News Archive (2006-01):

01.01.2006: Air Canada Aeroplan & TripRewards. Between December 19, 2005 and February 19, 2006, Aeroplan Members who have joined the TripRewards loyalty program can now earn 500 Bonus Aeroplan Miles on their next stay at these hotels throughout Canada and the U.S.: AmeriHost Inn, Days Inn, Howard Johnson, Knights Inn, Ramada, Super 8, Travelodge and Wingate Inn.

01.01.2006: CSA OK Plus & Aeroflot. Since December 15th, OK Plus members can earn miles on flights with Aeroflot.

01.02.2006: Swiss TravelClub & Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Enjoy all the hospitality of Sheraton, Four Points, Luxury Collection and Westin hotels and earn 1.000 miles instead of the usual 500, provided you stay at least two consecutive nights.

01.02.2006: CSA OK Plus & CSA Czech Airlines. Enroll for this promotion at www.skyteam.com through January 27th, 2006, purchase a ticket for one of the hundreds of Intercontinental flight options offered by the participating SkyTeam member airlines, travel between February 6th and April 30th, 2006 and you will get 2000 bonus miles for every eligible segment flown, up to 20,000 bonus miles in total.

01.02.2006: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege & SN Brussels Airlines (Sabena). Through March 31st you will earn double Miles in Business Class with SN Brussels Airlines to these destinations in China: Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.

01.02.2006: Independence Air iCLUB. FLYi, Inc., parent of low-fare airline Independence Air, announced today that because of the continued financial challenges facing the company, it will voluntarily discontinue all scheduled flights planned to depart after 7:00pm on the evening of Thursday, January 5th. Independence Air began service on June 16, 2004 and currently offers over 200 daily departures to 37 destinations.

01.03.2006: Flying Blue & KLM. Through February 5th you will earn double miles with KLM from or to Amsterdam-Schiphol: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Houston, New York JFK, Memphis, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Newark, Washington, Seattle

01.04.2006: Flying Blue & Air France. Through February 5th you will earn double miles with Air France from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to these cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Detroit, New York JFK, Houston, Miami, Newark, Montreal, Papeete, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington.

01.05.2006: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege & SN Brussels Airlines (Sabena). Between January 15th and March 15th you will earn triple miles with SN Brussels Airlines to these destinations in Europe: Bologna, Marseilles, Moscow, Toulouse and Torino.

01.05.2006: Air Malta Flypass & Pacific International Hotels. Pacific International Hotel is the newest Partner of Air Malta Flypass Program. You will earn 1,000 KMiles for staying in of the 15 properties worldwide.

01.06.2006: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege & SN Brussels Airlines (Sabena). Fly with SN Brussels Airlines to Helsinki and earn triple Miles in Business as well as in Economy Class. This offer is valid until March 15th, 2006.

01.06.2006: American Airlines AAdvantage & Taca Airlines. Effective June 30, 2006, flights on TACA, including flights marketed and/or operated by LACSA and Aviateca, will no longer be eligible for AAdvantage mileage accrual or redemption. All award travel on TACA, LACSA, and Aviateca must be completed by June 30, 2007, and must be booked and ticketed prior to June 30, 2006.

01.07.2006: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Qantas Airways. Earn double points when you travel between Australia and Paris on Qantas International services or codeshare flights with a QF flight number. This offer is valid for flights between January 17th and February 24th.

01.07.2006: America West Airlines FlightFund & Avis. Offer is valid 8/1/05-12/31/06 on qualifying rentals of a minimum three days including a Saturday night stayover at participating Avis airport locations in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

01.08.2006: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Mandarin International Hotel Group. Earn triple Points for stays in these Hotels: Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo, Landmark Oriental in Hong Kong, Mandarin Oriental in Macau and The Oriental in Singapore. You will earn double points for stays in these Hotels: Mandarin Oriental in Jakarta, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Majapahit in Surabaya and the Mandarin Oriental in Manila.

01.08.2006: Qantas Airways Frequent Flyer & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Qantas Frequent Flyers will earn triple miles for stays in a Le Meridien Hotel. This offer is valid for stays of three nights and more and until March 17th.

01.08.2006: Virgin Atlantic Airways Flying Club & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. You will earn triple miles for staying at least three nights in one of the more than 130 LeMeridien Hotels.

01.09.2006: Gulf Air FFP & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. You will earn triple miles for a stay of at least three nights in a LeMeridien Hotel until March 17th, 2006.

01.10.2006: Flying Blue & Hertz Car Rental. Now through January 31, 2006, receive a One Car Class Upgrade and Double Miles on Affordable Europe rentals of three or more days. Simply rent an Economy through Full-size car (manual shift only) with this exclusive offer for Flying Blue members at participating Hertz locations in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

01.10.2006: Skywards & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Skywards-Members will earn triple miles for stays over three nights in one of the over 130 LeMeridien Hotels until March 17th.

01.11.2006: Asia Miles & Summit Hotels & Resorts. Earn Double Asia Miles with a stay thats on top of the world at Summit Hotels & Resorts. Simply stay for two consecutive nights or more at participating locations.

01.11.2006: Lufthansa Miles & More. There will be some modifications to the Miles & More Program on April 1st, 2006: - Lower Membership-Level requirements for german members: Starting at only 35,000 status miles you will receive Frequent Traveller status. At 130,000 status miles, you will be named a Senator.
- One-way rewards will cost you only 75% of the return-ticket award.
- If you would like to redeem a flight award for a child, only 75% of the miles normally required for the flight award are actually needed.
- In future, status qualification will no longer take place using the number of flights.
- You will no longer be able to earn HON Circle miles on flights operated by United Airlines in the future.

01.11.2006: Lufthansa Miles & More & Barceló Hotels & Resorts. You can earn threefold award miles for reservations made between January 2 and June 15, 2006. This special offer only applies to the following Barceló hotels in Spain: Barceló Barcelona Golf, Barceló Jaca, Barceló Valencia Spa, Barceló Consul del Mar in Valencia, Barceló Marbella Golf, Barceló Torre Arias in Madrid. Other participating hotels include the Barceló Jandía Golf on Fuerteventura and all Barceló hotels in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Turkey and Bulgaria.

01.11.2006: Continental OnePass & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Stay at least three nights in one of the 130 LeMeridien Hotels and earn triple miles until March 17th.

01.11.2006: Thai Airways International Royal Orchid Plus & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Royal Orchid Plus Members will earn triple Miles for stays at LeMeridien Hotels until March 17th. You need to stay at least three nights to receive this bonus.

01.12.2006: Flying Blue & Mövenpick. Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, the Swiss international hotel chain, has just signed an agreement with Air France & KLM that enables members of the Flying Blue frequent flyer programme to collect air miles whenever they stay at any Mövenpick Hotel worldwide. The agreement, which came into force on January 1, rewards members of the frequent flyer programme with 500 bonus miles each time they stay at one of the 54 Mövenpick Hotels worldwide. During the first two months, i.e. until February 28, Flying Blue members can even earn triple miles (1,500 bonus miles) with every stay. This offer applies to all standard rack rates.

01.12.2006: Lufthansa Miles & More & Starwood Hotels & Resorts. From January 7 to March 31, 2006 you can earn double award miles at any time you are staying two or more nights at any participating hotels in Europe, Africa or in the Middle East. The following hotels are part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts: Sheraton, Westin, ArabellaSheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Luxury Collection and St. Regis Hotels.

01.12.2006: Delta Skymiles & Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. As a Skymiles member you will earn triple miles for stays at a LeMeridien Hotel. This offer is valid for stays of at least three nights and until March 17th.

01.12.2006: Delta Skymiles & Delta Air Lines. Every time you fly Delta nonstop between Cincinnati, OH and Europe between December 19, 2005 and March 31, 2006, you will receive double miles - thats over 15,000 total miles earned when you fly round trip.

01.14.2006: Royal Brunei Royal Skies & Sixt. Since January 1st, Royal Skies members can earn 500 miles per rental with Sixt.

01.15.2006: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege & Avis. Rent any Avis car worldwide for three days or more during the promotional period and boost your balance by 1 500 instead of the usual 500 miles.

01.15.2006: Flying Blue & Air France. From January 16th until March 15th you can buy a Round trip award for only half of the usual miles. Fly for 25.000 miles from Paris (Charles de Gaule) to one of Air Frances destinations in the USA.

01.15.2006: Midwest Miles & Hilton Hotels. Now through March 15, 2006, you will earn double miles for staying in any Hilton Family hotels in the Chicago area, including Hilton, Doubletree, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites by Hilton.

01.16.2006: SN Brussels Airlines Privilege & Europcar. Europcars online offer entitles you to double miles if booking a Compact or Intermediate category car or as many as triple miles whenever you rent a Standard size model during the promotional period.

01.16.2006: Delta Skymiles & Europcar. Earn triple miles when you rent a compact size vehicle or higher for at least four days in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Central America, Carribean, and Asia-Pacific.

01.16.2006: 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.

01.16.2006: Midwest Miles & Hertz Car Rental. Receive a two-class car upgrade and earn double miles on all qualifying Leisure Weekend Rate and Leisure Weekly Rate rentals through May 31, 2006.

01.16.2006: SAS EuroBonus & Blue1. If you sign up between January 1st until February 28th, 2006 and fly round-trip in any eligible class from March 3rd until August 31st, 2006 you will then earn double Extra points.

01.17.2006: Northwest Airlines World Perks. With Refer-A-Friend, invite up to 5 friends to fly Northwest Airlines and you can earn up to 20,000 Bonus Miles and your friends can earn unlimited Bonus Miles.

01.17.2006: Delta Skymiles & Millennium Hotels. Earn 10 miles per $1 USD spent on qualifying room rates at any Millennium Hotel in North America and also get a chance to win a three-night stay at any Millennium Hotel in North America when you stay three or more consecutive nights. This offer is valid until March 31st, 2006.

01.17.2006: US Airways Dividend Miles & Avis. Receive a free one-car group upgrade plus 1,000 bonus Dividend Miles 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 through June 30, 2006.

01.17.2006: Southwest Rapid Rewards & Dollar Rent a Car. Now through March 31, 2006, you can receive double Rapid Rewards credit (1 credit vs. the standard 0.5 credits per rental) on rentals of any car type picked up on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday and rented for 2 days or longer at Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach, Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, Denver, Sacramento, Reno, Los Angeles, Ontario, Tucson, and Oakland.

01.17.2006: Priority Club. Register to earn 3,000 bonus points or 1,000 bonus miles every 3rd qualifying night - even if you don’t stay consecutive nights. This offer is valid from January 16th until April 30th, 2006 for stays in these Hotels: InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Express by Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites or Candlewood Suites hotel worldwide.

01.20.2006: TAP Victoria & British Midland bmi. Victoria Members can earn double miles when flying on all bmi-operated flights from 16 January 2006 to 17 March 2006.

01.20.2006: TAP Victoria & Avis. Receive an extra 1.000 Bonus Miles from 15 January 2006 to 28 February 2006. Thats on top of the usual 500 miles you already receive when renting with Avis!

01.22.2006: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts. Earn triple miles and a room upgrade at participating Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.

01.23.2006: TAP Victoria & Pestana Hotels. From 15 November 2005 until 15 March 2006, all TAP Victoria members can earn double the miles simply by reserving online at www.pestana.com.

01.23.2006: TAP Victoria & Pousadas Hotels. Stay at one of more than 40 Pousadas de Portugal hotels from 15 January 2006 to 15 March 2006 and earn 1.000 miles - thats double the usual 500!

01.23.2006: United Airlines Mileage Plus. Earn up to 2,500 bonus miles when you book on united.com and use EasyCheck-in Online: 1,000 bonus miles for booking online, 500 bonus miles every time you use EasyCheck-in Online for each segment of your roundtrip flight and Special 25th anniversary bonus of 500 miles. This offer is valid through June 30, 2006.

01.24.2006: Air Berlin / Niki Top Bonus & Air Berlin. Top Bonus Members will earn an extra 1,000 bonus points for flights between Germany and Great Britain, This offer is valid until March 31st, 2006.

01.24.2006: Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer & Air New Zealand. You can now earn double KrisFlyer miles on your Air New Zealand return flight from Hong Kong to Auckland.

01.24.2006: Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer & Accor. From now until 31 March 2006, earn double KrisFlyer miles for every stay at Accor Hotels and Resorts.

01.25.2006: CSA OK Plus & CSA Czech Airlines. Earn 1000 miles Travel Class (one-way) and 2000 miles Business Class (one-way) on these routes: Prague and Brno, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Riga, Tallinn or Vilnius.

01.25.2006: CSA OK Plus & CSA Czech Airlines. You will earn 2.000 Bonus miles for flights between Prague and Frankfurt, Munich or Dusseldorf.

01.25.2006: United Airlines Mileage Plus & United Airlines. Earn double miles on nonstop United Express flight segments between Denver (DEN) and Toronto (YYZ) for Travel Dates June 12, 2006 – August 31, 2006.

01.25.2006: US Airways Dividend Miles & Hertz Car Rental. Now through June 30, 2006, Dividend Miles members can earn triple miles when renting select vehicles from the Prestige Collection.

01.25.2006: Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer & Conrad International Hotels. From now until 31 March 2006, earn triple KrisFlyer miles as you enjoy the luxury of Conrad hotels worldwide.

01.25.2006: Northwest Airlines World Perks & Northwest Airlines. You have the opportunity to earn up to 10,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles when you travel on the daily nonstop flight from Minneapolis/St. Paul to London, England. Register prior to travel but no later than May 15, 2006. Then travel roundtrip on a Northwest Airlines nonstop flight from Minneapolis/St. Paul to London's Gatwick airport between March 10, 2006 and May 29, 2006 on a paid, published fare in either World Business Class or select Coach classes. Travel must be completed by May 29, 2006.

01.25.2006: Northwest Airlines World Perks & Northwest Airlines. Travel to the Philippines, China or Japan this fall or winter and earn up to 15,000 WorldPerks Bonus Miles on qualifying paid fares.

01.25.2006: Asia Miles & Cathay Pacific. Register today to earn Double Asia Miles when you travel between 1 February and 31 March 2006 round-trip in eligible subclasses from Los Angeles, New York or San Francisco to Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City or Manila. This offer is for US members only.

01.25.2006: Asia Miles & Inter-Continental Hotels & Ressorts. You can now earn 1,000 Bonus Asia Miles (up to a maximum of 10,000 Bonus Asia Miles) for every third qualifying night you spend at any of the following Intercontinental brands InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Express by Holiday Inn, Staybridge Suites, Candlewood Suites. This offer is valid for stays between 16 January to 30 April 2006.

01.25.2006: Asia Miles & Hertz Car Rental. Earn Double Asia Miles in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Simply rent a Hertz car at participating locations for three or more days. You will earn bonus miles on top of your regular 10% discount on Affordable Rates.

01.25.2006: 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 from Hertz.

01.26.2006: Hyatt Gold Passport & Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Earn 3,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points when you enjoy a weekend at Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. Simply stay and pay an eligible rate on any Friday, Saturday or Sunday between January 1 - March 19, 2006.

01.28.2006: Flying Blue & Accor. Earn double miles at 700 Novotel, Dorint Novotel and Mercure Hotels in France, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and selected destinations in China.

01.29.2006: American Airlines AAdvantage. As of December 15, 2005, AAdvantage members will earn up to 500 miles for each eligible Economy class ticket purchased at AA.com. Members will continue to earn up to 1,000 bonus miles for First or Business class tickets purchased at AA.com.

01.29.2006: United Airlines Mileage Plus & Inter-Continental Hotels & Ressorts. Earn a 1,000 bonus miles at participating properties. Just register and stay at any of the following InterContinental Hotels Group properties worldwide, and earn 1,000 bonus miles on every third qualifying stay, up to 10,000 miles: InterContinental, Candlewood Suites, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites

01.30.2006: Southwest Rapid Rewards & Southwest Airlines. Get triple credit when you book a flight between Dallas and Kansas City or St. Louis for yourself at southwest.com and fly by April 30, 2006.

01.31.2006: American Airlines AAdvantage & American Airlines. Fly three qualifying round trips to/from Austin, San Antonio, Kansas City or St. Louis and either Dallas Love Field or DFW International Airport between March 2, 2006 and May 26, 2006, and you will earn 30,000 AAdvantage bonus miles.

01.31.2006: Southwest Rapid Rewards & Southwest Airlines. Get triple credit when you book your flight between Dallas and Austin or San Antonio at southwest.com and fly between January 26 and April 30, 2006.

01.31.2006: Southwest Rapid Rewards & Alamo. From now through April 30, 2006, you will receive triple Rapid Rewards credit (1.5 credits vs. the standard 0.5 credits per rental) when you rent any vehicle for two or more days in Austin, Dallas, Kansas City, San Antonio, or St. Louis.

01.31.2006: Southwest Rapid Rewards & Hertz Car Rental. Now through December 31, 2006, you can receive double Rapid Rewards credit (1 credit vs. the standard 0.5 credits per rental) and a One Car Class Upgrade on all qualifying weekend rentals of two or more days and all qualifying weekly rentals of five or more days. Simply rent a Compact through Full-Size car at participating airport or off airport locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, or Canada.

01.31.2006: Skywards & Emirates. Book your ticket online and once you have travelled, your account will be credited with one Skywards Mile for each mile flown, plus up to 150% extra Miles, depending on your class of travel.