For those that missed out on this morning’s $20 rate at Caesar’s Palace, the Venetian has a published special of $119 per night on weeknights. Meanwhile New York New York is offering rooms from $69 which, to me, doesn’t seem like nearly as nice a deal.
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Air Canada’s New Draconian Mileage Expiration Policy
There are the Southwest’s of the world with expiring credits every 24 months (used to be 12 months, but there were no capacity controls on awards — so in that case the tradeoff was well worth it). But then there are the major carriers, where the rough standard on mileage expiration is that you need account activity every 36 months, otherwise your miles don’t expire. But Air Canada is introducing new rules, as explained on Flyertalk but an official from Aeroplan:Change #1: Effective January 1, 2007, Aeroplan will begin date-stamping Aeroplan Miles. This means that Aeroplan Miles issued on or after January 1, 2007, will have a date-stamp of 7 years (84-months) from the month the mile is accumulated. Miles in an account that exceed 84-months without being redeemed will be automatically deducted from members’…
Earn Money By Flying
Via the Upgrade Travel Blog, SkyEurope has become the first airline to pay you to fly. Through Sunday you can book flights for as little as -₤1 .. taxes and fees are extra of course so you don’t actually put money in your pocket. But it’s still a neat gimick.
Las Vegas – Caesars Palace – $20/night
Priceline has Caesars Palace at $20. I assume it was intended to be $200. This is not their ‘name your own price’ product — when you go to Priceline.com and search for Las Vegas hotels the system first brings up a conventional booking engine. Look uder four star properties in the “Strip – Fremont Area” and you’ll see Caesars Palace at $20. It’s prepaid, but you can cancel for a refund minus $25 fee. If you don’t see the rate for the date(s) you’re looking for try different dates, the ‘priceline special rate’ may be sold out. Being discussed on Flyertalk.
This Avis Chairman’s Member May Start Renting from Enterprise
I know, I know. I hate Enterprise, too. The hard sell on the collision damage waiver, the walkaround the car with the Enterprise agent, the utterly pedestrian vehicles… until now, that is Lotus announced plans today to distribute 50 Elise roadsters to select Enterprise Rent-A-Car locations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego and south Florida Given Enterprise’s penchant for dinging customers for minor damage, I’d definitely take the CDW coverage, even if I’m renting with a credit card offering primary insurance coverage. The car will apparently cost $199 a day — but it’s a rental as it should be, the opportunity to try something new and out of the ordinary.
5000 Northwest Bonus Miles for Next Roundtrip
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Inside the DOT’s EAS Program
The Essential Air Service Program has to be the most effective and most important effort our government has.More than 100 airports receive federal subsidies under the “Essential Air Service” programPer-passenger flight subsidies for these flights are greater than per-rider subsidies to AmtrakSubsidies are as high as $677 per one-way ticket, and airports average as few as 3 passengers per flight In most cases people can and do (hence the lower traffic numbers) drive to larger airports. But this is one piece of pork that just won’t go away.
1000-1500 British Airways miles for Avis Rentals
I recently posted Avis 1000 mile promotions for several airlines, but the British Airways link didn’t work. Turns out there’s an even better offer. Through November 30 you can earn double British Airways miles for Avis rentals, which means basic members earn 1000 miles and Golds earn 1500. Details are here.
CNNMoney.com Profiles a Flyertalk Member
Dean Burri is a former Flyertalk President and organizer of events between frequent flyers and Continental executives. He’s profiled by CNNMoney for his 300 days on the road and 400,000 flown miles a year.He has custom made suits that hold his cigar humidors, but otherwise his travel approaches are not unlike thousands of other road warriors. Nice recognition, cigarman!
Marriott Goes YouTube
Several hotel chains are making real efforts at using cutting edge technologies. Priority Club was first with a blog, though it’s a pretty awful effort. Starwood is furthest along with its “The Lobby” entry. Marriott public relations is busy pitching their news stories at blogs. And now Marriott has posted a video to YouTube promoting an upcoming photo contest. Pretty amusing and clever entry, too. And I understand it uses real Marriott employees, to boot.
