Grand Slam 2010!
Sep 28, 2010, 1:54 pm
#2026
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,790
By way of example, for a three day business car rental that my company pays for, if not for the US promo, I'd go with the Avis 3,000 AA mile promo going on right now. The best I can do to get a hit is a 1,500 promo for US, so that's a difference of 1500 miles to earn the hit -- not to mention that I value AA miles more than US. It's still worth it, because each hit now earns me 1/4 of the next step (or 5,000 miles), but I'm trying to track those sorts of less apparent "costs" too.
Sep 28, 2010, 2:02 pm
#2027
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, AA Plat
Posts: 1,138
By way of example, for a three day business car rental that my company pays for, if not for the US promo, I'd go with the Avis 3,000 AA mile promo going on right now. The best I can do to get a hit is a 1,500 promo for US, so that's a difference of 1500 miles to earn the hit -- not to mention that I value AA miles more than US. It's still worth it, because each hit now earns me 1/4 of the next step (or 5,000 miles), but I'm trying to track those sorts of less apparent "costs" too.
http://www.avis.com/car-rental/conte...rpreferred2010
Sep 28, 2010, 2:13 pm
#2028
Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: Migros Cumulus Platinum Hero
Posts: 1,628
Sep 28, 2010, 2:20 pm
#2029
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: USA
Programs: AA2, DL2, Amtrak2, US2, SPG1, MAR2
Posts: 2,550
Is there a limit to the hits earned through Dividend Miles dining? I see no mention of spending limits like that of SPG or others that specifically mention 1 hit max.
Sep 28, 2010, 2:23 pm
#2030
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Florida
Programs: Marriott Rewards-Lifetime Titanium, Priority Club-Platinum, Hilton-Diamond, United-Silver
Posts: 403
No spending limit. I did mine at Cold Stone Creamery for $8.00. In my area there are some donut shops that are part of DM dining, so cheap hits could be had.
Sep 28, 2010, 2:24 pm
#2031
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, AA Plat
Posts: 1,138
Sep 28, 2010, 2:25 pm
#2032
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: USA
Programs: AA2, DL2, Amtrak2, US2, SPG1, MAR2
Posts: 2,550
So if you dine at participating restaurants 36 times you get 100,000 miles? I havent seen anything in the T&Cs or FAQs that says you cant...
Sep 28, 2010, 2:25 pm
#2033
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,790
I went to a place to do the all double no trouble and spent $25 to get the 500 mile bonus to AA. Then I used my card registered to US air and got a side order of guacamole for my hit and 6 miles.
Sep 28, 2010, 2:26 pm
#2034
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: USA
Programs: AA2, DL2, Amtrak2, US2, SPG1, MAR2
Posts: 2,550
Sep 28, 2010, 2:28 pm
#2036
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: IAD
Programs: UA GS, Avis CHM, Marriott & SPG & PC Plat., Hyatt & Hilton Diamond
Posts: 4,547
Sep 28, 2010, 2:29 pm
#2038
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,790
Note that you can earn 3K US miles if you rent for at least 3 days from Avis.
http://www.avis.com/car-rental/conte...rpreferred2010
http://www.avis.com/car-rental/conte...rpreferred2010
Sep 28, 2010, 2:31 pm
#2039
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: NYS
Programs: Days of Our Lives, General Hospital
Posts: 1,503
To make things simple, I've been adding "cost" to the things I've had a direct cash outlay for that I wouldn't have bought otherwise. (ie; Pencils @officemax, vinese wine tasting guide, etc.). Things that I would have done anyway or my company pays for, I put down zero cost. (ie; business trip hotel room, vacation car rental, etc.)
I know you can get alot more sophisitcated about it, but for my purposes this works well.
I know you can get alot more sophisitcated about it, but for my purposes this works well.
(1) Total cash outlay - the amount billed, regardless of the nature of the expense;
(2) Incremental cost - any amount that exceeds what I would have spent without this promotion;
(3) Sunk cost - whatever portion the cost represents expense for which I did not receive fair value (other than whatever miles bonus results).
For example, my OfficeMax purchase had a total outlay of $65 but the incremental cost and sunk cost were both zero. The FTD purchase - sending flowers to my dinner hosts earlier this month - had an incremental cost of $25 because I spent more than I usually do for that kind of thing. For my SuperShuttle ride to nowhere, all three costs were the same.
Sep 28, 2010, 2:31 pm
#2040
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, AA Plat
Posts: 1,138
