* Purchase $500 or more of Travelers Cheques before August 31, 2007.
* Within 60 days of purchase, activate your $500 Hotel Savings account.
* After verifying your purchase and completion of a brief profile, you will be able to use your Hotel
Savings.
* Search for hotels in your chosen destination and get the guaranteed lowest rates when compared to
your favorite discount travel websites.
* Use your $500 balance as partial payment and book hotels online.
* Savings can be used for up to 2 years until the balance is depleted.

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Labels: american Express, Hotels

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Labels: AAvantage, american Airlines, bonus miles, mall, shopping

Need a few more miles to earn Award Travel or upgrades? Looking to increase your account balance? For as little as $29.56 USD, you can begin to open up an entire world of travel opportunities.
Miles can be purchased in increments of 1,000 and are applicable toward all SkyMiles awards.*
You can purchase up to 30,000 miles for yourself per calendar year.
American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and Diners Club are accepted.
Please check your mileage balance to find out how many miles you need prior to making your purchase.
*Purchased miles are non-refundable, and should post to the appropriate SkyMiles account within 72 hours. You must be a SkyMiles member to purchase miles;

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Labels: buy miles, Delta Airlines, Sky Miles

With the wide variety of deals available with DeltaSkymiles Cruises, there has never been a more perfect time to plan a getaway. Choose from popular destinations

Book your cruise vacation

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Labels: bonus miles, cruises, Delta Airlines, DeltaSkymiles Cruises, Mart

" Fade to black? Not a chance for fans of "The Sopranos."

Almost two weeks after the series finale, the addiction to the show seems stronger than ever, with legions of fans making a journey to Jersey to see real-life remnants of the hit TV mob drama.

For many, their obsession starts at the place where the series ended: Business is booming at the diner where Tony Soprano sat with his family in the controversial series finale.

Fans not only want to eat at Holsten's (actually an ice cream parlor in Bloomfield), they want to sit in the same booth in which Tony, the fictional New Jersey mob boss, played the Journey song "Don't Stop Believin'."

"The phone just rings constantly all day from people wanting to make reservations," said co-owner Chris Carley. "They ask 'Can we reserve the booth? Can we get a T-shirt?' "

Carley, who watched the final scenes filmed there over two days, fields calls from fans wanting to talk about the ending. Customers who want to relive Tony's last meal can buy some of the onion rings he raved about (for $2.50), but they cannot listen to the juke box, which was a prop for the show.

"It's just so funny that people want to sit in that booth," Carley said. "A lot of people are taking pictures."

The Emmy-winning HBO show explored the life of the fictional mob boss and his family, and scores of scenes have been shot across the Garden State since it debuted in 1999.

The series buzz-inducing final scene ended abruptly with the screen suddenly going black as Tony and his family sit down to dinner at Holsten's, leaving fans guessing about what happens next.

Part of "The Sopranos" fascination is fueled by the lack of a real ending, said Roland T. Rust, chairman of the marketing department at the University of Maryland.

"The fact you don't have that resolution makes it more difficult for people to let go," Rust said.

Some fans are flocking to a "Sopranos"-themed bus tour. With 47 sites, it's one way fans can still connect with the show. The cost is $42 per person, which includes a cannoli (a nod to "The Godfather"). Afternoon tours for the next two weekends are already sold out.

The tour begins in Midtown Manhattan and transports up to 54 people through the Lincoln Tunnel into Jersey (the start of Tony's journey in the opening credits). Fans see the fictional Satriale's pork store in Kearny and the diner under the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City where Tony's nephew, Christopher, got shot.

The obsession with "The Sopranos" doesn't just include New Jersey.

Music downloads of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin' " jumped 371% in the week after it was played in the show's final scene, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Even Pizzaland, a shack that zips by in the show's opening credits, has seen a huge spike in business from fans still starving for the show." [Via LA Times]

Labels: New Jersey, NJ, Sopranos, TV shows

One lucky winner and a guest will enjoy a spectacular visit to Red Centre, Darwin & Kakadu National Park, Australia! Roundtrip airfare, transfers, selected excursions and five nights' hotel accommodations are all included in this Aussie outback adventure. Enter daily to win this vacation brought to you by Brendan Worldwide Vacations.

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Labels: Australia, contest, free trip, Frommer's

If you've been holding your bid until the right package came along, get ready, because this month's Mileage Plan auction is about as good as it gets. Alaska Airlines has partnered with Air France and the InterContinental Paris Le Grand hotel to bring you this month's ultimate romantic retreat. Consider: you and a special someone, whisked away to Paris, the City of Light, the City of Love, of art, small dogs, and shoes-pick your cliché-because chances are, Paris has it. Art, history, culture, wine, food, decadence in countless flavors. And for six nights, Paris can be yours.

The extravagance begins with two First Class tickets on Alaska Airlines to Seattle, followed by two Business Class tickets on Air France's new nonstop daily flight from Seattle to Paris. Enjoy the attentive service, unique comfort of lie-flat seats, individual entertainment systems, exquisite cuisine and wines in Air France's L'Espace Affaires Business Class. Then, for the next six days you'll make your own Parisian history, exploring the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Musee d'Orsay, Arc de Triomphe, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, the Champs-Elysées, and more.

This Elegant Parisian Package for Two includes a 6-night stay at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand, the sumptuous "luxury liner" docked along the side of the magnificent Garnier Opera House. The Grand is just steps away from some of the capital's most well known tourist attractions, famous department stores, and the luxury boutiques of the Place Vendome.

The icing on the cake—you will be transported between Charles de Gaulle and the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand in style and luxury by Executive Car (providing chauffeur driven transportation with English speaking drivers-guide in France since 1952).

Complete Vacation Auction Includes:

First Class round-trip airfare for 2 from any Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air city to Seattle
Business Class round-trip airfare for two to Paris, France on Air France's new Seattle-Paris flight
6-night stay in an exquisite Executive-level room at the InterContinental Paris Le Grand
Round-trip airport/hotel transportation in an Mercedes Sedan with an English Speaking chauffeur from Executive Car service
Daily breakfast at the Cafe de la Paix
Spa voucher for two
Enjoy crepes from a street vendor, treat yourself to unparalleled shopping, stroll along the Seine River, dine in first-class restaurants, or witness world-famous architecture. And do it all in style. Hurry, bid today!

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Labels: Alaska Airlines, auction, bid, Continental Airlines

Stay at participating Radisson Hotels - Resorts®, Park Plaza® Hotels - Resorts, Country Inns - Suites By CarlsonSM, or Park Inn® locations in North, Central and South America between June 15 and August 31.

If you're a goldpoints plusSM member, you don't even have to register; just make your reservations and your Gold Points will double automatically, starting with your second stay.

It's a quicker, easier way to your perfect family vacation, weekend escape or romantic getaway - twice as fast. All you have to do is book your stays and then pack your bags.

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Labels: bonus points, Country Inns - Suites By CarlsonSM, deal, double points, or Park Inn, Park Plaza® Hotels - Resorts, Radisson Hotels - Resorts®

Including round-trip airfare for two courtesy of US Airways Magazine*

YOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES:
Limousine transfer to and from McCarran International Airport

Two tickets to KÀ by Cirque du Soleil

Two nights deluxe accomodations at MGM Grand**

Dinner for two

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Labels: contest, free trip, Las Vegas, MGM GRAND, US Airways

"Copy and paste news inside the quotes." [Via WEBSITENAME]

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TD AMERITRADE has teamed up with United to bring you a special offer. Open and fund a TD AMERITRADE account by June 30, 2007, and earn up to 25,000 United Mileage Plus bonus miles. The more you deposit, the more miles you earn. See chart for details.
Take off today!

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Labels: bonus miles, Mileage Plus, TD Ameritrade, United Airlines

Ocho and Ochita are back and they have great deals for you with fares from only 8¢* each way! But hurry, this sale ends Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 11:59 PM ET. All fares are each way, based on a roundtrip purchase and taxes, fees & restrictions apply.

8¢, $8 and $44 fares must be booked on spiritair.com between 4:00 PM ET on June 19, 2007 and 11:59 PM ET on June 20, 2007 for travel on the dates as specified by individual market and by market direction. $88 fares must be booked on spiritair.com between 4:00 PM ET on June 19, 2007 and 11:59 PM ET on June 20, 2007 for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays between June 26, 2007 and November 14, 2007.

Labels: sale, Spirit Airlines

Complete your stays at any Hyatt hotel worldwide, including our newest brands Hyatt Place and Hyatt Summerfield Suites, or our Hotel Partners, AmeriSuites and Hawthorn Suites. Your free night award will be automatically posted to your account and must be redeemed within two months of award posting date. Your free night award will be posted in the My Promotional Awards section.

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Labels: free night, Hyatt Gold Passport

Now through December 31, 2007, enjoy the savings below and earn double miles on weekend rentals of two or more days or weekly rentals at a participating airport or off airport location in the U.S., Puerto Rico or Canada. That's 100 Mileage Plus miles per day on weekend rentals or 1,000 Mileage Plus miles on weekly rentals.

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Labels: codes, DEALS, Hertz, miles, United Airlines, United Mileage Plus

prizes
• Round-trip airfare for two
to New York City
• 3 day, 2 night stay at Hilton New York
• Two tickets to the live season finale
taping of The Next Food Network Star
• Dinner for two at a Food Network
Celebrity Chef’s restaurant
• Ground transportation during
your stay*

Labels: Hilton. contest, sweepstakes

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Labels: contest, Las Vegas, United Airline Vacations

Reactivate some or all of your expired AAdvantage miles

Now, you can reactivate some or all of your expired AAdvantage miles and use them to claim awards. Through this special offer, you can extend the life of expired miles and quickly boost your available mileage balance.

Eligibility
Miles that expired on or after December 31, 2002 are eligible for reactivation
There's no limit to the number of expired miles you can reactivate
The price to reactivate miles is $50 for every 5,000 miles, plus a $30 processing fee per transaction, per account

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Labels: AAvantage, Airlines, american Airlines

To celebrate winning the Freddie Awards for "Program of the Year" and "Best Award" we are giving you a 1,000 mile bonus for every ticket purchased at FrontierAirlines.com between May 7, 2007 and June 14, 2007, for travel through November 14, 2007.

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Labels: bonus, Frontier Airlines, miles

Experience more of America and Canada with United Vacations and earn up to 20,000 bonus miles!

United Vacations offers flight + hotel packages to nearly 200 cities across the U.S. and over a dozen popular cities in Canada.

Now you can earn up to 20,000 bonus miles when you purchase packages and travel by October 31, 2007.

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Labels: bonus, United Airline Vacations, United Airlines, United Mileage Plus

Travel roundtrip on Hawaiian Airlines to Honolulu or Maui from any of Hawaiian Airlines' nine U.S. Western gateway cities for just 28,000 Club Rewards® points.** Anytime between May 1, 2007 through December 1, 2007, you can transfer up to a maximum of 112,000 Club Rewards points for up to four roundtrip coach award tickets for you and your traveling companions for travel between May 1, 2007 through June 7, 2007 and August 27, 2007 through December 15, 2007.* Call Hawaiian Airlines at 1 800 367.5320 to make your reservations, then allow 10 business days for Club Rewards points to transfer.

Labels: Diners Club, Hawaiian Airlines

As a United College Plus® member, you can earn miles toward free travel on United flights and with Mileage Plus® partners. But you also have many exclusive bonus-mile opportunities available to you.
Graduation Bonus

We will help you celebrate your college graduation with 10,000 Mileage Plus bonus miles. Just send the following to the address below, and your bonus will be posted to your account within 4--6 weeks of receipt:

Plus, earn miles when you stay at a hotel, rent a car, make a long-distance phone call, make a purchase on your Mileage Plus Visa®, shop or invest online- and more - with over 100 Mileage plus partners around the world.

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Labels: bonus miles, college graduation, United Airlines, United Mileage Plus

LOOKING FOR MONEY FOR COLLEGE?

Looking for a way to cover your college expenses that's fast, simple and worry-free? Apply today for a Private Education Loan from Chase—a leader in educational funding—and get the money you need now, when you need it most.*

* Borrow as much as $35,000 per academic year
* Get approval in minutes
* No payments until after you graduate college
* Applying is quick and easy

Money for Books, Bills and More
A Private Education Loan can provide a check to help you cover ALL your bills.

* Tuition
* Housing and Living Expenses
* Computer
* Books, Supplies and More
* Even Past Bills

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Labels: college tuition, computer, Delta Airlines, Sky Miles

A great deal for a great experience
Book your Las Vegas vacation by June 30th and receive up to 7,500 bonus miles or savings up to $100 – it’s your choice!

For your chance to win a VIP trip to Las Vegas, enter The Great Las Vegas Giveaway!

It’s Vegas for top names in entertainment, sizzling nightlife, delectable dining, shopping and more. It’s United Vacations for the complete vacation experience.
Choose from
Bellagio - Caesars Palace - Four Seasons* - Mandalay Bay* - MGM Grand* - THEhotel* - The Mirage - The Signature at MGM Grand - The Venetian - Wynn Las Vegas,Planet Hollywood* - Bally’s - Flamingo - Golden Nugget - Harrah’s - Las Vegas Hilton* - Luxor* - Monte Carlo* - New York-New York - The Palms* - Paris Las Vegas - The Platinum - TI-Treasure Island* - Rio All Suite - The Westin
Buffalo Bill’s - Circus Circus* - Excalibur* - Fitzgerald’s - Four Queens - Hilton Grand Vacation Club* - Hooters - Imperial Palace - Loews Lake Las Vegas - The Orleans* - Palace Station - Plaza Hotel - Primm Valley - Riviera Hotel* - Stratosphere* - Tuscany - Whiskey Pete’s

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Let’s talk making time for the important things. Like romantic weekends that turn into an entire week. Let’s talk hiking through the Aspens. Let’s talk shopping. Let’s talk outdoor adventures, concerts under the stars and world-class cuisine. Let’s talk doing everything. Let’s talk doing nothing. Let’s talk Colorado.

You could win 1 of 5 free Colorado vacations.

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Labels: Colorado, contest, free, free trip

The Yapta Tagger lets you get the best deals on the specific flights you want to take. This is not one of those tools that tell you that there is a $100 ticket to Las Vegas that you can just never seem to find!

When you tag a flight, Yapta checks prices multiple times daily and sends you an email alert when your price drops. Downloading Yapta will save you thousands of keystrokes and could save you hundreds of dollars.

You will also get The Yapta Tracker -- a lightweight application that occasionally checks the latest prices for flights. It is not spyware and does not communicate any personal information.

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Labels: airfare, prices, sale, Yapta

For every meal costing at least $25 at participating restaurants, you'll earn 250 bonus miles (with a total maximum allowed of 5,000 miles). You must be a registered member of the dining program to earn the bonuses. The 250-mile bonus per meal is in addition to any miles you normally earn as a member.

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Labels: bonus, Midwest Airlines, miles

Introducing continental.com Gift Account. It's easy to create your own gift account and then notify your friends and family of your registry. Simply sign up at continental.com and create your own gift registry account. You'll then be allowed to create and send announcements to several friends and family members, which will include instructions on how they can make deposits into your account. You can use the money in your Gift Account to purchase travel on Continental.

It's the perfect gift for any occasion, including holidays, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and graduations. And with our global network of flights, the lucky-go-travelers can fly to more than 280 destinations served by Continental worldwide.


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Purchase at least $125.00* in Dockers® for Men merchandise between 6/3/2007 and 6/9/2007
(online or in-store)

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In a significant first for the credit card industry, American Express today announced that Cardmembers will now have the ability to pay monthly home mortgage payments on the American Express® Card. American Home Mortgage Corp. will be the first lender to offer this Express Rewards MortgageSM program for eligible prime loans.

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Labels: american Express, bonus points, miles, mortgage, points

"Because we value your participation in the AAdvantage program, we want to let you know about an upcoming program change. AAdvantage members now must have mileage earning or redemption activity once every 18 months in order to remain active and retain their miles. Effective December 15, 2007, mileage balances will expire from AAdvantage accounts that have not had miles either earned or redeemed within the previous eighteen (18) month period. This change will not impact you as long as you remain active in the AAdvantage program.

You can verify your last activity date by logging in to AA.com with your AAdvantage number and password. Click on "View All" in the "View My Miles" section. Just above the Mileage Summary, your last activity date is noted.

The chart below outlines how the last activity date determines the mileage expiration date:

Last Activity Date Mileage Expiration Date
January 1, 2000 - May 31, 2004 Expired
June 1, 2004 - June 15, 2006 Expiring December 15, 2007*
June 16, 2006 and Beyond Expiring 18 Months Later*

*Under new 18-month Mileage Retention policy " (aa email)

Labels: AAdvantage, American Airlines AAdvantage® miles