<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dgordon:
For those people who had Transmedia and were converted to Idine, there was the option of no fee and 15% discount. I preferred the miles. </font>
What I did was to keep the free 15% card as an old Transmedia customer and open an additional miles account linked to AA to keep my miles there from expiring as I do almost all of my flights on DL.
I also have been using Open Table for some time (FT has recently posted a link on their home page to them). Some Idine restaurants are also Open Table members so that you can receive double credit. Open Table is an excellent reservation tool for your home city and also when traveling. Often times you can get into "hot" restaurants that tell you they are totally booked on the phone by going online with Open Table. Last year I made a trip to South Beach and they had several of the best scene restaurants listed and I was able to get in without a problem. It appears that a portion of the available tables are always reserved for online reservations. At home in NYC, at least once a week I make a last minute reservation with them within one hour of the time I wish to dine in many of the city's best restaurants.