News Archive (2005-10):

10.03.2005: BMI Diamond Club & British Midland bmi. You will earn double miles on european flights with bmi until the end of November. A registration is required for this offer.

10.03.2005: Southwest Rapid Rewards & Inter-Continental Hotels & Ressorts. Starting with stays checking out on October 1, 2005, Rapid Rewards Members who are also members of the Priority Club Rewards program and have Rapid Rewards selected as their preferred earning alliance can earn 0.5 credits for every qualifying stay at over 3,500 hotels worldwide including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

10.04.2005: Iberia Plus & Iberia. You can earn up to triple points when you fly Iberia from Barcelona or Madrid to Vienna, Geneva or Zurich. This offer is valid until the end of October.

10.04.2005: Flying Blue & Air France. Passengers can take as many round-trips as they like on the Paris - Detroit route and will accrue 10,000 bonus Miles in l'Espace Affaires (Business Class) or 5,000 bonus Miles in Tempo (Economy Class).

10.04.2005: Air Berlin / Niki Top Bonus & Air Berlin. From October 1st until the end of the year you will earn 1,000 bonus miles on these routes with Air Berlin: Berlin - Amsterdam, Berlin - London, Hamburg - Manchester, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich - Palma de Mallorca, Dusseldorf - Rome and Dusseldorf - Vienna.

10.04.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & American Airlines. Now through December 31, 2005, each time you fly round-trip to the UK (London/Manchester) on an eligible First or Business Class ticket (booked in F, J, A or D), you will earn more than 50,000 miles. Add 42,000 AAdvantage bonus miles to the miles you normally earn when flying to the United Kingdom.

10.05.2005: Midwest Miles & Hertz Car Rental. Receive a two-car class upgrade and earn double miles on all qualifying Leisure Weekend and Leisure Weekly Rate rentals of a compact through special sporty car at participating locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada through December 14, 2005.

10.05.2005: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege & SN Brussels Airlines (Sabena). You will receive additional 15,000 Bonus Miles when you fly return on SN Business Class services to Chicago and New York this autumn/winter season.

10.05.2005: Delta Skymiles & Langham Hotels International. Earn 500 bonus miles per stay and a 20% discount on published rates for Langham Club rooms and suites.

10.05.2005: Delta Skymiles & Millennium Hotels. Earn 10 bonus miles per dollar spent on qualifying reservations at Millennium and Copthorne Hotels in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. This offer is valid for hotel stays between September 1 and November 15, 2005.

10.05.2005: Alitalia MilleMiglia. For members outside of Italia the threshold to achive this status was lowered to 50,000 flown miles per year. Before that, 75,000 miles were needed to receive this status level.

10.05.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles & Priority Club. Stay at any InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express hotel worldwide and earn double miles beginning with your second stay. Guests of Staybridge Suites & Candlewood Suites start earning double miles on the first stay.

10.06.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Thrifty Car Rental. Earn triple AAdvantage miles on two- to seven-day rentals of a mid-size or larger car. This Offer is valid August 15 through December 15, 2005 at all worldwide Thrifty locations.

10.06.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Best Western International. From September 6th through December 14th, 2005 members earn Double Airline Miles with every stay at over 4,100 hotels in more than 80 countries. You must also enroll in Best Western Gold Crown Club to receive this offer.

10.06.2005: America West Airlines FlightFund & Northwest Airlines. Northwest Airlines is leaving the FlightFund Programm. Last Day to earn miles on Northwest Flights is March 31st, 2006. Last day to request an award seat for travel on Northwest is March 26st, 2006. All award travel on Northwest must be completed by March 31st, 2007.

10.06.2005: Priority Club. Now through December 31st, 2005 you can earn 1,000 bonus Priority Club points for every room booked online at any Priority Club Rewards Family of Brands Web site.

10.06.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Hertz Car Rental. Make a rental from a Hertz corporate location in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Coolangatta, Brisbane or Canberra for 7 or more consecutive days and receive one day free of time and kilometres charges and GST.

10.06.2005: SAS EuroBonus & Air One. When you fly between Scandinavia and Italy with SAS and continue on an Air One flight (or vice versa), you earn an additional 1500 Extra points one way for the Air One flight in Business (500 additional Extra points one way in Economy or Low Economy). You also earn an additional 1500 Extra points one way in Business or Economy Flex for the SAS flight (500 additional Extra points one way in Economy or Low Economy).

10.07.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Alamo. Rent a midsize vehicle or above from Alamo in the US and Canada and earn 500 bonus miles. Rent for five or more days and receive a free days rental.

10.07.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Dollar Rent a Car. Earn triple miles from Dollar with rentals of a midsize car or larger vehicle for two to seven days miles.

10.07.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Sixt. Mileage Plus Members will earn 2,000 bonus miles on all rentals from Sixt in Europe of seven days or more.

10.07.2005: Air Canada Aeroplan & Best Western International. Aeroplan Members will earn Double Airline Miles from September 6th through December 14th, 2005 with every stay at over 4,100 Best Western hotels in more than 80 countries.

10.08.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Avis. Earn 250 AAdvantage bonus miles plus save up to $15 off a weekly rental or $10-20 off a weekend rental.

10.08.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Thrifty Car Rental. Rent a midsize from two to seven days and earn triple miles.

10.09.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & United Airlines. Fly up to four times to or from Washington, D.C. airport and you will have your choice of up to 25,500 bonus miles or 25% off a future roundtrip.

10.09.2005: Swiss TravelClub & Sixt. Rent a Sixt car for three days or more during the offer period and you will earn 1,500 miles instead of the usual 500.

10.10.2005: Asia Miles & Novotel. From October 16st, 2005 until January 15th, 2005 you will earn double Asia Miles in selected Novotel Locations for each stay.

10.10.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & United Airlines. Fly up to eight roundtrips between any airport in California, Oregon and Washington and you'll have your choice of up to 36,000 bonus miles or up to 20% off a future roundtrip.

10.10.2005: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Radisson Hotels & Resorts. Earn 1,000 miles when you sleep at the Radisson on their Sleep Number Bed by Select Comfort.

10.10.2005: CSA OK Plus & CSA Czech Airlines. Until December 20th, you will earn 1,500 Bonus miles in economy between Prague and Budapest, Cologne, Hamburg or Hanover. In Business Class you will earn 3,000 bonus miles. For flights between Prague and Athens, Milan, Skopje, Sliač, Thessaloniki or Žilina you will earn 1,000 bonus miles in coach class and 2,000 bonus miles in business. Finally, there is a promotion for flights between Prague and Amsterdam, Cork or Dublin where you will earn 2,000 bonus miles in business class.

10.10.2005: Lufthansa Miles & More & Swiss. On April 1, 2006, the two frequent flyer programs Swiss TravelClub and Miles & More are merging.

10.10.2005: Swiss TravelClub & Kempinski Hotels & Resorts. You will earn 1,000 miles instead of the usual 500 miles for staying at any Kempinski Hotel until December 15th.

10.10.2005: Swiss TravelClub & Langham Hotels International. When you stay in any Langham Hotel between October 10th, 2005 and January 15th, 2006 you will earn:
1,000 miles (instead of 500) if you stay two nights, and
1,500 miles if you stay three nights or longer.

10.11.2005: Swiss TravelClub & Europcar. Book an intermediate size car or bigger online for three days or more during the offer period and you will earn 1,500 miles for your rental instead of the usual 500.

10.11.2005: Swiss TravelClub & Golden Tulip Hotels. You will earn double TravelClub Miles for staying at any Golden Tulip Hotel between November 1st and December 15th.

10.11.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Budget Car and Truck Rental. As an AAdvantage member, you can receive 1,000 Bonus Miles plus one day free of the daily time charge. This Offer is valid on intermediate through full-size 4-door car rentals of three or more days, including a Saturday night, at any participating Budget airport location in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean between October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006.

10.12.2005: Continental OnePass & Continental Airlines. Fly the Newark/Liberty (EWR) to Beijing, People's Republic of China (PEK) route between October 15 - December 31, 2005 and earn 5,000 bonus miles per round trip (2,500 per segment).

10.13.2005: British Airways Executive Club & British Airways. The Executive Club will triple your BA Miles on each eligible flight you take to any destination, whether you are flying longhaul or shorthaul. Your cabin bonus and Executive Club tier bonus will also be tripled.

10.13.2005: Continental OnePass & Alamo. Rent a mid-size or larger car and earn 650 bonus miles plus a discount of up to 15% off your rental. Book your car for 2-14 days now through January 31, 2006 at www.alamo.com and enter contract ID # 7011859 and your OnePass number or call 1-800-GO-ALAMO.

10.13.2005: America West Airlines FlightFund. America West has published further information about the new FlightFund Program that will be established after the merger with US Airways. You will find also the membership guide of the new program as a PDF File.

10.13.2005: Skywards & Inter-Continental Hotels & Ressorts. Skywards members can boost their mileage balance with InterContinental Hotels Group by earning double Miles on repeat stays at over 3,500 properties worldwide, before 16th December 2005. These include InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites properties. Starting with your second qualifying stay, you will earn 1000 Miles, instead of the normal earning rate of 500 Skywards Miles. At Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites properties, you will earn double Miles, i.e. 1000 Miles from the first qualifying stay.

10.13.2005: US Airways Dividend Miles. Beginning October 1, 2005, you will earn 500 bonus when purchasing tickets at usairways.com. Plus, you will save between $5 and $30* on every ticket!

10.15.2005: Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles & Hertz Car Rental. You can receive a Free Two Car Class Upgrade & Double Miles when you rent a Compact (Class B) through Special Sporty (Class D) car, with a maximum upgrade to a Premium (Class G) car. This offer is valid on all qualifying Leisure Weekly Rate rentals and Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of two or more days at participating airport and off airport locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada.

10.16.2005: Alitalia MilleMiglia & Alitalia. With the new flights from Milan Malpensa, if you fly to Strasbourg from October 17 until December 31, and to Kiev from October 30 to December 31, you will take advantage of the special promotion for these flights: you will earn 1,000 bonus miles for each leg in Business Class and 500 bonus miles for each leg in Economy Class.

10.16.2005: Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles & National Car Rental. Reserve a compact through fullsize car at any participating National location in the United States or Canada and earn Triple Miles (150 miles a day instead of the usual 50) plus receive a Free Weekend Day! Offer valid on rentals of 3-14 days now through December 31, 2005. Rental must include a Saturday night.

10.17.2005: Swiss TravelClub. If you want your TravelClub Miles to be transferred to Miles & More, you must register with Miles & More unil November 15th. After that, your miles remain valid until March 31, 2009.

10.18.2005: Northwest Airlines World Perks. Your earn 1,000 Bonus Miles for enrolling in WorldPerks, you earn another 3,000 Bonus Miles for completing one roundtrip flight within 4 months of enrolling and you earn 1,000 Bonus Miles for subscribing to NWA E-mail for two consecutive months.

10.18.2005: Delta Skymiles & Hertz Car Rental. Earn double miles and receive a two car class upgrade on all qualifying Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of two or more days and Leisure Weekly Rate rentals of a compact through special sporty car in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada.

10.19.2005: SAS EuroBonus & SAS Scandinavian Airlines. During the winter season you earn double Basic points on selected discounted Economy fare tickets. EuroBonus Silver members earn an additional 15% and Gold members 25% points on top of the double points.

10.19.2005: Southwest Rapid Rewards. Get one bonus credit when you purchase travel for yourself while logged in to your MySouthwest account between October 14 and November 15, 2005.

10.19.2005: America West Airlines FlightFund & Budget Car and Truck Rental. As a FlightFund member, you can receive 1,000 Bonus Miles plus one day free of the daily time charge. Offer is valid on intermediate through full-size 4-door car rentals of three or more days, including a Saturday night, at any participating Budget airport location in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean between October 1, 2005 through December 31, 2006.

10.19.2005: America West Airlines FlightFund & National Car Rental. Reserve a compact through fullsize car at any participating National location in the United States or Canada and earn Triple Miles (150 miles a day instead of the usual 50) plus receive a Free Weekend Day. This Offer valid on rentals of 3-14 days now through December 31, 2005. Rental must include a Saturday night.

10.19.2005: Asia Miles & Finnair. Fly Finnair between China and Helsinki to earn Double Asia Miles.

10.19.2005: Delta Skymiles & Alamo. Delta Skymiles Members will earn double miles and a free upgrade for renting with Alamo.

10.20.2005: Japan Airlines JAL Mileage Bank & Avis. During the campaign period, JMB members can earn double miles per day when they rent for three consecutive days or longer.

10.21.2005: Skywards & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Until December 31st, you earn 1000 Skywards Miles for every qualifying stay at any Le Méridien property in Europe.

10.21.2005: LAN LanPass & Inter-Continental Hotels & Ressorts. You will earn double kilometers with each qualifying stay, starting with your second stay at any of these hotels: InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express. At Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites, you will earn double starting with your first qualifying stay. Register now to start doubling your rewards.

10.21.2005: Asia Miles & Avis. Earn Triple Asia Miles at select Avis locations worldwide. Simply rent a car for three or more days at contracted or non-contracted rates to earn the extra miles, while enjoying the regular Avis Worldwide Discount of up to 10%

10.21.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & American Airlines. Now through February 15, 2006, you could earn thousands of AAdvantage bonus miles when you travel to or from any American Airlines destination in California, Oregon or Washington.

10.21.2005: Midwest Miles & National Car Rental. Reserve a compact through midsize car at any participating National location in the U.S. or Canada to receive 500 bonus miles plus a free two-car class upgrade. Valid on rentals of 3-14 days through January 15, 2006. A Saturday-night stay is required.

10.21.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & American Airlines. Earn double miles for travel on American Airlines new nonstop flights between Los Angeles and San Antonio from October 30, 2005 through January 31, 2006.

10.21.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Earn 1,000 miles for any qualifying stay in Le Méridien hotels in Europe from 1st October to 31st December 2005.

10.22.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Hertz Car Rental. Receive a free two car class upgrade and double AAdvantage miles when you rent a Compact (Class B) through Special Sporty (Class D) car, with a maximum upgrade to a Premium (Class G) car. This offer is valid on all qualifying Leisure Weekly Rate rentals and Leisure Weekend Rate rentals of two or more days at participating airport and off airport locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada.

10.22.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Jet Airways. When you fly with Jet Airways between 15 October and 15 November 2005, you will earn double FFP miles.

10.23.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Raffles International Hotel & Resorts. FFP members will receive double miles for stays in any Raffles Hotel or Swissotel worldwide. This offer is valid until the end of the year.

10.23.2005: Varig Smiles & Hertz Car Rental. Smiles members renting a vehicle at Hertz in the United States or Canada earn double miles plus a car group upgrade. Offer valid for cars picked up until Dec.15.2005, subject to blackout dates. This Offer valid for two-day minimum rentals with Ford Focus, Toyota Corolla, Ford Mustang Coup or similar cars.

10.24.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Gulf Air. Gulf Air is offering double miles between 2nd December and 28th February 2006 on the new route Bahrain - Johannesburg.

10.24.2005: Continental OnePass & Continental Airlines. Continental will offer daily nonstop service from Houston (and one stop service from New York/Newark) to Buenos Aires beginning December 14, 2005. Earn up to 5,000 bonus miles when you fly between December 14, 2005 and March 31, 2006.

10.25.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Gulf Air. To celebrate the new service from Bahrain to Dublin Gulf Air is offering members double miles on this route from 2nd December until 28th February, 2006.

10.25.2005: Gulf Air FFP & Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts. Stay at any Shangri-La hotel, resort or Traders hotel on Shangri-La's Value Rate and earn triple miles for a minimum of two consecutive nights stay. This offer is valid through November 30th.

10.25.2005: Asia Miles & Mandarin International Hotel Group. Stay at select Mandarin Oriental hotels across Asia and enjoy Double Asia Miles, special rates and more!

10.25.2005: Continental OnePass & Budget Car and Truck Rental. Now through June 30, 2006, receive 1,000 bonus miles plus one day free on an Intermediate through Full-size 4-door car rental of three or more days, including a Saturday night.

10.25.2005: EVA Air Evergreen Club & Avis. Between October 1st and December 31st, 2005, Evergreen Club members that rent for three days or more from any AVIS locations across the world can earn double bonus miles.

10.26.2005: American Airlines AAdvantage & Budget Car and Truck Rental. Receive a free upgrade and triple AAdvantage miles on your next rental. This offer is valid through December 15, 2005.

10.27.2005: Continental OnePass & Continental Airlines. Fly the new nonstop service between Newark/Liberty (EWR) and Moncton, New Brunswick (YQM) from May 2, 2006 to June 30, 2006 and earn double bonus miles.

10.27.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & British Airways. You could earn 5,000 extra points with oneworld when you either travel on an eligible Qantas or British Airways flight between Australia and Bangkok or Singapore, or travel on eligible Qantas flights between Australia and Hong Kong, Jakarta, Manila, Mumbai, Shanghai or Tokyo or, connect with an eligible oneworld partner flight on Cathay Pacific or Finnair to anywhere else within Asia. To earn the extra 5,000 points you need to be an Australian resident Frequent Flyer.

10.27.2005: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Avis. Rent a car with Avis for 5 or more consecutive days in the UK and earn double points.

10.27.2005: Virgin Atlantic Airways Flying Club & Frontier Airlines. Frontier Airlines is leaving Virgins Flying Club. The last day to earn Flying Club miles with Frontier Airlines will be 31 December 2005. The last day to claim any missing retrospective miles for travel up to 31 December 2005 is 30 June 2006.