Slowly but surely more and more frequent flyer programs are adding online award booking tools to their Web sites. Continental OnePass and Midwest Express Frequent Flyer are the latest to incorporate this… Continue Reading
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Marriott Stretches Elite
Marriott Rewards is offering its members double points and double nights that accrue toward special elite status through March 31, 2002. During the promotion period, Marriott Rewards members will receive… Continue Reading
Tickets Not To Go
OK, we’ve all been inundated with news of airline cutbacks, with much of the attention focused on canceled routes, the loss of in-flight meals and the closing of airport clubrooms. What hasn’t… Continue Reading
Frequent Flyer Security Waiver
The Department of Transportation’s Rapid Response Team is recommending the use of “smart cards” for frequent travelers. The smart cards would identify travelers through a type of biometric… Continue Reading
Hyatt Gold Passport Free Nights
Nights after Nights has reincarnated into the far-more-lucrative “Faster Free Nights” promotion. With Faster Free Nights, members earn one free night after every three spent and the free nights… Continue Reading
Continental Launches Business Travel Reward Program
Continental has developed and launched a new program aimed at the companies whose travel budgets finance the frequent flyer accounts of so many business travelers. Called Businessbonus, this new incentive… Continue Reading
A Word About Mileage Plus 2002 Re-qualifications
While other airlines announced changes to their elite-level programs long ago, United Mileage Plus remained silent – putting off a decision until the last possible moment. Now, as expected, the… Continue Reading
US Airways Launches Debit Card
US Airways Dividend Miles is playing its cards right. The program has teamed up with Bank of America to offer a new Dividend Miles Visa Check Card and Visa Business Card. With the Dividend Miles Visa… Continue Reading
What's On Second (Bankruptcy Lowlights)
Speaking of Netcentives, the company went to Bankruptcy court on Nov. 15 and saw many of its assets placed on the auction block. Assets that were picked up by other concerns included the MaxMiles program,… Continue Reading
Who's On First
In the world of partners and points the only constant is change. The likely victims of the latest round of changes are the approximate 5 million members of the Netcentives ClickRewards program. ClickRewards… Continue Reading