DOUBLE Star Alliance Points till Nov 15th

Well the heading is true .. could be quadruple points in some cases.

I was just snooping around the Mexicana website as I fly with them to Los Cabos this week and have not yet booked a hotel. (Found Sheratons and Westins 50% off in Sept, so a useful site!)

Mexicana have just joined Star Alliance. Their "opening special" is for your first r/t flight DOUBLE mileage on ANY Star Alliance carrier flight, in any class, anywhere in the world:

www.mexicana.com.mx/mx2/english/Frecuenta/boletin/20bol_sepoct2000/double.asp

Thats the good news. The maybe not so good news is that the double miles go into your MEX "Frecuenta" account .. that also attracts a 4625 mile "sign on" bonus. How useful are Frecuenta miles? Who knows ... I spent 10 minutes on their site and can't see WHAT point sums apply to any redemption of free flights. If anyone else finds it, please post here!

All I know is that if ANY UA flyer takes a Thai flight they get HALF miles for every mile flown. If I fly Thai to Europe in coach the 20,000 flown miles get me only 10,000 MP points. On Frecuenta I assume this becomes 40,000 points, (+ 4625 sign on) and that 34,625 bonus might be worth something decent?

(Sept 13 Update .. the options get very interesting as the thread develops - like 46,000 FREE Hilton points as one very tasty option, with no flights or Hotel stays required!)

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~ Glen ~



[This message has been edited by ozstamps (edited 09-13-2000).]