How important is the plastic?
Apr 27, 1999 | 2:47 pm
#17
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Catman, the E-Ticket concept is real old, even older than your underwear. You just make your res for an E-Ticket, you walk up to the E-ticket machine, insert FF Card, and voila!, out comes a receipt, an E-ticket boarding pass and you're off to the gate. Depending on the airline you get 250-500 bonus miles for doing this.
Apr 27, 1999 | 4:19 pm
#18
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Jaws:
I think Catman means (and I'm curious too), where to find E-ticket kiosks for United. I personally have never seen one (even at ORD) & would use it in a heartbeat to rack up even more bonus miles. Does anyone know where to find these elusive machines for UA?
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Regards,
- Anna
I think Catman means (and I'm curious too), where to find E-ticket kiosks for United. I personally have never seen one (even at ORD) & would use it in a heartbeat to rack up even more bonus miles. Does anyone know where to find these elusive machines for UA?
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Regards,
- Anna
Apr 27, 1999 | 5:16 pm
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The only machines I have seen for United are for United Shuttle, which I have seen at SFO and LAX. I don't think that all airports served by Shuttle have these machines, and mileage bonus promotions for using these machines are sporadic at best and usually capped to 1K/year. The machines will also accept your credit card (like the Alamo Quicksilver machines) so you do not need your plastic airline card.
Apr 27, 1999 | 9:41 pm
#25
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Alaska Airlines uses the kiosks also. They are easy to use and come with 500 miles attached. On a recent flight from Bellingham, WA to Seattle, I booked in advance online and received a 250 mile bonus per segment for using the web, another 500 mile bonus for booking the whole trip on the web, and the minimum 500 miles per segment. I love flying Alaksa/Horizon!
Apr 28, 1999 | 11:26 am
#28
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Another thing for having a lot of cards: it impresses some of the ladies I meet in my travels! Almost as well as my picture of the cats. 
NOW TO GO OMNI: JAWS!!! GET back to keeping OMNI off the posts and the posts focused and not drowning in personal stuff!!!
I certainly know about the E-ticket machines. I use them all the time when flying CO out of EWR.
MY question was about this bonus miles promotion for using *UNITED'S* e-ticket machines!!! Since I'm going to JFK I could use this machine to save time!!!
Just setting the record straight!!!!1
RRRAAAAWWWWWWWWOOOOOOHHH!!!! (That's YAZ & EddiE HOWLING!)
[This message has been edited by Catman (edited 04-28-99).]
NOW TO GO OMNI: JAWS!!! GET back to keeping OMNI off the posts and the posts focused and not drowning in personal stuff!!!
I certainly know about the E-ticket machines. I use them all the time when flying CO out of EWR.
MY question was about this bonus miles promotion for using *UNITED'S* e-ticket machines!!! Since I'm going to JFK I could use this machine to save time!!!
Just setting the record straight!!!!1
RRRAAAAWWWWWWWWOOOOOOHHH!!!! (That's YAZ & EddiE HOWLING!)
[This message has been edited by Catman (edited 04-28-99).]
Apr 28, 1999 | 12:17 pm
#29
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OMNI for Geo1004 and anyone else interested:
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse issued these free Steak House Gang cards a few years ago when they started going national. You generally get like a free appetizer or desert or drink.
Ruth's Chris in NYC told me they don't issue this card anymore but will honor it.
But you might want to call Ruth's Chris to see if they are issuing the card again.
Free Steak??? At the prices they charge they would go out of business! But that sizzling steak is SSSSOOOOO YYYYUUUMMM!!!
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse issued these free Steak House Gang cards a few years ago when they started going national. You generally get like a free appetizer or desert or drink.
Ruth's Chris in NYC told me they don't issue this card anymore but will honor it.
But you might want to call Ruth's Chris to see if they are issuing the card again.
Free Steak??? At the prices they charge they would go out of business! But that sizzling steak is SSSSOOOOO YYYYUUUMMM!!!
Apr 28, 1999 | 12:24 pm
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OMNI for Catman: Sorry to hear the Ruth's Chris card is a "promo from the past". And, yes, Ruth's Chris does a fine job with the sizzlin' steak. However, the best steak in the States IMHO is a 3-way tie between The Forge in Miami, Bern's Steakhouse in Tampa, and Peter Luger's in Brooklyn. Yummmmy.