Hilton Q1 Promo - Free Night Certificate After 4 Stays or 10 Nights

Hilton is offering a free night certificate after 4 stays or 10 nights. Go to this site and register for the promotion if you are interested.

The full details are out

Register to earn a free night certificate when you complete four stays or 10 nights now through March 31, 2010 at participating hotels and resorts.

Here is a list of non-participating hotels.

Members can redeem their free night in any of our 3,400 hotels worldwide, including the Waldorf Astoria Collection. Better still, you will continue to earn HHonors base points during this time period.

Book Your Reservation By Clicking the Banner Below



Bottom Line

Top tier Hilton Honors hotel rooms are going for 50,000 points. If you can maximize this promotion with a few 4 1-night stays, you will essentially earn 12,500 bonus points per night (150,000 points / 12 nights (4 nights per week x 3 weeks)) when you earn 3 free nights. The best part is they are not restricted to category and are good for 1 year.

Terms and Conditions

Offer valid for HHonors members at participating hotels and is not transferable. You must register for the promotion at http://www.hiltonhhonors.com/PYO/Login_2010Q1.aspx?lang=EN&offer=PYO2010Q1&cid=EM,HN,ADHOC,Q1LP0110&wt.mc_id=EIEMQ1LP0110 prior to check-in. You must complete four separate stays or 10 nights between now and March 31, 2010. Ten nights need not be consecutive. Qualifying stays must be completed between now and March 31, 2010. Members must check-in and check-out during the offer period. Stays must be consumed by March 31 2010. Your free night certificate will be delivered within six weeks of completion of the required stays. Free night certificate is valid for one year after date of issuance at hotels within the Hilton Worldwide portfolio. Free night certificate applies to one night’s standard room rate and corresponding taxes and does not apply to gratuities, resort fees and incidental charges. Advance reservation required to redeem certificate and is subject to availability. Limit three free night certificates per member during promotional period, even if member stays more than 12 times or 30 nights. Offer cannot be combined with other select offers.When redeeming a certificate for an advanced reservation, or for other reservation inquires please contact Hilton Reservations and Customer Care. Hilton HHonors™ membership, earning of Points & Miles™, and redemption of points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions.

On The Road Today - Get Your Free Taco Bell Fresco Taco & Free Tires Plus Oil Coupon

This coupon is good for a free fresco taco from Taco Bell. Its good for 7 days from the time you download the coupon.

Its easy

Click this link, print the coupon, redeem for a free fresco taco.

If your traveling by car and need an oil change, be sure to print out this free oil change coupon from Tires Plus.

Car Rental Promotions for 2010

Back in June of 2009 we posted about the Avis / Delta promotion where you could earn 5,000 miles for every 4 day Avis rental or 2,500 miles for every 3 day Avis rental. Then we also saw the Budget 3,000 miles for every 1 day rental.

Here are my stats from the 2009 Avis / Budget Delta Promotions

27-4 day Avis rentals for (5000 x 27) = 135,000 Delta Miles
4-3 day rentals for (2500 x4) = 10,000 Delta Miles
2-1 day rentals for (3000 x 2) = 6,000 Delta Miles

Total Miles Earned in 2009 through Car Rentals = 151,000 Delta Miles

So as 2009 comes to a close we need to think of whats in store for car rental promotions in 2010. What car rental promotions are you considering for 2010?

Official Boeing 787 Flight Video

The other day I posted videos from the maiden flight of the 787.

Boeing has posted the official videos on their website. You can see them here.

I noticed that Air Seychelles is on the list of airlines that will be flying the 787. You can see the entire list in this wikipedia post.

Back in March we flew to the Seychelles on a very old 767, probably one of the oldest planes I've ever flown. Very exciting that they are getting 2 787s; as we will most likely take another trip to the Seycheles in the future.

Free Points and Miles with Priority Club & British Airways

Here are a few good opportunities for free points and miles that I've missed. Ahlay Travel has covered the two deals below.

Transfer 1000 American Express Points to British Airways and receive 5000 bonus miles.

Earn 500 free Priority Club points by taking this survey.

Hilton Q1 Promo Rumor - Free Night for every 4 Stays or 10 Nights

There is a rumor on FT that Hilton's Q1 promo is going to be; Earn 1 Free Night Certificate at any Hilton for every 4 stays or every 10 nights at participating Hilton Hotels. See the chatter in this FT thread. The word is that every Hilton Hotel has automatically opted into the promotion.

Bottom Line

This promo has potential depending on the free night certificate restrictions. Even though Hilton is planning a devaluation on January 15th, this promotion may still be worth the look. The rumor is that the new top tier will be more than the 40k Hilton points that is currently required. It may make sense to leverage the 4 stay requirement to earn multiple free night certificates (several 1 nights stays in a week), which would be a bonus of more than 10k per night.

United Premier Status Request

There are reports that the United Premier status request is working. Simply click this link and enter your United information, there is a chance you will get Premier through March 31, 2010 just for entering your information.

SPG Q1 Promo - Participating Properties

The other day SPG announced their Q1 promo, here.

If you are interested in taking advantage of this promotion, check out the list of participating properties in this link.

Interesting to note, some properties are not participating in this promotion such as the Le Parker Meridien in Palm Springs, CA.

Beoing 787 Maiden Flight

Earlier this week I posted about the 787 high speed taxi tests going well.

Here are a few videos of the Maiden flight.

Taking off



In Flight



Landing



Inside Tour 1



Inside Tour 2

New SPG Promo - Double / Triple / Quadruple Starpoints

More Nights = More Rewards promotion from SPG®. Between January 5 and April 15, 2010. This link is active, but registration begins at 9AM EST on 1/5/2010.

For now here are the details posted by William from SPG.

- Earn double Starpoints for stays of 1 or 2 nights
- Earn triple Starpoints for stays of 3 nights
- Earn quadruple Starpoints for stays of 4 nights or more

Members will earn the reward on the entire length of stay. For example, a 3 night stay earns you triple Starpoints on all 3 nights. Plus, there are no limits to the amount of Starpoints you can earn.

This promo should promote people to make longer stays rather than checking in and checking out every day.

Terms and Conditions

Member must register online at SPG.com/morerewards by March 31, 2010, Midnight Eastern Daylight Time. Member can earn bonus Starpoints with every eligible stay between January 5, 2010, and April 15, 2010, at more than 850 participating properties only. Participating properties found at SPG.com/morerewardsprops are subject to change. Bonus Starpoints® will vary by the number of consecutive nights within each eligible stay; however, there are no limits to how many Starpoints can be earned within the earning window. For eligible stays with one (1) or two (2) consecutive nights, members will earn double Starpoints for all eligible revenue credited for the entire stay. A definition of what comprises eligible spend can be found at SPG.com/t&c under section 5.3. For eligible stays with three (3) consecutive nights, members will earn triple Starpoints for all eligible revenue credited for the entire stay. For eligible stays with four (4) or more nights, members will earn quadruple Starpoints for all eligible revenue credited for the entire stay. An eligible stay is defined as one or more consecutive nights paying a qualifying rate for at least one of the nights in the same participating hotel and posts to the member's Starwood Preferred Guest® account. A description of qualifying rates can be found at SPG.com under program terms and conditions. Back-to-back stays over consecutive nights at the same property count as one (1) stay per the definition of an eligible stay. However, bonus Starpoints will be calculated based on how the stay(s) post to the member's account from the reservation(s). Double Starpoints awards a member a total of 4 Starpoints per eligible US$1 spent, triple Starpoints awards a total of 6 Starpoints per eligible US$1 spent, and quadruple Starpoints awards a total of 8 Starpoints per US$1 spent. Elite members still earn 1 extra Starpoint per eligible US$1 spent regardless of any bonusing that occurs. Bonus Starpoints earned will post to the member's account within 2 to 4 weeks after the qualifying stay posts. Any additional bonus Starpoints earned from another promotion will not be doubled, tripled or quadrupled. All promotions are subject to the Starwood Preferred Guest program terms and conditions, which are subject to change without notice and can be found at SPG.com. Offer is applicable to individual members only and is not available to groups or Starwood employees. Not responsible for omissions or typographical errors. Starwood reserves the right to discontinue this offer at any time. To update your communication preferences or learn about our privacy practices, view our Privacy Statement on SPG.com/privacy, or call 1-877-782-0071 in the U.S. and Canada or +353-21-4930474 in all other countries to access our privacy information line. Starpoints, SPG, Preferred Guest, Sheraton, Four Points, W, Aloft, The Luxury Collection, Le Méridien, Element, Westin, St. Regis and their respective logos are the trademarks of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., or its affiliates. Void where prohibited by law. © 2010 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. All rights reserved.

CO Status Match Comes Through For A United Upgrade

A few weeks ago I posted about Continental offering Delta members a status match, and I detailed how I went about taking them up on the offer here.

This past week I had a flight to Denver, and since I was a newly minted Continental Platinum with reciprocal elite benefits with Star Alliance members, I booked a direct flight on United to DEN. I was upgraded at the gate to Economy Plus, and was assigned the bulkhead seat with ample leg room. United's economy plus has 36' of pitch vs United's economy of 31' of pitch, see here for details on seating charts at United and other airlines.

Here are a few pictures from the Trip.

Bulkhead Seat

View on Approach

View of Downtown Denver

Bottomline

If you are a Delta/NW elite member and haven't already done so, go ahead and apply for the Continental status match. You'll have Star Gold status through February 2011, and the perks are defintely worth the few minutes of your time.

Boeing's 787 First Flight as early as 12/15/09

Good news for "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going" fans.

Boeing announced on 12/10 that the window for the first flight of the 787 could open as early as 12/15/09. On 12/12/09 Boeing completed the Dreamliner's high speed taxi test with success. The airplane reached top speed of 150 mph, and the pilot's lifted the nose gear off the runway.



The 787 widebody is the first to use composite material construction in an aircraft. It is expected to replace the aging 767 fleet since it has similar capacity, is a widebody, but also has higher fuel efficiency and longer range.

British Airways Visa Removes 100,000 Miles Signup Bonus

A few weeks ago I posted about British Airways 100,000 mile credit card sign up bonus. The deal was to good to be true, and British Airways pulled the promotion on Saturday 12/11.

If you click the sign up page you are directed to the usual offer of 30,000 mile for signing up.

Good for those of you who got in on the offer. Enjoy spending your 100,000 miles on British Airways, AA, or the other Oneworld Alliance Members.

Marriott Refer a Friend Promo

Marriott has come out with a refer a friend promo. Its a little different from SPG's referral program in that it gives bonus points instead of status.

If you are interested in being referred send me an email at theweeklyflyer at gmail.

Details

• Your friends will earn 1,000 Marriott Rewards bonus points beginning with their first paid stay, up to 5 stays. That’s 5,000 bonus points for them in addition to the base points they’ll earn.


• Stays at any participating Marriott® hotel qualify and must be made within 365 days of enrollment.

Hyatt Promo - 2500 United Miles Per Stay

Hyatt has partnered up with United to offer 2500 bonus miles (2000 bonus + 500 base) per stay. Registration is required, click here for registration.

Back in September Hyatt and United ran a similar promotion where you could earn 5,000 miles per stay. During this promotion I racked up over 130,000 United miles without even flying United.

Details

United Airlines® Mileage Plus elite members are invited to earn 2,500 miles per stay (500 base + 2,000 bonus) at any Hyatt worldwide through January 31, 2011.

Participating Hyatt brands include Park Hyatt™, Andaz™, Grand Hyatt™, Hyatt Regency™, Hyatt Place™ and Hyatt Summerfield Suites™. Earn 2,500 miles per stay

Join Hyatt Gold Passport today.
Stay at any Hyatt worldwide between November 1, 2009 and January 31, 2011.
Provide your Hyatt Gold Passport and Mileage Plus account numbers at reservation and check-in.
Request Mileage Plus miles at check-in for each of your eligible stays.

Terms and Conditions

To participate in this promotion you must join Hyatt Gold Passport via url www.goldpassport.com/unitedelites and stay between November 1, 2009 and January 31, 2011 at any Hyatt Hotel & Resort™, Hyatt Place™, Hyatt Summerfield Suites™ or Andaz™ worldwide. To receive 2,500 miles (500 base and 2,000 bonus miles) per eligible stay, you must provide both your Hyatt Gold Passport and United Airlines Mileage Plus membership account number at time of check-in, choose miles for your stay and pay an Eligible rate.

"Eligible Rate" is any hotel published room rate, including, but not limited to rates found on hyatt.com, hyattplace.com, hyattsummerfiedsuites.com, prevailing rack rate, BAR, volume, AAA and senior citizen rates, etc. "Ineligible Rates" are discounted rates, including, but not limited to, any free night stays, Internet wholesale rates (such as priceline.com, hotels.com, etc.), traditional wholesale rates (such as GOGO Worldwide Vacations, Pleasant Holidays, etc.), airline crew rates, airline employee rates, travel agency employee rates, Club at the Hyatt discount certificate stays, Hyatt employee or employee family discount rates, airline interrupted-trip vouchers or contracted rooms (a contract room is a room that has been reserved pursuant to a written and executed agreement between a hotel and a corporation, government agency or individual for a negotiated room rate in exchange for an agreed upon number of rooms to be rented for an extended period of time).

Miles will be given for one room, regardless of the number of rooms. A qualifying stay means one or more consecutive nights at any participating hotel or resort when paying an eligible rate, whether or not the guest checks out and back in during such period; award stays do not qualify.

All hotel reservations are subject to availability and must be made in advance. Allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus miles to be posted to your account. Miles are subject to the terms and conditions of the United Airlines frequent flyer program. This promotion is subject to the complete terms and conditions of the Hyatt Gold Passport program. For complete terms and conditions of the Hyatt Gold Passport program, please visit www.goldpassport.com. Hyatt reserves the right to alter or withdraw this program at any time without notice. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts™ encompasses hotels managed, franchised or leased by subsidiaries and affiliates of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. The trademarks Hyatt™, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts™, Park Hyatt™, Andaz™, Grand Hyatt™, Hyatt Regency™, Hyatt Place™, Hyatt Summerfield Suites™, Hyatt Gold Passport™, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. © 2009 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.

How to Use Priceline to Name Your Own Price for Hotels

Priceline's Name Your Own Price feature can be a very effective way of booking cheap travel. But if you do a few easy extra steps you’ll be able to use this feature to increase the odds of knowing what hotel you’ll win, and to decrease the cost you’ll pay. In the past I used this method to book the Lodge Renaissance Sonoma Resort and had confidence I would get that exact hotel at around $100 a night.

First you need to Select your Area Carefully

The first step is to navigate to Priceline search for hotels and view the cities by star rating category in your area for hotels. The objective here is to find a category where there are very few hotels to select from in a star rating category. By selecting a star rating category in an area with few hotels, this will help narrow down the possibilities of hotels for your winning bid.

Example: I choose Napa, California. The Napa, CA area only has 1 category 4 star hotel, the Vino Bello Resort. By using this location in Name Your Own Price I can narrow down my chances that I will get this hotel if I place a winning bid. The Resort is selling for $328 on the regular priceline hotel results page. But we can do better than that using Name Your Own Price by just a few more steps.

Next Check Biddingfortravel.com for Winning Bids

Biddingfortravel.com is the site you will want to use to check out what recent winning bids are going for in your area. Navigate to the location you found on Priceline and see what the winning bids are going for.

Example: In Napa, CA the 4 Star hotel is selling in a range of $80-$95 based on prior winning bids. That is around a $250 savings off the advertised priceline price. So based on other traveler’s experience you can narrow down your bidding range to $80-95, always start low. Keep in mind winning bids are affected by dates, and how far in advance one books. Once you win make sure you come back to this location and place your winning bid so others can benefit from your experience.

Finally Name Your (Educated) Own Price

Now that you have (1) Found a location with a limited number of hotels to choose from, and (2) know what the winning bids have been going for, place your bid using Priceline's Name Your Own Price. In my example I would start with a bid under $80 in case the previous bidders were too high. Then you will be notified whether you won or not by email. If you did not win simply wait a day, re-check Better Bidding, and re-bid within the range for that area. If you did win, drop us a line and let us know this helped, we always appreciate feedback.

Bottom Line

Priceline’s Name Your Own Price is a great feature to get great hotels at low prices. To increase your chances of scoring that hotel you want at a low price check out what other people have done over at Better Bidding.

Continental Elite Status Match for Delta Elites

Continental left Skyteam and joined Star Alliance on Oct 27, 2009. Since their move to Star Alliance they have been aggressively offering Delta elites status on Continental.

I just took them up on their offer and it was very easy and quick. Here a look at how quick it is to request, and be approved for status over at Continental.

The Request

I'm a Delta Platinum member with over 100k miles flown YTD so I requested a status match to Continental's Platinum Elite level.

To request my status I logged into my Delta account and saved my most recent statement to my desktop as a PDF. Once I had my most recent statement showing my status level over at Delta, I sent a copy of it to Continental (onepass@coair.com) with my continental #, delta #, and a statement of my request:

"I would like to request a status match to Continental from my Delta Platinum status. Attached is a copy of my recent Delta statement.

My Continental # is: XXXXXXXX
My Delta # is: XXXXXXXXXX"

The Response

Within 2 days I received an email from a OnePass Customer Service Manager welcoming me to Continenta's Platinum Elite Status level with benefits through February 2011.

Bottom line

If you are a Delta SkyMiles member of any status (Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond) go ahead and submit a request to Continental for status match to the appropriate level. The status levels get you the benefits described in this link, and the status is good until February 2011. You also get reciprocal upgrades while flying on United Airlines flights with your Continental status.

New Link in Misc Section - Seat Counter.com

I've added a seatcounter.com link to the recommended link section.

Seat Counter is a great tool to generally see how many seats are left in a particular fare bucket on a flight or routing. The tool will show the available number of seats in each fare class. If a 9 is showing in the fare class that means there are 9 or more seats available. They also color classify availability in green, yellow, and red (green meaning high availability and red meaning low).

Sample Search

I did a sample search on seat counter from Tampa to LA on December 4th. The search results screen is shown below.

You can see from the search results that the only direct flight of the day from TPA to LAX is on Delta and has plenty of availability left including 5 tickets in discounted first fare bucket A.

For information on how to read the Seat Counter results see their FAQ here.

Speed Tape

Yesterday I posted about what I thought was duct tape on the engine. It turns out it was actually speed tape which is a variant of duct tape.

Here is a story of an American Pilot's experience with Speed Tape on his trip to St Thomas. Very interesting story.

American Airlines Customer Service & Duct Tape

I noticed a few things on my most recent American Airlines flight, like Duct Tape on the Engine, and Union members sitting chatting it up while a customer stands at the gate waiting for service.

Really...Duct Tape on Engine?? Really..

I have no idea if this is common practice, or if this is considered safe and best practice. Looks like the latch underneath the tape was missing so they covered it up with this tape. Does anyone know if this is common? All I can find is this 10 Ten list of things to know your flying on a bad airline.

Employees Sitting Around Chatting While Customer Waits For Service

There were 5 American Airlines (Union - Wearing Badges) employees sitting next to the gate chatting it up less than 50 minutes prior to departure. Not one of them stood up to see if they could help the customer standing in front of the gate before the flight, and 2 of them ended up on the flight sitting in the bulkhead seat.

Bottom Line

American treats its Elite members well. I was just shocked to see that tape on their plane engine and the lack of customer service in this instance.

Up In the Air - December 4th

Am really looking forward to this movie. Here is another trailer.



If you'd like to get a sneek peek at the movie sign up for a free screening of Up In the Air on December 2nd. The cities that are available: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and DC.

The Place Miles Can Take You

I stumbled across this pretty good personal travel report site by a guy who is a United 1K. For those who don't know what 1K is, that means he travels...alot.

He has some interesting pictures on his site. My favorite picture is the "The Night Scene" second to last picture in Gallery 1, pretty incredible picture.

US Airways Flight 1549

Take a look at the Animation from US Airways Flight 1549.

Frequent Flyer

Gabriel Leigh's (video) Thesis on the Frequent Flyer.

Hilton Devaluation Coming???

Gary at View from the wing points to an interesting Flyertalk thread about the coming Hilton Honors devaluation of points. Seems odd they are devaluing their points at a time when everybody is hurting to fill their rooms. Must be a function of their new owners, not sure what they are thinking here, this will only drive loyal guests away in droves.

Thoughts On Budget Fast Break

Back in September I posted about a Budget promotion where you earn 3,000 Delta miles with every qualifying rental of 1 day or more. So I decided to take a break from the Avis 5,000 Delta mile promotion and try this out.

First let me point out that I am an Avis Presidents club member and also a Budget Fast Break member.

My Experience

The first thing I noticed with Budget is that they assign you a group number as opposed to a rental car space as Avis does. The group number indicates the type of car you rented where those types of cars are parked. You simply walk up to the group of cars and pick anyone that you'd like to drive for the day or week. This seems odd as it requires additional action on the part of the customer to get the car off the lot. This additional action doesn't exactly fit with "Fast" in the Fast Break.

So after I picked my car for the week, you drive up to the exit and hand the check out person your slip that was hanging from the mirror. This slip has nothing related to your reservation on it or name. So you must hand over your ID and credit card to start your checkout process.

This is the point that is significantly different and more time consuming than Avis. At Avis you would have walked up to your pre-reserved parking space with car that has your rental agreement in it. When you leave Avis you simply hand them the agreement and they tear half it off, and off you go.

But at Budget, they have to take your credit card to run it, then it appeared they generated a rental agreement. The odd thing was I was never handed a rental agreement what-so-ever before leaving the lot. So all I have when leaving is the car and a set of keys.

Bottom Line

The promotion for 3,000 Delta SkyMiles is great if you have a week that requires you to have a rental of fewer than 4 days (which is what is required to earn the 5k at Delta). But overall I found the Budget process to be less transparent, and more time consuming.

Captiva Island Florida

We just returned from a trip to Captiva Island Florida. Captiva is a fantastic island off the coast of Fort Myers Florida with great beaches. Here is a picture of the sunset from Mad Hatter restaurant.
We sat right next to Willard Scott who owns a property on the island. It was easy to recognize with his distinct voice, wanted to ask him what the weather forcast was but fought off the urge.

Free 500 Priority Club Reward Points

You can earn a quick and free 500 Priority Club Reward points by completing this Priority Club survey. It took just under 1 minute to complete the multiple choice quiz.

Don't worry if you get the answers wrong, you get unlimited tries until you complete it correctly.
In addition you can earn 5,000 Priority Club Points

Priority club has a refer a friend promotion where the referee and the referrer both receive 5,000 points for a referral. If your not currently a member and would like to earn the 5,000 bonus miles, email me at theweeklyflyer at gmail dot com and I'll refer you. We both win.

Seychelles Article

Here is an interesting article on the US relations with Seychelles.

There is a Sky Team option to the Seychelles through a Air France code share with Air Seychelles. This is a good way to burn all of those Delta miles your earning. Last I checked it was 120,000 per person in Business to the Seychelles on Sky Team.

Free 150 American Airlines Miles

This week I've posted a few different ways to earn miles or points.

Here is another one. Earn a free 150 American Airlines miles by watching a two minute video on Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones.

Bottom Line

Its easy to rack up quick and free points here and there. After a while these definitely add up. Its free, takes only a few minutes and can add points to your account.

Free 100 Continental Miles for Learning About Pet Program

All you have to do is click this link and learn about Continental's pet program by November 31, 2009.

United Fall Promotion

United is running a fall promotion for flying with them from October 1, 2009 through December 31st, 2009. You can earn up to 15,000 United miles.

Fall Promotion Details

Purcahse and fly one qualifying roundtrip each month and earn miles. Fly two and earn miles and upgrades, up to 15,000 bonus miles and three regional upgrades. Qualifying flights must be taken between October 1 and December 31, 2009.

Terms and Conditions

Qualifying class of service: United First (F, A, P), United Business (C, D, Z) and select United Economy (Y, B, M, H, E, U, Q). Other classes of service are not eligible for this offer.

1. Offer valid only for original recipients of the email invitation to this offer.
2. Registration required any time prior to travel, or within 30 days after travel, but must be completed by Dec 31, 2009, in order to qualify for the bonus miles.
3. To register for this offer, go to united.com/offer/MPD539
4. To qualify for this offer, registered members must purchase and complete one paid roundtrip anywhere United flies within the ticketing and travel periods. For this offer, a roundtrip is defined as travel from an origin city to a destination city with return travel beginning in the outbound destination city back to the first origin city with all segments on United or United Express®; a segment is defined as one takeoff and one landing.
5. Circle trips do qualify. Open jaws do not qualify.
6. Eligible classes: United First (F, A, P), United Business (C, D, Z) and select United Economy (Y, B, M, H, E, U, Q).
7. Ticketing period: October 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009.
8. Travel period: October 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009.
9. E-Ticket® purchase required.
10. For tickets purchased in the U.S.: Tickets purchased through United Reservations are subject to a $25 ticketing fee and tickets purchased at airport ticket counters are subject to a $30 ticketing fee. Fees are subject to change.
11. For each month of the offer, registered member can earn 2500 bonus miles for the first qualifying roundtrip completed, and 2500 bonus miles and a promotional Regional Upgrade for the second roundtrip completed in the same month. Promotional Regional Upgrade will expire three months from the date of deposit, at the end of month.
12. For this offer, roundtrip will be counted in the month in which it is completed.
13. Bonus miles can be earned on a maximum of two roundtrips per month (5000 bonus miles), for a maximum of six for the offer period (15,000 bonus miles). A maximum of one Regional Upgrade can be earned per month for a maximum of three for the offer period.
14. Bonus miles will credit to the account six to eight weeks after qualifying activity.
15. Offer not valid on government fares.
16. Not combinable with other non-combinable offers.
17. All Regional Upgrades terms and conditions listed at united.com/upgrades apply, except the expiration date.
18. Passenger must be a member of United's Mileage Plus frequent flyer program for travel to qualify for this offer. Flights must be credited to the Mileage Plus account in order to qualify.
19. Valid on United and United Express, and not on United-marketed code-share flights operated by other carriers. Bonus miles apply to base flight miles only and do not count toward elite status. Bonus is in addition to paid flight miles and any applicable elite or class-of-service bonuses.
20. Offer subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.
21. Miles accrued, awards issued and bonus offers are subject to the rules of the United Mileage Plus program. The Mileage Plus program, including accruals, awards and bonus miles offers, is subject to change without notice. Taxes and fees related to award travel are the responsibility of the passenger. United and Mileage Plus are registered service marks. For complete details about the Mileage Plus program, visit united.com. (MPD539)

Hilton's Fall Promotion

Hilton sent me an email today about their new fall promotion for stays between October 5th and December 31, 2009.

Choose Your Route to Earning Free Nights Faster Route 1 - This route lets you earn 25,000 after completing four stays at more than 3,300 Hilton Family hotels through December 31, 2009. Maximum earning potential is 75,000.

Route 2 - This route lets you earn Double Base Points with every stay at more than 3,300 Hilton Family hotels through December 31, 2009. Maximum earning potential is 75,000.

Bottom Line

The Hyatt/United promotion going on right now is my personal choice. But if you are a Hilton loyalist and have no use for United miles or free nights in Hyatt's program I would select the option that allows you to earn the maximum amount up to 75,000 points.



Terms and Conditions

Offer valid for stays completed between October 5 and December 31, 2009 at participating hotels. To participate, you must be a member of HHonors and register for the promotion at HiltonHHonors.com/pickoffer2009 prior to check-in. Guests not currently enrolled in the HHonors program may register at HiltonHHonors.com. Members may only select one of the two offers and offers cannot be combined. Maximum number of bonus points earned as part of this promotion cannot exceed 75,000 bonus points. Once the member has made a selection, the offer choice is final and cannot be changed. “Double Base points” means you will receive a bonus equal to the number of Base points earned during a stay. Bonus points earned on Base points do not count toward VIP tier qualification. Registered members must check-in and check-out between October 5 and December 31, 2009 to be eligible to receive bonus points. Offer cannot be combined with other select promotional rates, bonus points and/or miles offers. Hilton HHonors® membership, earning of Points & Miles®, and redemption of points are subject to HHonors Terms and Conditions.

Hyatt Next Big Thing Promo Combines United Miles Earning Option

Hyatt's recent Next Big Thing promotion allows you to earn a free night at a Hyatt for every 2 stays at a Hyatt property. This promotion was recently amended (see post #47) by Hyatt to allow you to select miles (instead of Hyatt points). This is fantastic news because United is running some really good mile promotions for staying at Hyatt properties right now.

United Promotions for Hyatt Stays

This is all good news so now you'll be able to combine the Next Big Thing promotion with the 2 United mile earning promotions (5k per stay & 2.5k per 2 stays). So you can now earn 5k United Miles + the standard 500 United mile amount for every Hyatt stay + 2500 United Miles for every 2 stays.

So lets assume you stay 4 nights a week and switch between Hyatt properties every night you'll earn at the following rate:

1st Night - 5000 United Miles + 500 United Miles

2nd Night - 5000 United Miles + 500 United Miles + 2500 United Mile Bonus

3rd Night - 5000 United Miles + 500 United Miles

4th Night - 5000 United Miles + 500 United Miles + 2500 United Mile Bonus

Total United Miles earned in 4 nights = 27,000 United Miles

Bottom Line

Even if you don't normally fly United, this promotion is well worth taking advantage of to earn the maximum amount of miles for your hotel stays.

AirFrance A380 Inagural Flight Auction

Last week I posted about the AirFrance inagural flight auction. The auction started today for the inagural flight from Paris to New York on November 20th, 2009.

Check out the auction for the Paris>New York Flight here, and the New York>Paris flight here. They are both on Ebay.fr

The least expensive business seat I could find was for 948 Euro on the New York to Paris flight on November 21st, 2009.

Last Day for Restaurant.com 80% Off Coupon

You can buy $25 coupons for $2 thru September 30th.

Offer Code: Chef

Hyatt - Next Big Thing Promotion Available

Hyatt's Next Big Thing promotion is available for registration. We posted about this back on September 15th, but now the details are out.

Promotion

Between October 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010 members can choose to earn the reward you want.

• 1 free night award after every two stays OR
• 3,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points on every stay, starting with your second stay.

To Earn Unlimited Free Nights or Bonus Points

• Register today for the reward you want – free nights or bonus points.
• Stay at any Hyatt worldwide between October 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010.
• Provide your Hyatt Gold Passport account number at reservation and check-in.

Bottom Line

This is one of my favorite promotions. You can earn a free night at a Hyatt hotel for every 2 night stays. This beats out Starwood's Free Weekend Nights by a long shot since it doesn't limit the category of hotel or limit the redemption to weekend nights only. If you have the chance rack up some Hyatt stays make sure you redeem/book as soon as possible before all the Faster Free Night availability gets used up.

St Regis DC Trip Report

This past weekend we stayed at the St Regis in Washington DC using 3 free nights from the SPG Free Weekend Nights Promotion.

Check In

When we arrived at the hotel there was no check-in line. The check-in process was quick and efficient. As a Platinum member I was not offered any check-in amenity but was offered an upgrade to a Carline Astor suite which was fantastic.

The Room

As mentioned the Caroline Astor suite was great. It was 665 sq ft, slightly bigger than my friends apartment. Walking into the room there is a large walk in closet to the right and a small entrance foyer. Continuing into the room you enter the living area with dining table, couch, desk, and flat screen tv. To the right is the Master bedroom. The bathroom was very large, and the coolest part was the tv on the mirror in the bathroom. Overall the room was very nice with shades of blue throughout.

The Hotel

One secret about the St Regis (that the check-in clerk forgot to mention) is that every night at 6:00 PM they hold a champagne ceremony in the lobby for "anyone" who is in the lobby. The bar tender comes wheeling a cart of champagne from the bar, they make a small announcement then slice the cork off the bottle in an elaborate display. Then anyone who was in the lobby at 6:00 PM gets free champagne tasting. We only discovered this on our last night. The service was pretty good overall. Butlers are assigned to rooms, the doorman always grabbed the door. Other than small mix ups there are no complaints with service.

W Rooftop Bar

The W Rooftop Bar was close by so we went there with my cousin to have drinks one night. The views were great at sunset.

View of White House

Bottom Line

This was a great use of Free Weekend nights. The hotel regular rooms were going for around $350 and the suites were going for around $600 per night.

Air France's A380 Inaugural Flight

Be the first to cross the Atlantic on the A380 with Air France

Beginning October 1, 2009, Air France will be holding an auction for its two inaugural flights: one from Paris to New York and one from New York to Paris, in order to offer you a unique experience.

Take part in humanitarian actions for children in need

Funds generated from this auction will be donated to humanitarian projects selected by the Air France Foundation in different countries around the world.

In Paris or New York, exclusive options

Auction winners will enjoy a shopping and cultural journey to discover or rediscover Paris or New York with unique experiences and exclusive benefits.

The dates

Join the auction on October 1st for the auction launch!

Hyatt Diamond Members - Check Your Account for Free 1 Night Award

It seems Hyatt in addition to offering The Next Big Thing Promotion, and $20 Gift Card at Hyatt Place, is giving their Diamond members a free 1 night stay award at a Hyatt Place or Summerfield Suites. Hyatt emails will go out on Sept 24th, and the mail offer will come within a week.

Check your account to see if you were awarded one

• Log In
• Select Awards
• Select Promotional Awards
• View Your Award

Terms and Conditions

Member will receive one free night award at any Hyatt Place or Hyatt Summerfield Suites valid 9/23/2009 to 12/31/2009. Free night awards will be posted to your My Promotional Awards and can be redeemed by signing in to your Hyatt Gold Passport account via goldpassport.com or by calling 800 228 3360 or your nearest Worldwide Reservation Center. All hotel reservations are subject to availability and must be made in advance. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and may not be combined with other promotional offers. Free night award is valid for standard guest room accommodations. Free night does not include service or incidental charges. Additional guests may be subject to additional hotel charges. Promotional blackout periods may apply due to seasonal periods or special events, and normal arrival/departure restrictions apply. Hyatt reserves the right to alter or withdraw this program at any time without notice. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts encompasses hotels managed, franchised or leased by subsidiaries and affiliates of Global Hyatt Corporation. The trademarks Hyatt, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Park Hyatt, Andaz, Grand Hyatt, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt Placer, Hyatt Summerfield Suites, Hyatt Gold Passport, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. 2009 Hyatt Corporation. All rights reserved.

AirTran Offer - $25 off Coupon to Florida

From now until October 31, 2009 AirTran is offering $25 off your next flight to/from Florida.

Simply enter your email address and they'll send you a $25 discount voucher.

Terms and Conditions

Discount Rules and Restrictions: These special discounts must be booked on airtran.com by Saturday, October 31, 2009, and are valid for travel on AirTran Airways flights to or from Florida destinations only through December 18, 2009. Discount must be redeemed at the original time of purchase. Limit one (1) discount per person. A $75 fee per person applies to any change made after purchase, plus any applicable increase in airfare. A first bag may be checked for a fee of up to $15 per person and a second bag may be checked for a fee of up to $25 per person. Reservations may be obtained or changed through an AirTran Airways Telephone Reservations Center for an additional $15 per person. Fares, routes and schedules are subject to change without notice.

Hyatt Place Offers $20 Mastercard Gift Card with Each Stay

Hyatt Place is offering a $20 MasterCard gift card for stays between September 21st and November 25th, 2009. Note that this promotion is only good Mon-Thur. There is also a same offer from Summerfield Suites.

This can make earning with the Faster Free Night promotion even sweeter.
The Offer

Being on the road just got a little more rewarding. Simply stay one night, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at a participating Hyatt Place® between September 21st and November 25th, 2009 and we'll make your stay even more satisfying with a $20 prepaid MasterCard gift card. Use it for anything you want – at home or on the road.

Make your reservation today at the Hyatt Daily Rate and request promotion code GFTCRD. Enjoy everything Hyatt Place has to offer during your stay and then enjoy a little something on us after you check out. After every qualifying stay, we'll send you a $20 prepaid MasterCard gift card – a welcome bonus you can use to treat yourself or share with someone special.

Terms and Conditions

Offer valid 9/21/09 to 11/25/09 for Monday through Thursday qualifying stays at participating Hyatt Place. Not valid for stays over Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights. All hotel reservations are subject to availability and must be made via telephone, HyattPlace.com, or GDS prior to the qualifying stay. Guest must request offer code GFTCRD at time of reservation and pay the Hyatt Daily Rate to receive $20 MasterCard Gift Card. One $20 MasterCard Gift Card per qualifying stay. A qualifying stay shall be defined as one or more consecutive nights at any participating Hyatt Place hotel for Monday through Thursday during the promotion period for reservations with the GFTCRD offer code. If the guest checks out and back in during the stay period, such multiple stays do not constitute a qualifying stay. Limit one gift card per qualifying stay, regardless of the number of rooms. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and may not be combined with other promotional offers. A limited number of rooms are allocated to this promotion. Promotional blackout periods may apply due to seasonal periods or special events, and normal arrival/departure restrictions apply. Fulfillment of gift cards will be through Springbok via U.S. mail following your stay. Gift cards will be mailed 6-8 weeks upon completion of the qualifying stay. Gift card will not be replaced if lost or stolen. Gift cards are subject to all policies and terms and conditions set by issuer, which are subject to change at issuer's sole discretion. Hyatt Place reserves the right to alter or withdraw this program at any time without notice. Springbok Services is a registered agent of KeyBank National Association. Giftcards are issued by KeyBank National Association pursuant to a license by MasterCard International Incorporated. MasterCard and the MasterCard Brand Mark are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated.

Starwood 500 Bonus Point Booking Site Is Up

The Starwood 500 bonus point booking site is up. If you make a reservation through this link while their customer service is busy, you'll earn an extra 500 points on your stay.

New US Airways Envoy Suite Video

Last Friday I posted about US Airways rolling out the new Envoy Suites starting in December 2009.

Check out this video on Youtube about the new Envoy Suites.



Here is a link to a longer version on Youtube.

DL Flight: So I was stupid, drank too much and vomited before take-off

I couldn't resist posting this story from over on the Delta forum at Flyertalk. It is the funniest post I've read in a long time.

Basically the flyer is traveling on Delta, and downs a few drinks before the flight, then the title explains the rest.

Mileage Specials offered by World Hotels on Partner Airlines

This one's a little different since many of us are loyal to a small number of hotel chains, but it's worth checking out. You may not associate independent hotels and local chains with frequent flyer programmes, but with WORLDHOTELS you can reap the benefits of a luxurious night’s sleep while still enjoying the service and individuality our members are known for.

As a frequent flyer, each time you stay at one of the participating member hotels worldwide at a qualifying rate, you can earn 500 miles (or equivalent) per stay through the mileage programs of their airline partners.

Just present your frequent flyer card at check-in and, if your rate qualifies, we will automatically credit your airline mileage account.

US Airways Special Promotions:

For Dividend Miles members:

5000 miles per night in a Suite!
500 miles per night
2000 miles per stay!
1000 miles: Miles, Fruit, Wine & More - Take to Italy!

For more details regarding our other airline partners click here.

US Airways Rolls Out New Envoy Suite

Today US Airways announced their new Envoy Suite and its pretty sweet.

The first of the Envoy suites will be rolled out on A330-200 aircraft's in December of 2009 with the rest of the A330 fleet being completed by mid 2012. This is a huge improvement to US Airways Envoy Class, by why so long to roll out to entire A330 fleet?

Check out the discussion on flyertalk in this thread.

Bottom Line

US Airways definitely needed to do something to keep in line with the competition for premium travel. I would still look to use my US Airways miles with a Luftansa or Swiss for premium award redemption, but this may be an option for you in Charlotte or Philadelphia.

Southwest Double Credit Promotion

Southwest Airlines is offering a double credit promotion from September 17, 2009 through October 31, 2009. Registration is required.

As a reminder, to take advantage of this special offer, you must

• Register for this promotion between September 17 and October 31, 2009
• Book a flight for yourself at southwest.com or swabiz.com between September 17 and October 31, 2009 for travel between September 17 and October 31, 2009
• Complete your travel between September 17 and October 31, 2009.

It's that easy! With an offer like this, you'll be on your way toward an Award in no time. Register and book your next trip on Southwest Airlines today.

Terms and Conditions

One additional credit per one-way flight will be issued regardless of fare purchased. Business Select Customers will receive 2.25 credits for flights less than 750 miles and 3.0 credits for flights 750 or longer. Member must register for this promotion between September 17 and October 31, 2009 to qualify and registration must be completed prior to booking and commencement of travel. Reservations must be booked between September 17 and October 31, 2009. Travel must be completed between September 17 and October 31, 2009. Rapid Rewards account number must be entered at the time of booking. Member will receive one bonus credit per qualifying one-way flight. Travel on Award or Companion Pass does not qualify for promotion. Bonus credits do not count toward A-List qualification. Rapid Rewards credit will post to your account within four days of completing travel. Changes made to the itinerary after purchase may eliminate qualification for this promotion. The Rapid Rewards Award is free, but travel is subject to the government-imposed September 11th Security Fee of up to $10 per roundtrip. Travel good on Southwest Airlines-operated, published, scheduled service. All Rapid Rewards rules and regulations apply. BN017

US Airways Race to Preferred Status

Get ready for the fastest, easiest way ever to get (or keep) Preferred status. Just fly between October 1 and December 25, 2009 on any US Airways or US Airways Express flight, and you'll earn Preferred status faster than ever before. The more you fly, the more you'll earn. Think of it as an end-of-the-year shortcut.

Here’s how it works:
Fly 7,500 miles or 10 segments and earn Silver Preferred status
Fly 15,000 miles or 20 segments and earn Gold Preferred status
Fly 22,500 miles or 30 segments and earn Platinum Preferred status
Fly 30,000 miles or 40 segments and earn Chairman’s Preferred status

Don’t worry, the miles you fly will also count towards the total miles you flew for the year – you’ll be awarded the highest status between the two. So if you fly 55,000 Preferred miles for the year but only end up flying 8,000 Preferred miles during the promotion period, you’ll still earn Gold status for the year.

US Airways will determine and award your Preferred status on January 10, 2010. You don't need to register (we'll keep track of your flights). Hard to believe, but that's what it says.

Not a Dividend Miles member? Join now.

Terms & Conditions:

Only Preferred qualifying miles and segments earned on flights operated by US Airways and US Airways Express can be applied towards this promotion. Only base flight miles and segments, including Preferred segment minimums, count toward this promotion. Preferred-qualifying bonuses, e.g. class of service bonuses and miles earned on flights operated by US Airways’ partners, are not applied toward qualification criteria. Retroactive mileage credits will not count towards your status unless they are applied before December 29, 2009. Enter your Dividend Miles number at time of booking to receive your miles into your account. This promotion is subject to all Dividend Miles program terms and conditions.

Airline Wifi Codes

Back on August 5th, I posted about all the Free wifi codes that we knew existed. We posted codes for American, Delta, and Airtran.

Well, they've all expired. The only code I can find is for new sign users on Delta - 1666da73u1.

If you know of any wifi codes that are available for use, and would like to share, please post a comment to share with the readers of this site.

Faster Free Nights Is Back at Hyatt

Hyatt announced on their website they are bringing back Faster Free Nights starting on October 1, 2009. Check out this flyertalk thread for more details.




The Next Big Thing From Hyatt Gold Passport

Launching October 1 you can choose your reward then earn as many as you can. Unlimited rewards. Unlimited hospitality. Registration begins September 25, 2009. Earn Faster Free Nights starting October 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010. Redeem Faster Free Nights between October 15, 2009 through March 31, 2010

Choose to earn 1 of the following offers:

• 1 free night award after every 2 eligible stays
• Or 3,000 Hyatt Gold Passport bonus points per eligible stay, starting with your 2nd stay
• Registration begins on September 25, 2009.

Bottom Line

This is one of my favorite promotions. You can earn a free night at a Hyatt hotel for every 2 night stays. This beats out Starwood's Free Weekend Nights by a long shot since it doesn't limit the category of hotel or limit the redemption to weekend nights only. If you have the chance rack up some Hyatt stays make sure you redeem/book as soon as possible before all the Faster Free Night availability gets used up.

Fly more and save more with United

United Airlines has come up with an inventive way of reducing flight costs in 2010 allowing individuals to earn an electronic certificate for up to 50% off a domestic flight.

How it works:
Simply register for this promotion, and with each qualifying itinerary you’ll increase your discount, as shown in the chart below. You can start earning your savings as soon as you book and fly.

- Offer valid in all paid, published fares in United First®, United Business® and United Economy® classes.
- Electronic certificate will be sent via email within 4-6 weeks after the end of the offer period.
- Your Mileage Plus account must include a valid email address in order to receive the electronic certificate. Update Profile

Terms and conditions of e-certificate:
To qualify for this offer, registered members must purchase and complete at least one paid, qualifying roundtrip flight on United® or United Express® operated flights within the following ticketing and travel periods. For this offer, roundtrip travel is defined as two each-way segments with outbound travel from an origin city to a destination city and return travel from the original destination city to the original departure city. All segments must be on United or United Express, booked under one reservation and on one ticket. Open jaw and circle trips do not qualify.

Offer valid for members residing in the U.S. (including Hawaii), Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Ticketing period: September 14 - December 31, 2009
Travel period: September 14 - December 31, 2009

Not combinable with other noncombinable offers.
Registration requirement: Registration is required anytime prior to travel, or within 30 days after travel, but must be completed by December 31, 2009 in order to qualify for the program. To register for the offer, go to www.united.com/offer/mpd579.

Passenger must be a member of United’s Mileage Plus frequent flyer program in order for travel to qualify for this offer.

A maximum discount of 50% may be earned for 6 or more paid, qualifying roundtrips on United or United Express operated flights taken within the qualification period.

E-certificate is valid for travel between February 1, 2010 and May 31, 2010. Some blackout dates may apply.

E-certificate is valid for travel within the United States, or between the United States and Canada, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

5,000 United Miles Per Hyatt Stay

United is running a promotion with Hyatt where you earn 5,000 United Miles with every stay at a participating Hyatt hotel from September 1st through October 31, 2009.

• Stay at any Hyatt worldwide between September 1 and October 31, 2009.
• Provide your Hyatt Gold Passport and Mileage Plus account numbers at
  reservation and check-in.
• Request Mileage Plus miles at check-in for each of
  your eligible stays.

This sounds like a great promotion to use if your staying at a Hyatt hotel. For the past few months Hyatt has been running a 2,500 Hyatt point per stay promotion when you pay with a MasterCard. The 2,500 point promotion expires this week, September 15th. So this new promotion with United is very timely.

Bottom Line

The key thing to note with this promotion is it is yet again a "per stay" promotion and that it is only marketed to United 1k members. So if you can find a few Hyatt hotels in the city you are in, you can earn 20,000 United miles per week (5,000 x 4 nights) depending on how many nights in your staying pattern. After a few weeks you could have enough for a business class trip to Europe on Starr Alliance.

Terms and Conditions

To participate in this promotion you must join Hyatt Gold Passport via url www.goldpassport.com/united1K and stay between September 1, 2009 and October 31, 2009 at any Hyatt Hotel & Resort™, Hyatt Place™, Hyatt Summerfield Suites™ or Andaz™ worldwide. To receive 5,000 bonus miles per eligible stay, you must provide both your Hyatt Gold Passport and United Airlines Mileage Plus membership account number at time of check-in, choose miles for your stay and pay an Eligible rate.

"Eligible Rate" is any hotel published room rate, including, but not limited to rates found on hyatt.com, hyattplace.com, hyattsummerfiedsuites.com, prevailing rack rate, BAR, volume, AAA and senior citizen rates, etc. "Ineligible Rates" are discounted rates, including, but not limited to, any free night stays, Internet wholesale rates (such as priceline.com, hotels.com, etc.), traditional wholesale rates (such as GOGO Worldwide Vacations, Pleasant Holidays, etc.), airline crew rates, airline employee rates, travel agency employee rates, Club at the Hyatt discount certificate stays, Hyatt Vacation Club stays, Hyatt employee or employee family discount rates, airline interrupted-trip vouchers or contracted rooms (a contract room is a room that has been reserved pursuant to a written and executed agreement between a hotel and a corporation, government agency or individual for a negotiated room rate in exchange for an agreed upon number of rooms to be rented for an extended period of time).

Only one bonus will be given per member regardless of the number of rooms. A qualifying stay means one or more consecutive nights at any participating hotel or resort when paying an eligible rate, whether or not the guest checks out and back in during such period;award stays do not qualify. Only one bonus will be given per member, per stay, regardless of the number of rooms.

All hotel reservations are subject to availability and must be made in advance. Allow 6 to 8 weeks for bonus miles to be posted to your account. Miles are subject to the terms and conditions of the United Airlines frequent flyer program. This promotion is subject to the complete terms and conditions of the Hyatt Gold Passport program. For complete terms and conditions of the Hyatt Gold Passport program, please visit www.goldpassport.com. Hyatt reserves the right to alter or withdraw this program at any time without notice. Hyatt Hotels & Resorts™ encompasses hotels managed, franchised or leased by subsidiaries and affiliates of Hyatt Hotels Corporation. The trademarks Hyatt™, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts™, Park Hyatt™,Andaz™, Grand Hyatt™, Hyatt Regency™, Hyatt Place™, Hyatt Summerfield Suites™, Hyatt Gold Passport™, and related marks are trademarks of Hyatt Corporation. © 2009 Hyatt Corporation.All rights reserved.