<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by csleigh:
i love seeing airlines (ie AA) advertise the fact that their FF program miles "DON'T expire as long as you fly 36 months"....in other words they DO EXPIRE. there should be some sort of law restricting misleading and illogical statements like that in advertising</font>
This is very typical of travel advertising. How many airline ads have you seen with something like
"London for $198" in a big bold headline, with a footnote in very small print that explains in legalistic language that there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY you can show up at the airline counter with $198 and expect to fly to London?
Same with hotels.
Hotel Room in Manhattan $99 with small print that says "Per person based on double occupancy." Why not
Hotel Room in Manhattan $1 with a footnote that says "Per person based on 198 people occupying the room and sleeping in shifts"?
And, as we all know, whenever you see a press release headlined,
Exciting New Changes Benefit Our Frequent Flyers, prepare to be seriously hosed.
Sorry for the digression.