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Starwood’s new quarterly promo is out. As usual, you have to register and then you’ll find out the offer you get. My offer in the Starry Nights Promo is You’ll earn 3,000 Starpoints after your third stay, 3,000 after your sixth stay and 3,000 after your ninth stay for a total of up to 9,000 bonus Starpoints. So 9000 points for 9 nights between December 1 and February 28. Registration is required by January 31.Some folks get 2000 points for every 2 stays up to 6000 points instead of 3000 points every 3 stays up to 9000. So as they say, “your mileage may vary.”

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I can’t vouch for the veracity of the piece, but Trinidad & Tobago’s Newsday reports that BWIA is not offering any additional mileage redemption seats at all through April 2007. PERSONS wishing to use their BWEE Frequent Flyer Miles to book flights on BWIA may not be able to do so until April 2007 because all mile bookings for confirmed seats on BWIA for the rest of the year and early next year have been filled. Yesterday, Newsday received calls from several concerned persons who said they contacted the BWEE Miles centre and were told that they may not be able to use their Frequent Flyer Miles to book tickets for the remainder of 2006 and possibly the first three months of 2007. Checks by Newsday with the BWEE Miles centre revealed that confirmed seats…

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In the second quarter of 2006 United reported net income of $111 million on revenue of $5.1 billion. $97 million of that — 87% — was from “United Loyalty Services,” primarily the Mileage Plus frequent flyer program. In the third quarter of 2006 United reported net income of $220 million on revenue of $5.2 billion. $112 million of that — 51% — was from United Loyalty Services. It’s reasonable to say that United’s frequent flyer program drives its profitability (though it’s certainly possible for the airline to lose enough money that even its frequent flyer program couldn’t make up the difference). Meanwhile, Air Canada’s Aeroplan frequent flyer program (which is a separate publicly traded entity) saw its third-quarter profit jumped 77 percent as it sold more Aeroplan Miles through its commercial partners. Aeroplan earned C$34.3…

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Free Frequent Flyer Miles points to a whole bunch of iDine/Rewards Network (dining for miles) bonus offers. Register and dine 5 times for at least $25 or more at participating restaurants by the end of the year to earn elite status in the United Mileage Plus dining program for next year. That means earning 10 miles per dollar spent next year (instead of 1 without an online profile or 3 with a profile). Register for a similar ‘fast track’ to dining elite status in 2007 with the Alaska Airlines program, difference being that qualified dines need to be $20 or more rather than $25. The American Airlines dining program is offering elite status for $250 in spending at participating restaurants by the end of the year. Set up an online account by the end of…

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