Jan
07
2005
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AA Tax Offer
Jan
07
2005
H&R Block is offering up to 1000 American Airlines miles for filing your taxes with them.
Double Miles for Disaster Relief
Jan
06
2005
United is offering 500 miles for gifts of $50 or more to one of their six designated relief charities. If you pay with your United Visa, you’ll earn double miles (update for clarity: double miles on the actual donation amount, not on the 500 mile bonus).
Free Upgrades on ATA
Jan
06
2005
Bankrupt American Trans Air, working on recovery via cost and schedule cutting, cash from Southwest, and codesharing, is trying to entice bookings by promoting its business class cabin. If you book online at ATA.com by January 10 for travel by February 3, you’ll earn a day of departure business class upgrade certificate (to be mailed after February 3).
Free Blackberry: Not a great deal, but if you wanted one anyway…
Jan
06
2005
Avis is offering a free Blackberry with one-year paid service agreement to customers who complete a rental by March 31.
Loews Hotels Discount
Jan
06
2005
Loews Hotels is offering a $20.05 credit on reservations of two or more nights made online by March 27.
Another tax preparation offer
Jan
06
2005
Earn 1500 Priority Club points for having your taxes done by H&R Block.
Use Amex Points on OneWorld Carriers
Jan
05
2005
One of the great frustrations of the American Express Membership Rewards program is that American Airlines does not participate as a transfer partner. What’s more, it’s nearly* impossible to use American Express points to claim an award seat on any oneWorld carrier (American, British, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Iberia, LanChile, Finnair, Aer Lingus). I say nearly because there are ways of working partnerships to get some seats, such as transferring points to Continental or USAirways to claim award seats on Qantas. But there aren’t any oneWorld partners in the Membership Rewards program. Right now there’s a brief window of opportunity, however, created by a confluence of two separate conversion bonuses. As I noted yesterday, transfers from American Express to Starwood earn a 50% bonus through March 31. And until January 31, transfers from hotel program into…
Amex Transfer Bonus to Starwood
Jan
04
2005
American Express is offering a 50% bonus on transfers to Starwood through March 31. Instead of the usual ratio of 3 Amex points to 1 Starwood point, this offer improves the exchange to 2:1.
Fare Glitch on Tickets Originating in French Polynesia
Travelocity seems to be having difficulty properly converting French Polynesia Francs to US Dollars. Right now, all tickets originating in Tahiti and Noumea are showing up at 10% of their usual dollar cost. For instance, Tahiti-Los Angeles roundtrips are showing up from $299 in business class. So if you plan to be in French Polynesia, now is the time to book your tickets. If you already have tickets to French Polynesia, consider buying a one-way return ticket in business or first class and throwing away your existing return. Or you might claim an award ticket to French Polynesia (expensive in miles, I know) and fly from there to pretty much anywhere in the world in a premium class of service. After catching a free flight, top level elite status can be had for ticketing originating…
