Frequent Flyer Program News.For more 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 data and analysis, please go to: http://www.airguideonline.com/order_formsubs.htm Jun 1, 2006 Frequent fliers becoming less loyal, experts say. Fewer frequent fliers are traveling on free flights, 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. an analysis by USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. , BECKaviation and AirGuideOnline. Experts say many travelers are becoming less loyal to particular carriers and are instead seeking out the cheapest fares. http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineffp.htm May 31, 2006 Frequent fliers earn more than 15 million reward trips. Members of frequent flier programs received nearly 15.6 million reward tickets from the largest U.S. airlines in 2005, according to a recent analysis. Airlines also reported a liability of $3.82 billion for miles earned but unused. http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineffp.htm May 24, 2006 Airlines offer frequent-flier bonuses. Several carriers are offering bonus miles ahead of the busy summer travel season. 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 and Delta Air Lines are offering incentives to celebrate the anniversary of their mileage programs, and Northwest Airlines and Continental Airlines are giving bonuses to travelers who book on new routes. http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineffp.htm May 23, 2006 Hybrid credit cards allow travelers to transfer miles. New hybrid credit cards let consumers to earn miles or generic "points," which may allow them to earn travel on other carriers. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines and United Airlines offer mile or credit transfers. http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineffp.htm May 15, 2006 Travelers focus on price, not brand, experts say. Airline passengers are more concerned about the price of their ticket than brand loyalty. Changes to frequent-flier programs have encouraged travelers to shop around for tickets, experts say. http://www.airguideonline.com/onlineffp.htm May 4, 2006 AirTran A+ Rewards AirTran A+ Rewards members who sign up for EarthLink Internet service - cable, 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 , or dial-up - will earn eight A+ Rewards credits after paying the first three bills. That's enough for a free ticket. Offer is for new customers or current customers who upgrade to high-speed service See broadband. only. Details are at http://www.earthlink.net/partners/airtran/email May 29, 2006 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. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can redeem 5,000 fewer miles - 15,000 instead of the 20,000 normally required - for award flights between Phoenix, Tucson, 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. , Reno or Denver and any cities in Washington This is a list of cities in the U.S. state of Washington. See also List of cities in Washington (by population), list of towns in Washington State and . : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Best Western Gold Crown Club Best Western's 60th birthday promotion, Gold Crown Club International members who stay 60 or more qualified nights during 2006 will be awarded Diamond Elite status for life. Diamond is Best Western's top elite tier, offering members 30 percent bonus points for stays, room upgrades, early check-in and late checkout, etc. Offer details are at http://www.bestwestern.com/60thanniversary.asp#join May 29, 2006 Delta SkyMiles Delta SkyMiles members can earn and redeem miles for flights on Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and members of the Aeroflot Bonus program can earn and redeem on Delta flights. Miles earned for Aeroflot flights qualify for elite status in Delta's program, and Delta miles are elite-qualifying in Aeroflot Bonus. Aeroflot has been working through the steps required to become a member of the SkyTeam alliance for more than a year. There's no word on when their membership will take effect. Effective April 1. May 29, 2006 Frontier EarlyReturns Frontier EarlyReturns members will earn double miles for Frontier flights between Denver and 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 , San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , 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. , Sacramento, Fresno, 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. or Orange County through May 31. Further details are at https://www.frontierairlines.com/travel/ff_promotions.asp#DEN May 29, 2006 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 now donate their points to a number of charitable organizations via a dedicated section of the hotel's Web site. Among the organizations members can choose to support: American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , AIDS Walk L.A., the Arthritis Foundation, etc. Every 10,000 points donated translates into a $25 contribution. To make a contribution, go to http://www.hiltonfamily.com/en/ww/promotions/charities/index.jhtml May 29, 2006 Hyatt Gold Passport Hyatt's Gold Passport program will earn a 3,000-point bonus for their first stay at a Summerfield Suites hotel. Registration is required through June 30. Promotion details are here: http://goldpassport.hyatt.com/gp/en/index.jsp?_requestid=642501 May 29, 2006 Marriott Rewards Marriott Rewards memebers can now opt to have their final hotel bills sent to them via e-mail, eliminating the need to obtain a paper bill at the front desk when checking out. To sign up to receive e-bills, Rewards members should check the appropriate box in their online profiles on the Marriott Web site http://www.marriottrewards.com May 29, 2006 OnePass OnePass will earn up to 5,000 bonus miles on roundtrip Continental flights from New York/Newark to Beijing through July 15. Bonus is 5,000 miles in BusinessFirst (J, D or Z class), 2,500 bonus miles in higher-priced coach (Y, H, K, or N class), and 1,000 miles in discount coach (B, O, V, U, Q, I, S, W, T, X or L class). Registration is required. Promotion Code: 59020. Visit Continental's Web site at http://www.continental.com May 29, 2006 Priority Club Priority Club Rewards members can redeem 10 percent fewer points for dining and retail certificates through July 25. Retail partners include Amazon, Best Buy, Blockbuster, Circuit City, Land's End, Pier 1, Target and Sharper Image. Restaurant partners include Bennigan's, Buca Di Beppo Buca di Beppo is an American restaurant chain specializing in immigrant Southern Italian food. The name roughly translates as "Joe's Basement" (Beppo is slang for Joe in Southern Italy and Buca means basement (literally it means "hole") in Italian). , Chili's, Macaroni Grill, Olive Garden, Omaha Steaks Catalog, Red Lobster, etc. Further details are online at http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/c/2/content/dec/teaser/pc/0/en/lp/retail.html May 29, 2006 Swiss International Swiss International 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) are the latest carriers to join the Star Alliance network. Other partner airlines include Air Canada, Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... , ANA, Asiana, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines LOT Polish Airlines (Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT, short name PLL LOT) is the national airline/flag carrier of Poland, based in Warsaw. It operates scheduled passenger and cargo services. Domestic services link Warsaw with ten cities. , Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore, Spanair, TAP Portugal, THAI, United, US Airways and VARIG VARIG Viação Aérea Rio Grandense SA (Brazilian Airline) . As with all Star members, the new carriers become earning and redemption partners in the programs of all other Star airlines; and all Star airlines become earning and award partners in the programs of Swiss International and SAA (Systems Application Architecture) A set of interfaces designed to cross all IBM platforms from PC to mainframe. Introduced by IBM in 1987, SAA includes the Common User Access (CUA), the Common Programming Interface for Communications (CPI-C) and Common Communications . The Star Web site is here: http://www.staralliance.com May 29, 2006 United Mileage Plus United Mileage Plus announced it will offer Short Haul Saver Awards through the end of the year: award flights up to 700 miles each way on United, United Express and Ted for 15,000 miles, rather than the normal 25,000 miles. And through March 15, 2007, United is committing to allocating "a percentage of Saver Award seats on every flight to every international and domestic United destination." What that percentage might be, United declined to say. The changes are explained at http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,6862,53864,00.html May 29, 2006 United Mileage Plus United Mileage Plus members can earn more miles for purchases at participating Mileage Plus Mall retailers through June 30. Earn three miles per $1 spent instead of the normal two miles at Lands' End, three miles instead of one mile at Macy's, two miles instead of one at Sears, etc. Registration is required. Details are at http://mponlinemall.com/spring May 29, 2006 United Mileage Plus United Mileage Plus members will redeem more miles for many awards for award travel booked on or after October 16, and will pay new fees for awards ticketed within 14 days of departure. Among the award-price changes, business-class domestic Saver awards will increase from 40,000 to 45,000 miles, and Standard (i.e., unrestricted) coach and business-class domestic awards will increase by 10,000 miles, to 50,000 and 90,000 miles respectively. May 29, 2006 United Mileage Plus United Mileage Plus will begin charging a $70 fee for award travel ticketed six or fewer days prior to departure and a $50 fee for award travel ticketed between seven and 13 days prior to departure. Fees are waived for 1K Mileage Plus and Global Services members. Effective October 16. May 29, 2006 Wyndham TripRewards TripRewards members now can redeem their points for free stays at more than 100 participating Wyndham hotels. Points can be redeemed for one single or double standard room at any Wyndham Garden Hotel, Wyndham Historic Hotel or Wyndham Resorts location. Award prices range from 10,000 to 40,000 points per stay. See the TripRewards Web site at http://www.triprewards.com May 29, 2006 |
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