News Archive (2005-04):

04.01.2005: Lufthansa Miles & More. Starting in April 2005, Lufthansa is connecting Frankfurt and Port Harcourt as well as Abuja three times a week. You will receive double miles on this route until July, 31st.

04.01.2005: Lufthansa Miles & More. Lufthansa is getting 50 years old. To celebrate, they offer: Book between 12.00 p.m. on 1 April and 2.00 p.m. on 3 April 2005 at www.lufthansa.com and take off between 1 April and 30 April 2005. The 50 per cent discount applies to the standard price of a flight only, when booking electronic tickets (etix®) in Economy Class on Lufthansa flights. It does not apply to taxes, fees or the Lufthansa ticket service charge. This offer applies to people resident in Germany and to flights departing from German airports only. Once made, bookings may not be altered. Subject to alterations.

04.01.2005: Continental OnePass. Between June 9 and August 9, 2005, earn double miles on daily nonstop seasonal service between New York/Newark and Calgary, Alberta. Registration is required.

04.01.2005: Continental OnePass & American Express. Now through May 31, 2005, convert a minimum of 5,000 Membership Rewards points into 5,000 OnePass miles at continental.com, and earn 1,000 bonus miles. One-time offer only. Valid for members in the 50 U.S. only.

04.01.2005: Mexicana Frecuenta & Avis. Now all your car rentals with Avis in the US. Canada and Mexico will let you build Triple Miles, or 3 miles per every dollar spent. If it wasn't all take advantage of 15% discount in US and Mexico. 10% discount in Canada

04.01.2005: China Airlines Dynasty. Effective from 1 February 2005 to 30 June (based on travel date), members who travel between Taipei/Bangkok and Rome will earn up to 5,000 bonus miles on each single trip.

04.01.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Virgin Atlantic Airways. Virgin Atlantic is offering FFP members double miles when travelling in Upper Class on selected Virgin Atlantic routes between 01 April and 31 May 2005.

04.02.2005: Southwest Rapid Rewards. As a Rapid Rewards Member you will receive double credit for all flights you purchase at southwest.com and fly into or out of Chicago Midway from now until August 3, 2005.

04.02.2005: Royal Brunei Royal Skies. You will receive 30% additional Royal Skies bonus miles when you fly from Singapore between 14th May and 30th June 2005 on all eligible routes.

04.02.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts. Stay in a Horizon Club or Traders Club room where available and enjoy a 30% saving on room rate and also earn triple miles for a minimum of two consecutive night stay.

04.02.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Dollar Rent a Car. Earn double miles at Dollar Rent A Car on all rentals of 2 days up to a maximum of 30 days in length at participating locations from April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005.

04.03.2005: Continental OnePass. Between June 9 and August 9, 2005, earn double miles on daily seasonal service between New York/Newark and Albuquerque. Registration is required.

04.03.2005: Mexicana Frecuenta & Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Earn double Miles per stay at Mexico Hyatt Hotels & Resorts in Acapulco, Cancun, Merida, Villa Hermosa.

04.03.2005: Mexicana Frecuenta & Hertz Car Rental. When you rent a compact or larger car with Hertz you will earn triple mileage.

04.03.2005: Midwest Miles & National Car Rental. Reserve a compact through midsize car at any participating National location in the United States or Canada and earn 400 bonus Midwest Miles in addition to your base miles plus a Free Upgrade. Offer valid on rentals of 3-14 days now through June 30, 2005. Saturday-night stay required.

04.03.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Avis. Book a Holden Commodore from Avis for six days and receive the sixth day free (time and kilometre charges only). Available from Avis corporate and participating franchisee locations around Australia .

04.03.2005: Southwest Rapid Rewards. As a Rapid Rewards Member you will receive double credit for all flights you purchase at southwest.com and fly to or from Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) from now until August 3, 2005.

04.03.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Hertz Car Rental. Earn an additional 500 miles and save $5 per day on Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of 2 or more days. Or, earn an additional 500 miles and save $20 on Leisure Weekly Rate rentals of 5 or more days. Simply rent any car at a participating location in the U.S., Puerto Rico or Canada. This offer is in addition to the 50 miles per day on qualifying rentals of up to 4 days, or the 500 miles per rental on qualifying rentals of 5 or more days, that you normally earn with Hertz.

04.03.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Mövenpick. Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts are offering triple miles for stays of two days or longer to all FFP members from 1st April until 30th June 2005 on all Hotels worldwide.

04.04.2005: Royal Brunei Royal Skies & Metropolitan Hotels. Effective April, 17th 2005 Metropolitain Hotels is leaving the Royal Skies Program.

04.04.2005: China Airlines Dynasty. Effective from 27 March 2005 to 30 June (based on travel date), members who travel between Taipei and Frankfurt will earn up to 3.000 bonus miles on each single trip.

04.04.2005: Skywards & Emirates. Starting 1st April until 31st May 2005, Skywards members flying Emirates in any class between Jeddah, Riyadh or Dammam and 14 select destinations worldwide can earn 9,000 bonus Miles for a return journey and 4,500 Miles for a one-way flight.

04.04.2005: All Nippon Airways ANA Mileage Club & South African Airways. Starting March, 1st, South African Airways is new partner to ANA Mileage Club.

04.05.2005: Best Western Gold Crown Club International & Avis. Now through December 31, 2005, Gold Crown Club International members can receive a free one car group upgrade AND double points on qualifying Avis rentals. This offer is in addition to the savings Gold Crown Club International members get when you mention Avis Worldwide Discount number K850800.

04.05.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Sixt. Sixt Car Rentals is a new partner to Gulf Air FFP since April, 1st.. You will receive 500 Miles per rental.

04.05.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Thrifty Car Rental. Earn double miles at Thrifty Car Rental on all rentals of 2 days up to a maximum of 30 days in length at participating locations from April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005.

04.06.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Hertz Car Rental. AAdvantage members can save $5 per day and earn an additional 500 AAdvantage miles on qualifying Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of two or more days. You can also save $20 and earn an additional 500 AAdvantage miles on qualifying Leisure Weekly Rate rentals.

04.06.2005: TripRewards & Avis. You will receive double Points with Avis when using the promotion code AWD# K969103 when booking.

04.06.2005: TripRewards & Budget Car and Truck Rental. Mention Promotion Code BCD# X793002 with your reservation and you will receive double Triprewards Points untile the end of the year.

04.06.2005: Delta Skymiles & Dollar Rent a Car. Earn triple miles on a mid-sized or larger car for two days or longer. For reservations and details, visit Dollar Rent A Car and use promo code DL9.

04.06.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Raffles International Hotel & Resorts. Earn double miles upon minimum 2-night stays on qualifying business & breakfast rates at any participating Raffles Hotels & Resorts and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.

04.06.2005: Northwest Airlines World Perks. On June 9, 2005, Northwest will begin daily nonstop service between Madison and Reagan National Airport. To celebrate this new service, you can earn 1,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles every time you fly on a paid roundtrip ticket between Madison and any Washington, DC-area airport (Reagan National, Dulles International and Baltimore-Washington International) from June 9, 2005 through July 31, 2005.

04.06.2005: Northwest Airlines World Perks. On June 9, 2005, Northwest will begin daily nonstop service between Lansing and Reagan National Airport. To celebrate this new service, you can earn 1,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles every time you fly on a paid roundtrip ticket between Lansing and any Washington, DC-area airport (Reagan National, Dulles International, or Baltimore-Washington International) from June 9, 2005 through July 31, 2005.

04.07.2005: Asia Miles & Swiss. Between April, 15th and July, 15th you will receive bonus miles on selected flights with SWISS. You will receive double miles on european routes. For flights in business class from Hong Kong, Singapore or Bangkok to Switzerland you will receive 5,000 bonus miles. For flights in first class on the same routes, you will get 10,000 bonus miles.

04.08.2005: Skywards & Raffles International Hotel & Resorts. Skywards members receive a complimentary room upgrade when booking a Raffles or Swissotel Hotel until the end of August.

04.09.2005: Asia Miles & Alaska Air. Fly First or Economy Class on Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air between Vancouver, San Francisco or Los Angeles and any other destinations to earn Double Asia Miles between 15 April and 15 June 2005.

04.09.2005: Southwest Rapid Rewards & La Quinta. For a limited time receive double credit from Rapid Rewards. And, with the acquisition of Baymont and Woodfield Suites, Members have even more properties to choose from. Receive double Rapid Rewards credit from April 1, 2005 to July 1, 2005, Rapid Rewards Members who also are LaQuinta Returns members can receive DOUBLE Rapid Rewards credit (1.0 credit instead of 0.5 credits) for each eligible stay at LaQuinta.

04.10.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Earn triple Qantas Frequent Flyer points when you stay two consecutive nights or more at participating Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts in the Asia Pacific region.

04.10.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles & Hertz Car Rental. Now through June 30, 2005, Dividend Miles members can earn triple miles when renting select vehicles from the Prestige Collection.

04.10.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Avis. Earn 1,000 bonus miles and receive a free one-car-group upgrade on your next qualifying rental. Offer is valid on Intermediate through Full Size 4-door cars at any participating Avis airport location in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. Holiday and blackout dates may apply.

04.10.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & National Car Rental. Earn 1,000 bonus miles or a Free Weekend Day with National. Reserve a midsize car or above for 5+ days and earn 1,000 bonus miles in addition to your base miles. Or, reserve a midsize through full-size car and receive One Free Weekend Day on rentals of 3-4 days. Rental must include a Saturday night.

04.10.2005: Air New Zealand Air Points & Mirvac Hotels & Resorts. Stay two nights or more at any Mirvac Hotels and Resorts property between 1 April and 30 June 2005, and you'll earn double the normal Airpoints Dollars.

04.10.2005: Air New Zealand Air Points & British Midland bmi. Fly on a bmi operated flight to or from London Heathrow between 1 April and 31 May 2005, and as long as you have booked in C, D, J, Y or S class, you'll receive double Airpoints Dollars.

04.11.2005: Southwest Rapid Rewards & Budget Car and Truck Rental. As a Rapid Rewards Member, you can receive TRIPLE Rapid Rewards credit on qualifying rentals of five or more days now through July 6, 2005, with a Saturday stayover. Rent with Budget and you’ll receive your choice of available cars within your chosen car class - be it color, model or type.

04.11.2005: Delta Skymiles & Thrifty Car Rental. Starting April 1, 2005, earn Quadruple miles with every Thrifty rental. Book a compact car or larger vehicle for two days or longer and Thrifty will award you quadruple miles (200 miles per rental day) through May 31, 2005.

04.11.2005: Hyatt Gold Passport & AmeriSuites. Join Hyatt Gold Passport by July 31, 2005 and complete a stay at any AmeriSuites within three months of enrollment to earn 1,000 Gold Passport bonus points.

04.11.2005: Air New Zealand Air Points & Budget Car and Truck Rental. Rent a car with Budget in New Zealand for three or more consecutive days between 1 April and 30 June 2005, and you'll drive away with double the normal Airpoints Dollars.

04.11.2005: China Airlines Dynasty. To celebrate the new route between Taipei and Vienna, Dynasty Flyer members will earn bonus mileage on each one-way from May 3 to September 30, 2005. Details are as follows: 5.000 Bonusmiles for flights in Ticket Class J, 3.000 Bonusmiles for flights in Ticket Class D/I/B/M/H/Q.

04.11.2005: Continental OnePass. Between June 11 and August 11, 2005, earn double miles on seasonal service between Cleveland, Ohio and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Registration is required.

04.12.2005: Air New Zealand Air Points & Kingsgate Hotels. Stay two nights at participating Kingsgate Hotels between 1 April and 30 June 2005, and you'll receive double the usual Airpoints Dollars. You'll find a Kingsgate Hotel in major New Zealand locations from Auckland to Dunedin, and this offer is available at all except Whangarei, Paihia and Hamilton.

04.12.2005: EVA Air Evergreen Club. If you're an Evergreen Club member, you' ll earn 500 bonus miles for ordering your meal online after you complete your journey.

04.12.2005: Continental OnePass. Between June 9 and August 9, 2005, earn double miles on the new twice daily nonstop service between New York/Newark and Bangor, Maine.

04.12.2005: Continental OnePass. With OnePass MilePass, you can sweet-talk a friend or relative into transferring some of their miles into your OnePass account. And vice versa. Now through May 31, 2005, transfer miles to any other OnePass account for a service charge of $7.50 per 500 OnePass miles.

04.12.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Loews. American Airlines AAdvantage members earn 1,000 miles per qualified stay between April 1 and May 31, 2005.

04.13.2005: Skywards & Sheraton Hotels & Resorts. Earn double Skywards Miles when you stay at selected Sheraton Hotels & Resorts in Europe for a minimum of two nights.

04.14.2005: China Airlines Dynasty. Effective from April 16 to September 30, 2005, members who travel between Taipei and Seoul (Incheon) will earn bonus mileage on each single trip. For Flights in First Class, you will receive 2,000 bonus miles. For Trips in coach class, you will receive a bonus of 1,500 miles.

04.14.2005: Swiss TravelClub & Langham Hotels International. You will receive double miles for stays in selected Langham Hotels until the end of May 2005.

04.15.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Hyatt hotels in Australia and New Zealand are offering double points on every eligible stay of two consecutive nights or more. Valid for bookings 11 April to 31 August 2005, for stays 1 May to 31 August 2005.

04.15.2005: Skywards & SriLankan Airlines. While you are familiar with SriLankan's flights from Colombo to Karachi via Mumbai, you can now, for the first time, use the same flight for travel between India and Pakistan. To celebrate, Skywards is offering double Skywards Miles to all members flying between Mumbai and Karachi from 13th April to 13th May 2005.

04.15.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & American Eagle. Earn double miles for travel on American Eagle's nonstop flights between Boston and Montreal, Canada from May 1, 2005 through July 31, 2005. To qualify, purchase and fly on any purchased, published-fare ticket and register prior to travel.

04.15.2005: SAS EuroBonus. You receive 500 extra points just for booking your ticket online.

04.15.2005: TAP Victoria & Singapore Airlines. From 15 April to 15 May 2005, you will earn double Victoria Miles when you fly on any Singapore Airlines flight. Valid in Economy, Business and First Class (except booking classes G, Q, V, N, T, O, I and X). Promotion is valid for every flight segment (outbound or return) taken during the above mentioned period.

04.15.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles. Between June, 11th and July, 30th, you will earn double miles on the route between Orlando and Bermuda.

04.15.2005: Continental OnePass & The Home Depot. With ShopOnePass, earn double miles during April for each dollar you spend at homedepot.com. That's four miles instead of two miles per dollars spent.

04.15.2005: Asia Miles & Raffles International Hotel & Resorts. Earn up to Triple Asia Miles and enjoy special room rates plus other benefits at selected Raffles Hotels & Resorts and Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts.

04.15.2005: Asia Miles & Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts. When you stay at selected Shangri-La and Traders hotels in China, Australia or India, you can enjoy Double Asia Miles and savings on room rates.

04.18.2005: Continental OnePass. Fly the new nonstop service between Houston and Tikal/Flores Guatemala from June 18, 2005 through August 18, 2005, and earn double miles.

04.18.2005: Best Western Gold Crown Club International. From May 1-September 30, earn 100 bonus points when you stay at a Best Western hotel in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, or Macedonia. Coupon is required.

04.20.2005: Continental OnePass & Hertz Car Rental. Now through December 31, 2005, you can save $5 per day and earn an additional 500 Miles on qualifying Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of two or more days or save $20 and earn an additional 500 Miles (that's 1,000 miles) on qualifying Leisure Weekly Rate rentals. This offer is valid on rentals of any car class, including Minivans and Sport Utility Vehicles, at a participating location in the U.S., Puerto Rico or Canada.

04.21.2005: Southwest Rapid Rewards. Without further notice, Southwest removed their bonus offer for booking online.

04.21.2005: Alaska Air Mileage Plan & National Car Rental. Reserve a compact through midsize car at any participating National location in the United States or Canada and earn 500 Mileage Plan Bonus Miles plus receive a Free Car Class Upgrade. Offer valid on rentals of 3-14 days now through August 31, 2005. Rental must include a Saturday night.

04.22.2005: Asia Miles & British Airways. British Airways will start flying five weekly direct flights between Shanghai and London on 2 June 2005 and is celebrating with a special introductory offer. You can earn Triple Asia Miles if you travel on these direct flights before 31 August 2005.

04.22.2005: Northwest Airlines World Perks & China Southern. China Southern Airlines is a new Partner to the World Perks Program.

04.22.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Hertz Car Rental. Receive a one car class upgrade and 100 miles per day on Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of 2 or more days, or receive a one car class upgrade and 1,000 miles per rental on Leisure Weekly Rate rentals of 5 or more days. This offer is valid on all qualifying rentals of a Compact (Class B) through Full-Size (Class F) car, with a maximum upgrade to a Premium (Class G) car, at a participating location in the U.S. or Canada.

04.22.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles. Purchase and fly Envoy Class (C/D/J/Z fare classes) to earn 15,000 bonus miles, full Coach Class (Y/B/N/U fare classes) to earn 10,000 bonus miles or purchase and fly discounted Coach Class (K/Q/V/W fare classes) and you’ll still earn 5,000 bonus miles!

04.25.2005: Marriott Rewards. Marriott Middle East hotels are offering Marriott Rewards bonus points in abundance this summer. Stay at participating Marriott Hotels & Resorts, JW Marriott Hotels, or Renaissance Hotels & Resorts in Egypt and receive 1,000 bonus points per stay. Or if your desire is to stay in Jordan, Kuwait, or the United Arab Emirates, you'll receive 2,000 Marriott Rewards bonus points per stay.

04.25.2005: TripRewards & Blair. Until June, 30th you will receive double points for shopping at Blair.

04.25.2005: South African Airways Voyager & All Nippon Airways ANA. All Nippon Airways has joined the Voyager Programme. You will earn 50% of the flown miles with a discounted economy ticket, 100% of the miles when flying with a full fare coach ticket. If you fly business, you will earn 125% of the flown miles and 150% if you travel in first class.

04.25.2005: Continental OnePass. Continental starts a new nonstop service from New York / Newark to Beijing on June 15th, 2005. Until August 15th, 2005 you can earn 5,000 bonus miles for every round-trip in BusinessFirst, 2,500 bonus miles for every round-trip flight in qualifying Economy Class fares and 1,000 bonus miles for all other Economy fares. Registration is required.

04.26.2005: Skywards & SriLankan Airlines. From 1st until 31st May 2005, SriLankan is offering double Miles to all members travelling on its new services between Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, and Abu Dhabi and Doha.

04.26.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles. US Airways has ended its out-of-this-world Space Adventurers program, as well as programs that allow its passengers to redeem or trade frequent-flier miles online. On Thursday, Bankruptcy Court Judge Stephen Mitchell allowed US Airways to end its contracts with the Space Adventurers program in Arlington, Va., and points.com and Milepoint, both based in Toronto.

04.28.2005: Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles & Hilton Hotels. For a limited time you can earn triple miles based on a 4-night stay with Hawaiian Airlines on hotel stays booked by May 31, 2005 for stays up to June 12, 2005 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii’s Big Island or Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa on Oahu.

04.28.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Hilton Hotels. For a limited time you can earn triple miles based on a 4-night stay with United Airlines on hotel stays booked by May 31, 2005 for stays up to June 12, 2005 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii’s Big Island or Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa on Oahu.

04.28.2005: British Airways Executive Club & Priority Club. Until 31 August 2005, earn 500 bonus BA Miles on every 2nd qualifying stay completed at over 3,500 InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites properties worldwide, up to a maximum of 5,000 bonus BA Miles.

04.29.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Hilton Hotels. For a limited time you can earn triple miles based on a 4-night stay with American Airlines on hotel stays booked by May 31, 2005 for stays up to June 12, 2005 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii’s Big Island or Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa on Oahu.

04.29.2005: Midwest Miles & Hertz Car Rental. You can save $5 per day and earn an additional 500 miles on qualifying Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of two of more days, or save $20 and earn an additional 500 miles on qualifying Leisure Weekly Rate rentals. That's in addition to the 50 miles per day on qualifying rentals of up to 4 days, or the 500 miles per rental on qualifying rentals of 5 or more days, that you normally earn with Hertz. Offer valid on all qualifying rentals of any car class in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada through December 31, 2005. Some restrictions apply.

04.29.2005: Midwest Miles. Earn 1,000 bonus Midwest Miles for qualifying roundtrip travel on Midwest Airlines between Milwaukee and Denver from June 9 through July 31, 2005. You must register for this promotion, using promo code 22005, before you travel.

04.29.2005: British Airways Executive Club & Park Inn. Earn double BA Miles with Park Inn, Executive Club's newest hotel partner until June 30th, 2005.