Amtrak is offering double points on train travel through December 16 (excluding November 21 – 28). Registration is required.
1000 Continental Miles for Creating Dining Login
Sep
21
2006
From Free Frequent Flyer Miles: Continental Airlines OnePass members who have not created a OnePass Dining Login ID can earn 1,000 bonus miles for doing so here October 1 – December 31, 2006. It appears that you don’t actually have to dine to get the miles
Five Nights at a Priority Club Hotel Yields 10,000 Miles
Sep
20
2006
If you stay 5 consecutive nights at am InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, or Holiday Inn Express in the U.S, Canada or Mexico for 5 consecutive nights or more through December 31, 2006 you can earn 10,000 bonus Delta miles.Not bad. Registration is required and you have to select Delta miles as your earning preference in your Priority Club profile.
Blogging Coverage of my Blogging
I’m quoted in Christopher Elliott’s New York Times article today, though I’m not in it saying anything particularly remarkable.
Convenience Store Clerks Must Truly See it All.
Don’t you just hate it when this happens?
Hyatt New Member Signup Promo
Sep
16
2006
Hyatt is offer 2500 bonus points with your first stay by November 30 as a new member when signing up via a special offer. (Hat tip to Free Frequent Flyer Miles.)
250 Free Delta Miles
Sep
16
2006
Via Free Frequent Flyer Miles, Delta is offering 250 free miles for answering a one question survey.
New Hilton American Express Signup Promo
Sep
16
2006
The Hilton American Express comes with an offer of 10,000 points with first purchase, 2500 bonus points for each of your first four Hilton stays charged to the card, and 30,000 points for spending $5000 on the card by March 31, 2007.
Another Annoying Minor Devaluation at United
Sep
16
2006
As revealed on Flyertalk, United Mileage Plus members booking business class transatlantic or transpacific award flights can only be booked in coach on Singapore connecting segments. S*MPI/STAR-AWARD RULES.R:**NOTE: X/I/O IS NOT OFFERED ON ALL ROUTES. FOR SQ BUSINESS CLASS AWARDS WITH CONNECTIONS/STOPOVERS TO/FROM A TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHT BOOK *I* CLASS FOR TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC/PACIFIC AND *X* FOR ONWARD FLT EXAMPLE – SQ BUSINESS CLASS AWARD LAXDPS BOOK *I* LAX-SIN AND *X* SIN-DPS SQ AWARDS THAT DO NOT INVOLVE A TRANSOCEANIC SECTOR USE *I* FOR ALL SECTORS INCLUDING 2 CABIN AIRCRAFT Lesson is that if you fly Singapore on a business award you’ll want your onward connection on another Star carrier in order to remain in business.
United Restricts Access to Economy Plus
Sep
16
2006
I’ve been meaning to blog this but Upgrade Travel beats me to the punch: United is no longer allowing its partner Star Alliance Gold members to access economy plus seating (they’re not allowing full fare passengers access to these seats either, which is bizarre). Now economy plus is available only to United elites and those who ‘buy up’ at the airport. Economy plus is the same seat as coach with no additional services, just a few extra inches of legroom. It isn’t “premium economy” as the rest of the world understands it. But United sees the ability, presumably, to upcharge. Doesn’t make me happy one bit, even though it’s a seemingly small change.
