The dining program is good for the first visit of the month to each restaurant. Since I have several affinity cards, I have placed different cards with different programs, just in case I want to eat in the same restaurant more than once in a month. Also, AA has a bonus for gold or platinum elite, I believe through the end of the year in which you get 500 bonus miles for dining in 3 different restaurants in a month. So those with elite status with AA may want to make sure that one of their cards is with the dining program. I have found excellent restaurants - ones I would go to anyway, participating in the program, and I have tried some new restaurants because of their participation in the program and been very pleased. It is great when yo. The only dillemma is when a restaurant participate in both the Diners club 20% program and a mileage program. Sometimes I take the money, sometimes the miles. And yes, I have often been able to use an entertainment coupon since there is no way for them to know that your card is registered in a mileage program.

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