Frequent Flyer Bonuses

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Air Tran: Triple A+ Credits on flights out of Atanta. Must book by Sep 6!

It is rare for us to post single offers like this onto the blog since we have so many offers that go up onto FFB but the short booking window for this bonus makes it ideal for posting here as the offer will not make it into our newsletter to notify our readers.

The offer is Triple A+ credits on flights that originate in Atlanta and is awarded when you fly round trip to any nonstop destination. You must book your ticket by Sep 6 for travel until Nov 17.

Full details and registration (Registration is required)

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Philippines Airlines: Update your info for a chance to win up to 60,000 Mabuhay Miles

Over the next four months the Philippine Airlines Mabuhay program is looking to award three winners per month with Mabuhay miles for simply updating their email and contact details (address or phone number)

The prizes to be awarded are as follows:
1st: 60,000 Mabuhay Miles
2nd: 25,000 Mabuhay Miles
3rd: 15,000 Mabuhay Miles

Draw dates are Sept 21, Oct 22, Nov 22, and Dec 21, 2010.

There does not seem to be any residency restrictions on the contest so we would assume all Worldwide members of the Mabuhay program can enter.

For more details please visit Mabuhaymiles.com

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Today Only: Earn 25,000 SkyMiles for $500 spend at SkyMall.com

For today only, if you spend US$500 or more at SkyMall.com you will be awarded with 25,000 Delta SkyMiles. Continue on to SkyMall.com

Terms and Conditions
Offer valid only for purchases made at www.skymall.com/25000. Offer expires at 11:59 PM, MST. Not all merchants participate in discounts or promotions. Excluded items and vendors are noted on the product page. Not valid on previous purchases or purchases made after the expiration day and time. This offer cannot be combined with any other promotion, discount or offer. Not valid on gift cards. Void where prohibited. SkyMall reserves the right to limit quantities or refuse orders. All discounts and offers are available to customers paying USD (US dollars) only.

Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for SkyMiles to be posted to your account. Miles will only be credited on orders placed at www.skymall.com/25000. To be awarded 25,000 miles, the $500 limit must be made on merchandise excluding tax and delivery. Miles will not be credited for cancelled orders or items returned to merchant. Pre-orders and backorders are not subject to award until products are shipped by merchant.

SkyMiles Terms and Conditions:
All SkyMiles program rules apply. To review the rules, please visit www.delta.com/memberguide. Taxes and fees for Award Travel are the responsibility of the passenger and must be paid at the time the ticket is booked. Award Travel seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or in all markets. Prices and rules are subject to change without notice. Delta, SkyMiles, and the Delta logo are registered service marks of Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Delta is not responsible for goods or services offered by any companies participating in miles promotions. Partner offers subject to the terms and conditions of each individual offer. See individual offers for details. Partners subject to change. Offers void where prohibited by law. Other restrictions may apply.

Thanks to Evan! on FlyerTalk for the info

Monday, August 30, 2010

Voila Hotel Rewards: 10% Discount on Reward Nights

Voila Hotel Rewards has extended their reward night promotion that offers a 10% discount on the number of points required for a free night stay. The promo is now available until Oct 31 for stays at any of the 230 participating hotels in the Voila Hotel Rewards program.

For more details please visit the VHR website

Bonus Offer Picks of the Week: August 23 - 29, 2010

Here are our picks of the week for the past week which was a short week for us as we took Thursday and Friday off:

Bonus Offer For Flying
British Airways is once again targeting mainland Europe with a nice bonus offer to try and entice frequent and business travellers to fly with BA:
British Airway Executive Club: Earn up to 80,000 Bonus BA Miles & upto a USD600 Marriott TravelCard when you fly with British Airways in Club Europe, Club World or First. Booking classes: First (booking classes F, A), Club World and OpenSkies Biz Bed (booking classes J, C, D, R, I) and Club Europe (booking classes J, C, D, R, I)
Full Details, Online Registration & Booking (Registration is required) Sep 1 - Dec 31, 10
Bonuses as follows:
1 return Longhaul trip 25,000 bonus BA Miles
1 return Shorthaul trip 8,000 bonus BA Miles
2 return Longhaul trips 50,000 bonus BA Miles
2 return Shorthaul trips 16,000 bonus BA Miles
3 return Longhaul trips 60,000 bonus BA Miles & USD200 Marriott TravelCard
3 return Shorthaul trips 25,000 bonus BA Miles
4 return Longhaul trips 70,000 bonus BA Miles & USD400 Marriott TravelCard
4 return Shorthaul trips 30,000 bonus BA Miles & USD100 Marriott TravelCard
5 return Longhaul trips 80,000 bonus BA Miles & USD600 Marriott TravelCard
5 return Shorthaul trips 35,000 bonus BA Miles & USD200 Marriott TravelCard
Valid for residents of Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Gibraltar, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City State Only

Bonus Offer For Staying (Airline Miles)
This weeks pick for stays that earn airline miles is a duplication of an offer we saw before for Alaska Airlines however this time you can earn the bonus for United:
United Mileage Plus: Earn 25,000 Bonus Mileage Plus Miles for stays of 5 consecutive nights or more at participating resorts in Hawaii. Full Details and Online Booking. Book by Sep 30 for stays until Dec 23, 10

Bonus Offer For Staying (Hotel Points)
We've seen Marriott and Starwood release their next large systemwide promos and take top spot, this week Hyatt released their newest offer and it takes this weeks top spot:
Hyatt Gold Passport: Earn 10,000 Bonus Gold Passport Points after every 5 eligible nights at any Hyatt worldwide. The 5 Nights do not have to be consecutive. Max of 180,000 bonus Points per member. Current member registration begins August 24, 2010 by calling 1-800-228-3360 Online registration begins Sep 15. Full Details and Online Registration (Registration is required) Sep 15 - Dec 15, 10

Bonus Offer For Driving
United gets a second nod this week with the following car rental offer, one of only a few added to Mileage Plus that were deemed to be really good offers:
United Mileage Plus: Earn Quadruple Mileage Plus Miles and up to 30% off when you rent a Budget vehicle for 1 or more consecutive days at participating airport locations in the US and Canada. Mention coupon # MUAZ028 and BCD #U072807. and your Mileage Plus number when making your advance reservation online at Budget.com Until Nov 30, 10

Bonus Offer For Other Activities
There is nothing like getting free miles, whether or not you are able to use them in the future is another story but alas this offer for free miles from US Airways takes top spot:
US Airways Dividend Miles: Receive 1,500 bonus Dividend Miles when you join the Dividend Miles program. Full details. Until Sep 30, 10

Bonus Page Updates: August 23 - 29, 2010

Monday, August 23, 2010

Bonus Offer Picks of the Week: August 16 - 22, 2010

Here are our picks of the week for the second last full week of August:

Bonus Offer For Flying
This was another week of many route specific bonus offers but it came down to Middle East Airlines or Delta for top spot, and we have to give it to Delta:
Delta Skymiles: Double SkyMiles each time you fly a Delta flight or a flight on SkyTeam® members Air France, KLM or Alitalia, and an Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air flight on the same ticket. Register Online (Registration is required) then book online at Delta.com Sep 15 - Nov 15, 10

Bonus Offer For Staying (Airline Miles)
Although New Otani Hotels is offering some huge bonuses with three major American carriers, the geographic coverage of the offers are limited so we have to go with this offer from AF KLM & Marriott:
Air France KLM Flying Blue: 500 Bonus Flying Blue Miles for stays at participating Marriott Hotels in Europe. Book online at Marriott (you must be a Marriott Rewards member and indicate Flying Blue Miles as your earning preference) Until Oct 31, 10

Bonus Offer For Staying (Hotel Points)
Last week it was Marriott's turn to release their next large promo (went live on Aug 19) and now it is Starwood's turn:
Starwood Preferred Guest:Earn up to Triple Starpoints for stays at more than 850 participating hotels and resorts Worldwide.
* Stay up to 9 nights and earn double Starpoints
* Stay 10 nights or more and earn triple Starpoints on all your nights
Full Details, Registration & Online Booking (Registration is required) Sep 8 - Dec 15, 10

Bonus Offer For Driving
A lot of similar and very good car rental offers out there this week but this one is really easy to obtain:
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: Earn 2,000 Bonus Flying Club Miles on your first Avis rental when you join Avis Preferred from July 22 - August 31, 2010 and rent before October 31, 2010. Full Details

Bonus Offer For Other Activities
There were no spectacular other activity offers this week and this one may not be the best nor apply to many of our readers but it is for a good cause so we have made it our top pick:
Air Malta Flypass: 500 Bonus KMiles when you donate 20EUR or more to the Nature Trust Adopt a Turtle charity. Full Details (PDF File)

Bonus Page Updates: August 16 - 22, 2010

Delta Airlines to launch SkyMiles Credit Card in Canada

UPDATED AUG 24 (See below)

We have been given a heads up that Delta Airlines will officially launch a Canadian SkyMiles Credit Card tomorrow. The card will be issued by Capital One and it is the banks first foray into the airline frequent flyer market in Canada. We have known for about two years that Delta has been interested in launching a credit card in Canada, we just did not known when it would happen and with which bank (you may remember us mentioning a few times that a major U.S. airline was looking to launch a card here).

Delta Airlines serves the most cities in Canada after Air Canada and WestJet so it is a logical place for them to launch a new credit card. It will also be the first dedicated airline card for a SkyTeam alliance airline in Canada as both Star Alliance and OneWorld already have airline specific cards in Canada.

There will be two versions of the card, the Delta SkyMiles World MasterCard and the Delta SkyMiles Gold MasterCard. What we know so far is that the World MasterCard will offer 1 SkyMile for each C$1 spent, 2 SkyMiles for every C$1 spent with Delta, a limited time 25,000 SkyMile sign up bonus, a full insurance/benefit package and more.

We will provide the full details on each card tomorrow when all the details are released.

August 24 Update:
The cards are now live on the Capital One Website:
World MasterCard
Gold MasterCard

World MasterCard details:
25,000 bonus Delta miles on your first purchase
2 Delta miles for every $1 on Delta purchases
1 Delta mile per $1 for all other net purchases
2,500 bonus Delta miles when you add an authorized user to your account
2,500 bonus Delta miles on your account anniversary – every year
Annual Fee $120, Supplementary Cards $49
Travel Emergency Medical
Trip Cancellation
Trip Interruption
Flight Delay
Baggage Loss/Delay
Travel Accident Insurance
Car Rental Collision/Loss Damage Waiver
Price Protection
Extended Warranty
Purchase Assurance
Concierge Services

Gold MasterCard Details
2,500 bonus Delta miles on your first purchase
1 Delta miles for every $1 on Delta purchases
1 Delta mile per $2 for all other net purchases
Annual Fee $0, Supplementary Cards $0
Baggage Delay
Travel Accident Insurance
Car Rental Collision/Loss Damage Waiver
Price Protection
Extended Warranty
Purchase Assurance

We will have a complete review of the World MasterCard up on Rewards Canada within a week,.

Friday, August 20, 2010

MIddle East Airlines: Bonus Qualifying Miles offer, brings you closer to elite status

MEA Middle East Airlines is offering it's Cedar Miles members a chance to earn bonus Elite Qualifying Miles for their next two to three round trip flights. It offers members up to 6,000 bonus EQMs which can help speed up the achievement of prestige status (20,000 EQMs required) or Elite (40,000 EQMs required). To earn the bonus EQMs the flights must be flown by MEA and you must make them in the same class (ie one Economy and Cedar Class flight will not get any bonus). The bonus EQMs are awarded as follows:

Economy Class:
• Fly 2 round trips (R/T) with MEA* in Economy Class and get 2,000 bonus Qualifying Miles (Qmiles).
• Fly a 3rd R/T with MEA* in Economy Class and get an additional 2,000 bonus Qmiles.
OR
Cedar Class:
• Fly 2 R/T with MEA* in Cedar Class and get 3,000 bonus Qmiles.
• Fly a 3rd R/T with MEA* in Cedar Class and get an additional 3,000 bonus Qmiles.
Please note that Economy and Cedar Class flights cannot be combined in this offer.

Full details can be found here

As always you can find this offer and other bonus offers for Cedar Miles on our page dedicated to Cedar Miles Bonus Miles opportunities on the main FFB site.

Bonus Offers by Route