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Earn your next romantic
getaway faster…check out these special promotions:
AIRLINE OFFERS
AirTran
AirTran Airways recently upgraded its A+ Rewards program by allowing
customers to redeem larger amounts of credits for free flights
on any airline, anywhere in the world. You’ll need to earn
32 points to earn Roundtrip coach ticket on another airline in
the contiguous 48 US states or 100 points to obtain a roundtrip
coach ticket on another airline anywhere else in the world. Points
are given for AirTran flights (one point for each one-way leg)
as well as A+ Visa card purchases and Hertz rentals. For more,
see www.aplusrewards.com . To enroll as a new AirTran Airways
A+ Rewards member, see www.airtran.com/programs/aplus
.
America West
You can now use your
America West miles to Australia! FlightFund has expanded its reach
so now members can apply their miles to travel to Sydney, Australia,
connecting through Hawaii on partner Hawaiian Airlines. For more,
see www.americawest.com
.
More
American Offers
Westin St. John: Earn
1500 bonus miles for a total of 2000 AAdvantage miles for a stay
at the Westin St. John in the USVI. The offer is valid through
Sept. 30.
Hertz: American members earn double miles and an upgrade with
a compact through full-size rental every time you rent through
Sept. 30. This offer is valid on all qualifying leisure weekly
rate rentals and leisure weekend rate rentals of two or more days.
For reservations, visit Hertz online or call Hertz directly at
1-800-654-2210 in the U.S or 1-800-263-0600 in Canada. You must
provide your AAdvantage account number, Discount number CDP 217692
, and Promotion code 960050 when making the reservation.
American Airlines
has launched a new online redemption program allowing AAdvantage
members to redeem miles for awards other than flights. The redeemAAmiles
program allows members to book a stay at an InterContinental Hotel,
obtain a Marriott certificate for hotel stays, spa services, or
golf; or trade for Priority Club, Hilton HHonors points or Club
Rewards points from Diners Club. www.redeemAAmiles.points.com
. You’ll be charged $25 per transaction for all award redemptions.
Continental Airlines
Starting this fall,
Continental Airlines will be in a codeshare partnership with Hawaii’s
Island Air. Connecting flights to Kahului, Kapalua West-Maui,
Kona, Hilo, Lihue, Lanai and Molokai will be included. Members
of Continental's frequent flyer program, OnePass, will be able
to earn and redeem miles on Island Air flights. For more, visit
www.continental.com
.
Midwest Airlines
Midwest Airlines today has added Rewards Network Inc. to its list
of frequent flyer partners. Now members of the Midwest Airlines
Midwest Miles program can earn up to 5 miles per dollar spent
at more than 20,000 restaurants and participating hotels across
the United States and Canada. To register, members log on to http://www.rewardsnetwork.com/midwest
or call 888-343-3464.
Northwest Airlines
Northwest is once
again offering its Fly Free Faster program. You’ll need to
register by Sept. 15 for the promotion, although transactions
can be dated as late as Sept. 30. You can earn up to 10,000 miles
through the program by first registering performing one qualifying
activity and earning five partner credits from WorldPerks partners.
The qualifying activities are:
Take either two qualifying domestic roundtrip flights (or four
qualifying domestic one-way flights) on Northwest Airlines, KLM,
Northwest Airlink, or as part of a NWA WorldVacations package.
You’ll register prior to program participation by visiting
www.nwa.com.
If you don’t have a registration number, enter number 8825.
- Apply for, be approved,
and pay the annual fee for a new WorldPerks Visa Card (for US
residents from the 50 states only).
- Purchase a new
WorldClubs membership for a minimum of one year.
To earn your mileage bonus, you need to earn a minimum of five
partner credits after registering for the program. You’ll
find both one- and two-credit transactions including:
- New service with
MCI or Earthlink (2 credits)
- Service and new
phone activation from Nextel or T-Mobile (2 credits)
- Buy, sell, finance
or refinance your home with Lending Tree (2 credits)
- Purchase a minimum
of 5000 WorldPerks miles (2 credits)
- Stay at a qualifying
hotel partner (1 credit)
- Rent from a qualifying
car rental partner (1 credit)
- Purchase a minimum
of $25 on one item in the WorldPerks Mall (1 credit)
- Earn miles from
other WorldPerks Mileage Partners (1 credit)
HOTEL
OFFERS
Marriott
Marriott Rewards has
reduced the number of points needed to book a vacation with the
Marriott Rewards PointSavers. You’ll save up to 33 percent
on points needed to earn a vacation at participating destinations.
With the program, all Marriott PointSaver hotels are discounted
one category. For example, a category five hotel usually requires
25,000 Marriott Reward points for one night; with PointSavers,
it can be redeemed as a category 4 points or 20,000 Marriott Reward
points. Awards may be booked now for stays through Sept. 30. Participating
brands include Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels
& Resorts, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard by
Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott,
TownePlace Suites by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott and
Marriott Vacation Club International. For more, see www.marriott.com
.
Wyndham
Wyndham ByRequest members can now opt to be rewarded for hotel
stays by earning American Express Membership Rewards points instead
of frequent flyer miles. To change your preference, go to www.wyndham.com,
sign in, and select the Airline and Partner Rewards option.
To earn Membership Rewards points, you must be enrolled in both
the Membership Rewards program and the Wyndham ByRequest program
at the time of stay. This offer is valid through Dec. 31, 2005.
For more information on the Membership Rewards program from American
Express, see www.americanexpress.com/rewards
or call 800-AXP-EARN (297-3276).
RENTAL CAR OFFERS
Hertz & USAirways
Members of USAirways’s Dividend Miles program can earn a
bonus of 500 miles with Hertz (and save $5 a day) on qualifying
Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of two or more days through October
31. Save $20 and earn an additional 500 miles on qualifying Leisure
Weekly Rate rentals.
Avis & USAirways
USAirways’s Dividend Miles members can receive 1,000 bonus
miles and a free one-car group upgrade on your next rental. The
offer is good for Intermediate through Full size four-door cars
at any participating Avis airport location in the U.S., Canada,
Latin America and the Caribbean through December 31, 2005. There
are some holiday blackouts and the offer’s subject to availability.
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