IDine was actually a merger between Transmedia and Dining A La Card. At first they tried: First visit=miles, subsequent visits =15% off. It became confusing, and they switched to money or miles. Since this merger, I have had more problems with some restaurants not posting, or not posting subsequent visits even though they are a Diamond. It's annoying to keep calling to correct, but it ultimately gets corrected ( I think). I've had trouble with the 500 bonus for AA elite (soon to expire) for visiting 3 restaurants in a month, especially when the "3rd" restaurant visited doesn't post. Still I love those extra miles. They have even let me connect 4 cards to the program (because 2 were actually the same AMEX account, but AMEX gives out separate numbers for secondary cards. I have found some great programs through this program, and it is much better since they merged the transmedia and dinina a la card restaurants. Certainly easier to keep track. I'd rather get 10 miles per rather than 15%, when the same restaurant gives 20% on my diner's club - then I'm a little in doubt.

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DtG