FlyerTalk Forums - TAROM-any ff partners? Biz class comments?

Several years ago one could earn AA or US miles on RO, but neither currently lists RO as a partner.

http://www.aa.com/apps/AAdvantage/ViewMileageProgramsDetail.jhtml?anchorEve nt=false&partnerType=Air

http://www.usair.com/dividendmiles/e...s/flyother.htm

Nor does NW, though Malév Hungarian Airlines is listed, and Transylvania really is Hungarian anyway. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif
http://www.nwa.com/freqfly/earn/airfl.shtml

No luck either with CO, DL, or UA.

http://www.continental.com/onepass/earn/air.asp?SID=

http://www.delta.com/skymiles/getmil...ners/index.jsp

http://www.ual.com/page/article/0,1360,1177,00.html

What's the matter? You don't want to sign up with RO for Smart Miles? (!)
http://tarom.digiro.net/

Don't you expect to fly RO again within two years?

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Starting April 1st 2003, the credits are as follows:

1. On international flights:

. . . . C -class tickets (Business): 250 p.c.;
. . . . D and all other Business class tickets: 200 p.c.;
. . . . S, Y -class tickets (Economy): 150 p.c.;
. . . . M - class tickets (Economy): 100 p.c.;
. . . . all other Economy class tickets: 75 p.c.;

1. On domestic flights:

. . . . C -class tickets (Business): 500 miles;
. . . . S -class tickets (Economy): 350 miles;
. . . . Y class tickets (Economy): 300 miles;
. . . . all other Economy class tickets: 270 miles;

These credits are valid until May 31, 2004. The Miles Awards table remains unchanged.

Starting October, 1st 2002 the account validity - in case of non activity - is of 2 years from the last registered flight.

As of July, 11th 2002 you can earn miles for each night spent in one of the CONTINENTAL Hotels in Romania. For details please see CONTINENTAL Hotels.

Do you often travel by plane? Take advantage of the SMART MILES offer, the program for the passengers who frequently fly with TAROM. SMART MILES program gives you the possibility to collect and spend miles worldwide on TAROM network. Using our partner services, as miles suppliers (Sky Services, Hotel Crowne Plaza Bucharest, TAROM Tours, CONTINENTAL Hotels) you can earn more miles. These air miles are to be converted into awards.

Please see Miles vs. Awards table to check the minimum number of miles necessary to obtain an award.

To become a SMART MILES member, we kindly ask you to contact TAROM staff at any of our sales offices, at the check-in, on board of our flights. You may also contact your travel agent.

After submitting your application, you will receive a "welcome bonus" of 1000 miles. You will receive also by mail, as soon as possible, your permanent membership card and the program guide.

The miles are credited to your account, based on the flown distance (please see the attached Mileage table), the class of reservation and the fare paid.

Please note also the following:
- flights performed by other related persons, like family members, cannot be registered into an individual's Smart Miles account.
- any person - aged 18 years or over - can be enrolled as a member.
- only scheduled flights are credited (charter flights are excluded).
- if during a period of 2 years your account proves no activity, your Smart Miles account will be automatically deleted from database.
- we advise you to preserve the originals or photocopies of flight tickets and boarding passes as proof of your trips.

There is one special level, too: Smart Miles Super. It requires accumulation of 35,000 miles or 40 flights in the last year and it is valid for one year. It entitles you to special advantages such as: upgrading to Business class, 10 kg free of charge excess baggage, priority on waiting list.

As of May 1st 2002 corporation membership in Smart Miles program will be discontinued. Miles will be registered into corporation account until April 30th 2002 and may be used for free tickets until May 1st 2004. In order to validate above mentioned flights every corporation has to comply with the requirements listed in Smart Miles Guide, Chap. 4, page 10.

Beginning with May 1st 2002 TAROM flights may be registered in Smart Miles program only in individual accounts. The accounts will be opened after the filling of the individual enrollment form.

For information regarding your SMART MILES account please contact SMART MILES Service Center at:
Phone: +40-21-3360418 / 3034411 Fax: +40-21-3034412
Mail: 17, Splaiul Independentei, bl. 101, sector 5, Bucharest, Romania
e-mail: [email protected].
We are looking forward having you as SMART MILES members! </font>

[Edited to add links to CO, DL, & UA partner airlines in introductory ¶.]

[This message has been edited by SPN Lifer (edited 05-19-2003).]