Earn 5,000 Bonus Miles
Jan 17, 2002, 10:18 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Placentia, CA., USA
Posts: 222
Earn 5,000 Bonus Miles
I found this offer in the upper RH corner of Money section of 1/16 edition of USA Today:
"Buy a ticket at nwa.com for travel through February and earn 5,000 Bonus Miles. Register at www.nwa.com/offers/5K.)
Here's what the offer is: You must be a current WP member residing in the US, Canada or Mexico. Register before Jan. 31, complete RT travel by Feb. 28. Limit one 5,000 bonus mile award per registrant.
Applicable for travel within the U.S. 50, Canada or Mexico on NW-coded flights operated by NW Airlines or Northwest Airlink.
Also, it states that you must travel between January 15 and February 28, 2002, but nothing about when you purchased your ticket.
I'm traveling to Bangkok Jan. 23 for 7 days
on a NW flight purchased through a travel company, so I don't qualify because I'm traveling overseas and/or because the ticket wasn't purchased at nwa.com (though there's nothing in the Terms and Conditions about purchasing ticket at nwa.com).
"Buy a ticket at nwa.com for travel through February and earn 5,000 Bonus Miles. Register at www.nwa.com/offers/5K.)
Here's what the offer is: You must be a current WP member residing in the US, Canada or Mexico. Register before Jan. 31, complete RT travel by Feb. 28. Limit one 5,000 bonus mile award per registrant.
Applicable for travel within the U.S. 50, Canada or Mexico on NW-coded flights operated by NW Airlines or Northwest Airlink.
Also, it states that you must travel between January 15 and February 28, 2002, but nothing about when you purchased your ticket.
I'm traveling to Bangkok Jan. 23 for 7 days
on a NW flight purchased through a travel company, so I don't qualify because I'm traveling overseas and/or because the ticket wasn't purchased at nwa.com (though there's nothing in the Terms and Conditions about purchasing ticket at nwa.com).
Jan 17, 2002, 10:29 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: NW Plat (now they call it DL Diamond) 1MM, soon to be DL Plat, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Dusit Gold
Posts: 2,706
http://www.nwa.com/offers/5K/ is the Correct URL. Your link has two additional characters at the end, so it does not work. Thanks for the info.
Jan 17, 2002, 11:08 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Land of 10,000 Upgrades
Posts: 9,465
Unlike most NW promos, this one does not require that you credit your qualifying flights to WorldPerks.
Jan 17, 2002, 11:15 am
#4
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Programs: Southwest A List Preferred, Bonvoy Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, American Airlines Gold
Posts: 694
Thanks. Given that I was already flying out tonight and returning home Sunday, that was about the easiest 5k miles I ever earned. Less than 30k left after this weekend to my wife and I flying WBC next December to CPT.
BTW, I got upgraded this morning for NW346 tonight---the SFO/DTW redeye. I never, ever, ever got that upgrade as Gold. Finally, as Platinum, I got it. That's the jewel in the crown right now.
BTW, I got upgraded this morning for NW346 tonight---the SFO/DTW redeye. I never, ever, ever got that upgrade as Gold. Finally, as Platinum, I got it. That's the jewel in the crown right now.
Jan 17, 2002, 11:24 am
#5
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: PHL
Posts: 186
Got registered! Thanks so much for the info. I got to check USA Today regularly.. 
Jan 17, 2002, 11:50 am
#6
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: baton rouge, LA USA
Posts: 96
Thanks...the cool thing I see is that on the site it mentions noyhing of having to purchase the ticket online ..it merely states "travel between these dates..."
Registered here-going to AMS for Mardi Gras...
Registered here-going to AMS for Mardi Gras...
Jan 17, 2002, 11:57 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Iowa...Delta Charter Diamond, now Gold
Posts: 2,066
I tried to enter promotion...but when click on "register" button, get "page cannot be found" error message...will try again later.
maybe the 5,000 miles will compensate for the waiting we will have to put up with when we fly this weekend...I can't beleive what we put up with for the "window dressing" security.
maybe the 5,000 miles will compensate for the waiting we will have to put up with when we fly this weekend...I can't beleive what we put up with for the "window dressing" security.
Jan 17, 2002, 2:54 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: GRR
Programs: DL MM & FO, HH Diamond
Posts: 583
Both daughter and I will benefit from your generosity in posting this. Thanks!
Jan 17, 2002, 3:46 pm
#10
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: IAD
Programs: AA Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 27,067
Thanks for the info.
And once again - why can't NW list all the promotions on their web site. They even put a paid advertisement in USA Today, so it should be straightforward to include this on the Promotion list at nwa.com
And once again - why can't NW list all the promotions on their web site. They even put a paid advertisement in USA Today, so it should be straightforward to include this on the Promotion list at nwa.com
Jan 17, 2002, 5:54 pm
#11
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Minnesota, USA
Posts: 846
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PG:
Thanks for the info.
And once again - why can't NW list all the promotions on their web site. They even put a paid advertisement in USA Today, so it should be straightforward to include this on the Promotion list at nwa.com</font>
Thanks for the info.
And once again - why can't NW list all the promotions on their web site. They even put a paid advertisement in USA Today, so it should be straightforward to include this on the Promotion list at nwa.com</font>
Jan 17, 2002, 6:06 pm
#12
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: SPG Plat, HH Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,015
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by PG:
And once again - why can't NW list all the promotions on their web site</font>
And once again - why can't NW list all the promotions on their web site</font>
Jan 17, 2002, 8:44 pm
#13
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: you can't affordably get there (anywhere) from here (central MT)
Posts: 345
The rules say "Eligible travel includes all paid adult fare classes." I interpret this to mean that CyberFares are also included. Does this seem right to you?
Jan 17, 2002, 9:33 pm
#14
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Home of the El Dorado Promise
Posts: 462
YesHyM
Thanks for the heads up.
There is another new NW promotion (this one's on the NW website) that allows you to earn double miles for flights through Memphis made between 1/17 and 3/20. Question is, if I register for the 5000 mile promotion, then register for the MEMDM promotion, will one promotion have priority over the other. For short trips you'd naturally prefer the 5000 mile bonus to kick in, but for trips longer trips, you might prefer the double miles.
Do you know how NW handles this????
www.nwa.com/features/memdm.html
Thanks for the heads up.
There is another new NW promotion (this one's on the NW website) that allows you to earn double miles for flights through Memphis made between 1/17 and 3/20. Question is, if I register for the 5000 mile promotion, then register for the MEMDM promotion, will one promotion have priority over the other. For short trips you'd naturally prefer the 5000 mile bonus to kick in, but for trips longer trips, you might prefer the double miles.
Do you know how NW handles this????
www.nwa.com/features/memdm.html
Jan 18, 2002, 12:09 am
#15
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: you can't affordably get there (anywhere) from here (central MT)
Posts: 345
What is the four digit code for the MEM promo?