US Airways has raised the price of purchased miles from 2.5 cents apiece to 2.75 cents. But they’re again offering a 100% bonus on purchased or gifted miles, through March 31. The offer is limited to the first 50,000 miles purchased (which nets you 100,000 miles). And this time there’s no bonus for transferred miles. Still, $1478 including tax for 100,000 miles is pretty good — it’s enough for business class from the US to Europe even after US Airways increased the price of that award back on January 6. Presumably this offer should be stackable with the 25% bonus on gifting miles being offered all year to US Airways elites. (At least I haven’t seen anything to suggest the two offers aren’t combinable, please let me know if otherwise.)
Monthly Archives
Monthly Archives for February 2010.
Anotehr Free 100 Continental Miles
Continental is offering 100 miles “for learning about the benefits of the Star Alliance network” and all you have to do is register. If these miles post — and Continental is notorious for free 100 mile offers that never do — then it’s great, and could be helpful in averting mileage expiration for some. Personally, if I were using it to extend the validity of an account I’d take screen shots of the offer and of the page showing successful expiration, those should help dispute an account expiration if the miles don’t actually post. (Hat tip to Dan R..)
Award Wallet Expands Account Coverage
For the past several months I’ve been using Award Wallet to manage my frequent flyer accounts. The good folks at Award Wallet dropped me an email to update me on the programs they added support for in the past month: Airlines Czech Airlines (OK Plus), Fly Kingfisher, LAN (LANPASS), Malaysia Airlines (Enrich), Porter (VIPorter), Sun Country Airlines (Ufly Rewards) Hotels Coast Hotels (Coast Rewards), Fairmont President’s Club, Icelandair (Saga Club), Joie de Vivre (Joy of Life), Jumeirah (Sirius), Kimpton InTouch, Omni Hotels (Select Guest), Red Roof Inn (RediCard), Bus and Rail BoltBus (Bolt Rewards), Eurostar (Eurostar Frequent Traveler) Other e-Miles, Ebates, President’s Choice (PC Points), Sears Club Ok, ok, you don’t have an Icelandair Saga Club account? I don’t either. And I didn’t even know that BoltBus had its own program. (Don’t ask me why,…
Great Mileage Expiration Policy Reference
The Global Traveller offers a pretty extensive review of airline mileage expiration policies. Like Kiwi Flyer, I was perplexed reading the February Inside Flyer cover story on mileage expiration to read that Singapore miles expire after 36 months of account activity. : KrisFlyer accounts which have activity are valid for 36 months from the end of the month in which the last activity occurred, after which the membership accounts will expire. I had always thought Singapore miles expire 36 months after they’re earned, and that the clock doesn’t get reset through additional account activity. Sadly, Singapore miles do expire 36 months after they’re earned. I’m sitting on about 150,000 that I need to use sometime in the next 18 months…
When In Doubt, Hang Up and Call Back
I just got off the phone with US Airways. I called looking for Lufthansa award seats that I knew were available. The agent saw nothing. They saw nothing on the route for days. Finally they found a couple of coach seats a week after I wanted them. Weird. Sometimes US Airways’ IT systems will be out of synch with United after United loads new schedules. That’ll usually correct itself in a few hours. But I hadn’t experienced this before. My first thought — and I know better than to think this, rather than just hang up and call back — perhaps, wow, US Airways has finally figured out Starnet blocking. And just in time, as the millions of bonus miles from the holiday “Big Bonus” 250% promo for shopping should post March 1. Paranoia strikes…
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