Issue #19 -- October 29, 1998
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DOJ Says Stop; Northwest Says Go
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The big travel-industry news for the past week was the Department of Justice's suit challenging Northwest's purchase of a controlling interest in Continental Airlines.
Northwest plans to purchase 51% of Continental's voting stock, giving them effective control of Continental. However, in consideration of the government's antitrust concerns, Northwest had pledged to not exercise its voting rights for 10 years, and to maintain two completely separate and distinct operations, which would both cooperate and compete.
Continental and Northwest contend that their alliance is a natural competitive response to the market strength of the big three (American, Delta, United), all of which have recently further consolidated their positions by establishing their own domestic alliances--American with US Airways, and Delta and United with each other. Indeed, in a different time and regulatory environment, the CO-NW get-together probably wouldn't warrant so much, if any, scrutiny. But the antitrust forces are in high gear (witness the Microsoft inquisition) and, in fairness, there are legitimate concerns that consolidation in the airline industry is beginning to adversely affect competition.
Notwithstanding the suit, which could take years to resolve, CO and NW have indicated they will proceed with both the stock transaction and the marketing alliance.
The good news here is that the frequent flyer program benefits, which have been anticipated since the alliance was announced, will finally be realized. While specifics have yet to be publicized, we can reasonably expect that the frequent flyer programs will be linked, allowing WorldPerks members to earn miles and take awards on Continental flights, and allowing OnePass members to earn miles and take awards on Northwest flights. Given the more intimate relationship between the two carriers, there may be other benefits as well, such as mileage pooling and reciprocal elite status.
The concern, from a frequent flyer's standpoint, is that whatever consumer benefits accrue to the alliance will unravel if the court rules against the combination.
The advice, for now: take advantage of the increased earning and award opportunities, with the understanding that they might not be available indefinitely.
>> Observation <<
Here is Northwest attempting to grow and prosper by acquisition. Its object, Continental, has come to be regarded as a first class operation, after years of floundering under case-study-bad management. Northwest is also reportedly one of the airlines negotiating to purchase a stake in Philippine Airlines. Both Continental and PAL need great management--Continental to maintain its current positive momentum, PAL to reverse its decline and return to profitability. The key question: Can Northwest supply that great management? To put it differently: will Continental and PAL, and their customers, us, be better off with, or without, Northwest management? Next time you're making a connection in a Northwest hub airport, pose that question to 10 Northwest customers. What you're likely to hear: Northwest should get its own house in order before it presumes to bring order to others'.
>> More <<
o Northwest
o Continental
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TWA Doubles Aviators Miles
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Trans World Airlines will award double Aviator miles to members traveling on any published fare between November 1 and December 15, 1998.
The offer applies to travel on all published fares, in all TWA and Trans World Express markets, except government contract fares. Other restrictions may also apply.
Also of interest to Aviators members, TWA has a sign-up-a-friend bonus in effect... When you enroll a new member in Aviators, and they fly on a purchased TWA fare before November 15, 1998, you'll earn 5,000 bonus miles. You can enroll up to two new members, which means you could earn up to 10,000 miles in all.
Your newly enrolled friends will receive 2,000 bonus miles in addition to the standard 3,000-mile enrollment bonus. (You, as the referrer, won't see your bonus miles until the new members have actually flown on TWA.)
While on the subject of Aviators, TWA's newly revamped program, it's worth noting a few things they've done right:
Members earn one mile for each dollar paid for travel on premium fares, in addition to all other miles earned. This adds a nice (and appropriate) mileage kicker for business travelers flying on full fares. And it does it without penalizing anyone else--leisure travelers flying on way-out-advance-purchase discount fares still get theirs. This makes so much sense, it's a mystery other airlines haven't done the same.
Aviators also features the lowest free standard travel award of any major airline - 15,000 miles for roundtrip travel up to 750 miles each way. And new members earn a 3,000-mile "activation" bonus after their first qualifying flight.
As with Delta's SkyMiles, Aviator miles do not expire as long as the member has TWA flight activity within the past three years, or has earned 10,000 miles with one of the other Aviators partners. This is another feature we'd like to see adopted industry-wide.
And, Aviators allows members to purchase up to 20% of the mileage necessary to reach award thresholds, albeit at the rather pricey rate of 2.5 cents per mile.
On the downside, while TWA has made some recent partner additions (Icelandair, Passages, National), the program remains weak in the area of earning and awards opportunities.
>> More <<
TWA
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SkyMiles for Sale
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Just in time for the holidays, Delta is selling SkyMiles gift certificates.
For $100, you can purchase 5,000 SkyMiles. What you'll get is 10 gift certificates, each with a value of 500 SkyMiles. So you can spread the miles among friends and colleagues, or keep a few for yourself.
What's new here isn't the price (2 cents a mile is the industry standard) or the fact that they're available, it's the low minimum purchase. Miles-for-sale are usually offered only with much higher minimum purchases, targeted at businesses which use the miles as sales and staff incentives.
The low minimum will only be in effect until December 31. Call 1-800-616-0077 and mention promotion code SRHP1098. To insure delivery in time for Christmas giving, Delta suggests that orders should be placed by December 10.
>> More <<
Delta online
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At Vanguard, $31 on the 31st
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Vanguard Airlines announced Wednesday a fare sale for Halloween (Saturday). Travelers may fly to any Vanguard destination on October 31, 1998 for just $31 one-way.
Vanguard gets a "B" for cleverness. But, as was said in reference to recent last-minute offers by America West and TWA, for a discount to score high on the usability index, it must be announced far enough in advance of the purchase deadline for consumers to actually use it. Otherwise it's just a cheap tease. Which, clever or not, is what this one amounts to.
>> More <<
Vanguard online
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Blowing Our Own Horn
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Over the past two years, FrequentFlier.com (the cyber-parent of this newsletter) has been fortunate to receive alot of media attention, and many awards. This month was a particularly gratifying one.
First, we received the Travelseeker Award from the Travelseeker.com online magazine. As webmaster Dave Mace said, they're picky over there, so we must be doing something right to have earned their official blessing. We were also pleased to see the publication of "Fly Free--As Easy as 1-2-3" by David Crandall. It's a frequent flyer program primer, and it quotes extensively (with permission, of course) from the site. As soon as the book is available from Amazon.com, we'll have it available for sale on FrequentFlier.com, in the Bookstore section. And, FrequentFlier.com got a favorable review in The Travel Link Express, a weekly newsletter review of travel sites edited by Dennis Deacon.
Thanks to Dennis and the two Daves for their votes of confidence.
>> More <<
o Travelseeker.com
o To subscribe to The Travel Link Express
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AAdvantage Bonuses
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American has several ways to earn extra miles...
>> Japan Vacation Packages <<
American Airlines Vacations has a new tour program to Japan, featuring a variety of accommodations, tour features and price ranges to Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.
As a special introductory offer, American Airlines Vacations is offering 10,000 AAdvantage miles per booking for travel between December 20, 1998 and April 30, 1999, based on a four-night minimum stay.
The American Airlines Vacations land packages are available for as few as two nights, with prices starting at $226 per person for land only, based on double occupancy. American Airlines is offering attractive air fares in conjunction with the land packages.
Hotels featured in the program are the Miyako, Rhiga Royal, Nankai South Tower Hotel, Osaka New Hankyu, Imperial and Osaka Hilton in Osaka, the Miyako, Kyoto Royal, ANA Kyoto, and New Miyako in Kyoto, and the Dai-Ichi Hotel Tokyo, Akasaka Tokyo, Keio Plaza Inter-Continental, Shiba Park, Imperial, Okura, Meridian Pacific and Miyako in Tokyo.
>> Double Miles for Full Fare Travel <<
AAdvantage members earn double miles when they purchase full fare tickets for travel within and between the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia on American Airlines between now and November 30, 1998.
This is one of those register-to-earn promotions. You can register for double miles through AAdvantage DIAL-IN(r) by calling 1-800-882-8880: press 1, 2*, 4* and when prompted, enter promotion code AADBL.
>> Online Booking Bonus <<
When you book any American Airlines or American Eagle ticket on American's website and complete travel by December 31, 1998, you can earn up to 1,000 bonus AAdvantage miles.
>> More <<
American online
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ClickRewards Makes the Grade
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You've read about ClickRewards here in the past. It's the cyber-promotion program which awards miles for online purchases from selected vendors.
My enthusiasm for ClickRewards has increased in direct proportion to the length of their partner list, both on the earning side (the companies awarding ClickMiles for purchases) and on the award side (the airlines and other award providers).
ClickRewards has reached critical mass. On the earning side, they recently added OfficeMax and barnesandnoble.com. And on the award side, they added American Airlines. So you can now earn ClickMiles at a reasonable range of retailers; and you can convert those ClickMiles into airline miles with the following programs: American Airlines, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, and US Airways.
If you're serious about miles, ClickRewards can play an important part in helping you meet your earning goals.
>> More <<
ClickRewards
If you're an AAdvantage member, and not yet a ClickRewards member, you can earn 500 bonus AAdvantage miles by registering for ClickRewards and taking advantage of any offer listed on the ClickRewards site by November 30.
>> More <<
Sign up for AAdvantage bonus miles
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United, ANA Link Frequent Flyer Programs
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United and ANA, which will be allied under the Star banner beginning next year, are beginning a bilateral relationship forthwith.
Effective immediately, members of United's Mileage Plus frequent flier program and members of ANA Mileage Club can earn miles for flights operated by the partner carrier, and can redeem their earned miles for award travel on the worldwide networks of both carriers.
Customers whose travel itinerary includes flights of both United and ANA will receive boarding passes for all flights operated by both carriers at their first point of check in, and eligible customers will have access to the lounges of the carrier on which they are traveling, regardless of whether their ticket was sold as a United or ANA flight.
The carriers will code share on 391 weekly flights. Through this agreement, United will be able to offer the new destinations of Sapporo, Okinawa, Nagoya and Fukuoka to its customers. At the same time, ANA will offer the new destinations of Boston, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Diego, Denver, Phoenix, Miami, Seattle, San Francisco and Chicago. The code sharing will be expanded to include additional destinations in the U.S. and Asia in the coming months.
>> More <<
o ANA
o United
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Second Night Free at Holiday Inn
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Holiday Inn is resurrecting its Second Night Free promotion, which offers consumers a second night free when they pay for the first night at a non-discounted rate. The promotion runs Nov. 12, 1998, through Feb. 28, 1999, and guests can make reservations now at more than 800 participating hotels by calling the Holiday Inn toll-free reservations number, 1-800-HOLIDAY. Advance reservations and a Second Night Free coupon are required at check-in.
Consumers can obtain Second Night Free coupons from Holiday Inn advertisements running in national and regional magazines, newspapers and mailers, or by calling a toll-free coupon distribution center at 1-800-277-4445.
The Second Night Free offer is only available at participating Holiday Inn hotels, and applies to consecutive-night stays at the same hotel. There is a limit of 10 nights per stay, and one coupon is required per customer, per stay. The free night does not include incidentals or other charges and gratuities.
HOLIDAY INN SECOND NIGHT FREE PROMOTION
FACTS AT A GLANCE
SECOND NIGHT FREE OFFERING
* Guests who book and stay one night get a complimentary consecutive
Second Night Free during their same hotel stay.
* Holiday Inn is the only hotel company currently making such an offer
this winter.
* Promotion is valid at 800 participating hotels in the United States and
Canada from November 12, 1998 through February 28, 1999.
* Advance reservations required, along with coupon at check-in.
* Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-HOLIDAY or the hotel direct.
* Holiday Inn hotel brands participating include: Holiday Inn(R), Holiday
Inn Select(R) and Holiday Inn SunSpree(R) Resorts.
HOW TO REDEEM OFFER
1. Clip coupon from an assortment of national/regional publications OR
call 1-800-277-4445 to request a coupon.
2. Contact 1-800-HOLIDAY to confirm room availability and book
reservations for Second Night Free.
3. Present coupon upon check-in at destination hotel.
>> More <<
Holiday Inn online
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Site Suggestion
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Frequent flyers... travel... navigation... maps.
This week's recommended website is the MapStore. The name says it all. It's billed as the Internet's largest source of maps. And whether it's a Tokyo subway map, a Zimbabwe road atlas or National Geographic's "North America in the Age of the Dinosaur," MapStore probably has it... folded, flat, topographic or in the form of a globe.
These are the same folks who bring you MapQuest, the online, interactive mapping function you've probably used on Yahoo!, Excite and some of the web's other largest sites. This, in other words, is a company which lives and breathes maps.
>> More <<
MapStore
Issue #19 -- October 29, 1998
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DOJ Says Stop; Northwest Says Go
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The big travel-industry news for the past week was the Department of Justice's suit challenging Northwest's purchase of a controlling interest in Continental Airlines.
Northwest plans to purchase 51% of Continental's voting stock, giving them effective control of Continental. However, in consideration of the government's antitrust concerns, Northwest had pledged to not exercise its voting rights for 10 years, and to maintain two completely separate and distinct operations, which would both cooperate and compete.
Continental and Northwest contend that their alliance is a natural competitive response to the market strength of the big three (American, Delta, United), all of which have recently further consolidated their positions by establishing their own domestic alliances--American with US Airways, and Delta and United with each other. Indeed, in a different time and regulatory environment, the CO-NW get-together probably wouldn't warrant so much, if any, scrutiny. But the antitrust forces are in high gear (witness the Microsoft inquisition) and, in fairness, there are legitimate concerns that consolidation in the airline industry is beginning to adversely affect competition.
Notwithstanding the suit, which could take years to resolve, CO and NW have indicated they will proceed with both the stock transaction and the marketing alliance.
The good news here is that the frequent flyer program benefits, which have been anticipated since the alliance was announced, will finally be realized. While specifics have yet to be publicized, we can reasonably expect that the frequent flyer programs will be linked, allowing WorldPerks members to earn miles and take awards on Continental flights, and allowing OnePass members to earn miles and take awards on Northwest flights. Given the more intimate relationship between the two carriers, there may be other benefits as well, such as mileage pooling and reciprocal elite status.
The concern, from a frequent flyer's standpoint, is that whatever consumer benefits accrue to the alliance will unravel if the court rules against the combination.
The advice, for now: take advantage of the increased earning and award opportunities, with the understanding that they might not be available indefinitely.
>> Observation <<
Here is Northwest attempting to grow and prosper by acquisition. Its object, Continental, has come to be regarded as a first class operation, after years of floundering under case-study-bad management. Northwest is also reportedly one of the airlines negotiating to purchase a stake in Philippine Airlines. Both Continental and PAL need great management--Continental to maintain its current positive momentum, PAL to reverse its decline and return to profitability. The key question: Can Northwest supply that great management? To put it differently: will Continental and PAL, and their customers, us, be better off with, or without, Northwest management? Next time you're making a connection in a Northwest hub airport, pose that question to 10 Northwest customers. What you're likely to hear: Northwest should get its own house in order before it presumes to bring order to others'.
>> More <<
o Northwest
o Continental
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TWA Doubles Aviators Miles
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Trans World Airlines will award double Aviator miles to members traveling on any published fare between November 1 and December 15, 1998.
The offer applies to travel on all published fares, in all TWA and Trans World Express markets, except government contract fares. Other restrictions may also apply.
Also of interest to Aviators members, TWA has a sign-up-a-friend bonus in effect... When you enroll a new member in Aviators, and they fly on a purchased TWA fare before November 15, 1998, you'll earn 5,000 bonus miles. You can enroll up to two new members, which means you could earn up to 10,000 miles in all.
Your newly enrolled friends will receive 2,000 bonus miles in addition to the standard 3,000-mile enrollment bonus. (You, as the referrer, won't see your bonus miles until the new members have actually flown on TWA.)
While on the subject of Aviators, TWA's newly revamped program, it's worth noting a few things they've done right:
Members earn one mile for each dollar paid for travel on premium fares, in addition to all other miles earned. This adds a nice (and appropriate) mileage kicker for business travelers flying on full fares. And it does it without penalizing anyone else--leisure travelers flying on way-out-advance-purchase discount fares still get theirs. This makes so much sense, it's a mystery other airlines haven't done the same.
Aviators also features the lowest free standard travel award of any major airline - 15,000 miles for roundtrip travel up to 750 miles each way. And new members earn a 3,000-mile "activation" bonus after their first qualifying flight.
As with Delta's SkyMiles, Aviator miles do not expire as long as the member has TWA flight activity within the past three years, or has earned 10,000 miles with one of the other Aviators partners. This is another feature we'd like to see adopted industry-wide.
And, Aviators allows members to purchase up to 20% of the mileage necessary to reach award thresholds, albeit at the rather pricey rate of 2.5 cents per mile.
On the downside, while TWA has made some recent partner additions (Icelandair, Passages, National), the program remains weak in the area of earning and awards opportunities.
>> More <<
TWA
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SkyMiles for Sale
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Just in time for the holidays, Delta is selling SkyMiles gift certificates.
For $100, you can purchase 5,000 SkyMiles. What you'll get is 10 gift certificates, each with a value of 500 SkyMiles. So you can spread the miles among friends and colleagues, or keep a few for yourself.
What's new here isn't the price (2 cents a mile is the industry standard) or the fact that they're available, it's the low minimum purchase. Miles-for-sale are usually offered only with much higher minimum purchases, targeted at businesses which use the miles as sales and staff incentives.
The low minimum will only be in effect until December 31. Call 1-800-616-0077 and mention promotion code SRHP1098. To insure delivery in time for Christmas giving, Delta suggests that orders should be placed by December 10.
>> More <<
Delta online
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At Vanguard, $31 on the 31st
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Vanguard Airlines announced Wednesday a fare sale for Halloween (Saturday). Travelers may fly to any Vanguard destination on October 31, 1998 for just $31 one-way.
Vanguard gets a "B" for cleverness. But, as was said in reference to recent last-minute offers by America West and TWA, for a discount to score high on the usability index, it must be announced far enough in advance of the purchase deadline for consumers to actually use it. Otherwise it's just a cheap tease. Which, clever or not, is what this one amounts to.
>> More <<
Vanguard online
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Blowing Our Own Horn
********************
Over the past two years, FrequentFlier.com (the cyber-parent of this newsletter) has been fortunate to receive alot of media attention, and many awards. This month was a particularly gratifying one.
First, we received the Travelseeker Award from the Travelseeker.com online magazine. As webmaster Dave Mace said, they're picky over there, so we must be doing something right to have earned their official blessing. We were also pleased to see the publication of "Fly Free--As Easy as 1-2-3" by David Crandall. It's a frequent flyer program primer, and it quotes extensively (with permission, of course) from the site. As soon as the book is available from Amazon.com, we'll have it available for sale on FrequentFlier.com, in the Bookstore section. And, FrequentFlier.com got a favorable review in The Travel Link Express, a weekly newsletter review of travel sites edited by Dennis Deacon.
Thanks to Dennis and the two Daves for their votes of confidence.
>> More <<
o Travelseeker.com
o To subscribe to The Travel Link Express
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AAdvantage Bonuses
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American has several ways to earn extra miles...
>> Japan Vacation Packages <<
American Airlines Vacations has a new tour program to Japan, featuring a variety of accommodations, tour features and price ranges to Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.
As a special introductory offer, American Airlines Vacations is offering 10,000 AAdvantage miles per booking for travel between December 20, 1998 and April 30, 1999, based on a four-night minimum stay.
The American Airlines Vacations land packages are available for as few as two nights, with prices starting at $226 per person for land only, based on double occupancy. American Airlines is offering attractive air fares in conjunction with the land packages.
Hotels featured in the program are the Miyako, Rhiga Royal, Nankai South Tower Hotel, Osaka New Hankyu, Imperial and Osaka Hilton in Osaka, the Miyako, Kyoto Royal, ANA Kyoto, and New Miyako in Kyoto, and the Dai-Ichi Hotel Tokyo, Akasaka Tokyo, Keio Plaza Inter-Continental, Shiba Park, Imperial, Okura, Meridian Pacific and Miyako in Tokyo.
>> Double Miles for Full Fare Travel <<
AAdvantage members earn double miles when they purchase full fare tickets for travel within and between the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia on American Airlines between now and November 30, 1998.
This is one of those register-to-earn promotions. You can register for double miles through AAdvantage DIAL-IN(r) by calling 1-800-882-8880: press 1, 2*, 4* and when prompted, enter promotion code AADBL.
>> Online Booking Bonus <<
When you book any American Airlines or American Eagle ticket on American's website and complete travel by December 31, 1998, you can earn up to 1,000 bonus AAdvantage miles.
>> More <<
American online
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ClickRewards Makes the Grade
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You've read about ClickRewards here in the past. It's the cyber-promotion program which awards miles for online purchases from selected vendors.
My enthusiasm for ClickRewards has increased in direct proportion to the length of their partner list, both on the earning side (the companies awarding ClickMiles for purchases) and on the award side (the airlines and other award providers).
ClickRewards has reached critical mass. On the earning side, they recently added OfficeMax and barnesandnoble.com. And on the award side, they added American Airlines. So you can now earn ClickMiles at a reasonable range of retailers; and you can convert those ClickMiles into airline miles with the following programs: American Airlines, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, United Airlines, and US Airways.
If you're serious about miles, ClickRewards can play an important part in helping you meet your earning goals.
>> More <<
ClickRewards
If you're an AAdvantage member, and not yet a ClickRewards member, you can earn 500 bonus AAdvantage miles by registering for ClickRewards and taking advantage of any offer listed on the ClickRewards site by November 30.
>> More <<
Sign up for AAdvantage bonus miles
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United, ANA Link Frequent Flyer Programs
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United and ANA, which will be allied under the Star banner beginning next year, are beginning a bilateral relationship forthwith.
Effective immediately, members of United's Mileage Plus frequent flier program and members of ANA Mileage Club can earn miles for flights operated by the partner carrier, and can redeem their earned miles for award travel on the worldwide networks of both carriers.
Customers whose travel itinerary includes flights of both United and ANA will receive boarding passes for all flights operated by both carriers at their first point of check in, and eligible customers will have access to the lounges of the carrier on which they are traveling, regardless of whether their ticket was sold as a United or ANA flight.
The carriers will code share on 391 weekly flights. Through this agreement, United will be able to offer the new destinations of Sapporo, Okinawa, Nagoya and Fukuoka to its customers. At the same time, ANA will offer the new destinations of Boston, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Diego, Denver, Phoenix, Miami, Seattle, San Francisco and Chicago. The code sharing will be expanded to include additional destinations in the U.S. and Asia in the coming months.
>> More <<
o ANA
o United
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Second Night Free at Holiday Inn
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Holiday Inn is resurrecting its Second Night Free promotion, which offers consumers a second night free when they pay for the first night at a non-discounted rate. The promotion runs Nov. 12, 1998, through Feb. 28, 1999, and guests can make reservations now at more than 800 participating hotels by calling the Holiday Inn toll-free reservations number, 1-800-HOLIDAY. Advance reservations and a Second Night Free coupon are required at check-in.
Consumers can obtain Second Night Free coupons from Holiday Inn advertisements running in national and regional magazines, newspapers and mailers, or by calling a toll-free coupon distribution center at 1-800-277-4445.
The Second Night Free offer is only available at participating Holiday Inn hotels, and applies to consecutive-night stays at the same hotel. There is a limit of 10 nights per stay, and one coupon is required per customer, per stay. The free night does not include incidentals or other charges and gratuities.
HOLIDAY INN SECOND NIGHT FREE PROMOTION
FACTS AT A GLANCE
SECOND NIGHT FREE OFFERING
* Guests who book and stay one night get a complimentary consecutive
Second Night Free during their same hotel stay.
* Holiday Inn is the only hotel company currently making such an offer
this winter.
* Promotion is valid at 800 participating hotels in the United States and
Canada from November 12, 1998 through February 28, 1999.
* Advance reservations required, along with coupon at check-in.
* Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-HOLIDAY or the hotel direct.
* Holiday Inn hotel brands participating include: Holiday Inn(R), Holiday
Inn Select(R) and Holiday Inn SunSpree(R) Resorts.
HOW TO REDEEM OFFER
1. Clip coupon from an assortment of national/regional publications OR
call 1-800-277-4445 to request a coupon.
2. Contact 1-800-HOLIDAY to confirm room availability and book
reservations for Second Night Free.
3. Present coupon upon check-in at destination hotel.
>> More <<
Holiday Inn online
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Site Suggestion
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Frequent flyers... travel... navigation... maps.
This week's recommended website is the MapStore. The name says it all. It's billed as the Internet's largest source of maps. And whether it's a Tokyo subway map, a Zimbabwe road atlas or National Geographic's "North America in the Age of the Dinosaur," MapStore probably has it... folded, flat, topographic or in the form of a globe.
These are the same folks who bring you MapQuest, the online, interactive mapping function you've probably used on Yahoo!, Excite and some of the web's other largest sites. This, in other words, is a company which lives and breathes maps.
>> More <<
MapStore
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