From “girls peeing in Amsterdam” to miles and points in two clicks. The server logs never cease to amaze me.
500 Free Alaska Miles
HomeLoanCenter.com is giving 500 Alaska Airlines miles for a rate quote. (Link via Gary Steiger.)
Miles and Bugs
McAfee, the anti-virus folks, have a sweepstakes which is giving away a million American Airlines miles.
Northwest Online Game
They call it Check in and Win! and you play once a day to win up to 25,000 miles.
Another Tweak to Continental Elite Status Qualification
Continental previously announced that discount fares would continue to earn full elite status mileage credit through June 30, 2004 if booked on their website. Now they’ve revised this to last through December 31, 2004.
Maybe they should add this to the DSM IV
Dilbert’s colleagues have a fear of flying coach. Then again, so do I.
It only comes once a year
Ahoy! Cap’n Gary says today be Talk Like a Pirate Day. Drink up, me hearties!
Airport parking on the cheap
Ed Perkins writes about finding off-airport parking deals. There’s a pretty neat website that searches for deals and availability for parking lots and also searches lodging rates that include free parking while you’re away.
JetBlue Spinsanity
In light of the revelation that JetBlue had agreed to provide passenger data to the TSA to test CAPPS II, the Computerized Airline Passenger Pre-Screening System, the airline went into spin mode claiming: No JetBlue customer information has been shared with the US Government with respect to testing the CAPPS II program currently under design. Bill Scannell proves JetBlue is lying. JetBlue gave full passenger data to a government contractor to test a prototype program that wasn’t yet being referred to as CAPPS II. So while technically true that they weren’t helping with a “program currently under design,” their response is completely disingenous. A summary of the contractor’s analysis, which even includes some passenger addresses and social security numbers, is available online to prove it, too. (Link via Reason‘s Hit and Run.)
United enrollment bonus
United is offering a 3000 mile bonus for new enrollments in Mileage Plus.This is the first enrollment bonus from United that I’ve since in a very long time which doesn’t require a flight to get the miles. So if you don’t already have an account — or you know someone who doesn’t have an account — now is the time to get one! This offer is valid through October 15th.Now, a new Mileage Plus member may want to accumulate miles quickly — by getting the United Visa which carries a $60 annual fee and rewards you with 20,000 bonus miles.
