The plot thickens...

I took advantage of this last year and have just received an email invite from Star.. but its not for a comp, its just for a bonus.

Dear dnw

As a thank you for flying with the Star Alliance™ network over the last year, we'd like to offer you something to show our appreciation.

The next time you fly with a Star Alliance member airline, we'll give you 5,000 Bonus Miles. Fly again and we'll give you another 5,000 Bonus Miles. So just one round trip will give you 10,000 Bonus Miles. (Unfortunately, flights on Singapore Airlines do not qualify for this promotion.)

In each case, these Bonus Status miles will count towards your Star Alliance tier status - no other airline alliance offers this.

And, of course, flying even once with the Star Alliance network offers real benefits.

<snip benefits>

To qualify for this promotion, all you have to do is register - just click one of the links and enter your Star Alliance member airline frequent flyer programme membership number. And when you're booking your next flight, don't forget to quote your membership number, so we can add your Bonus Miles to your account.

The closing date for qualifying flights is 30th June 2005 - but you can take advantage of this unique offer now - simply click here.

Yours sincerely,

Louise McKenven
VP Loyalty and Marketing
Star Alliance

Strange.