Nov
03
2006
Sofitel is having a sweepstakes that offers 500 Lufthansa miles just for entering.
500 Free Lufthansa Miles
Dining for Miles Bonus Offer Roundup
Free Frequent Flyer Miles points to a whole bunch of iDine/Rewards Network (dining for miles) bonus offers. Register and dine 5 times for at least $25 or more at participating restaurants by the end of the year to earn elite status in the United Mileage Plus dining program for next year. That means earning 10 miles per dollar spent next year (instead of 1 without an online profile or 3 with a profile). Register for a similar ‘fast track’ to dining elite status in 2007 with the Alaska Airlines program, difference being that qualified dines need to be $20 or more rather than $25. The American Airlines dining program is offering elite status for $250 in spending at participating restaurants by the end of the year. Set up an online account by the end of…
10% Off Flights From Chicago
Oct
29
2006
American wants you to text WORLD to 88398 and they’ll send you back a 10% discount code valid on roundtrips originating in Chicago. Discount requires booking by December 19 for travel through March 31, 2007.
United Promo Signup Tool
Oct
29
2006
I hadn’t seen this before, and have been wanting such a tool ever since Dave Friedman’s excellent site stopped working maybe three years ago — a website that finds United Mileage Plus promotions and automaticallly signs you up for them. The only caveat is that the tool doesn’t discriminate between better or worse promotions, so if there are two out there which are mutually exclusive (don’t permit double dipping) you’ll wind up getting the first one the tool finds. But for busy people without the time or inclination to specifically track what’s available at any given time, this is outstanding.
20,000 Miles for Alaska Visa
Oct
25
2006
This is the best offer I’ve seen yet for an Alaska Airlines Signature Visa from Bank of America: 20,000 miles plus two board room passes on approval, 1000 additional miles for applying online, plus the standard annual $50 companion ticket. The $75 fee isn’t waived, but the benefits strike me as worth it — enough miles to upgrade two transcon flights, for instance. The best bonus I’ve seen previously for this card was 10,000 miles. So a big thanks to reader David for the heads up. Update: I understand this is a promotion intended to ‘come out’ November 1, but they apparently made it live a bit early. I’ve put in my application..
Bonus Starwood Points for Texas Stays
Starwood is offering progressively increasing bonus points at 15 participating Texas hotels for stays through January 13, 2007: 1,000 points for one night, 2,000 points for two nights and 3,000 points for three or more nights, up to 25,000 total bonus points. Registration required.
Starting to Look at Asiana Club
I’ve never really given much thought to Asiana’s frequent flyer program, even though I knew that they had an especially attractive to make and retain Star Alliance Gold status: you need to fly 100,000 miles with their program but you aren’t limited to a calendar year to do it — in fact, take as long as you need. What’s more, status lasts three years and you have those three years to rack up just another 40,000 miles to requalify. Easiest Star Alliance Gold there is. (One caveat — although given the generosity of the criteria for earning status not really a huge one for most — is that not all coach fare classes earn 100% of miles flown.) What makes the program even more interesting — and what I hadn’t realized — is (as outlined…
United Business Visa with No Fee First Year
Oct
24
2006
Maybe I’ve been under a rock for awhile, but this is the first time I’ve seen the United Business Visa with fee waived first year — hence in the past I’ve never churned these. They’re offering 21,000 bonus miles after $250 in purchases, and since there’s finally no fee to get those miles I’ll give an application a whirl.(Hat tip to Don.)Update: a helpful reader points out the business visa also comes with 25,000 points after $250 in purchases, fee waived the first year. I knew about this offer on the personal card, didn’t realize it applied to the business card…
Avis iTunes Promo is Back
The Avis iTunes promo is back — through September 30, 2007. Registration is required, but when I tried to register it told me I already was — presumably because I registered for the last iTunes promo. Haven’t had a chance to verify that’s the reason yet.
A Much-Needed Renovation at the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach
HotelChatter reports that the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach’s $45 million renovation will complete on December 21. (This hotel needed it!) Among the cooler innovations invisible televisions in the master bathroom – cleverly hidden behind the mirror and only visible when turned on–seven-jet oversized showers and free-standing soaking tubs with views of the ocean. I especially dig the televisions — LCD screens inside a mirror, the screen appears only when turned on and vanishes when turned off.
