Fold 'N Go Dining Guide?
Feb 22, 2005, 8:26 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, HH Diamond, Hertz Gold
Posts: 40
Fold 'N Go Dining Guide?
Got a small fold-up printed listing of AAdvantage Dining restaurants in the DFW area today. The high rate of restaurant turnover in this program or changes their level and/or days of award makes a printed guide pretty useless.
It drives me nuts when I learn about changes in a restaurants participation after the fact...and it is a hassle to check their website so frequently.
Anyone else?
Jeff
It drives me nuts when I learn about changes in a restaurants participation after the fact...and it is a hassle to check their website so frequently.
Anyone else?
Jeff
Last edited by Jeffrey; Feb 23, 2005 at 6:48 pm Reason: typos
Feb 22, 2005, 11:40 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2004
Location: LAX, BUR
Posts: 545
The website/Avantgo client is the ONLY way to check...
Originally Posted by Jeffrey
Got a small fold-up printed listing of AAdvantage Dining restaurants in the DFW area today. The high rate of restaurant turnover in this program turnover or changes their level and/or days of award makes a printed guide pretty useless.
It drives me nuts when I learn about changes in a restaurants participation after the fact...and it is a hassle to check their website so frequently.
Anyone else?
Jeff
It drives me nuts when I learn about changes in a restaurants participation after the fact...and it is a hassle to check their website so frequently.
Anyone else?
Jeff
Feb 24, 2005, 5:55 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Roanoke, VA
Programs: DL Gold Hilton Gold
Posts: 2,436
In addition, it doesn't hurt to call to make sure they are still there!
Just yesterday I met a colleague at what turned out to be a closed restaurant that had an active listing.
(Not the first time this has happened!)
Just yesterday I met a colleague at what turned out to be a closed restaurant that had an active listing.
(Not the first time this has happened!)
Feb 26, 2005, 4:22 pm
#4
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, HH Diamond, Hertz Gold
Posts: 40
I got another one!
Interesting...I got another fold out Dining Guide...this time from BA Executive Club participating restaurants.
Instead of printing and distributing these guides, I wish they would give their restaurants stickers to put in their front door/windows (used similar to what credit cards they accept).
Jeff
Instead of printing and distributing these guides, I wish they would give their restaurants stickers to put in their front door/windows (used similar to what credit cards they accept).
Jeff
Feb 26, 2005, 5:22 pm
#5
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
HA HA HA! I hope they supply a free scraper when the restaurant suddenly pulls out of the program!
BEWARE!
I don't bring a PDA with me when I travel, so I tried printing out the list for a city on a recent trip.
It printed out in a very, very awkward format and the 3 (or so) screens became a dozen pages on paper. Next time I guess I'll have to cut-and-paste the joints that seem interesting and near my hotel individually into a Word doc a day or two before departure.
Edited to add: actually Transmedia (iDine's predecessor, which required a separate, miles-addict-identifier card) had such stickers.
BEWARE!
I don't bring a PDA with me when I travel, so I tried printing out the list for a city on a recent trip.
It printed out in a very, very awkward format and the 3 (or so) screens became a dozen pages on paper. Next time I guess I'll have to cut-and-paste the joints that seem interesting and near my hotel individually into a Word doc a day or two before departure.
Edited to add: actually Transmedia (iDine's predecessor, which required a separate, miles-addict-identifier card) had such stickers.
Last edited by Points Scrounger; Feb 26, 2005 at 5:25 pm
Mar 2, 2005, 9:13 pm
#6
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 78
Originally Posted by Jeffrey
Got a small fold-up printed listing of AAdvantage Dining restaurants in the DFW area today. The high rate of restaurant turnover in this program or changes their level and/or days of award makes a printed guide pretty useless.
It drives me nuts when I learn about changes in a restaurants participation after the fact...and it is a hassle to check their website so frequently.
Anyone else?
Jeff
It drives me nuts when I learn about changes in a restaurants participation after the fact...and it is a hassle to check their website so frequently.
Anyone else?
Jeff
Mar 3, 2005, 1:30 pm
#7
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: BUF
Programs: DL-Diamond, MR-PlatPrem, US-Gold, SPG-Gold
Posts: 75
Useless
Mine was inaccurate the day it arrived.
The recent changes in iDine are nothing short of deplorable. Shame on them for wasting money on the fold-out by cutting the miles-per-dollar earnings in half for most participants.
The recent changes in iDine are nothing short of deplorable. Shame on them for wasting money on the fold-out by cutting the miles-per-dollar earnings in half for most participants.