IDINE : Opinions?
Mar 1, 2002, 7:05 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 385
IDINE : Opinions?
I consider myself a newbie/point junkie. Received an ad with my Delta statement to sign up for this dining program. 10 miles per dollar spent. For those who may be enrolled, what is your opinion? Are you happy with the restaurants and are the points posted quickly?
Mar 1, 2002, 7:11 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Austin, TX -- AA Life Platinum; QF Life Silver; UA Silver
Posts: 5,462
I've been happy with iDine.. I have two cards signed up and have always received the points for dining. There can be a bit of delay in posting, I think they only post them tonce a month. Just be sure to check the restaurant list on www.idine.com frequently as some places seem to join and drop off frequently.
Mar 1, 2002, 8:34 am
#4
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Programs: AA- Lifetime Platinum; Marriott - Lifetime Platinum: Starwood - Gold; IHG - Platinum
Posts: 2,201
Idine is wonderful for us. We have many restaurants to choose from. I do keep a list of where I have dined, as every once in a while a restaurant doesn't post and I have to call Idine.
As Hauteboy said: register more than one of your credit cards so you can dine more than once a month at your favorites. Then on your list make a notation of which card you used so that you can use another card second time around.
As Hauteboy said: register more than one of your credit cards so you can dine more than once a month at your favorites. Then on your list make a notation of which card you used so that you can use another card second time around.
Mar 1, 2002, 8:51 am
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: El Paso, TX, USA
Programs: Kicked out of all of them
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The idine program is great. Unfortunately in El Paso there are only a handful of restaurants that participate 
, but whenever I travel, I carry with me a list of participating restaurants. You can easily add 1,000+ miles on a business trip at no extra cost to you or the company. I always try to lobby the restaurants here to join by writing on the credit card slip "please join www.freshcustomers.com
, but whenever I travel, I carry with me a list of participating restaurants. You can easily add 1,000+ miles on a business trip at no extra cost to you or the company. I always try to lobby the restaurants here to join by writing on the credit card slip "please join www.freshcustomers.com
Mar 1, 2002, 8:52 am
#6
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: SPG Plat, HH Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,015
One of the best uses of restaurant points is topping off accounts. If you only need, say, 450 miles for an award, a $45 meal is a quick and efficient way to get them.
And if you're topping off and terminating the account, IDINE is terrific. You can practically get the exact number of miles needed for the award and close the account without worrying that you lost orphan miles.
And if you're topping off and terminating the account, IDINE is terrific. You can practically get the exact number of miles needed for the award and close the account without worrying that you lost orphan miles.
Mar 1, 2002, 9:08 am
#7
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: USA
Programs: HH Diamond, SPG Gold, PC Platinum Ambassador, Marriott Silver
Posts: 15,249
Big fan. Painless. Basically free miles. There are many threads here (with all the shuffling I don't knowwhere to tell you to look) and in the various airline fora if you would like some additional info (check AA and DL).
Mar 1, 2002, 9:50 am
#9
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: El Paso, TX, USA
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What I do is that I have one card registered with DL and the other one with AA. That way if I find myself, which in El Paso has happened only once, I can get miles on both occasions.
Mar 1, 2002, 10:12 am
#10
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Programs: AA- Lifetime Platinum; Marriott - Lifetime Platinum: Starwood - Gold; IHG - Platinum
Posts: 2,201
I do it every month. All miles currently go to AA for me and DL for my husband. I have spoken several times to IDINE CRs and they say it is perfectly fine to do. You could also do as JFE says above.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by VolleyballFerd:
Paradocs:
I was under the impression you got credit for 1 time each month - regardless of which credit card you used. Have you actually received double by using a different card, or are you speculating?</font>
Paradocs:
I was under the impression you got credit for 1 time each month - regardless of which credit card you used. Have you actually received double by using a different card, or are you speculating?</font>
Mar 1, 2002, 10:25 am
#11
Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 7,700
Excellent program. I have gotten probably 25-30M free miles over the past year by using it.
One thing I wish were available, though I may have missed it. Some kind of application for my handheld that I can use to find restaurants (the paper guide has dated info as restaurants are constantly being added).
One thing I wish were available, though I may have missed it. Some kind of application for my handheld that I can use to find restaurants (the paper guide has dated info as restaurants are constantly being added).
Mar 1, 2002, 10:32 am
#12
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: El Paso, TX, USA
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You can download the results from iDine into your handheld using AvantGo. It stores the results of your queries so you can view them at a later time. www.avantgo.com And it's free.
Mar 1, 2002, 10:50 am
#13
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: NJ,USA
Posts: 13
Great Programs, works for me since I have an idea where to dine if I am in a new town, but like paradocs pointed out, make sure you save a list of places you have dined. I have had to call and fax them a few times to get my miles posted (with CO and NW).
Mar 1, 2002, 3:15 pm
#14
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: MKE & SRQ
Programs: AA Plat for life, DL Plat, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 71
iDine is great! I consider it one the best ways to earn a nice amount of miles without having to do much. I especially liked being able to purchase gift certificates for gifts at Christmas time and still get the miles. I've only had one instance where the miles did not post, but fortunately I still had the M/C receipt and it was taken care of. I only wish that they didn't have the $600 per mo. limit, the restaurant that caters our company Christmas party is on the list, but at least I got 6000 miles.