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Labels: future sports events, travel

The Kandy Kruise is almost here and it’s going to be the hottest three-day party this summer by far!

We have some of the greatest house, hip-hop and mash-up DJ’s coming including DJ Scribble (from Kandyland II @ Playboy Mansion) – the Kandy Kruise is set to rock.

We also have Playboy Comedy Tour in the showroom, Lounge shows with our Kandy dancers and a few surprise appearances to help make it a wild weekend!

As you know 1,200 of the hottest girls will be cruising with us on the Kandy Kruise - look to your right to see several of the confirmed ladies we had to share with you!!

All ladies will have a chance to come on the Kruise for free and enter the Ms. Kandy Fashion Competition to win cash, a brand new Mercedes-Benz convertible and clothing & modeling contracts by Ed Hardy, 1690 Swimwear & True Religion Jeans! Send them to the KandyKruise.com website to enter.

Use the CODE "JK1117" to gain entry!

Welcome aboard…

Labels: Kandy Kruise

"For all the complaints about award travel, and this is something I've written about before (and by no means to brag), I really don't have too much trouble finding award seats.
That's partly because I have a critical mass account balance with several different airlines and major alliances, so when I go to redeem if there isn't availability with one I simply query another.
But it's also because I redeem mostly for premium class international travel, and while those tickets aren't always available on all routes by any means, I've often seen the biggest complaints - with a few notable exceptions - to be about the old fashioned 25,000 mile domestic awards. And those are hardly the best value anyway.

I'd just assume pay my $250 - $400 for a flight between DC and California, earn miles on those flights, and use the miles for a much greater return: the $10,000+ ticket I could never afford to purchase but that makes travel more than just an uncomfortable means to get from A to B. Plus, there are a few tricks to the process.
Recently I used United Mileage Plus miles for two international first class awards from DC to Phuket, Thailand, with a stopover in Hong Kong on the return. That's not the kind of award that the United website lets you search for, so it requires a phone call.

Customers call and get told nothing's available. But that doesn't mean nothing's available. Agents may be poorly trained. It may take work, the computer systems they're working with aren't perfect by any means and may only check a limited number of simple routings. And they may not want to go through all the work of testing segments one at a time, even if it occurs to them that they could.
So I've found one big secret to booking award travel is to do the legwork yourself. That's hard to do on the phone with testy agents. But it's much easier to do by yourself. But most airlines don't let you do it! On their own websites, anyway.

The first thing to do is know the routings. Know the partners. Who flies where you're trying to go? And especially if you're looking for a premium class seat (and you really should be...), but even for coach, start with the hardest part of the trip to get. In this case it was the transpacific segmetns. Look, I know I can get from DC to Chicago or the West Coast and back. The hard part is going to be finding first class seats across the Pacific.
So before I call United I write out United's partners that fly across the Pacific and the routes that they fly. Then I check for availability on those specific flights. And once I find availability, I work forwards and backwards from there, in order to (1) get to the transpacific gateway city, and (2) get from the destination of the flight I've found to the city I'm actually trying to get to, if necessary.

The way I do this when redeeming United miles is that I've signed up for an ANA Mileage Plan account. And ANA Mileage Plan members can use that program's website to check availability on most of their Star Alliance partner's flights. (Swissair seems not to come up as an option on the ANA site.) Air Canada offers something similar, though the ANA site performs better for me.
Working with other airlines it is often the case that you'll need to sign up with frequent flyer accounts with many of the carrier's partners and check each partner individually. A pain, perhaps, but worth the payoff when looking for the elusive three-cabin first seats to Asia.
Now it should be said that the results found on the ANA website are not going to be a perfect match for what United will let you book. ANA does a good job telling you what seats a Star Allaince carrier is making available as an award. But United then filters availability with some parnters on certain routes. So while Thai Airways might be offering an award seat from London to Bangkok, United might reply "not available." They make it sound like Thai isn't offering it, when in reality United just refuses to pay for it.

United uses a system called StarNet for booking these awards, and agents are only supposed to book what comes up there. Used to be that you could still grab an available seat via a 'manual sell'... The agent sends a message to the partner carrier asking them for the award seat, and then it would come back confirmed, bypassing United's filtering in StarNet entirely. But that's exceedingly rare these days, as customer service reps are no longer supposed to do it.
I find the biggest problems with United's filtering to be on Lufthansa, especially routes within Europe, and also premium class long-haul on Thai. They really don't need to do much filtering with Singapre, as those seats are hard enough to come by on their own! (Although I'm always surprised by how much business class availability on Singapore is out there, and how frequently I can find a single seat in First... It's that second seat on the same flights that's so often vexxing.)

Still, the ANA tool is an excellent starting place, and tells you what flights to ask for when calling United. Doing the work for the agent on the other end of the phone is one of the absolute keys to finding the award seats you want.

It's also helpful to know when to look for seats. United in particular releases seats both early and late. Check 5+ months out, check a couple weeks before departure, check 2-3 days before departure. Now, if you're like me you look obsessively more often. And revenue management will release seats at various times. The idea for the airline is to offer as awards those seats they're confident won't be sold, and at the same time ensure that customers don't book award seats that they'd otherwise purchase with cash.
Some seats get released when schedules are loaded 330 days out. But the 'I called 330 days out and the seats were already gone!' complaint misses the point. There may not have been any seats released yet. And just because seats aren't available, doesn't mean that they won't become available.

At least until United's premium cabin availability shrinks dramatically (and perhaps even then) with the introduction of their new business and first class cabins, it's pretty much a lock to be able to find premium class transpacific flights days before departure.
This isn't true with all airlines. In some cases, once seats have been booked, no more will be released, even in the case of an empty cabin. But United definitely dumps unsold seats into award inventory very frequently in the days leading up to a flight.
Check it yourself -- search for international first and business class 2-3 days forward on various transpacific routes and you'll be shocked at how easy they are to get.

Ok, fair enough, you don't want to wait to plan a spur of the moment vacation. But you don't have to. Just plan the best itinerary you possibly can when you're doing your initial booking and "trade up." Look for better seats. Maybe you found an undesireable routing, or you only found coach. Book it, lock in your trip, and then call back to make a change. Unless you're a United 1K you'll have to pay $100 per ticket, but it's a fee I'd find worth it to go from coach to 3-cabin first for a day of flying in each direction.

With 60,000 points for coach and 90,000 for business to Asia (just 15k more each way, and that gets you all the way from the US East Coast to just about anywhere in Asia!), the premium cabin represents one of the best values out there in award redemption." [Via- View from the Wing]

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Labels: business class, first class, free travel, Lufthansa, Star Alliance, United Airlines, US Airways

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Labels: Delta Airlines

The fact is that these smaller upstart airlines like JetBlue, Air Tran, Spirit, etc have taken away business from the major airlines. They've done it by competing with new planes, better service, different entertainment, and some times better fares. Sometimes things go terribly wrong-read what happened to this JetBlue customer.

Here is a letter from one of our readers about JetBlue:

Let me start off by saying I was a huge JetBlue fan and supporter that is until the night of (Feb15-16)

This was by far the worst JetBlue experience I have ever had from start to finish.

First my JetBlue flight was canceled (3PM las-jfk Wed. Feb15- Next the flight I was put on was supposed to leave a 12:30am (FLT# 190 las-jfk) the website and phone system said it was on time.

I arrived at the Las Vegas airport at 11pm on Thurs (Feb15) to discover that I was completely mislead. It turned out FLT#190 was delayed 6 hours. I had to wait and wound up passing out on the airport floor from exhaustion. At 4:30 AM now (Feb. 16) I was put on what I was told was going to be a "JetBlue" flight and that my luggage would arrive with my flight as well.

Then I find out its a charter plane from a company called Omni which is probably one of the worst planes I have been on with non JetBlue employees as the attendants. with the luggage coming 2hours later on another plane.
I spent over $400 for one way to fly the JetBlue experience and nothing less - that's not what I got.

Because of the misinformation I lost a whole day of work and a nights sleep. The charter plane got me into JFK at 1:30PM Fri. I missed an important business meeting that I had to be at on Friday AM - losing thousands of dollars in sales.
Needless to say my loved ones were confused as the JetBlue web site said the 1240am flight was cancelled, then taking off at 6AM

Even though as a new airline They don't participate in Rule 240.(with rules about what to be done in a case like this)

No effort was made to see if a seat could of been found on another airline going back to New York City- which was the least that could of been done. Then to top it all off my luggage didn't come on another plane 2 hours later as was promised to be delivered on Friday- I got it Monday at 1PM.

Saturday AM and early PM I was on the phone for hours as JetBlue's special baggage line (866--- ----) rang 3-4 times and went to dead air and on a second phone calling 800 JetBlue and could not get through.

After having my luggage missing for the 2nd day with no clean clothes to go to a wedding celebration I tried calling JetBlue to get permission to buy clothes I needed for a wedding and toiletries and health and beauty aids. Not being able to get to talk to somebody I did what other airlines allow I had to go out to buy clothes and health and beauty aids I needed

When I finally got my baggage from the flight on Monday I find missing my black pinstripe suit from Barney's New York that cost $975

the following are the monies I asked to be paid back to me by JetBlue

$ for clothes to be used for 2 events on Saturday since luggage was missing $301.41
$ for health and beauty aids needed since luggage was missing $ 75.61
$ missing men's suit from luggage upon delivery $975.00
$ back for Wed.-Thurs flight screw ups (las-jfk) $400.00
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Total $ 1.752.02

Truly Blue,
A JetBlue customer

P.S.- After many calls, certified letter, still more calls to JetBlue etc, etc - they finally gave back money for flight, clothes, and lost item in luggage, but it wasn't easy.

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Labels: air travel, JetBlue, travel rights

"Last year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the launch of the first frequent-flier program, American Airlines' AAdvantage, which in less than a decade spawned countless similar loyalty schemes throughout the industry and created a generation of mileage junkies. But don't feel left out if you didn't notice: The occasion came and went without much fanfare. In fact, instead of celebrating the free flights and upgrades promised by these programs, most travelers found that it was more difficult than ever to wring an award ticket out of the airlines. "Whenever my wife and I want to fly someplace, it seems like there's no way to use our miles," says Ed Reagan, a Pennsylvania-based financial consultant.

Reagan is not alone. More than half of the 750 readers of Condé Nast Traveler recently polled report that it has become more difficult to redeem frequent-flier miles in the past year, and nearly 70 percent say that it's gotten tougher over the last five years. Although the airlines do not disclose the percentage of passengers who have tried unsuccessfully to redeem miles for a ticket, the most recent data provided by the six largest U.S. carriers (American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, and US Airways) shows that most of them are issuing fewer tickets in exchange for miles. On Continental, for example, the number of award tickets issued fell from 8.1 percent of all tickets in 2002 to 6.8 percent in 2006; on United, it fell from 7.8 percent in 2002 to 6.6 percent in 2005.

"Certainly, the anecdotal evidence would indicate that it's never been tougher to redeem miles," says Tim Winship, publisher of FrequentFlier.com, noting that on some flights to the most popular destinations, carriers don't set aside a single seat for a mileage award.

As bad as the squeeze is in the back of the plane, things have gotten even tighter up front: US Airways recently announced that it is reducing the first-class section on its 757s from eight rows to two, and air marshals now occupy two seats in many first-class sections, representing as much as 25 percent of capacity in that class on many domestic flights. Even elite members are feeling the crunch, losing benefits such as free upgrades, bonus mileage, and access to airport lounges as some airlines make elite status more difficult to achieve. Continental, for instance, no longer applies mileage earned through promotional or partner offers, or even through certain low-fare tickets, toward elite qualification.

Why the new stinginess? First, with airplanes flying at record capacity (an average of 80 percent of seats are filled with paying passengers on every flight), fewer seats are available. And now that the airlines are beginning to fly profitably after six years of devastating losses, they're understandably reluctant to give anything away for free. Another reason is that there's simply a glut of miles. A full 60 percent of miles earned today are awarded for purchases other than plane tickets, as carriers rake in hundreds of millions of dollars for the billions of miles they sell to credit card and other companies that use them to lure consumers." [Via concierge.com ]

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Labels: Conde Nast Traveler Magazine, frequent flyer, miles

For the first time ever, we are waiving our transaction fee. Just for you! Purchase 25,000
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Labels: AAvantage, Airlines, american Airlines, buy miles

Travel now, or travel later? Book a trip with Delta’s Preferred Partners, and you can do both. Just rent a car with Avis or Budget or a stay at any Hilton Family hotel between June 15 and August 31, 2007, and you’ll earn 1,000 bonus miles, plus 1,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles toward your 2007 status.
Get great service now from Delta’s Preferred Partners. Get extra miles you can use later toward an Award Travel trip or the next elite status level. Register today, earn more miles, and you can travel twice for less. It’s that rewarding.
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Labels: Avis, bonus miles, Budget, Delta Airlines

Thinking of getting away? What could be better than getting away and saving miles? Fly nonstop on any of our short-hop markets within the Continental U.S. and Canada, and you could save 10,000 miles. Our Short-Hop Economy MileSAAverSM Awards are only available for a limited time, so start your travel planning today.

Airline:
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Award:
Reduced mileage for short-hop nonstop routes. View a list of eligible markets.

Dates:
Travel between September 1, 2007, through February 29, 2008.
Travel must be completed by February 29, 2008.

Offer:
For a limited time, you can claim a round-trip, Short-Hop MileSAAver Award for only:
15,000 AAdvantage miles in Economy Class (10,000-mile savings*)

Continental Airlines OnePass® 20th Anniversary Online Auction is in full swing. Be sure to check out their best-ever collection of merchandise, travel packages and once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

Labels: auction, Continental Airlines

"Life on the road has always been a dicey proposition, but 2007 is already shaping up as a year of unique challenges. Prices — for airline tickets, hotel rooms and car rentals — are rising. Service is deteriorating as the travel industry continues to cut back on everyone from gate agents to front-desk clerks. Airlines are losing more bags, rental-car firms are bungling more reservations and hotels are slashing more perks.
You have two choices when things go wrong: Start a blog and rant — or complain effectively and get satisfaction. If you goal is to vent, well, I guess posting a nasty blog entry makes some sense. But if you want compensation and satisfaction, I think that writing an effective complaint letter is a better way to go." [Via USA TODAY]

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Labels: complain, Joe Brancatelli, travel, USA Today

Whether you are seeking ultimate relaxation or thrilling adventures, the Caribbean and Latin America satisfy the needs of any traveler. Wander along stretches of white sand beaches beside crystal blue water, try the tango in Buenos Aires, or explore the Amazon rain forest. Enjoy either double HHonors Base points or double airline miles with participating airlines...the rewards are up to you.

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Labels: Caribbean, double miles, double points, Hilton HHonors, Hilton. bonus, Latin America

Airline:
American Airlines

Award:
Bonus Miles

Bonus Code:
AALHR
Register today by selecting the red "REGISTER" button below.

Dates:
Travel between June 22, 2007 and August 31, 2007.

Labels: AAvantage, american Airlines, bonus miles, London

September 14 - 17, 2007 | L.A. to Mexico

USE CODE: JK1117

Come enjoy a weekend experience like no other as we transform Royal Caribbean’s Monarch of the Seas into the Kandy Kruise! This remarkable 2,400 guest cruise ship sets sail for the ultimate Baja cruise vacation experience departing from L.A. and cruising to Mexico for three UNFORGETABLE, Adventurous Days & Nights.

The Kandy Kruise is a full-ship charter, meaning we have taken over the entire ship! All of the parties, entertainment and programming for the Kruise are designed to create the ultimate weekend experience.

Body Rock – The Ultimate Pool Party…
… non-stop fun as night turns into day and day turns into night… rockin’ DJ’s spin while 2,400 of the hottest people turn the entire deck into a massive pool party all weekend.


The Main Event
… three nights of concert style production, lighting, & sound under the stars as the largest open-air nightclub at sea will have some of the world’s top ranked DJ’s and a celebrity headliner to rock & groove you.

Ms. Kandy Fashion Competition
… We are calling all beautiful ladies to be our guests aboard the Kandy Kruise and compete in our First Annual Ms. Kandy Fashion Competition [Brought to you by sponsor logo – sponsor tagline]. Our screening process gives the opportunity for all the beautiful ladies of the world to help create not only a representation of the gorgeous feminine aspect of life but to literally paint the Kruise with the presence of pure beauty and class!

Several Winners will be among the hottest ladies from across America and abroad to win Cash, modeling contracts, photo shoots and whoever is dubbed Ms. Kandy wins a new car

The entire ship is ours…
… to Party and Play all weekend.

After Parties…
… aboard the Kandy Kruise the party never stop! World-class DJ’s performing groovy house, ambient, Latin mix, Miami style and all different types of vibes in the many themed lounges around the ship. One giant entertainment filled party all weekend long.

The Kandy Kruise is limited to ONLY 500 Staterooms available for the Gentlemen. Get your deposit in soon since we have already sold out 3 stateroom levels – don’t get left on the dock!

USE CODE: JK1117

Texas Hold'em is the game. Top players will compete in a $5,000-a-seat No-Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament to win fabulous prizes including an exotic car, cash, private yacht and jet charters, and extravagant trips to the real Riviera.

Drink Choice Liquors, Smoke Fine Cigars, Eat Decadent Cuisines, and Play!

Click here to visit the Karma Royale website and register to play.

Labels: cruises

Experience the splendor of the San Juan Marriott Resort. Slip into cool, cosmopolitan comfort at one of the two swimming pools or immerse yourself in the Atlantic Ocean right at your doorstep. In the evenings, enjoy eclectic cuisine at one of the many bars and restaurants, or try your luck at the Stellaris Casino. With professional Marriott service at your disposal, you will have everything you need for that perfect vacation. Enter now for your chance to win a six-night stay for two!
from Caribbean Travel & Life Magazine

Labels: free hotel stay, Marriott, San Juan Marriott Resort

Citi® / AAdvantage® credit cardmembers receive Wyndham's best available rate and by enrolling as a Wyndham ByRequest member you can earn 1,000 AAdvantage® miles when you book your next stay with us!

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Labels: AAvantage, american Airlines, Citi® / AAdvantage credit card, Wyndham

From
Kids eat free
to
Cruise to Europe and earn up to 20,000 points!

Labels: Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Hotel Indigo, Priority Club

Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone.

Using this service, you can:

search for a local business by name or category.
You can say "Giovanni's Pizzeria" or just "pizza".

get connected to the business, free of charge.

get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone.
Just say "text message".

Dial from any phone
1-800-GOOG-411
(1-800-466-4411)


And it's free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider.

Note: Google Voice Local Search is still in its experimental stage. It may not be available at all times and may not work for all users. We’re fine-tuning the service to get better at recognizing your requests. It’s currently only available in English, in the US, for US business listings.

To find out more about getting GOOG-411 and other Google products on your mobile device, visit Google Mobile web site.

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Labels: free 411, Google

Donors who make one time gifts of $100 or more are eligible to receive 10 American Airlines AAdvantage miles for every dollar donated. Please allow up to eight weeks for the bonus miles to be posted to your account. Contributions can only be accepted in U.S. dollars. All gifts are welcome; however, miles will only be earned for contributions between $100 and $10,000 USD. The America the Beautiful - the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is offered as a benefit for contributions of $1000 or more - an $80.00 value. Donors are eligible to receive the Pass as a benefit once per calendar year. Please allow up to eight weeks to receive your Pass.

Labels: AAdvantage, american Airlines, miles, National Parks

Air Canada: 800-361-5373

Alaska Airlines: 800-654-5669

America West: 800-247-5691

American: 800-882-8880

Continental: 713-952-1630

Delta: 800-323-2323

Frontier: 866-263-2759

Jetblue: 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583)

Midwest: 800-314-7125

Northwest: 800-447-3757

Southwest: 800-445-5764

United: 800-421-4655

US Airways: 336-661-8390

Labels: Airlines, frequent flyer, phone numbers

Welcome to Kijiji United States! Your local and free classifieds site.
Here you can buy & sell new or used goods, look for a car or job, find local events, meet local people and lots more. And you can do it all for free!

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Labels: Craig's List, EBAY, free, local and free classifieds

("The program generating your packing list is doing some of the decisions for you from knowing what kind of trip you are doing. No scuba diving? Leave the snorkel behind! Never warmer than +10 centigrade? Leave your shorts behind! But please make yourself a service and experiment a bit with the "Size of bag" setting! It has these choices:

I've hired sherpas
Large
Normal
Small
Extremely small")
(via the website)

Labels: packing, packing list, suitcase, travel

Think nothing beats a great weekend? Think twice. At Fairfield Inn®, spend a Friday or Saturday night by September 2 – get a $50 Bonus Bucks® coupon for your next stay. Plus free high-speed Internet. Free hot breakfast. And service that keeps you coming back ... at 550 hotels in the U.S. & Canada.

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Labels: bonus, Fairfield Inn, HILTON, Marriott

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You've got a lot of miles ahead of you. We'll help make them more rewarding.
Whether you hit the road twice a month or twice a year, business travel is no picnic

At National, we're doing our part to make things easier by changing the way business travelers rent cars - with The Emerald Club. Membership gives you services and perks designed to get you in, out and on your way faster than ever before. You can earn your choice of Free Rental Days or frequent flyer miles - and get upgraded to elite membership levels when you rent with National more often.

Bypass the counter & choose your own car
On some business trips, you're lucky if you get to choose a restaurant on your own. But with the Emerald Club Aisle, you can bypass the counter and choose any car on this exclusive section of the lot when you reserve a midsize car. With our dedication to bringing you the industry's newest fleet, the Emerald Club Aisle has the most up-to-date midsize cars to choose from.

Get an E-receiptBy choosing automatic E-Receipts, there's no need to wait for an agent to give you a receipt. Instead, we'll automatically email it to you after each rental.
Choose your rewards

Choose Free Rental Days or airline miles as your reward.
Free Rental Days
You earn one Free Rental Day after seven rental credits. You earn one rental credit per paid rental or for every four consecutive paid days. You can also earn bonus rental credits by taking advantage of Emerald Club promotions. Redeeming Free Rental Days is easy, too. We've put everything you need online.


Earn Airline Miles
With The Emerald Club, hitting the road can get you up in the air. You can choose to automatically earn airline miles with one of our many airline partners.

Aspire higher
Your Emerald Club membership helps make business travel easy and efficient, but you can enjoy even more with Emerald Club Executive. Additional benefits of Executive status include:

• Only National offers the Executive Selection - a special area of our lot featuring fullsize and higher class cars. Simply reserve a midsize or fullsize car, bypass the counter, choose your car and pay only the reserved midsize rate. Every time you rent from the Executive Selection, you receive an upgrade. As an Emerald Club Executive member, you always pay for one car class less than reserved when you book a fullsize through luxury car. (For example, if you rent a premium car, you only pay the fullsize rate.)
Click here for a listing of Executive Selection locations.
• Free Rental Day with just six rental credits.
To move up to Executive, just make 12 to 24 paid rentals or have 40 to 84 paid rental days during a calendar year.

A Business traveler in motion stays in motion
Expedited Emerald Club Service - Get on your way faster! 
At locations where the Emerald Club Aisle isn't available, you'll find a special service counter exclusively for Emerald Club members. With our priority service, you'll be on the road in no time. Some locations feature an Emerald Club booth on the lot where you can pick up your keys and go.

Emerald Reserve Service - When size matters, bypass the counter with the car of your choice. If you need to confirm a car other than a midsize, Emerald Reserve Service is available at more than 50 airport locations across the United States and Canada. When you arrive at the lot, bypass the counter and choose from the row of cars in the class you reserved.
Keep in touch

Dedicated Toll-Free Phone Lines - Reserved for Emerald Club members. 
The Emerald Club Web site - Stay in control at home or on the road. Visit emeraldclub.com any time to update your membership profile, track and redeem rental credits for Free Rental Days, view your rental activity and enjoy exclusive member benefits. You can also designate your email preferences and take advantage of the speedy One-Click Reservation process.


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Labels: Emerald Club, free, National

Join the Hyatt Gold Passport® global frequent guest program by completing the form below. You will be automatically registered to begin earning 1,000 bonus miles per night when staying at any Hyatt hotel or resort worldwide April 18 through July 31, 2007.

The Pointswizard.com Spin: offer runs April 18 through July 31, 2007.

Labels: bonus miles, Hyatt Gold Passport

Win a five-night Spa Escape at Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa

You and a guest could be winging your way to sunny Los Cabos. At the tip of the beautiful Baja peninsula, Los Cabos is a vibrant vacation destination complete with pristine white sand beaches, blue seas, and unlimited adventures.

This Unlimited-Luxury® getaway to Dreams Los Cabos includes gourmet ŕ la carte dining, exquisite bars and lounges, 24-hour room service, exciting daytime activities, live entertainment, three swimming pools, nearby championship golf, fitness center, a couples massage treatment at the full-service spa, and luxury accommodations in a Junior Suite with ocean views of the sparkling Sea of Cortez. Round-trip airfare for two, courtesy of US Airways Vacations.

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Labels: Cathy Pacific contest, free, free trip, Los Cabos, sweepstakes

Hilton Garden Inn® wants to help make your trips all the more rewarding. That’s why we’re adding something a little extra. Enter Offer Code OPEN in Promotion Code/Special Offer Box when making your reservation. Between June 1, 2007 and October 31, 2007, complete a stay booked online under Offer Code OPEN and paid for with any American Express® Card that includes two nights over Thursday, Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday night at any Hilton Garden Inn and you’ll receive an American Express® - branded prepaid card worth $25 redeemable at any of the thousands of Hilton Family hotels worldwide. Stay 3 qualified nights, pay with any American Express Card and receive a $50 card redeemable for a future stay at any Hilton Family hotel worldwide. Now your trips, have a whole new benefit…you’ll spend even less on the next.

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That's right! You already know the many rewards of Choice Privileges membership, so why not tell your friends and family and let them enjoy Choice Privileges membership as well?

Here's how it works:

* Each time one of your referred friends joins and completes their first point-eligible stay, 500 bonus points will be added to your account.*
* Your friend will also receive 500 bonus points upon completion of their first eligible stay.
* To participate, you must be a Choice Privileges member with a mailing address in the United States, Canada or Ireland.

Includes- Comfort Suites, QualitySleep Inns, Clarion, Cambria Suites,, MainStay Suites. Suburban Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn

Labels: Cambria Suites, Clarion, Comfort Suites, MainStay Suites. Suburban Econo Lodge, QualitySleep Inns, Rodeway Inn