Northwest — which will soon go away and merge its Worldperks program into Delta Skymiles — continues business as usual offering regular bonus promotions. This time it’s “Miles in the Bag,” a shopping promo offering triple miles at a variety of merchants through January 30. 1-800-Flowers and FTD offer 30 miles per dollar (compared to the hidden 25 United miles per dollar that’s still active…).
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for November 2008.
United Charges You Cash to Upgrade and More Miles for Awards
Regular readers of this blog know that I’ve been predicting it for awhile. United announced changes to its frequent flyer program today. First, the minor change, they are restoring 500 mile minimum earning for elites matching Continental and American (leaving US Airways more or less out in the cold denying 500 mile minimums even to their elites). What’s more, they’re crediting the minimum miles retroactively so that elites won’t even be hurt by the change that took effect back in July. Second, starting July 1, 2009 they’re making mileage upgrade awards more like American — upgrade on any fare, but with a co-pay. Even domestic upgrades come at a $50 cost on top of the current 15,000 miles each way (I miss 10,000 mile confirmed upgrades!). Hawaii upgrades bump up slightly, to 17,500 miles each…
10% Bonus on Marriott Gift Card Purchases Through December 31
Through December 31, Marriott is offering a 10% bonus on the purchase of gift cards. You can use these to pay for your stays and, together with the bonus effectively receive a discount on your hotel rates. This is a ‘friends and family’ offer for Marriott associates, and they were encouraged to ‘pass it on.’ Use promo code MMF at MarriottGiftCardOffer.com. Update: Reader Rich points me to a Flyertalk thread which details how to get 10% off on the purchase of $1000 and $2000 Marriott Vacation Cards and also receive 1000 Delta miles per $1000. This requires a greater cash outlay (so you’d better have some Marriott stays lined up!) than the gift card offer above, but it comes with some Delta miles and a 10% savings rather than a 10% top-off to the card.…
