Monthly Archives for August 2007.
Via NotiFlyer, a new search engine is launching that’ll pay you miles (up to 1000 a month with your choice of Delta, Alaska, Midwest, Northwest, USAirways or Continental) for using it.Sign up at Zoomiles.com for an invitation when the site launches.I’m willing to try it, though I’m skeptical. Miles are enough to get me to try an alternative to Google, but 1000 miles a month aren’t enough to get me to accept an inferior alternative. So we’ll see.
Earn 2000 free Delta miles in the SiteSeer Challenge. Very easy miles, you register at the website and then vote four times for 250 miles each. The trick is you have to return on different dates for the voting, so you’ll need to set an Outlook reminder or similar. Then if you vote all four times you get an extra 1000 miles for a total of 2000.Voting dates are August 6,7,8August 20,21,22 Voting September 3,4,5 September 17,18,19 The offer also includes double miles for Delta flights purchased at delta.com with any American Express Card between July 25 and September 19, 2007 for travel through September 30th. Check the box on the registration page to opt into this offer. (Another one thanks to Free Frequent Flyer Miles.)
From the August issue of Inside Flyer, AAVacations is offering 250 American Airlines miles for filling out a survey and agreeing to receive their emails.
Via Free Frequent Flyer Miles, United’s Mileage Plus Dining (the co-branded Rewards Network dining rewards program) is offering 250 United miles for creating an online profile by December 31st if you haven’t already done so.
Via Free Frequent Flyer Miles, Amtrak’s Pick Your Partners Promotion offers 250 free Guest Rewards points for selecting preferred partners (very easy! Just log in and the offer is under Hot Deals) and then 500 bonus points for each of your first two transactions through September 30th.
National Car Rental is offering 1000 free Air Canada Aeroplan miles for signing up for a free Emerald Club membership by November 30. There’s also an additional 2000 miles on offer for your first rental with National by November 30 — but the signup bonus doesn’t require renting a car.Looks like US and Canadian residents only.
Los Angeles (LAX) to Phnom Penh (PNH) on China Airlines (CI). Change planes in Tapei. Bookable at Travelocity. Non-refundable, non-changeable. Usual fare is ~ $1000. Travel on the outbound transpacific sector must commence between 5 September and 4 November, so there’s just a two month window for travel. If you have Priority Club points you could pair this deal with a special at the Phnom Penh Intercontinental, which is showing up as a “Point Breaks” hotel at only 5000 points a night instead of the usual 40,000. Or you could travel a bit farther to Siem Reap and see Angkor Wat. Personally this is another one I’m not taking advantage of. I’d first have to buy airfare to Los Angeles. I don’t have any means to upgrade on China Airlines. CI travel earns 100% of…
Because Reliant Energy offers American Airlines miles for using their electricity. The ‘up to 7500 miles’ are broken up and awarded after the 2nd, 6th, and 12th invoices. And I don’t know what their pricing etc. is like. But miles are the second reason (no state income tax is the first) for me to consider moving to Texas.
Via Upgrade: Travel Better, Bruce Schneier has a multi-part interview with TSA Director Kip Hawley that makes for a fascinating (though not in my view confidence-inspiring) read. Start with Part One then continue with Two and Three. I’ll be checking back tomorrow and Thursday for parts Four and Five.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
