It’s Sunday, and time for my semi-regular roundup of random stuff you can get for free. Free coffee sample from OneFreshCup Coffeesuite is offering free samples (see the section contact us on the main web page) Free coffee from Ospina ($1.50 shipping) Free massage lotion and oil Join Clairol for free samples Free brain stress toy Free jar of dill pickles Free Curel lotion Two-year subscription to Backpacker magazine Free sample of Ponds Age-Defying Cleansing Towlette Free Stork’s Choice Diapers ($2.99 shipping) Free Alhalabi Nuts sample Free sample of Thompson Beef Jerkey Free sample of Velvet Fudge With most things free, of course (fare glitches aside), you get what you pay for…
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Acrimonious labor relations at Hawaiian
Hawaiian Airlines bankruptcy trustee was kicked off a Hawaiian flight by its pilot. A Hawaiian Airlines pilot asked bankruptcy trustee Josh Gotbaum to get off a plane preparing for takeoff Thursday, saying he was angry about Gotbaum’s policies and could not safely fly the Boeing 767-300 with the trustee aboard. Gotbaum agreed to leave rather than delay the takeoff, an airline spokesman said yesterday. “The pilot told him he wasn’t happy to have him on the flight,” said Hawaiian spokesman Keoni Wagner. “Rather than delay the flight by discussing it at that point, he decided to take another flight.” The pilot, Capt. Craig Kobayashi, said yesterday: “So many employees are so emotional about him after all of the things Gotbaum has done, such as freezing our pension plan.” I wouldn’t want to be a passenger…
Best Deal Miles for Flowers
The FTD offer for 30 United miles per dollar spent still works. It was originally marketed to United 1K members but works for anyone.
Two Travelocity Offers
Save $25 on last minute deals and earn triple miles from Budget car rental.Update: As many readers know, Travelocity is selling the same packages as Site59. Alert reader Vito emails to point out that there’s a better offer than Travelocity’s $25 off — just go to Site59 and type MC59 into the Promotional Code field on the billing page during check out and use your MasterCard to purchase for $59 off. Offer valid through September 30, 2004. Thanks for the heads up!
Continental miles sweepstakes
Lending Tree is giving away 500,000 Continental miles. No purchase necessary. No warranty on your ability to use the miles except at the EasyPass level, however. 😉
More Companion Ticket Offers from Los Angeles
Last month, America West began offering free companion tickets after two roundtrips to and from Los Angeles.United has matched this offer, as has American.Registration is required for all of the offers, and flights must be completed by November 15th.
Hilton Personalizes Benefits, too
It isn’t just Air Canada and Delta. Hilton HHonors members can register their preferred way to earn points for hotel stays. Beginning July 1, members can choose between:10 HHonors points and 1 airline mile per dollar spent10 HHonors points and 500 airline miles per stay 10 HHonors points plus 5 bonus HHonors points per dollar spent Members can switch their choice at any time — a good idea to focus on the fixed point offerings for single night stays, and variable offerings for longer, costlier stays.
Replace Car Tires and Take to the Skies
Purchase a set of Michelin tires by November 15th and earn 2500 Delta miles.
Transportation and environmental heresy
It turns out that cars may be more fuel efficient than trains (link via Marginal Revolution).Challenging assumptions about railways’ green superiority, the study finds that the weight and fuel requirements of trains have increased to the point where rail could become the least energy-efficient form of transport. Engineers at Lancaster University said trains had failed to keep up with the motor and aviation industries in reducing fuel needs. They calculate that expresses between London and Edinburgh consume slightly more fuel per seat (the equivalent of 11.5 litres) than a modern diesel-powered car making the same journey. The car’s superiority rises dramatically when compared with trains travelling at up to 215mph. Here’s the money quote:“I know this will generate howls of protest, but at present a family of four going by car is about as environmentally…
25% Amex Conversion Bonus
Through June 30th there is a 25% bonus for transferring American Express Membership Rewards points to Aeromexico. Of course, Aeromexico is a partner of Delta (and a member of Skyteam) so this may be of value far beyond Mexico.
