Hilton website hacks. Hilton doesn’t currently offer award redemption online, or does it? (Thanks to djohannw from Flyertalk.) Go to any Hilton hotel you want to book an award stay at and select “Book a room.” When the main reservation page comes up where you select dates and preferences, add the following text to the URL in your browser’s adress line: &spec_plan_desc=HHonors+Redemption&spec_plan=HH Press return to reload that page. You now will see the same page as before with a checked field “HHonors Redemption”. Now enter your requested dates and click on “Next.” On the rates page, you will now see the HHonors certificate rate if the hotel has award rooms available. The rate description for that looks as follows: HHONORS REDEMPTION (HH) BOOKABLE BY HHONORS MEMBERS WITH A VALD CERT Plan Description: HHONORS REDEMPTION BOOKABLE…
New USAirways members
New USAirways members earn 2,500 or 5,000 miles with their first flight. I’ve posted this before — but I just realized it expires December 31, 2003 and I thought it expired at the end of 2002.
Great passenger quote. Over on
Great passenger quote. Over on Flyertalk.com, Matthew Clement writes that Flight attendants may be there primarily for my safety, but in a premium cabin they have significant customer-service responsibilities as well, regardless of what their training material may say. A business class ticket is ten times the cost of an economy ticket, and if I’m not receiving ten times the safety, I’d better receive ten times the service.
America West will
America West will test charging for food on selected flights out of Phoenix that normally don’t serve food. Priced from $3 to $10, the choices will range from a snack box with Rondele cheese, Wheat Thins crackers, nuts, teriyaki beef jerky and cookies to Chicken Kiev. It’s unclear how the airline will compete successfully with airport vendors — both in price and quality — but it’s an interesting experiment.
Happy New Year. May your
Happy New Year. May your upgrades clear at booking, your mileage bonuses post promptly, and your pre-reserved exit row seats recline fully. Peace and best wishes to all my readers in the new year!
Play the Michael
Play the Michael Jackson Baby Drop game.
EDS baggage screening device
EDS baggage screening device has a 40% false-positive error rate.
President Bush exempts
President Bush exempts Area 51 from environmental laws. Just what disclosures are they afraid to file? 😉
Most airline mile credit cards
Most airline mile credit cards require pretty good credit. Here’s an exception. Korean Airlines offers a secured visa through US Bank. Guaranteed approval, 3000 miles to start, and Korean miles can be redeemed with Delta.
Don’t forget to check out
Don’t forget to check out Punditwatch, your roundup of all that happened on the Sunday talking head shows.
