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Frequent Flyer Program News January 2005

Airguide Online, Jan 31, 2005

Continental OnePass

Through April 30, 2005, Continental OnePass members will earn 7,000 bonus miles for Continental flights between Honolulu and Nagoya, Japan. Promo code is 56031. Registration is required. Visit http://www.continental.com/onepass/news/default.asp for more information.

Jan 10, 2005

Delta SkyMiles

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Beginning January 1, 2005, Delta has made a number of changes to its elite program, including the following:Increased the number of elite- qualifying miles (EQMs) awarded on deeply discounted economy fares (L, T, U) from 50 percent to 100 percent of actually flown miles. With the change, all eligible discounted coach fares (H, Q, K, S, L, U, T) will earn 100 percent of actual flown miles, or 500 miles, whichever is greater, as both award miles and EQMs. Decreased from 200 percent to 150 percent the percentage of EQMs earned for first/business class. Again, the change does away with the discrepancy between EQM and award-mile earning rates. Decreased the minimum number of EQMs awarded for short flights from 750 to 500 miles. Other elite changes:The requirement to reach Platinum Medallion status decreased from 100,000 to 75,000 miles. This change was clearly to maintain parity with Continental and Northwest, which are co-partners with Delta in the SkyTeam alliance. All elite members can now upgrade at the time of booking when purchasing full-Y fares (Y, B, M). The unlimited complimentary domestic upgrades from discounted coach fares is now confirmable up to five days in advance for Platinum members, three days in advance for Gold members, and one day in advance for Silver members. (Replaces the current multi- tiered, hour-based upgrade schedule.) The changes are detailed at http://delta.com/skymileschanges

Jan 10, 2005

Delta SkyMiles

Delta SkyMiles members will earn a 20.05 percent bonus for purchases charged to their Amex-issued SkyMiles credit cards throughout the month of January 2005. A maximum of 10,000 bonus miles may be earned with this offer. Registration is required. Link to the offer from Delta's special offer page, at http://delta.com/skymiles/getmiles/limitedtime_offers/index.jsp.

Jan 10, 2005

Frontier EarlyReturns

Effective December 1 2004, elite members of Frontier's EarlyReturns program began receiving larger elite bonuses. Ascent members now receive a 25-percent mileage bonusiup from 10 percent previouslyion all Frontier and Frontier JetExpress flights; and Summit members will receive a 50- percent mileage bonus, up from 25 percent. (Frontier's Web site has not yet been updated to reflect the change.) For a description of the new bonuses, visit http://frontierairlines.com/travel/ff_tier_levels.asp.

Jan 10, 2005

Frontier EarlyReturns

Through Points.com, members of Frontier's EarlyReturns program can now exchange their miles for miles and points in other participating programs, or transfer miles from other programs into their EarlyReturns accounts. For details or to make an exchange, see http://points.com.

Jan 10, 2005

Hilton HHonors

Hilton's three-way earning option, introduced on July 1 2004 as a limited-time promotion scheduled to expire on December 31 2004, has been extended indefinitely. Members of the HHonors program may choose from the following: Points and Variable Miles: Earn 10 HHonors Base points plus one airline mile per eligible $1 spent. Points and Fixed Miles: Earn 10 HHonors Base points per eligible $1 spent plus 500 miles per stay (100 miles per stay at Hampton/Scandic hotels). Points and Points: Earn 10 HHonors Base points plus five bonus points per eligible $1 spent.To register their choice, HHonors members should visit http://hiltonhhonors.com/myway and select the preferred option. Preferences may be changed whenever and as many times as the member chooses.

Jan 10, 2005

Hyatt Hotels

Hyatt Hotels has agreed to buy the 143-hotel AmeriSuites chain from the Blackstone Group in a deal reportedly worth $600 million. While there are no specifics yet, Hyatt said it plans to integrate AmeriSuites into its Gold Passport program sometime in 2005.

Jan 10, 2005

Northwest WorldPerks

Through December 31, 2005, WorldPerks members can earn an extra 1,000 miles per roundtrip flight on Northwest, Northwest Airlink or KLM by paying $20 to "SuperSize" their miles. This amounts to purchasing the miles for $0.02 each. SuperSize purchases must be made prior to the flight, and only one SuperSize bonus may be applied to any single roundtrip. Bonus miles do not count toward elite status. More information and a registration form are at http://www.nwa.com/features/supersize.html.

Jan 10, 2005

Northwest WorldPerks

Through February 28, 2005, WorldPerks members will earn double miles for two-night stays and triple miles for stays of three or more nights at participating Okura Hotels & Resorts. Also, WorldPerks members who join the Okura Club International will earn 500 miles after the first stay. Details are at http://www.nwa.com/features/okura.html.

Jan 10, 2005

Frequent Flyer Program News January 2005

Airguide Online, Jan 31, 2005

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