Restaurant on some iDine lists, but not others - anyone know why?
Aug 28, 2004, 1:30 am
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Restaurant on some iDine lists, but not others - anyone know why?
The restaurant nearest my home (w/ good food too) is no longer listed on NWA rest. rewards (idine), but is still listed on OnePass & at least 2 more lists. I called to confirm on/off status, unfortunately owner was gone & no one else knew what I was talking about. I shall call again before I expect the visit to qualify for miles or points.
Has anyone notice the same situation in your area? Anyone know why? Until recently, the lists were the same in my area.
Has anyone notice the same situation in your area? Anyone know why? Until recently, the lists were the same in my area.
Aug 28, 2004, 12:13 pm
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Yeah, this started about 3 or 4 months ago. Basically it sux because you have to not only see if it is on iDine the day you go but remember to pull out the correct CC.
Aug 29, 2004, 10:54 am
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My first experience with this troubling situation was New Year's Eve. I think it is a bad move on Idine's part. Here is a short thread about the topic:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...highlight=maui
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...highlight=maui
Sep 10, 2004, 5:10 pm
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Originally Posted by jg2411
The restaurant nearest my home (w/ good food too) is no longer listed on NWA rest. rewards (idine), but is still listed on OnePass & at least 2 more lists. I called to confirm on/off status, unfortunately owner was gone & no one else knew what I was talking about. I shall call again before I expect the visit to qualify for miles or points.
Has anyone notice the same situation in your area? Anyone know why? Until recently, the lists were the same in my area.
Has anyone notice the same situation in your area? Anyone know why? Until recently, the lists were the same in my area.
I'm skeptical of that claim for two reasons:
1. I find it a bit of a stretch to believe that iDine would give restaurants a questionairre they would have to fill out monthly checking off which FF programs they want to participate in the next month.
2. I have seen restaurants that appear in all the programs I belong to one month, then disappear from some of the programs for a couple months, then come back to all programs again (or appear in yet a different mix of programs!). This smells more like a glitch to me than an intentional action.