November 26, 2007

100 Free Air Miles for Email Signup

Here's one primarily for the Canadians. Signup up with Safeway's Canada website to receive emails will be rewarded with 100 Air Miles.

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August 27, 2007

Worldperks University Updated: More Free Miles

I've previously written about the free Northwest miles opportunities at Worldperks University (here and here)

Two new courses, each with 100 free miles for reading short fact sheets about the program and answering ~ 3 questions about those fact sheets, are available. After completing each course there are also additional bonus miles opportunities available.

If you haven't previously taken the courses, that's 500 free miles. For folks who've tracked them all along, it's another 200 free miles.

Thanks to Free Frequent Flyer Miles for the heads up about the new courses. That website summarizes the bonus mile offers on top of the free miles:

Complete the WP101: Introduction to WorldPerks course and quiz and earn 100 Bonus Miles After completion, get EXTRA CREDIT MILES: Book and fly one paid, roundtrip itinerary within the next 90 days and earn an additional 2,000 Bonus Miles.

Then complete the WP102: My WorldPerks Number course and quiz and earn another 100 Bonus Miles After completion, get EXTRA CREDIT MILES: Make two (2) qualifying purchases through the WorldPerks Mall within the next 60 days and earn an additional 1,000 Bonus Miles. A qualifying purchase is defined as two purchases at separate WorldPerks Mall merchants, each totaling a minimum of $25. The $25 minimum excludes shipping, service charges and applicable taxes.

Complete the WP200: A Global Perspective - SkyTeam course and quiz and earn 100 Bonus Miles After completion, get EXTRA CREDIT MILES: Book and fly one paid, roundtrip itinerary within the next 90 days and earn an additional 2,000 Bonus Miles.

Complete the WP201: WorldPerks Mileage Parners course and quiz and earn 100 Bonus Miles After completion, get EXTRA CREDIT MILES: Book and stay with a qualifying hotel partner in the next 90 days and earn an additional 1,000 Bonus Miles.

Complete the WP202: Earning Miles - WorldPerks Visa course and quiz and earn 100 Bonus Miles After completion, click on the "View your extra credit Bonus Miles" link to see what you get. I was offered 500 miles for making a purchase on my Northwest Airlines credit card in the billing cycle following completion of the quiz.

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August 19, 2007

Free Delta Miles Reminder

Tomorrow you can cast your next vote to earn free Delta miles...

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August 10, 2007

Search for Miles

Via NotiFlyer, a new search engine is launching that'll pay you miles (up to 1000 a month with your choice of Delta, Alaska, Midwest, Northwest, USAirways or Continental) for using it.

Sign up at Zoomiles.com for an invitation when the site launches.

I'm willing to try it, though I'm skeptical. Miles are enough to get me to try an alternative to Google, but 1000 miles a month aren't enough to get me to accept an inferior alternative. So we'll see.

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August 5, 2007

2000 Free Delta Miles

Earn 2000 free Delta miles in the SiteSeer Challenge.

Very easy miles, you register at the website and then vote four times for 250 miles each. The trick is you have to return on different dates for the voting, so you'll need to set an Outlook reminder or similar. Then if you vote all four times you get an extra 1000 miles for a total of 2000.

Voting dates are

1. August 6,7,8
2. August 20,21,22
3. Voting September 3,4,5
4. September 17,18,19

The offer also includes double miles for Delta flights purchased at delta.com with any American Express Card between July 25 and September 19, 2007 for travel through September 30th. Check the box on the registration page to opt into this offer.

(Another one thanks to Free Frequent Flyer Miles.)

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250 American Airlines Miles

From the August issue of Inside Flyer, AAVacations is offering 250 American Airlines miles for filling out a survey and agreeing to receive their emails.

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250 Free Amtrak Points

Via Free Frequent Flyer Miles, Amtrak's Pick Your Partners Promotion offers 250 free Guest Rewards points for selecting preferred partners (very easy! Just log in and the offer is under Hot Deals) and then 500 bonus points for each of your first two transactions through September 30th.

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1000 Free Air Canada Miles

National Car Rental is offering 1000 free Air Canada Aeroplan miles for signing up for a free Emerald Club membership by November 30.

There's also an additional 2000 miles on offer for your first rental with National by November 30 -- but the signup bonus doesn't require renting a car.

Looks like US and Canadian residents only.

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July 18, 2007

LanPass 5000 point signup bonus

LanChile's LanPass program is offering a signup bonus of 5000 kilometers plus additional bonus points for booking trips on their website. Offer is valid through December 31, 2007 and is restricted to residents of Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Uruguay, the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Spain and Germany. (Hat tip to Free Frequent Flyer Miles.)

I took advantage of a similar signup bonus last year and the 5000 points posted instantly. While I haven't much used the program since, there are some really nice options in it. LanPass is a member of oneworld (a partner of American, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, etc.) and there are a few values in their distance-based award chart. Pointrs transfers from Starwood to LanPass can be especially lucrative.

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April 15, 2007

Malaysia Free Signup Miles and Elite Status Roulette

Through June 30 Malaysia Airlines is offering 1000 bonus miles for signing up for their frequent flyer program, and 1 in 25 new members are automatically granted Silver elite status.

With Enrich Silver, you will be able to enjoy more benefits and privileges such as:
• Golden Lounge Privilege Programme
• Additional 5kg Excess Baggage Allowance
• Priority check-in at the Business Class counter
• Telephone check-in

Posted by gleff at 4:17 PM | Comments (0)

April 14, 2007

5000 Free Miles for Signing up with Delta Skymiles

Sign up for Delta Skymiles by June 15 and receive 5000 Delta Skymiles -- no other activity required.

This doesn't appear to be targeted. While there's the usual boilerplate about taxes and fees on awards and Skymiles redemption seats being limited yadda yadda, the stuff that's actually specific to this promo in the terms and conditions is quite limited:

Bonus mile offer valid for new SkyMiles members only. Valid e-mail address required for enrollment. Please allow 2-4 weeks to receive confirmation of bonus miles.

Posted by gleff at 6:08 AM | Comments (0)

500 Free Miles with United, Continental, or Delta

"Thanks Again" is a program that offers miles for shopping with small merchants that don't have their own rewards programs, so far mostly dry cleaners. You register a credit card and when you spend with participating companies you get miles for the transaction, a la iDine (aka Rewards Network).

There aren't a whole lot of companies working with them, at least so far, so it's not that attractive. Plenty of folks may be skeptical of giving them credit card numbres, although they do appear quite legitimate. Personally I used a Visa gift card with about $7 left on it, although some might prefer to use one-time use credit card numbers. Why? Signup bonuses.

You can earn your choice of 500 United, Continental, or Delta miles just for signing up.

The program is also available with USAirways (I think) and American but the signup bonuses aren't as attractive.

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February 7, 2007

500 South African Airways Miles

The South African Airways Voyager program is offering 500 free miles to promote voting in the Freddie Awards.

Since Freddies voting ends February 28, I imagine this offer will as well.

Posted by gleff at 4:41 AM | Comments (0)

December 17, 2006

5000 Free LanChile Points

Through December 31, LanChile is offering 5000 points just for signing up for its frequent flyer program, no flight required.

If you're already a member, the link suggests that updating your account information will get you the bonus as well, although details on this piece are unclear.

They're a oneworld carrier, and have some outstanding award values. Starwood points transfer to them at 2:1 (with a doubling of the concommitant transfer bonus). For example 60,000 Starpoints yield 150,000 LanPass kilometers

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You don't necessarily want to park miles in LanChile's program, as points expire in as little as 24 months and can only be extended by actually flying paid flights with LanChile. But it's a useful program, and 5000 free points is a good start.

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November 3, 2006

500 Free Lufthansa Miles

Sofitel is having a sweepstakes that offers 500 Lufthansa miles just for entering.

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September 21, 2006

1000 Continental Miles for Creating Dining Login

From Free Frequent Flyer Miles:

Continental Airlines OnePass members who have not created a OnePass Dining Login ID can earn 1,000 bonus miles for doing so here October 1 - December 31, 2006. It appears that you don't actually have to dine to get the miles

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September 16, 2006

250 Free Delta Miles

Via Free Frequent Flyer Miles, Delta is offering 250 free miles for answering a one question survey.

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September 9, 2006

150 Miles for Watching an Advertising Video

Bose is offering 150 free American Airlines miles for watching a video about their headphones. Or you can just go to the page where you enter your American Airlines frequent flyer number. Points post relatively quickly. (Thanks to several readers for the pointer.)

Posted by gleff at 5:37 AM | Comments (0)

September 3, 2006

250 Free Air Canada Miles

The TripRewards hotel points program will give you 250 Air Canada miles just for enrolling. From a TripRewards email:

Between now and September 30, 2006, you'll earn 250 Bonus Aeroplan Miles simply by enrolling in the TripRewards program and selecting "Aeroplan" as your earning preference. No purchase or stay is required.

The first screen is registration. Once you register you get to a preferences screen where you choose your earning preference -- be sure to select 'airline miles'. The default partner should already be filled in, but make sure it says Air Canada Aeroplan. Then enter your Air Canada frequent flyer number.

Posted by gleff at 5:01 AM | Comments (0)

February 8, 2006

Free American Airlines Miles from Lincoln

Lincoln is offering American Airlines miles -- 250 miles for watching a short online promo video, 2500 miles for test driving a Lincoln Zephyr, and 25,000 miles for buying or leasing one.

Here's the video (or just skip the video and give them your mileage number). Here's the test drive certificate. And here's the purchase certificate.

Posted by gleff at 7:53 PM | Comments (0)

February 1, 2006

250 Free Priority Club Points

Priority Club has a short survey for 250 points.

Deadline is February 28. It's tied to the Freddie Awards, and February 28th is also the close of voting in the Freddies. They say points will post within 6 weeks of the close of the survey, so by April 11.

Posted by gleff at 5:20 AM | Comments (0)

January 31, 2006

250 Free AsiaMiles

Cathay Pacific is offering 250 AsiaMiles for completing a short survey on duty free.

(This offer is currently listed on the front page of the Cathay Pacific website under Hot News.)

Update 2/3/06: Survey seems to have closed and is no longer available.

Posted by gleff at 7:21 AM | Comments (0)

January 24, 2006

500 Continental Miles for Creating a OnePass Dining Profile

Through March 31, when you sign up for Continental Airlines OnePass Dining (the free Rewards Network a.k.a. iDine program that awards miles for eating at participating restaurants) and create an online profile, you'll get 500 Continental miles.

Details can be found via Continental OnePass News and Offers using the link "Join OnePass Dining For Free By March 31, 2006 and Earn 500 Bonus Miles." However registration is not required, so all you need to do is go to the OnePass dining site and register (if you haven't already) and create an online profile.

Members who created profiles prior to January 15 aren't eligible for the bonus.

Posted by gleff at 5:15 AM | Comments (0)

September 24, 2005

Cookie Monster Says...

Receive a free tin of Doubletree cookies for signing up for information about holding meetings at Doubletree properties.

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September 22, 2005

500 Free Goldpoints

A timeshare company is offering 500 Goldpoints for entering their sweepstakes. 500 Goldpoints aren't worth much -- you earn 500 points just for updating your email address every three months -- but I figure it's worth a sales call because every year I transfer Goldpoints into Northwest miles to complete a partner transaction in the Fly Free Faster promo for 10,000 miles...

(Hat tip to Free Frequent Flyer Miles.)

Posted by gleff at 4:34 AM | Comments (0)

August 2, 2005

500 Free Delta Miles

Via Free Frequent Flyer Miles, you can get 500 free Delta miles for requesting an auto insurance quote.

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July 16, 2005

500 KLM Miles for Online Booking

Click on this link by July 26 and choose "Reserve Your Free Gift Voucher" in the upper-right hand corner.

You'll get a voucher for 500 free KLM miles when you book a ticket on klm.nl between by January 1, 2006.

Thanks to Free Frequent Flyer Miles for the link.

Posted by gleff at 4:33 AM | Comments (0)

April 10, 2005

100 Free American Airlines Miles

Points.com is giving away 15,000 American miles each day, but perhaps more importantly you get 100 miles just for entering.

You need to signup for a free Points.com account to enter, or if you're already a member you can simply sign in for the points.

Points.com has unveiled their new interface, and while it appears slick and streamlined there's no new functionality that I'm going to find personally useful. What's more, they've increased their fees to $10/month for a premium account!

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April 9, 2005

Free Bloomin' Onion From Outback Steakhouse

Take a survey on your recent experience with Outback's curbside takeaway and they'll send you a gift card for a free Bloomin' Onion.

You'll be asked for a passcode. 4720 is for my local Outback. Passcode 2217 is posted at Fatwallet.

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February 25, 2005

A small number of free miles in your choice of programs

Through February 28 Frontier Airlines is giving all new accounts 1500 miles just for signing up.

If you have a Points.com PointsPlus account (which you can get free) you can immediately transfer these 1500 miles into 675 eBay points, 349 American miles, 750 Asia Miles, 2250 Goldpoints, or one of several other choices.

Posted by gleff at 6:26 PM | Comments (0)

February 23, 2005

Free Frequent Flyer Miles

Gary Steiger has returned from vacation and updated his comprehensive and indispensable Free Frequent Flyer Miles website. It contains links to a plethora of credit card, telephone, internet service, mortgage, and other bonus offers. I often use it as a reference myself -- Gary Steiger catalogues the offers, so I don't need to save them all when I want to refer someone to the best possible bonus.

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November 19, 2004

250 Free Priority Club Points

You'll receive 250 Priority Club points if you download the Yahoo! toolbar.

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