MilesBuzz! - Randy - any chance of an "AA miles for Inside Flyer" promo?

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Thank you, Viking!

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munching toward one million AA miles.

What's wrong with the Starwood points? You can transfer those to AA if you wish. Generally 1 SPG point --> 1 AA mile, but if you transfer 20k SPG points --> 25k AA miles.

FewMiles..

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STARWOOD points would equal atleast another 150 subs from me... Hint, Hint...

Thanks for the input and we'll see what we can do. At this time we're actually working on promotions involving Priority Club and United. We like the incentive that perhaps those with the United Mileage Plus Visa might have with double miles might be rewarded - ala the current Delta SkyMiles American Express card promotion. Since there is a huge United following on FlyerTalk, this was one of the earlier requests.

We'll see what we can offer for AAdvantage miles if it will make a decision for you to subscribe to InsideFlyer.

As for Starwood, we'll see....

i got in early on valuemags - so no starwood/inside flyer magazines for moi.

but i may have money to spend coming up, so it would be between starwood or aa - but aa would be better because it's just one less hurdle to jump over http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

-ffr.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Randy Petersen:
As for Starwood, we'll see....</font>
Can I "read into" those three little dots??? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I ordered tons of IF subs for *points (check the records, Randy, and tell the people if I'm a lyin' http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif) but now I'm sorry I didn't order a few more!

BTW, for anyone who didn't to the deal, the starpoints-&gt; AAdvantage process was completely painless and very efficient-- as was the whole process-- and the bonus you get from *wood was GREAT. So, I'll second the vote to bring back the starwood deal-- not a direct AA deal, given a choice. *points are the best, most flexible point out there, IMHO.

I am game (again) for an AA-Starwood Mag promo...

..I can't explain why, but if Randy decides to add a 3500 mile per sub deal, I would be inclined to make another $1500 or so transaction. I did not, and will not participate in the United deal,....because...just because.

FWIW, I think (the) AA 3500 per sub deal would flood IF. AA miles for the sake of award travel are so much more attractive than UA. I have NEVER had more than a simple date change to aquire a reward seat internationally with AA. Which explains my willingness to part with my four-figure dollar amount. My only problem would be finding hands for the extra issues :')



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Tom

I think it would be great if IF/Starwood could do the deal once a year- like the Diners/BA connection.

I ordered all the subs I could afford (and then some http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif )- have enough QF points for several trips to Europe in BA F or Concorde, and enough Starpoints in reserve for a rainy day.

But by next summer I might be ready for more!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Randy Petersen:

We'll see what we can offer for AAdvantage miles if it will make a decision for you to subscribe to InsideFlyer.</font>

If you give AA miles for subscritions, like the 3,500 per sub noted above, 11 subscriptions run afoul of this (below) from the AAdvantage Marketing site? I mean I'm assuming you'd be buying miles there to give as incentives to buy subscriptions? Or you're buying somewhere else? How to get around this?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Company will distribute AAdvantage Miles without charge and only to qualified participants in Company's Incentive Program only for the following purpose: a) Employee sales and/or job performance awards, recognition or incentives; b) Customer awards, recognition or incentives; or c) Donor awards, recognition or incentives for a monetary charitable contribution if Company is a nonprofit organization. In no event will Company distribute AAdvantage Miles to Employees for use in Company's business travel. In no event will Company provide more than (i) 35,000 AAdvantage Miles to an individual Employee, Customer or Donor during any 12-month period if Company is a U.S. entity or (ii) 60,000 AAdvantage Miles to an individual Employee, Customer or Donor during any 12-month period if Company is a non-U.S. entity.</font>

thanks,
jbd


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Never thought I'd be doing this. Having spend nearly $12K on subs so far, am ready for another starwood promotion. Didn't appreciate the promos power until recently. I can convince my friends circle to spend at least $25K on starwood the next time it comes around.

how about 3,500 United Mileage Plus points ??

how about 3,500 BA Miles with payment allowed by Amex to allow BA EC cardholders to get additional miles or over the threshold for a comp ticket ??

Given that the Starwood promo worked out to about 1.92 cents/mile (including the 20K--&gt;25K SPG transfer option), a 3000 mile promo won't do it for me. At 3500 miles for the same $59.95, I might bite. At 4000 miles, I would certainly partake....in a major way.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MileKing:
Given that the Starwood promo worked out to about 1.92 cents/mile (including the 20K--&gt;25K SPG transfer option.</font>

0.96 c/mile if you move it into Qantas...
=&gt; 3 BA R/T LHR-HKG in F for less than the list price of one http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

I too would go for another hundred or two subscriptions if the SPG offer were repeated.

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AA miles GOOD.
Starwood points BETTER.
All things United BAD.

No interest here in UAL miles.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Bidkat:
AA miles GOOD.
Starwood points BETTER.
All things United BAD.

No interest here in UAL miles.</font>

Speak for youself http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

and for me too...

As a Canadian who can't get any AA or UA or credit card (they don't exist) Starwood points provide the most options for the most people.

Dear god man, save the postage, don't send me the mags, just the points.....Please..

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mtacchi:
Dear god man, save the postage, don't send me the mags, just the points.....Please..</font>

And hurry before mad cow disease moves east to Winnipeg and then http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif Ontario!!! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif


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Actually, I'm more prissed I didn't just buy the IF for the SPG points. I have lots of FF miles and happy to burn them, albeit slowly for award tickets and upgrades. However, I hate to spend money on hotel rooms, especially nice hotel rooms http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif. So, the ability to get 2500 Starwood points (the equivalent of 4 nights of a moderate priced westin on a gov't rate) for the price of one magazine subscription was choice for me. Oh well, live and learn.

lala

I wish SPG would allow you to do a airline point transfer to SPG point. I would settle for 1 airline mile to .75 SPG point.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mtacchi:
and for me too...

As a Canadian who can't get any AA or UA or credit card (they don't exist) Starwood points provide the most options for the most people.

Dear god man, save the postage, don't send me the mags, just the points.....Please..</font>

Check out Royal Bank- they have an AA Visa Card

Would like to see a UA promotion. Those of us in Idaho don't know what AA is. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Phil

http://www.insideflyer.com/american/

Assuming this offer isn't just being tested, you can get 3000 AA miles per $60 subscription until 12/31, just like UA (but with a higher, 35k mile per year limit).

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dhacker:
Assuming this offer isn't just being tested, you can get 3000 AA miles per $60</font>

Is there a $100 "mile earning fee" or something like that in the fine print?

You know, we can't do anything with a $100 fee.

d

I vote for the Starwood Points. If Randy does an American Airlines offer, he would have to offer 3125 AA miles per subscription to equal the 2500 Starwood previous offer. Eight subscriptions of each offer would give you 25,000 AA miles. Randy, I would not expect a great responce from any United offer, but we will see. I have plenty of friends who would jump at the same Starwood offer, or any AA offer at or above 3125 miles/subscription. Do the same Starwood offer before the end of the year and you will be plesently surprised!

I'd caution anyone hoping to use Inside Flyer-generated miles on a UA premium ticket.

It appears that United is making virtually no 1st-class seats available on most or all US-Asia flights for all of 2003.

Most important thing to remember is you cant order more than 11 Subs totallying 33K miles. AA wont allow that. So therefore its not a big deal. Wish we were allowed to buy 100 or more subs.

can someone please clarify why you can't get more than 11 subs?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by fireflyreaction:
can someone please clarify why you can't get more than 11 subs?

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From the link the promo:
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A maximum of 35,000 miles will be awarded per AAdvantage member each 12-month period. American Airlines reserves the right to change the AAdvantage program at any time without notice. American Airlines is not responsible for products or services offered by other participating companies. For complete details about the AAdvantage program, visit www.aa.com. (http://www.aa.com.)

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Oh come on now, you certainly can figure out how to get more miles from this: Hint - share. That's right, you could purchase another 5 subscriptions for someone else and then "share" or transfer those miles into your account and AA allows up to 15,000 miles to come into your account from others (see story of "sharing" in the NotiFlyer news area of WebFlyer). Grand total would be 50,000 miles. To move those miles from another account would cost you $150 with this new sharing program AAdvantage has.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Randy Petersen:
Oh come on now, you certainly can figure out how to get more miles from this: Hint - share. That's right, you could purchase another 5 subscriptions for someone else and then "share" or transfer those miles into your account and AA allows up to 15,000 miles to come into your account from others (see story of "sharing" in the NotiFlyer news area of WebFlyer). Grand total would be 50,000 miles. </font>

So, we're now up to only 50,000 miles? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif You know that some of us would go for far more than that were we allowed to do so.

"so, now we're up to 'only 50,000' miles"

When I first read this I thought, my thoughts exactly but it appears it isn't meant as I would use it.

As Randy would say 'oh come on'... were frequent flyer programs really meant to be reduced to buying, for the most part, unwanted stuff solely for the miles? That doesn't sound like a frequent flyer program to me it sounds like a fat wallet program.

If everyone thinks nirvana is unilimited purchasable miles with no effort at a price way below what they can be redeemed for, think again. It will mean higher redemption costs or some other mechanism to compensate.

What kills me is the level of expectation and entitlement thinking that has grown from these programs...what's reasonable is NOT to expect to be able to sashay in somewhere and pick up a million frequent flyer miles. Do it the hard way... have a high FF balance and elite status and get KLM to match it http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif ! (meant as humor)

"At this time we're actually working on promotions involving Priority Club and United."


Randy,


Have you reached any agreement on this, and where can I find out more information on the Priority Club?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wormwood:
"so, now we're up to 'only 50,000' miles"

When I first read this I thought, my thoughts exactly but it appears it isn't meant as I would use it.

As Randy would say 'oh come on'... were frequent flyer programs really meant to be reduced to buying, for the most part, unwanted stuff solely for the miles? That doesn't sound like a frequent flyer program to me it sounds like a fat wallet program.

If everyone thinks nirvana is unilimited purchasable miles with no effort at a price way below what they can be redeemed for, think again. It will mean higher redemption costs or some other mechanism to compensate.

What kills me is the level of expectation and entitlement thinking that has grown from these programs...what's reasonable is NOT to expect to be able to sashay in somewhere and pick up a million frequent flyer miles. Do it the hard way... have a high FF balance and elite status and get KLM to match it http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif ! (meant as humor)</font>


I don't think it's a case of entitlement or expectation. In my mind it's more a case of being educated. It's akin to being in an industry and knowing how to get things wholesale that most others pay retail for. For instance, I was in the cellular industry and still know the ins and outs. Most people pay $20.00-$60.00 for an aftermarket battery that I can find with no effort for approximately $6.50. Or a car cord at $9.95 that costs $.85.

The combination of (1) the lack of any meaningful Starwood fall promos http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/frown.gif and (2) my woeful SPG account balance http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/eek.gif really have me yearning for another SPG Inside Flyer promo. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cool.gif

How long does it take AA miles to post? I am needing a few to top off my account and I don't want to use the rip-off buy AA miles via points.com

I would rather re-up my IF sub.

Well what about another Starwood Promo??

1.000 Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints (http://www.insideflyer.com/starwood/productnav.cgi?ID=Ps5Gln8AAAEAAF5I3EM&FILE=infoifa.htm)

See also Are there any current bonus mile deals for buying multiple InsideFlyer subscriptions?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/008315-2.html

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dhacker:
http://www.insideflyer.com/american/

Assuming this offer isn't just being tested, you can get 3000 AA miles per $60 subscription until 12/31, just like UA (but with a higher, 35k mile per year limit).

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I am ready to pony up for about 5 years' worth of IF, but the above link only shows 1500 AA miles sub for a 1Q04 renewal. Anyone have the 3000-miles-by-Dec-31 link?

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by pinniped:
Anyone have the 3000-miles-by-Dec-31 link?</font>
This promo is not available right now.

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Patron:
Originally posted by pinniped:
Anyone have the 3000-miles-by-Dec-31 link?</font>
This promo is not available right now.



Was it ever available? If it was truly "order by Dec 31", then it should still be available. I have seen this promotion referenced in a couple of places here on FT.

Originally posted by pinniped:
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Was it ever available? If it was truly "order by Dec 31", then it should still be available. I have seen this promotion referenced in a couple of places here on FT.</font>

See Are there any current bonus mile deals for buying multiple InsideFlyer subscriptions?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/008315-2.html http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif