Reward Program
Sep 21, 1999, 4:47 pm
#1
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Ormond Beach, FL USA
Programs: Delta Flying Colonel, Lifetime Silver Medallion, Million Miler
Posts: 621
Reward Program
Budget gave up the best reward program for the worst. It gets worse as they don't have online access to your account, only give statements out twice a year, and don't answer e-mails. Still the service is usually good for fastbreak members.
Dec 13, 1999, 4:08 pm
#2
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: St Petersburg, FL, USA
Posts: 2,253
I've started renting with them on a weekly basis, and am wondering if anyone out there has actually cashed in the points for the vacation packages? The amount of money I'm spending ($300/week) should get me there in a hurry, and it looks better than the typical 50/100/500 FF miles with every rental. I hope it's not a bait and switch, like the typical "save-up-your-points-and-then-we-cancel-the-program" program.
Dec 14, 1999, 2:03 pm
#3
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,579
I really liked the old program, you get one sticker for each rental, and then after two stickers you get an upgrade and after four stickers you get a free day rental of a full-size car. Nice and simple. Of course my company switched back to Hertz after switching to Budget, so no big deal for me anyway ...
Dec 15, 1999, 9:59 am
#4
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: St Petersburg, FL, USA
Posts: 2,253
I was actually looking at a couple of awards, which didn't look too bad: for 1500 points (5 rentals for me) you get up to a 4-day weekend rental, and for 4400 points, a 3-day vacation at places like the Luxor or the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
For short-term rentals, though, I'll admit the old system was incredible. I was just looking for any info on how much of a bait-and-switch runaround you get when trying to cash in the points...
For short-term rentals, though, I'll admit the old system was incredible. I was just looking for any info on how much of a bait-and-switch runaround you get when trying to cash in the points...
Dec 17, 1999, 2:53 pm
#5
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Detroit, MI
Posts: 2,581
makes me think of about 12 years ago when they were running a luggage promotion--I was traveling 100% of the time and had oodles of the certificates--I remember getting about 3 leather portfolios. Still is a joke among my friends doing that job--I spied a piece of that luggage hanging around when they came for a visit--we had a good laugh!