Mileathon Question
 

I did a search but could not find an answer this.

I was fortunate enough to get targeted for Mileathon this time around. Here is the question I have. The "race" is from Oct 1-Jan 31. So, does that mean if I book a ticket today for travel Oct 4-6, that trip does not count? Or, if I book a ticket Oct 1 for travel next March, that trip does not count? Do I have to both book and fly within the Oct 1-Jan 31 time frame? :confused:

I have currently have 5 booked trips between those dates already, so I am hoping they count. Otherwise, I wil have to get busy flying some more!

I emailed the exact question to CO yesterday. I'll post their reply when I get it. I've got several trips planned for October and would like to book them now, though I'm willing to wait until 10/1 to "purchase" them if that's what it has to be, but it does seem silly. Everything says the credit will post after the flights are flown, which leads me to believe they're not keeping up with the actual purchase date. We shall see....

Thanks for your question, COmciUA. The Oct 1-Jan 31 Mileathon validity period applies to your dates of travel. As long as your travel is completed within this timeframe, there will be no issue with your Mileathon credit. This is regardless of when your tickets were actually purchased.

^ Good news.

I've got a few "full fare" flights over the next few months (booked before the 10/1 start date) :)

:cool: Thanks Scott!

This is great news. I have a few trips planned for this fall that I already purchased tickets for.

Another question.

One of those tickets is a combined discounted Y and discounted BF (z). How many points will I get for that?

Thank you for your insight!!! It's so great to have you in this forum!!!

That's good news...now how do I get targeted for this promotion? :D

Good question, Mary2e. For roundtrip tickets booked in multiple classes of service, you'll actually earn the credit amount for the highest paid class of service in that reservation. This means in your example (discounted coach in one direction, Z Class in the other), you'll earn the D/Z Class credit, which is 10 credits for your first activity and 6 credits for each repetition.

One Pass Select Bias?
 

I didn't get the mileathon promotion invitation but my fiancee did, with the same mailing address. I'm Plat for 2007 already but she's only Gold and unlikely to make Plat next year. I assume they're trying to get her to fly more.

I wonder if you're already registered for OnePass Select they would disqualify you for Mileathon? Too much potential for double dipping on points.

Thanks Scott. This will get me a few more bonuses than I was expecting.

okay, so my Mileathon says 200 credits = 100K miles or $2000 credit in the continental shopping.

anyone figured out how to spend $2000 to get 200 credits??

what is the cheapeast domestic A fare on CO?

Intra Texas flights?

Anyone got any of those dirt cheap HSV-ANC H fares to use with this?

no mileathon for me, again :(:(:(

are all the Mileathons the same... meaning if you get one, it's the same one?

Miileathon - Glossy Hard Copy Brochure Received
 

Got the Miileathon marketing piece in the mail today.

CO is certainly looking for more Billiken dollars...... :D

COInsider:

What if you have a round trip booked as 2 separate one-ways? I haven't received the Mileathon thing yet, so I can't say I've seen the T&C. I get the gist that it may only apply on RT (or CT or OJ) itineraries? In a market where one-way fares are cheap (e.g. LAS, BWI as restricted or Full-Y fares), I have a trip in that time frame booked as two OW records, as I couldn't predict the return at the time I booked the outbound. I guess it'll also give me an extra 500 continental.com booking points, now that I think of it...

Thanks for your question, flyzabit. One way trips will receive 50% the applicable credit amount. The 50% credit for one ways applies to both first activity and repetition activity.

Mileathon Link
 

Based on another post, it was easy to determine that the link for the Mileathon is:
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...omoCode=TB1M21. This is promo 51021.

Well, darn my hol(e)y socks... I'm not targeted, nor is my other half...
Now you will know at least...

Sweet...I am targeted for something...looks like I am going to fall 1200 miles short of Gold this year...may have to do a MR...but the extra miles will be nice.

Tell me, I just applied and got the Continental card this week...am I out of luck on the 40 points for the Mileathon? Wish I would have known...I would have waited 2 weeks.

R-Class & Mileathon
 

I did a search but came up empty.

Do tickets booked in "R" class qualify for Mileathon points?

Sorry LondonToLA, tickets booked in R class do not qualify for Mileathon points. All of our deeply discounted Economy, First and BusinessFirst class fare classes (i.e. R, Q, I, W, S, T, X and L) are excluded from this offer.

Thanks for the link. Now I realize why I haven't been targeted, I would have easily qualified for the top prize. I still think its not fair but thats what I get for being a loyal profitable customer.

Anybody else in the same boat I'm in. Please compare your flying patterns to the chart and see if you would have qualified and if so were you targeted.

Gggrrrrrrrr...........
 

:mad:

I just got the slick marketing brochure in the mail. I go on-line to register for the promo and get this lovely message...

"! We could not process your request. Please see the message below and make revisions. Account AA123456 is not eligible for this offer (51021). "

Unreal. I just switched jobs and I have to book all my own extensive travel (meaning back to co.com for bookings) and was contemplating going back to CO and this is what I get. Unreal....

Calm Down ;-)
 

If you were sent the brochure and could not register, I'm sure a PM to CoInsider could help to remedy the situation. I'm not Miss Cleo, but I suspect an IT glitch could be the reason for a targeted OP member was unable to register for the promo. Calm down a little, crack open a beer, and see if CoInsider can help you - he seems more than willing to assist FT'ers resolve issues like the one you are having.

Actually looking at this promo the top rpizes aren't very good. I am not at home so I cannot tell you about the past top prizes, but believe me they were much more valuable then what is being offered with this one.

BTW...just got my Mileathon prize awarded to my account from the summer offer, I was awardeded 25k in miles, I guess that paid for my online auction purchase last week of CLE Browns tickets...YAY for me, I think....

COInsider was able to clear it up. Thanks COInsider!

Can customers who are not targeted register for this promo?

No.

For those that were targeted, the opening bell for Mileathon rang at midnight last night (at least for my Mileathon). I just booked a Y, a V, and three car rentals. Book away.

Is it ok to split a round trip ticket connecting in a hub to get double credits? For example, a round trip from ATL to SEA connecting in IAH can be splitted into two reservations as ATL-IAH and IAH-SEA. Both outbound and inbound flights are on the same day so I assume there is no overlap and they should not be considered as back to back.

Thanks,

I don't think there's anything wrong with booking them as two one way tickets but I'm also pretty sure it won't get you "double credits".