News Archive (2005-05):

05.03.2005: Lufthansa Miles & More & The Leading Hotels of the World. In all participating Leading Hotels of the World you will receive triple miles for your stay until March 31, 2006. Thus, you will get 1,500 award miles if you book directly at the website of The Leading Hotels of the World.

05.03.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Cathay Pacific. Cathay Pacific is celebrating the launch of its third daily flight between Los Angeles and Hong Kong by offering double AAdvantage miles on all trans-Pacific flights between Hong Kong and New York/JFK, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. This offer is valid for U.S. members only. Fly between June 1, 2005 and August 31, 2005 in any fare booked in F, A, J, C or D class. Bonus can be earned an unlimited number of times.

05.03.2005: China Airlines Dynasty & Air China. Effective from May 01, 2005, China Airlines align the FFP partnership with Air China and DFP members will be able to earn and redeem mileage on contracted flights.

05.03.2005: Continental OnePass. Fly the new nonstop service between Los Angeles and Durango, Mexico between June 10, 2005 and August 9, 2005 to earn double miles.

05.04.2005: Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer & Langham Hotels International. From now to 30 June 2005, earn double KrisFlyer miles when you stay at any participating Langham Hotel. You will also be upgraded to the exclusive Langham Hotel Club which offers you personalised service and privileges including private check-in, upgraded room amenities and access to the Club Lounge where you can enjoy complimentary daily breakfast and evening cocktails.

05.04.2005: Continental OnePass. Fly the new nonstop service between Los Angeles and Queretaro, Mexico from June 9, 2005 through August 9, 2005 and earn double miles.

05.04.2005: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege. You will earn triple miles on the new route between Brussels and Bari from July, 3th through August, 30th.

05.05.2005: Continental OnePass. Fly Continental's new nonstop service between Houston (IAH) and Cali (CLO) Colombia from July 15, 2005 through September 15, 2005, and earn double miles.

05.05.2005: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege & Hertz Car Rental. Choose your vehicle from any group and collect triple miles when renting for three days or more at participating locations in ten European countries. These include Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and UK. This Offer is valid through July, 15th.

05.05.2005: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege. You will earn quadruple miles on flights between Brussels and Berlin in Business Class and double miles in coach class. This offer is valid from June, 1st through August, 31st.

05.05.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage. Earn double miles for travel on American Eagle's nonstop flights between Dallas/Fort Worth, TX and Mobile, AL from June 9, 2005 through August 31, 2005. To qualify, purchase and fly on any purchased, published-fare ticket and register prior to travel.

05.05.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Avis. Rent any car with Avis, anywhere in Australia, and earn double points on time and kilometre charges.

05.06.2005: Best Western Gold Crown Club International. Members of Gold Crown Club International who pay with their MasterCard card earn 20% bonus points with each qualified stay from May 16-September 5, 2005.

05.06.2005: Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer & Mandarin International Hotel Group. From now until 31 July 2005, you will receive double miles for staying in a participating Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

05.06.2005: Continental OnePass. Fly the new Continental nonstop service between New York/Newark and Delhi, India from November 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 to earn: 5,000 bonus miles on qualifying round-trips in BusinessFirst, 2,500 bonus miles on qualifying round-trips in Economy class or 1,000 bonus miles on qualifying round-trips in discounted Economy class.

05.06.2005: Delta Skymiles & Sofitel. Earn double miles (1,000 per stay) on public rates at all Sofitel Hotels worldwide. This Offer is valid through Nov., 30th.

05.06.2005: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege & Priority Club. Visit any of our more than 3,500 properties worldwide (InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express). You'll earn 2,000 bonus points or 500 bonus miles on every second qualifying stay between May 16 and August 31, 2005. Guests of Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites, you'll earn an additional 1,000 bonus points or 250 bonus miles for each qualifying stay.

05.06.2005: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege. You will earn double miles on flights between Brussels and Paris from May 15th through August 15th.

05.06.2005: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege. Between July 1st and August 27th you will earn quadruple miles on flights between Brussels and Vienna in C Class and triple miles in Y Class.

05.06.2005: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege. Between July, 1st and August, 31st you will earn quadruple miles for flights in business class between Brussels and Venice. For flights in economy you will earn triple miles.

05.06.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage. Earn double AAdvantage miles for travel on American Airline's new nonstop flights between Dallas/Fort Worth and Toledo, Ohio. Travel between June 9 and August 31, 2005 to receive this bonus.

05.06.2005: Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles. When you book your travel between Mainland U.S. and Hawaii online, you will receive 1,000 bonus miles. For inter-island flights you will receive a bonus of 125 miles when booking online. This Offer is valid through September, 30th,

05.09.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage. Fly round-trip on American Airlines' nonstop service between Los Angeles and Washington Dulles between May 5 and June 30, 2005 and earn up to 2,500 bonus miles each time you fly. Earn 2,500 bonus miles for round-trip travel in First, Business or selected Economy Class fares (Y, B, H, K, L or M booking classes); or 1,500 bonus miles for travel in discounted Economy Class (G, S, N, Q, O, W or V booking classes).

05.09.2005: TAP Victoria & Priority Club. Receive 500 Bonus Miles on every second qualifying stay at over 3,500 InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites properties worldwide between 16 May and 31 August 2005. You can earn up to a maximum of 5,000 Bonus Miles.

05.10.2005: Priority Club. Stay as often as you can at InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites hotels worldwide. You'll earn 2,000 bonus points on every second qualifying stay. This offer is valid from May 16th until August 31st, 2005.

05.10.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Omni Hotel. Earn a free night and double AAdvantage miles from Omni Hotels. From now until June 30, 2005 every qualifying stay at an Omni Hotel earns you double AAdvantage miles and a certificate for one free night when you book a two-night weekend stay.

05.10.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & American Express. For a limited time, American Express Qantas Corporate Card members can earn 25% more Qantas Frequent Flyer points. Simply book a Qantas International flight online at qantas.com with your American Express Qantas Corporate Card between 1 May and 31 July 2005. In Economy, you can earn 1.25 points per mile flown, instead of the standard 1 point.In Business, you will earn 1.56 points per mile flown, instead of the standard 1.25 points.

05.10.2005: TAP Victoria & Hotéis Fénix. For every 2-night weekend stay from 15 May until 31 December 2005, you'll earn an additional 300 miles per night at a 3-star hotel, or an extra 500 miles at a 4 or 5 star hotel!

05.10.2005: TAP Victoria & Pestana Hotels. Stay at any of the stylish 4 and 5 star Pestana Hotels & Resorts and earn double miles per reservation. Offer is valid from 15 May to 15 July 2005 and includes any of the Pestana Hotels & Resorts in Argentina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, South Africa.

05.10.2005: TAP Victoria & Sol Melia Group. You'll receive 1,000 Bonus Miles per night instead of the usual 500, an upgrade to a superior room and a welcome gift including chocolates, wine or champagne!

05.11.2005: TAP Victoria & Avis. Earn triple miles every time you rent a car by booking with Avis online from 16 May to 16 July 2005.

05.11.2005: TAP Victoria & Hertz Car Rental. Earn triple miles when renting a car with Hertz for three days more in Europe. That's 1,500 miles instead of the usual 500.

05.11.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles. Beginning May 6, 2005, you’ll earn 1,000 bonus miles that count toward Preferred status when purchasing tickets at usairways.com and traveling by July 31, 2005

05.11.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Millennium Hotels. Stay three consecutive nights or more at these hotels worldwide and earn extra points: 500 extra points at Millennium Hotels and 300 extra points at Copthorne Hotels. Valid for bookings and stays 15 May to 30 June 2005.

05.11.2005: America West Airlines FlightFund & Budget Car and Truck Rental. You will earn 50 FlightFund Miles per day for qualifying rentals.

05.12.2005: La Quinta Returns. Earn 3,000 bonus points when you stay at any La Quinta, Baymont or Woodfield Suites hotel between May 15 and July 31, 2005. To book your reservation today, visit www.yourreturns.com and click on the New Reservation tab or call 1-800-642-4258.

05.12.2005: Delta Skymiles & Millennium Hotels. Effective immediately, SkyMiles members can earn 5 miles for every $1 spent on room rates for qualifying stays at Millennium & Copthorne hotels.

05.12.2005: Asia Miles & Cathay Pacific. From 2 June 2005, Cathay Pacific will increase non-stop services from Amsterdam to Hong Kong with daily and offers you Bonus Asia Miles for flying round-trip in Business Class between 1 July and 31 August 2005. This offer is for Benelux residents only!

05.16.2005: Air Canada Aeroplan & Inter-Continental Hotels & Ressorts. Between May 16 and August 31, 2005, earn 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles for every second eligible stay at any InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites or Candlewood Suites hotels worldwide. Guests of Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites earn an additional 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles with every eligible stay.

05.17.2005: Asia Miles & Finnair. Take the new direct route to Europe with Finnair and earn Double Asia Miles on any of three weekly non-stop round-trip Business Class flights between Helsinki and Hong Kong. This offer is valid for flights from May. 31st until September, 2nd.

05.17.2005: All Nippon Airways ANA Mileage Club & Sol Melia Group. Double, Triple, Quadruple miles per stay are accumulated for stays at applicable rate in one of the 59 Sol Melia Hotels. Bonus differs from Hotel to Hotel. Promotion Period is May 1, 2005 - April 30, 2006 (date of check-in).

05.18.2005: Best Western Gold Crown Club International. From May 15 until July 31, 2005, earn a 25% bonus when you convert 500 Gold Crown Club International points to airline miles, for a total of 1,250 miles. Partcipating frequent flyer programs are: American Airlines AAdvantage, Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, Asiana Airlines Asiana Club, America West Airlines FlightFund, Delta Airlines SkyMiles and Northwest Airlines WorldPerks.

05.19.2005: Continental OnePass & Copa Airlines. Fly Copa Airlines new service to the island of San Andréas between 27 May and 31 August 2005 and earn 1,000 bonus miles.

05.19.2005: Skywards & Rotana Hotels. Stay from 1st May to 31st July 2005 in a Rotana Hotel and earn five times the usual Miles during your stay. Additionally stay four nights and get the fifth night free.

05.19.2005: Swiss TravelClub. For Flights in economy class between June, 1st and June 16th, you will earn triple miles on these routes: Geneva - Barcelona, Zurich - Amsterdam, Zurich - Vienna, Zurich - Budapest, Zurich - Nice, Zurich - Stockholm. Between May, 15th and June, 16th you will earn triple miles on these routes in coach class: Zurich - Los Angeles and Zurich - Sao Paulo.

05.19.2005: Delta Skymiles. From now until July 15th, 2005 you can earn Silver Medallion Status with only one flight departing from one of 14 cities. Registration is required.

05.20.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles & America West Airlines. US Airways and America West Airlines announced yesterday that they intend to merge by fall, creating a $10 billion coast-to-coast low-cost carrier that would surpass rival Southwest Airlines in size and rescue US Airways from its second turn through bankruptcy. The combined carrier would operate under the US Airways banner but be based in Tempe, Ariz., America West's current headquarters, and led by America West Chief Executive Officer Doug Parker. Right now, there are no information about the future of the two frequent flyer programs Dividend Miles and Flightfund.

05.21.2005: British Airways Executive Club & Holiday Inn Express. From June, 1st. you will receive only 100 miles per stay in a Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express Property.

05.21.2005: EVA Air Evergreen Club. From May 1 to June 15, 2005 (travel dates), Evergreen Club members whose travel itinerary includes flying between Taiwan and Sydney or Brisbane can earn 5,000 bonus miles on Business Class and 3,000 bonus miles on Economy Class each way. From May 1 to June 30, 2005 (travel dates), Evergreen Club members whose travel itinerary includes flying between Taiwan and Vienna can earn 5,000 bonus miles on Business Class and 3,000 bonus miles on Economy Class each way.

05.22.2005: Continental OnePass. Continental starts the new nonstop service between Beijing, China and New York/Newark on June 15, 2005. You can earn up to 5,000 bonus miles: 5,000 bonus miles for every round-trip flight 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.

05.23.2005: Asia Miles & Inter-Continental Hotels & Ressorts. Stay at any of the following participating hotels from May 16th and August 31st: InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigio, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, and Candlewood Suites and you receive 500 Asia Miles for every second qualifying stay (up to a maximum of 5,000). For stays at Staybridge Suites or Candlewood Suite you will receive additonally 250 Asia Miles for every stay.

05.23.2005: Delta Skymiles & National Car Rental. Earn 500 bonus miles and receive a free upgrade. Reserve a compact through midsize car at any participating National location in the United States or Canada. This offer is valid through 8/31/05.

05.23.2005: SAS EuroBonus & Hertz Car Rental. You earn triple, 1500 Extra points, per rental on intermediate cars and above in these countries until July, 20th: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

05.24.2005: America West Airlines FlightFund & Budget Car and Truck Rental. From now through July, 1st, you will earn triple miles when you rent with Budget on all rentals.

05.26.2005: Asia Miles & Cathay Pacific. Fly round-trip from Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney to Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei or Xiamen in Cathay Pacific's Economy Class and you can earn Double Asia Miles by starting and completing your trip between 1 June and 31 August 2005.

05.26.2005: LAN LanPass & Hertz Car Rental. Now through October 31, 2005, you can receive 1,600 LANPASS Kms, a 10% discount and an additional US$ 20 savings. This offer is valid on rentals of all car classes at participating locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada.

05.26.2005: Southwest Rapid Rewards & Econo Lodge. You will receive triple Rapid Rewards Credits per Stay in any Econo Lodge or Rodeway Inn in the U.S. between June 1st and August 31st.

05.30.2005: Delta Skymiles & Boscolo Hotels. Earn double miles when staying at Boscolo Hotels. This offer is valid through July 31st.

05.30.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles. Enjoy Silver Preferred status through February 28, 2006 and earn 1,500 bonus miles for every US Airways or US Airways Express flight to and from any of nine airports in Ohio or Georgia. Offer valid for residents of Ohio or Georgia that travel on any paid fare between May 11, 2005 and July 31, 2005.