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…
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Up to 3000 bonus Starwood points for stays in Asia
Starwood is offering 500 bonus points for the first stay, 1000 for the second, and 1500 for the third at participating properties in Japan, Korea, and Guam from June 20 through August 20, 2006. Registration is required. Participating hotels include:Guam The Westin Resort – Tumon Japan Sheraton Sapporo Hotel – Sapporo The Westin Tokyo – Tokyo Le Meridien Grand Pacific Tokyo – Tokyo Le Meridien Pacific Tokyo – Tokyo Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel – Chiba Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers – Yokohama The Westin Nagoya Castle – Nagoya The Westin Osaka – Osaka The Westin Miyako Hotel Kyoto – Kyoto Kobe Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers – Kobe The Westin Awaji Island Resort and Conference Center – Hyogo Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort – Miyazaki Korea The Westin Chosun, Busan – Busan Sheraton Grande…
Northwest Elite Status for Asia Residents
Mar
19
2006
Northwest is again explicitly targeting Asia-Pacific frequent flyers with offers of an elite status match. Details are rather scarce on the website, certainly they’ll match up to Gold (mid-tier) but I wonder whether they’ll go to Platinum since they’re looking for any possible incremental revenue while in bankruptcy. Presumably matched status will last through the end of the year. No information is provided on what documentation is required of your existing status levels.In all likelihood this will operate in a similar manner as when they offered it in 2005, detailed discussion of which can be found at Flyertalk.com.
1000 Bonus AsiaMiles Per Night at Hyatt
Normally you have to choose between hotel points and miles when staying at a Hyatt. And normally I suggest that the hotel points have more value, except on inexpensive single-night stays where fixed-mileage earning can be more lucrative. Hyatt has a new promo through May 31 where you can earn 1000 bonus Cathay Pacific AsiaMiles per night on top of the usual 500 miles per stay. Registration is required. AsiaMiles are a great currency to collect outside of your normal frequent flyer program. Their distance-based partner awards have some real sweetspots, e.g. 60,000 AsiaMiles gets a business class ticket on British Airways from the East Coast of the U.S. to most points in Europe.
250 Free AsiaMiles
Jan
31
2006
Cathay Pacific is offering 250 AsiaMiles for completing a short survey on duty free. (This offer is currently listed on the front page of the Cathay Pacific website under Hot News.) Update 2/3/06: Survey seems to have closed and is no longer available.
Asia Hotel Rate Glitches on Orbitz
Orbitz has the Intercontinental Tokyo Bay for 374 JPY per night (~ US$3.19) and other hotels have glitches as well, e.g. Crowne Plaza Shanghai for 123.16 Chinese Yuan (US$15.24) pre-paid. Apparently conversion issues are affecting the Intercontinental Coex Seoul as well, with rates from 187 Won instead of the usual 187,000 Won. There’s plenty of availability. When you pull up the hotel, you’ll see “From $XXXX” and that will show the correct rate. Choose the hotel anyway and you’re given a list of rates including the mistake rate. In the case of the Seoul property you’ll have to choose to display more rates than then all rates in order to get Won pricing rather than US dollar pricing. This was posted on Flyertalk a bit after 10pm last night but wasn’t sent out on fare…
Discounted award nights in Southeast Asia
Feb
16
2005
Starwood is offering 25% off the points cost of award nights at several hotels in Southeast Asia for stays through the end of May. While Starwood seems to offer such discounts across the board for about a week during the summer, they don’t seem to often offer promotions like this: discounts at properties during their slow seasons. Of course, Starwood offers cash and points awards and properties that participate are usually facing their slow seasons. But it’s rare that they offer similar discounts on all-points awards. Good move, Starwood!
Destination Asia for Beach Vacations
A new Frommer’s article touts Bali as an excellent beach vacation at a reasonable price. I couldn’t agree more. Add Thailand to the list and you have two of the most ideal can’t-miss destinations.Imagine an island where the sunsets are breathtaking fireballs of red and orange. A place where you can laze on the beach all day with food and drinks brought to you while a masseuse works out the tension in your neck. A place steeped in culture and history, where the locals are peaceful, friendly and welcoming, the shopping is nirvana, while staying in a your own villa with a pool and a personal chef to cater to your every culinary whim. Well imagine no more: The answer is Bali. …
Elite status means more in Asia?
Air China frequent flyer elite members qualify for preferred tourism visas from Singapore. Upgrades are one with, but legal rights conferred by governments are something else entirely. I wonder whether Air China offers a status match?
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