles members can earn between October 1 and November 31, up to 3,000 bonus miles for eight qualifying SkyMiles Dining dines of $25 or more. Dine twice to earn 500 bonus miles, four times to earn 1,000, six times to earn 2,000, and eight times to earn 3,000. Registration is required. Visit https://skymiles.rewardsnetwork.com/registerbonus.jsp?id=DL12 for more information or to register. Oct 10, 2005 Delta SkyMiles Delta SkyMiles and SkyPoints 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. cardholders can earn double miles or points on eligible purchases made with the cards between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31. There's a limit of 10,000 bonus miles or points per member, and miles and points which would be doubled anyway, under the Amex "Always Double Miles" feature, are exempt. To receive the bonuses, cardholders must register prior to making purchases. Delta's website at http://www.delta.com/skymiles/index.jsp Oct 8, 2005 Hertz Exactly Rewards Between October 1, 2005 and January 15, 2006, members may redeem their Awards Points toward a Free Weekend Day for 250 points - a 50 percent discount. Four Free Weekend Day Certificates can be combined for an extended Weekend getaway. http://offers.hertzgold.com/offer.aspx?offerid=158 Oct 10, 2005 Northwest WorldPerks WorldPerks members can redeem 5,000 fewer miles between October 30 and December 14, for award travel to/from Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. and the following cities: Indianapolis, Indiana; Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, ; Flint, Michigan; Grand Rapids, Michigan “Grand Rapids” redirects here. For other uses, see Grand Rapids (disambiguation). Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 197,800. ; Fargo, North Dakota “Fargo” redirects here. For other uses, see Fargo (disambiguation). Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Cass County, located in the Red River Valley region. ; Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls (IPA: [su fɑlz]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Minnehaha County.GR6 The 2007 city population is 148,000. ; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Madison, Wisconsin. A Saturday night stay is required, and blackout dates apply. With the discount, coach awards are 20,000 miles, first class awards are 40,000 miles. Discount http://www.nwa.com/features/lasaward/. Oct 10, 2005 United Mileage Plus United forms new agreement for miles with Chase Bank. United Airlines could generate several billion dollars from a new agreement for frequent-flier miles with Chase Bank. The new agreement, which runs to 2012, will allow Chase to "make a substantial advance purchase of miles." The agreement will give United the funds necessary to finish a separate credit-card processing agreement with a unit of Chase. Oct 12, 2005 United Mileage Plus Mileage Plus members will earn through December 31, a 1,000-mile bonus for every United or United Express roundtrip flight booked on united.com. Visit http://www.united.com/ for details or make a booking. Oct 10, 2005 US Airways Dividend Miles US Airways hires more agents to help elite fliers. Complaints from elite travelers spurred US Airways to hire 30 new reservation agents to serve frequent fliers. Some of the top passengers complained about getting more non-native English speakers on the phone. Oct 17, 2005 US Airways Dividend Miles Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. sues US Airways over frequent-flier card. Bank of America has sued US Airways claiming the carrier breached a contract when it let another bank offer a credit card offering frequent-flier miles. Bank of America said it has the exclusive right to offer a US Airways frequent-flier card. US Airways did not comment on the lawsuit. Oct 13, 2005 |
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