Holiday Publication Schedule ~ Holiday Travel; Note to Santa ~ End-of-Year Focus: AAdvantage ~ ClickRewards: "Suspended" ~ Double Miles for Delta Shuttle ~ Delta Doubles Miles for Brussels Flights ~ MilePoint Does Discounts ~ AAdvantage Awards Discounted for Citibank Cardholders ~ US Airways' Bonus for New Members Flying to Caribbean ~ Win "One and a Million" Sweeps ~ Transferring Aviators Miles (cont)

Programs Expand Utility of Miles ~ Aviators Bows Out, Gracefully ~ At Continental, Miles + Cash = Merchandise ~ Also at Continental: ShopOnePass ~ For Sale: Alaska Mileage Plan Miles ~ Hilton Offers Double Miles ~ 10K United Miles for 3 Radisson Stays ~ Alaska Promotes SEA Flights ~ Discounted: Marriott Award Stays ~ Delta Miles Transferable Via Points.com ~ Liz Claiborne Charges Earn Club Rewards Bonus ~ MilePro Adds Program, Account Details ~ United Airlines' "Heroes United" Contest ~ Transferring Aviators Miles ~ United's Elite Policy

Airlines' November Results: Dismal ~ Aviators Bows Out ~ OnePass Members Can Buy "The Extra Mile" ~ CO, US Offer Up to 20,000 Miles for E-Bookings ~ Earn Up to 60K Dividend Miles to/from Europe ~ United.com Charges Earn 1,000-Mile Bonus ~ MWE Gift Certificates Reward Givers ~ Nikko Hotels to Join WorldPerks ~ Win a Week in Hollywood ~ Elite Policy Rants (continued) ~ "Strangers On Your Flight"

Thanksgiving Behind, More Miles Ahead ~ New on the FrequentFlier Forum ~ US Airways Rolls Out Debit, Business Cards ~ America West Offers BuyMiles/GiftMiles ~ Alaska Air Puts Miles Up for Sale ~ American Rewards Donations with Miles ~ Earn SkyMiles for Earthlink Service ~ Minneapolis Retailers Offer WorldPerks Miles ~ MilePoint Adds Purchase Partners ~ Points.com Exchanges Net Double MWE Miles ~ MilePro Adds Program, Functions ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ United Million-Mile Giveaway ~ Thumbs Down on United Elite Policy

Issue 174 - Nov. 20, 2001

Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

Forbes.com Rates the Airlines' Chances ~ Up to 10,000 US Airways Bonus Miles for E-Bookings ~ Sprint Offers Midwest Express Bonus Miles ~ United Offers Bonus for Tampa Flights ~ Delta Lounge Memberships Earn Bonus Miles ~ WorldPerks Miles for Cyber-Packages ~ At Hyatt: Hometown Getaways ~ Travelocity's "Home for the Holidays" Sweepstakes ~ SWA's Expiration Policy ~ Unofficial Guide to AAdvantage

Slow Rebound... More Miles ~ The Concorde Is Back! ~ At Hyatt: "Faster Free Nights" ~ ANA Increases Bonus, Decreases Miles-for-Upgrades ~ From JAL: More Miles, Cheaper Upgrades ~ Cathay Extends Online Booking Bonus ~ Delta Increases Class-of-Service Bonuses ~ Priority Club Lowers Bar, Extends Elite Status ~ AirTran Extends "Fly Three, Get One Free" ~ Continental Caveat ~ Online Charges Earn Mileage Plus Bonus ~ AAdvantage Hotel/Car Vouchers... NOT! ~ Marriott Partners with China Southern ~ "Feel Like A Million" Contest

Travel Mags ~ When Airlines Go Bust, Where Do Your Miles Go? ~ Updated: Post-9/11 Airline Promotions, Miles-for-Relief ~ Double Miles Extended Thru Dec. 15 ~ Online Award Booking: Everyone's Doing It ~ US Airways Gets Choice ~ Diners Club Points = 25% More OnePass Miles ~ Midwest Express Says Take a Friend ~ Shangri-La Turns Miles Up, Prices Down ~ Hyatt Joins Alitalia Program ~ LanChile Doubles Miles ~ Reminder: No More Aviators Program After Nov. 30 ~ MilePoint Adds Online Florist ~ Win Trips in Delta's Skyathlon

More Promotions; the U.S.-Europe Connection ~ Updated: Post-9/11 Airline Promotions, Miles-for-Relief ~ Starwood Offers "1K Per Day" ~ Inter-Con Extends 4x-Miles for L. America Stays ~ Delta Adds Month to Double-Mile Offer ~ American Extends Double-Mile Promo ~ Singapore Air Flights Earn Bonus SkyMiles ~ SkyMiles Award Bookings Now Online ~ AAdvantage Booking Bonus: 4,000 Miles ~ America West Re-Ups 3,000-Mile Online Booking Bonus ~ Check In at NWA.com for 2,000 Bonus Miles ~ Alaska Puts Award Redemption Online ~ Dine for (More) AAdvantage Miles ~ Continental, KLM Will Link FFPs ~ "Write In to Win" NYC Tickets

As the Airlines Go, So Go the Hotels ~ Post-9/11 Airline Promotions ~ Miles for Relief ~ Marriott Doubles Points, Extends Deadline for Elites ~ Happening at Hilton: Bonus for Online Bookings ~ America West Extends Elite Status ~ Alaska Discounts Award Travel ~ Alitalia Joins SkyMiles ~ New Mileage Manager ~ MilePoint Rewards Survey-Takers with Magazines ~ Amex Adds September 11th Fund as Rewards Option ~ Diners Offers Points-for-Relief Option ~ For Sale at Miles4Sale: AAdvantage Miles ~ Win 1 Million Marriott Points

Airlines Shower Frequent Flyers with Offers ~ Miles for Relief (Updated) ~ Airlines Push Mileage Offers ~ US Airways Lowers Elite Requirements ~ AirTran Offers 4th Flight Free ~ Alaska Adds Partners ~ Ski Packages Earn 10,000 Bonus Miles ~ LanChile Bonus, Discount for Online Bookings ~ Emirates Discounts FCL Upgrades ~ Online Rewards Watch: ClickRewards ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Win a Free Weekend at a Kimpton Hotel

The Hint of a Glimmer of Activity ~ Miles for Relief (Updated) ~ American Doubles Miles ~ American Offers Awards for Less ~ American Extends Elite Status ~ First-Time AA.com Bookings Earn Bonus ~ Delta Doubles Miles ~ Delta Discounts Awards ~ SkyMiles Credit Card Charges Earn Double Miles ~ Alaska Extends Elite Status ~ Alamo Rentals Earn Triple Airline Miles ~ BA Introduces Online Redemption ~ China Southern's "Instant" Upgrades ~ Win a Week in Puerto Rico

Just Say "Fly" ~ Air Canada Shows the Way ~ Miles for Relief (Updated) ~ Air Canada Offers Double Miles, Toronto Bonus ~ AT&T Offering 10K OnePass Bonus for Referrals ~ Ansett's Demise: A Lesson for the U.S. ~ MilePoint Adds Merchants, Airlines ~ Renaissance Cruises: Sunk ~ "Waves of Double Aeroplan Miles" Contest ~ Win a Trip to Montreal Grand Prix

A Detour on the Return to Normalcy ~ Honor Your Charitable Instincts ~ Miles-for-Relief Options ~ Travel Industry: On the Ropes ~ A Buyer's Bonanza (Short Term Only) ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ We Are Not Alone

Infamy & Business as Usual ~ Midway Will Fly No More ~ Priority Club Members Offered Up to 7,500 Bonus Miles ~ Switch to Sprint for 40,000 WorldPerks Miles ~ Hawaiian Air Flights Earn Double WorldPerks Miles ~ National Doubles Points for Online Bookings ~ American Discounts Asia Awards ~ eBags Purchases Earn United Bonus Miles ~ Group Bookings Earn Up to 100,000 Marriott Rewards Points ~ Renaissance Cruises to Quit Dividend Miles ~ Win a Tokyo Trip in Far&Wide Sweepstakes

Travel Humor, the Sequel ~ AA-TWA: Re-Revisited ~ Southwest Extends Double Credit Offer ~ Renaissance Stays Earn Bonus Airline Miles ~ Delta Express Discounts FL Awards ~ MWE Offers Bonus for Referrals ~ Summit Offers Double KLM Points at Africa Hotels ~ Choice Hotels Triples AAdvantage Miles ~ Win Business-Class Travel for a Year on AirTran ~ iExplore Launches 7 Wonders Sweepstakes ~ By the Seat of Your Pants

Good News: We're In ~ Sad News: Paul's Out ~ Hilton Doubles Miles, Adds points, for Fall Stays ~ Transfer TWA Miles to AAdvantage... AAnytime ~ Cathay Pacific Offers Handhelds, Miles for Transpac Flights ~ AeroMexico: Fly 4, Earn 50 (Thousand, That Is) ~ MilePoint Adds Mortgages from Chase, Citibank ~ Alaska Air to De-list TWA from Partner Roster ~ Budget Rentals Earn Double Southwest Credits ~ United Offers 1,000 Bonus Miles for SFO Flights ~ Oops! ~ Orbitz Sweepstakes Prize: Planet Earth

No Snooze, No Lose ~ Dine for Miles ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ Partner Bonus Miles Count Toward WorldPerks Elite ~ Loans Earn Mileage Plus Miles ~ Delta Discounts International Awards ~ CO Offers 50%-Off Sale on L. America/Caribbean Awards ~ Marriott Says: Buy 3, Get 1 Free ~ Columbus Residents Offered Triple Dividend Miles ~ Hawaii Packages Earn $100 + 3,000 AAdvantage Miles ~ Metropolitan Hotel Debuts M Club ~ Sephora.com Purchases Earn Bonus ClickMiles ~ Online Rewards Watch: Beenz ~ Delta, Yahoo Sweepstakes Offers Tickets, Miles

Whatta Week! ~ Earn United Miles for MSN Use ~ Diners Points Exchange for 20% More AAdvantage Miles ~ Redeem 25% Fewer Diners Points for Southwest Awards ~ Alaska Doubles Miles to DCA ~ Bonus Offers for DFW, SJC Flights on AA.com ~ Earn Extra Dividend Miles for DFW Flights ~ Northwest Ups Online Booking Bonus ~ Northwest Offers Awards for Miles-and-Cash ~ Ameritrade Offers Mileage Plus Bonus ~ Homecare Generates ClickMiles ~ Online Rewards Watch: Flooz ~ AA.com's Road Rally Sweepstakes

Dog Days for Mileage Hounds ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ eCheck In for an Extra 1,000 OnePass Miles ~ Continental Adds Air Europa to OnePass ~ AOL AAdvantage Offers Mags-for-Miles ~ SkyTeam to Add Member: Alitalia ~ Two New-Service Promotions from Northwest ~ Online Rewards Watch: ClickRewards, Cybergold ~ Great Escape Sweepstakes Rewards E-Users ~ Win Football Tickets from Northwest ~ "Travel + Leisure" Seeks Travel Pics ~ UA-US Merger Breakup Blues

DOJ: UA-US Merger Would be Anti-Competitive ~ American: Miles for Sale ~ Delta Doubles for First/Biz Class ~ Delta Awards Auction ~ 10,000 Dividend Miles on Swissair, Sabena ~ AWA Triples Miles for Columbus Flights ~ Wellesley AAdvantage Miles ~ MilePoint Adds Ashford ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Win 1 Million Priority Club Points ~ United Offers U.S. Open Trips ~ American's Legroom ~ "Travel + Leisure" Rates Travel and Leisure

More Room on TWA; N.Y. Times & Dogs ~ Yikes... Cheap Awards ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ AOL AAdvantage Doubles Miles ~ American Discounts L. America Awards ~ Alaska Discounts Frequent Flyer Awards ~ MilePoint Adds Midwest Express ~ Private Jet Charters Earn Amex Rewards Points ~ Members Travel Offers WebMiles ~ Hungry for Omaha ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Ooops! ~ Fly Away with 50K ~ GoodwinMustGo.com

Poor Profits = Happy Consumers ~ OnePass Bonus for Hong Kong ~ United Express Flights Earn Double Miles ~ Chicago-Florida Flights Earn 1,000 Bonus Miles ~ Pleasant Hawaiian's 10,000-Mile Incentive ~ AA Offers Austin Bonus ~ Delta Discounts Atlanta Awards ~ Earn Double for Delta Express Flights ~ Nextel Wireless Plans Earn SkyMiles ~ FlightFund Offers iDine Bonus ~ Dollar Pays Out Double FlightFund Miles ~ Outpost.com Purchases Earn Extra ClickMiles ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ US Airways: Win a Mercedes

UA + US = NOT ~ Book Watch: "Up in the Air" ~ Last Week's Issue ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ Delta Discounts CVG Award Flights ~ United Rewards First-Time Online Bookings ~ Use SkyMiles for Vacation Discounts ~ Aeroplan Discounts Awards ~ Aeroplan Adds Hotel Partners ~ NWA Sweetens Bonus for Online Bookings ~ At Alaska: Miles for Sale ~ Earn Double AAdvantage Miles-for-Flowers ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ MilePoint Refer-A-Friend Prize: Greek Vacation

TV Watch: "Chasing the Sun" ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ Comair Lures Back Customers with Miles ~ Diners Offers Bounty for New Members ~ Delta Discounts DFW Award Flights ~ Alaska: Fly 12, Get 1 Free ~ 10,000 Bonus Miles for Hawaii Packages ~ Hilton Adds New HHonors Airline Partner ~ 76/Circle K Charges Earn Triple AWA Miles ~ NW Bonus for MSP-Tulsa Flights ~ MilePoint Adds Hotwire to Partner Roster ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ The Travel Biz Quiz ~ UA Ticketing

Wednesday It Is ~ TV Watch: "Chasing the Sun" ~ Win a Million Miles ~ TWA - The Endgame ~ Northwest Expands Online Awards Booking ~ End Is Near for AA-US Tie-Up ~ Mileage Plus Dining Dishes Up New Website ~ AWA Extends Bonus for Online Bookings ~ Air Canada Doubles Miles on Select Routes ~ Le Meridien Passport: 2,000 Miles + Discount ~ Oops! ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ MasterCard Offers Travel Prizes ~ Gary Gets Miles

If It's Wednesday, This Must Be... ~ TWA -- The Endgame ~ Look for 'Best Bet' Awards ~ Starwood Offers Preferred Guest Card ~ Cairo, Dubai Flights Take Off with Bonus SkyMiles ~ Memphis Flights Earn Double WorldPerks Miles ~ BA Offers FlightFund Bonus ~ More Miles-for-Flowers from AAdvantage ~ Online Rewards Watch: Greenpoints ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Drawing for 25,000 ClickMiles ~ AAdvantage NOT!

The Crier Is an Old Turtle ~ America West Launches Miles-for-Shopping Mall ~ Crowne Plaza Triples Rewards for Summer Stays ~ Delta Features Online SkyMiles Statements ~ US Air Doubles Boston - Baltimore Miles ~ Bid SkyMiles in Awards Auction ~ Northwest Adds WorldPerks Partners ~ Double Aeroplan Miles for Toronto - Greensboro Flights ~ Latest ClickRewards Offers ~ MilePoint Adds Partners ~ China Southern's Sky Pearl: Growing ~ Skywards: 200K Members After First Year ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ MilePoint Will Reward Most Valuable Customer ~ AOL AAdvantage Gives Away Millions ~ Labor Forecast

The Crier Turns 150 ~ Continental Enhances OnePass Program ~ Redeem Fewer Miles for Cathay Pacific Awards ~ United Flights Earn 500-Mile Bonus ~ Kellogg's Doubles Miles-for-Breakfast Offer ~ WorldPerks Bonus for Memphis-Ft. Lauderdale Flights ~ Continental, Transbrasil Link Frequent Flyer Programs ~ Hilton Adds Turkish Air to HHonors ~ OfficeMax Offers Extra ClickMiles ~ Online Rewards Watch: MyPoints ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Orbitz: Giving Away Planet Earth ~ "Free Tickets to Florida" from Delta ~ Orbitz -- the Low Fare Leader?

FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ More Info On AA-TWA Program Integration ~ Reward for Joining MilePoint: Miles and Magazines ~ New RDU Flights Include AAdvantage Bonus ~ 500 Bonus Miles for Chicago Flights ~ AA Offers Bonus for Canada Flights ~ Jamaica Flights Earn SkyMiles Bonus ~ WebMiles Serves Up Miles-for-Dining ~ Shippers Earn AAdvantage Miles ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Strike Threat Looms at American ~ Airport Food Is (Surprise!)... Junk

Beenz Teeters; Netcentives Reels ~ Points.com Makes Mileage Exchange Easy ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ 10,000-Mile Bonus for AAdvantage MasterCard ~ BA Doubles Miles for Summer Roundtrips ~ Earn Bonus SkyMiles for Prague Flights ~ Starwood Awards Bonus for Latin America Stays ~ Austin Flights Earn AAdvantage Bonus Miles ~ Avis Offers AAdvantage Bonus ~ NC, GA Residents Earn Double Dividend Miles ~ Summit Hotels Joins BA Exec Club ~ Online Rewards Watch: Beenz, Netcentives ~ One Year Later: United + US Air = Unlikely ~ Consumer Reports Blasts Travel Agents

Northern Exposure: Canada Rocks ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ Delta Touts Award Data ~ AAdvantage Lowers Thresholds for Canadian Elites ~ Read E-mail to Earn WorldPerks Bonus ~ Marriott Offers 25K Bonus + Chance to Win a Million ~ Starwood's "Anywhere in the World" Sweeps ~ Amex Expands International Airline Program ~ Bid SkyMiles in "More For Your Miles" Auction ~ Earn AAdvantage Miles for Wellesley Inns Stays ~ ClickRewards Offers Bonus for eWine ~ Dot-Bomb Watch: CyberRebate ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Aeroplan Declares Independence

Oops! ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ Air Canada Commits to 10% Award Seats ~ Hilton Offers Double Miles, Double Points ~ At Points.com: Million-Mile Sign-up Sweepstakes ~ AAdvantage Adds Canadian Credit Card ~ Double United Miles to Miami ~ Earn Triple Miles for Inter-Con Stays ~ Diners Points Count Double for BA Miles ~ Alamo Triples SkyMiles ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Southwest Slams Orbitz

Expiring Companies, Disappearing Miles ~ Roots Air: Cradle to Grave in 41 Days ~ WorldPerks Bonus for Ashford Purchases ~ "Fly'N Qualify" for Aeroplan Elite ~ Continental Is New Amtrak Partner ~ Flowers for Mom, SkyMiles for You ~ Northwest Adds Thrifty ~ Double Dividend Miles for Portland - Washington Flights ~ America West Extends Online Booking Bonus ~ Online Rewards Watch: FlyFree, MyPoints, Beenz ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ USA Today: FFP Articles Online ~ Seek Truth Where Rumors Abound

One New Program Launched; 2 Old Programs Upgraded ~ Marriott Tunes Up Rewards ~ Qantas Overhauls Frequent Flyer ~ uPromise: How to Save for College ~ New: Dividend Miles Online Rewards ~ Starwood Offers "Free Weekends Worldwide" ~ Midway Partners with WorldPerks, OnePass ~ Southwest Extends Double Credit Offer ~ Bonus AAdvantage Miles for Boston Flights ~ Amex Severs TWA Ties ~ MWE Promotes Big Easy with Big Miles ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Air France, Alitalia to Ally? ~ Cancelled: iVillage Travel Newsletter

Newsweek: 7 Ways to Fix Air Travel ~ AAdvantage Turns 20; Miles Fly ~ Best Western Is New Dividend Miles Partner ~ AAdvantage Adds Canada 3000 to Roster ~ nwa.com Club Reopens for Business ~ London Flights Earn OnePass Bonus ~ Save Animals, Earn ClickMiles ~ ANA Doubles Miles for NYC-Tokyo Flights ~ Fly Dubai-Dusseldorf for Double Skywards Miles ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ DOT OK's Orbitz Launch ~ A First for Big Online Agencies: Profitability ~ I'll Take a "She" Seat, Onegaishimasu

Errata: the Ueberroths, Unscrambled ~ TWA Dies; Aviators Miles Don't ~ MWE Offers Bonus for New Credit Card Sign-Ups ~ Book Donations Earn HHonors Bonus ~ Sign Up with Earthlink to Receive WorldPerks Bonus ~ New Tel Aviv Flights Earn Bonus SkyMiles ~ Singapore Air Offers Bonus SkyMiles for Transpac Flights ~ FlightFund Doubles Miles for Big Sky Flights ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Consumer Groups Slam Orbitz ~ Airline Site Traffic Up; Online Agencies Flat

Alaska Air Raises Award Levels ~ Air Canada Says "Oui, Oui" to Paris ~ Opt In to Earn US Air Bonus ~ Diners Expands Points-to-Miles ~ Use Diners Points to Cover Closing Costs ~ NW Offers 20,000 Miles to "ConnectFirst" ~ America West Triples Online Booking Bonus ~ Emirates Available for OnePass Award Travel ~ Online Rewards Watch ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Airline Service Quality: Declining ~ AA to Impose Surcharge for Paper Tickets ~ Expedia Won't Charge for KL/NW Bookings

Points.com to Launch Mileage Exchange ~ AAdvantage Adds New Bank Partner ~ Northwest Adds Check Card to WorldPerks Lineup ~ Northwest Extends Bonuses for Online Bookings ~ Frontier Doubles Miles for DIA Connections ~ United Doubles Miles for DIA Flights ~ Roots Air Debuts Flights, Mileage Plan ~ Online Rewards Watch ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Online Travel: Strong & Growing ~ Study Says "Nay" to Orbitz

Going, Going, Gone ~ Say It Ain't So, Herb ~ A Universe Without PointsUniverse ~ Delta Doubles Miles for New Middle East Flights ~ Send Money, Earn ClickMiles (Get Spammed?) ~ Earn Miles-By-Night at Starwood ~ WebMiles Expands Ralphs Relationship ~ Sprint Bonus, Sweepstakes for AS Members ~ Win Miles at Flyfree.org ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Leisure Travel News Bows Out ~ Zagat Says...

Good News for "Investors" ~ Don't Bet on the Prez ~ Northwest Offers Tickets for Cash-and-Miles ~ Marriott Makes Weekends More Rewarding ~ Aeroplan Discounts Awards ~ HHonors Bonus for Profile Updates ~ United Establishes Mileage Link with eBags ~ MilePoint Mounts Shopping Sweepstakes ~ Like Wine, Like Miles? ~ WorldPerks Adds Transavia to Partner Roster ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ The TWA Saga (continued) ~ Why Northwest and KLM Are All Alone

Upcoming: 20th Anniversary Festivities, Offers ~ Labor Discord Threatens NW Operations ~ FrequentFlier.com--Bigger, Better, Faster ~ Delta's 20 Million Mile Anniversary Sweepstakes ~ Cyberspace Meltdown Continues ~ United Offers Miles for Same-Day Shipping ~ AAdvantage Bonus for O'Hare Flights, New Otani Stays ~ Triple FlightFund Miles for Alamo Rentals ~ NW Launches Mexico Flights with Bonus ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ The TWA Saga ~ Online Commissions ~ OAG Poll Profiles Frequent Flyers

AA Clarifies TWA Mileage Policies, Procedures ~ Greenpoints Delists Delta from Partner Roster ~ SkyMiles Adds "New" Miles-for-Loans Partner ~ AAdvantage Lowers Mile Requirement for Upgrades ~ Hertz Doubles Miles, Points ~ CO Discounts Award Travel, Drops Czech Airline ~ Midwest Express Has Take-a-Friend Sale ~ At Safeway, Buy 5 to Earn 50 ~ The TWA Saga (Continued) ~ Can You Say 'Disintermediation'? ~ Chase Travel Rewards

Online Rewards Programs - Chapter 2: the Shakeout ~ Miles-for-Tax-Payments, Year 2 ~ Travelocity Launches Card-Based Rewards Program ~ Charge Dollar Rentals to Earn FlightFund Bonus ~ Swissair, Sabena Offer Bonuses in 3 Programs ~ MyPoints Gets New Top Exec ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ The TWA Saga (Continued) ~ The Lighter Side of Frequent Flying

Express Yourself, Win a Palm V ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ Avis Joins US Air Program ~ WorldPerks Adds Philippine Air Partner ~ Delta Bonuses for Shuttle, Japan & SkyTeam Flights ~ Kellogg's Offers Miles-for-Breakfast ~ Bonus Miles for Multiple WorldPerks Transactions ~ WebMiles Partners with Smith's Food & Drug ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Strikes Loom Large on Travel Horizon ~ DOT Gives Airlines Mixed Review

Express Yourself, Help a Student ~ Amex Adds Membership Rewards Partners ~ Bonus Miles for New Frontier Sign-Ups ~ HHonors Points for Buying, Selling Homes ~ Aeroplan Gets Cars, Loses Phones ~ Double US Miles for Amsterdam, Brussels Flights ~ AllAdvantage, Victim of Dot-com Implosion ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ New Company Will Bid for TWA ~ Dueling CEO's Debate Industry Future ~ Legend, the Final Chapter ~ Sound Off: The Great Consolidation Debate

The Future of U.S. Commercial Aviation ~ TWA Flights Now Earn AAdvantage Miles ~ CompuBank and ClickRewards... Not! ~ Fly to Helsinki, Earn Double Miles ~ Marriott Adds Adventure Travel Rewards ~ NW Intros Upgrade Auto-Notification ~ Earn Double WebMiles for Avis Rentals ~ Delta Offers Bonuses for Istanbul, Lyon Flights ~ Delta Launches SkyMiles Card in Chile ~ Redeem Neiman Marcus Points for Miles ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Survey Supports Airline Consolidation ~ More Airlines Up Change Fee ~ By the Book

An Unsettling Week ~ FrequentFlier Forum Topics ~ Reports of TWA's Demise... ~ Frontier Launches EarlyReturns Program ~ New on the WorldPerks Mall: Ashford ~ Northwest Discounts Hawaii Awards ~ Bonus SkyMiles for L. America/Caribbean Flights ~ Earn Double Miles for Chicago-East Coast Flights ~ Inter-Con Offers Bonus for Latin America Stays ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Biztravel Cuts Refunds on the Q.T. ~ CO Raises Change Fee

Planetfeedback Holiday Results ~ American WILL Honor TWA Miles ~ Whither TWA...? ~ Air Canada Adds Thrifty to Aeroplan Partner Roster ~ Radisson Offers Triple Points for Winter Stays ~ Hilton Adds Camino Real Hotels to HHonors ~ ClickRewards Offers Valentine's Day Doubles ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ Europe Says "Yes" to UA-US Merger ~ DOT Studies Warn Against Threats to Competition ~ US Baggage Templates ~ Heritage Foundation on Deregulation

The Year Ahead: Interesting ~ TWA Bows Out; Questions Remain ~ United Extends "Grocery Miles" ~ Home Depot Charges Earn Double Miles ~ AA Bonus for West Coast Flights ~ Double Points & Miles for Doubletree Stays ~ JAL Mileage Bank Bonus ~ Deal Alert from SmarterLiving.com ~ States Just Say "No" to Orbitz ~ Continental Wins Battle Against Templates ~ Northwest Settles "Hostage" Suit ~ Free Internet Access at LAX ~ Airline Deregulation