Without passing any judgement as to whether or not Kazman's NWA offer is transferable, the offer he received is not that unusual. A few years back United was offering a bounty to employees who could identify elite flyers of other airlines. This program may still be in effect. Those elite flyers were offered premier exec or 1K status for a year. There are other programs from other airlines. In South Florida there is an agency that can arrange elite status with a variety of airlines for a fee, of course. I'm sure any airline offering such an inducement to gain a good customer would want to keep its program as quiet and low key as possible. Think about it. Are you offended?

[This message has been edited by Wineman (edited 05-18-2000).]