FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Better to use iDine for miles or $$ discount??
Old May 3, 2003 | 10:57 am
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andrzej
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by VolleyballFerd:
They have something new, however, which is Hotel rewards. The cashback is up to 15%, but only 5 miles per $ instead of the 10 you get for meals.

The sign up fee is $49, but they have a "give the gift of IDINE" for people who are already members - they can gift a 1 year for $19.95. At that rate, a 1 night hotel stay rebate could pay for the membership.

Anybody out there have a membership and want to "sell" a gift?
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I checked the hotels being offered and the rates, and at this time I will have to say ot's not worth it. They charge rack rates, so even when you get the discount, you are still overpaying.

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