188 miles short of Gold on CO - suggestions from PVD??
Dec 6, 2002, 7:15 am
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188 miles short of Gold on CO - suggestions from PVD??
I know it's possible they would let me in - would just rather be sure. Unfortunately adding one segment to my last booked trip for the year is not practical. Any ideas for 1 segment/ 500 miles from PVD? Cheap? (I've been trying my best w/ multiple cities and had no luck - prices are high at this time)
Best,
Alec
Best,
Alec
Dec 6, 2002, 7:40 am
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Arizona
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Well, not all that cheap, but pretty easy to fit into your schedule:
Continental gives 500 miles toward elite status if you book the Acela Express (no cheap trains
) from Boston Rt. 128 station to New York Penn..... you could take the MBTA from Providence up to Rt. 128, then board the Acela with your New York Penn ticket and just get off in Providence. You shouldn't have trouble with the conductor coming after you.
Bad thing is, the cheapest Acela fares are $102 one way on weekends. Good thing is, you could do the whole PVD train station--Rt. 128--PVD train station trip within an hour-- with no advance purchase.
Continental gives 500 miles toward elite status if you book the Acela Express (no cheap trains
) from Boston Rt. 128 station to New York Penn..... you could take the MBTA from Providence up to Rt. 128, then board the Acela with your New York Penn ticket and just get off in Providence. You shouldn't have trouble with the conductor coming after you. Bad thing is, the cheapest Acela fares are $102 one way on weekends. Good thing is, you could do the whole PVD train station--Rt. 128--PVD train station trip within an hour-- with no advance purchase.
Dec 6, 2002, 7:55 am
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Westfield, IN NW bona fide platinum
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Two ideas before you spend any money. I'm not sure how the OnePass program works but I would call them to see if you might already be gold for next year. At NW, for example, I already know that I'm Plat for 2003 and this came a bit shy of actually having the miles. It doesn't show online but when I called it was there.
Another thing...your profile indicates you are Plat with CO. I think that NW will only downgrade you one level no matter how little you fly. I'd ask this question also to a live person before I spent any money. You may already be guaranteed Gold status by virtue of your current Plat status.
Another thing...your profile indicates you are Plat with CO. I think that NW will only downgrade you one level no matter how little you fly. I'd ask this question also to a live person before I spent any money. You may already be guaranteed Gold status by virtue of your current Plat status.
Dec 6, 2002, 8:26 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Viajero Joven:
d56, from other CO threads, I'm believe that Onepass doesn't care if you go from Plat to bust... but I guess it never hurts to ask.</font>
d56, from other CO threads, I'm believe that Onepass doesn't care if you go from Plat to bust... but I guess it never hurts to ask.</font>
true. CO only cares if you have no status or have given them no business. then, they will comp you easily to elite.
Dec 6, 2002, 8:35 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Viajero Joven:
d56, from other CO threads, I'm believe that Onepass doesn't care if you go from Plat to bust... but I guess it never hurts to ask.</font>
d56, from other CO threads, I'm believe that Onepass doesn't care if you go from Plat to bust... but I guess it never hurts to ask.</font>
I'd go ahead a do a run. You can do BOS-DTW-DAY-DTW-BOS in 1 day on NW for $124. Good insurance IMO.
Dec 12, 2002, 6:58 pm
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Hey all,
Thanks for the great advice/suggestions. I'm going to go ahead and get on Amtrak and ride it back to Providence - my partner can drive me up to Route 128 and pick me up back at the Providence station. How cool is that? A mileage run in under an hour.
Thanks again all,
Alec
Thanks for the great advice/suggestions. I'm going to go ahead and get on Amtrak and ride it back to Providence - my partner can drive me up to Route 128 and pick me up back at the Providence station. How cool is that? A mileage run in under an hour.
Thanks again all,
Alec
Dec 13, 2002, 12:55 am
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How about PVD-EWR-PVD $86 ($69 fare) this weekend - Sat 12/14 to Mon 12/16?
I book Continental.com specials through the regular co.com engine to get the 1,000-2,000 bonus miles.
You could even drive to/from EWR if you don't want to visit NJ/NYC overnight.
Mitchell
I book Continental.com specials through the regular co.com engine to get the 1,000-2,000 bonus miles.
You could even drive to/from EWR if you don't want to visit NJ/NYC overnight.
Mitchell
Dec 14, 2002, 2:06 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by AlecM:
How cool is that? A mileage run in under an hour.</font>
How cool is that? A mileage run in under an hour.</font>
That's very cool! Have a great trip!