U P F R O N T

More Promotions; the U.S.-Europe Connection
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This week: more hotel promotions. And on the airline side, Delta ups the ante by extending its double-mile offer through Dec. 15. As we go to press, American has matched, but so far no official word from the other U.S. carriers. See "Miles & Points" section below.

Interesting development: British Airways and KLM are reportedly in discussions regarding a merger or strategic alliance. (BA chief Rod Eddington expects that Europe's aviation industry will be forced to downsize from 15 major carriers to 3: Air France, BA and Lufthansa.) A BA-KLM marriage would have a significant, if unintended, impact on U.S. aviation, potentially leaving Northwest without its global alliance partner, KLM, which would likely redirect its allegiance to the competing alliance anchored by BA and American.

O N S I T E

Updated: Post-9/11 Airline Promotions, Miles-for-Relief
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Both the summary of airline offers and the mileage-donation opportunities pages have been updated and are posted online as follows:

> Promotions
> Donations

New on the FrequentFlier Forum
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Resident deal-meister Ronald has for us... what else?... deals, deals, and yet more deals. Skytail wants to know: Which hotel program is best? Dilly is seeking a site which calculates point-to-point miles. And Gary wonders (rhetorically): Where ARE the airfare deals? And more...

Do you have questions, answers? Post them to the Forum!

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M I L E S & P O I N T S

Starwood Offers "1K Per Day"
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Through Jan. 31, 2002, members of Starwoods' Preferred Guest program will earn 1,000 bonus Starpoints per night, Sunday through Thursday, at more than 400 participating Westin, Sheraton, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, and W Hotels in the U.S. Stays at participating Four Points by Sheraton will receive 500 bonus Starpoints.

Register for the "1K Per Day" promotion at http://www.spg.com/1kperday.com.

Inter-Con Extends 4x-Miles for L. America Stays
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Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts will continue its quadruple-miles-per-stay offer through Dec. 31, 2001.

The "2001 Miles" promotion rewards Priority Club Worldwide members with 2001 miles per stay, the equivalent of quadruple miles, at participating Inter-Con hotels in Central and South America.

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Delta Adds Month to Double-Mile Offer
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Delta has extended its double-mile promotion -- originally scheduled to expire Nov. 15 -- through Dec. 15, 2001.

Offer applies to all Delta flights worldwide. As in the original promotion, these miles will count toward 2002 Medallion elite-level status.

Register at http://delta.com or by calling 1-888-558-3358, promotion code 2014.

American Extends Double-Mile Promo
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Within hours of Delta's announcement, American extended its double miles offer through Dec. 15. Bonus miles do not count toward elite status qualification. Register online at http://www.aa.com/offers or 1-800-882-8880, using promotion code DBLAA.

Singapore Air Flights Earn Bonus SkyMiles
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Through Dec., SkyMiles members will earn double miles for first- and business-class flights and a 50% mileage bonus for economy-class flights (excluding Q, X, G, and N fares) to Singapore and other destinations from the U.S.

Register prior to travel by calling 1-800-558-3558 and referencing code 1010.

SkyMiles Award Bookings Now Online
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SkyMiles members can now book award travel online at delta.com. You can also check award availability and use the SkyMiles Mileage Purchase option.

Currently, online award redemption is valid only for travel within the U.S.

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AAdvantage First-Time Booking Bonus: 4,000 Miles
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Through Oct. 31, earn 4,000 AAdvantage bonus miles for first-time bookings on AA.com for roundtrip travel on American or American Eagle. Travel must be completed by Dec. 31, 2001.

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America West Re-Ups 3,000-Mile Online Booking Bonus
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America West has extended its 3,000--mile bonus for roundtrip bookings made at http://americawest.com through May 31, 2002.

Check In at NWA.com for 2,000 Bonus Miles
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WorldPerks members will earn 2,000 bonus miles the first time they check in online at nwa.com between Oct. 22 and Dec. 31, 2001. Online check in is available to Northwest e-ticket customers who are traveling within the U.S.

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Alaska Puts Award Redemption Online
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Members of Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan can now book award travel, and redeem miles online when traveling on Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air. Members will earn 1,000 bonus miles for every award redeemed.

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Dine for (More) AAdvantage Miles
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Participants in the AAdvantage Dining program will earn 500 bonus miles after 5 qualified dines between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 2001. The bonus is in addition to the 10 miles per dollar normally awarded.

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Continental, KLM Will Link Frequent Flyer Programs
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Effective Dec. 1, members of Continental's frequent flyer program, OnePass, and KLM's frequent flyer program, Flying Dutchman, will be able to earn mileage anywhere on either airline's network. And effective Jan. 1, 2002, members of both programs will be able to redeem mileage on the other airline's route network.

Also effective Dec. 1, subject to government approval, Continental and KLM will code-share on selected flights.

S T E A L S & D E A L S

Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com
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This week's hot deals from SmarterLiving.com...

Six Weeks of Savings on American With 10% Online Discount
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American has released a domestic and international sale for travel through Mar. 2002. The savings are available for six weeks; book your tickets by Tuesday, Dec. 4. Purchase online and save an additional 10%.

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Low International Fares With No Advance Purchase on United
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United has announced an international sale with fares starting at $226 round-trip. Travel to destinations worldwide through Mar. 14, 2002. Book tickets by Monday, Oct. 29.

> More...

S W E E P S T A K E S & F R E E B I E S

"Write In to Win" NYC Tickets
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Delta will give away 250 pairs of tickets to New York in its "Write In to Win" sweepstakes

To enter, send a postcard with your name and contact information to Delta by Dec. 1, 2001. Sweepstakes is open to residents of the U.S., excluding NY, at least 18 years of age.

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[Other travel-related sweepstakes and giveaways are online at http://frequentflier.com/sweeps.htm.]

Until next week...