Flowers, bonus miles

I often order flowers, gift baskets, etc. both personally and for work. And ordering on the internet is the simplest way to go. So I’m always scrounging around for the most rewarding offers. Here’s one that may fit the bill for some: through the end of the year, FTD.com is offering 15 American Airlines miles per dollar spent.

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Atlantic Coast’s Strategic Plan

Here’s a link to Atlantic Coast’s business presentation for operating as a standalone low cost carrier. The points ACA makes: Low cost carriers are a growing market niche. Washington, DC is a big market. Regional jets are good and other low cost carriers use or are considering them. Uh, okay. They’ve stated the obvious. How about their plan? Utilize their current terminal at Dulles (perhaps minus the old T gates). Fly Airbus aircraft to LA, San Francisco, and Denver — United bread and butter routes, and in the first two cases routes where they face competition from JetBlue which services Oakland and Long Beach. Utilize their planes a third more than the major carriers — although it’s not clear how they achieve this with a transcon, at least one routes and departures for which there…

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Expedia $25 off Hotel Coupon

Expedia is offering $25 off a 2 or more night hotel stay. Enter a coupon code and the discount is yours. The email that I received listed the coupon code as holidaybonus. The aforementioned link lists it as hotelbonus.

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