Grand Slam 2010!
Aug 29, 2010, 8:39 pm
#106
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: NYS
Programs: Days of Our Lives, General Hospital
Posts: 1,495
Last year I didn't understand it.
This is the season in which I travel least, and I hadn't grasped that travel on USAirways, which I knew I wouldn't be doing, not only wasn't required, but didn't even count at all.
This year I have some vacation in October and will be taking a car trip, with at least five hotel stays that will help.
This is the season in which I travel least, and I hadn't grasped that travel on USAirways, which I knew I wouldn't be doing, not only wasn't required, but didn't even count at all. This year I have some vacation in October and will be taking a car trip, with at least five hotel stays that will help.
Aug 30, 2010, 3:04 am
#107
Join Date: Apr 2004
Programs: AA, UA, SQ, VA, QF, AF, BA
Posts: 2,865
Some notes that I have found:
Network Solutions Domain names are $12 for the year
T & C for Network Solutions Rewards:
Offer valid only for domain names registered independently of other Network Solutions products. Please allow 8 to 10 weeks for miles to be posted to your account. All terms and conditions of the Network Solutions Service Agreement apply. Visit yougetmiles.com for details.
For me hotel stays are as low as $46 including taxes. Any way to get any of those 6 hits cheaper then that? It looks like any "stay" will work, Super 8 is in most big cities and can be had for under $50. You probably barely even have to check into it in order to get the points.
FTD and florist.com only count for 1 total, no matter which you do.
Network Solutions Domain names are $12 for the year
T & C for Network Solutions Rewards:
Offer valid only for domain names registered independently of other Network Solutions products. Please allow 8 to 10 weeks for miles to be posted to your account. All terms and conditions of the Network Solutions Service Agreement apply. Visit yougetmiles.com for details.
For me hotel stays are as low as $46 including taxes. Any way to get any of those 6 hits cheaper then that? It looks like any "stay" will work, Super 8 is in most big cities and can be had for under $50. You probably barely even have to check into it in order to get the points.
FTD and florist.com only count for 1 total, no matter which you do.
Get Your Domain Names
Earn 1,000 bonus miles for every new domain name registration of 3 years for $28.99 a year.
Get Your E-mail Address
Earn 1,000 bonus miles when you buy e-mail service for 2 years for $18.00 a year.
Transfer Your Domain Names
Earn 1,000 bonus miles for every domain name registration transferred to Network Solutions for 3 years.*
Renew Your Domain Names
Earn 1,000 bonus miles for every domain name registration renewal of 5 years for $22.99 a year.
Get Your Web Site
Earn 1,000 bonus miles when you buy a Starter Web Site package for $119.40 a year. Starter Web Site package includes 1 domain name and 2 e-mailboxes.
No minimum, most people get a restaurant.com certificate for $2 or so. You do need to use the same credit card for it to be accepted.
Aug 30, 2010, 4:11 am
#108
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 18
about DM Dining, if I asked a friend to claim my DM member number after dining at a participated restaurant, can I get a hit and miles?
Aug 30, 2010, 4:38 am
#109
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 18
Any miles earning activity from the partner suffices (the only caveat being a SPG "stay" requires 100 miles minimum since there's a way to get less just by ordering a beer and not staying there). A typical car rental or a typical hotel stay that earns miles is fine.
The wine clubs - I joined one last year. $10, got some cheap wine, canceled membership. Had to keep begging for miles but they finally showed.
The other wine club - many of us bought a cheap product from the website without joining the club. It said X miles per $1 and didn't say club membership required. However, we had to fight to get those miles since the club didn't want to award miles since we hadn't joined.
The wine clubs - I joined one last year. $10, got some cheap wine, canceled membership. Had to keep begging for miles but they finally showed.
The other wine club - many of us bought a cheap product from the website without joining the club. It said X miles per $1 and didn't say club membership required. However, we had to fight to get those miles since the club didn't want to award miles since we hadn't joined.
Or at least, is there a minimum requirement for miles earned in a hotel stay to qualify a hit in ACCOR and IHG?
Aug 30, 2010, 4:43 am
#110
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Purgatory
Programs: Too many to list. Status is a half dozen.
Posts: 9,235
Since SPG has filled this lovely hole for qualifying a "stay", how about ACCOR or IHG? Is it OK to just take a meal or coke to get some points, then a "stay"?
Or at least, is there a minimum requirement for miles earned in a hotel stay to qualify a hit in ACCOR and IHG?
Or at least, is there a minimum requirement for miles earned in a hotel stay to qualify a hit in ACCOR and IHG?
Aug 30, 2010, 7:13 am
#111
Join Date: Mar 2010
Programs: Marriot LT Plat, Aeroplan
Posts: 26
Since SPG has filled this lovely hole for qualifying a "stay", how about ACCOR or IHG? Is it OK to just take a meal or coke to get some points, then a "stay"?
Or at least, is there a minimum requirement for miles earned in a hotel stay to qualify a hit in ACCOR and IHG?
Or at least, is there a minimum requirement for miles earned in a hotel stay to qualify a hit in ACCOR and IHG?
Aug 30, 2010, 8:01 am
#112
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: US-CP, UA, Marriott Rewards, HHonors, Avis,
Posts: 4,549
You need to have your credit card registered with DM Dining and linked to your DM# to get credit. I don't think you can use a card with someone else's name to get credit.
Aug 30, 2010, 9:38 am
#113
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 18
The issue is you generally don't get miles via a Hotel program just for dining but having no completed hotel reservation. SPG is an exception the definitively permits this and I believe Tiki confirmed she managed a similar occurrence via a Marriott or a Hyatt last year, I can't recall the specifics. Though I don't think it's standard and YMMV extremely so.
Aug 30, 2010, 9:55 am
#114
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: NYS
Programs: Days of Our Lives, General Hospital
Posts: 1,495
understood. Though I did notice your post earlier, what was puzzling me is whether there is a minimal earning DM miles to qualify as a hit? I mean, I have two reservations next month on an ACCOR Mercure hotel using Best Flexible Rate, but the price is very cheap ( around USD 30 ), and two reservations on a Holiday Inn also with very low early booked rate ( around USD 45 ). Would them qualify?
For the ones I've checked recently (not either of those), the rules state that miles accrue for any rate that is no more than 20% lower than the so-called Best Available Rate. Most discounts that you can get directly from the hotel chain, including early-booking and prepaid rates, are not lower than that. Extremely low rates booked through other web sites, and Priceline name-you-price rates, usually don't earn miles. However, you should verify the rules for those chains.
Also look up the procedure for earning US miles at each hotel group. Many of them require you to join their rewards program and then set it (online) to earn US air miles instead of hotel points. In those cases you use the hotel's rewards account when booking or checking in.
Some others allow you to present your Dividend Miles card at check-in, but it's important to know how each one works.
Aug 30, 2010, 10:25 am
#115
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 558
I tried to make a list of all the transfer options. Only the minimum amounts are included.
It seems that using transfers to earn GS10 points is not going to be cheap unless you already have the hotel points. Of course I'd love to hear your feedback.
Code:
Accor A-club 4,000 points for 2,000 miles Best Western Rewards 5,000 points for 1,000 miles Earn 10 points per dollar spent on BW Choice Privileges 5,000 points for 1,000 miles Hilton HHonors 10,000 points for 850 miles buy 10,000 points for $100 (?) Hyatt Gold Passport 5,000 points for 2,000 miles IHG Priority Club 10,000 points for 2,000 miles buy 10,000 points for $125 Marriott Rewards 10,000 points for 2,000 miles buy 10,000 points for $125 Radisson Goldpoints Plus 2,000 points for 250 miles (online bookings earn 2,000 points?) SPG 2,500 points min for non-elites 1,500 points min for gold No min for plat Wyndham Rewards 8,000 points for 3,200 miles
Note that you can also buy:
5000 Choice Privilege Points for $55
http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-...l/GPBuyPoints?
or
2500 SPG points for $87.50 (have to be a member for 30 days)
https://buy.points.com/spg/init.do?m...DCBuy&c=PDCBuy
Aug 30, 2010, 11:29 am
#116
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 140
Great thread -- thanks to all who have contributed already.
One of the hits I did last year was skymall. The corkscrew is still $4.95 + tax + shipping -- a little cheaper than the mirror referenced in the original post. Couldn't find any decent coupons though. CABN1 is 11% off so total cost is $12.80. Last year there was a $10 off code.
Anybody know of lower priced items at skymall or have a better coupon code?
One of the hits I did last year was skymall. The corkscrew is still $4.95 + tax + shipping -- a little cheaper than the mirror referenced in the original post. Couldn't find any decent coupons though. CABN1 is 11% off so total cost is $12.80. Last year there was a $10 off code.
Anybody know of lower priced items at skymall or have a better coupon code?
Aug 30, 2010, 1:13 pm
#118
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Washington DC
Programs: AA Nothing, Marriott Gold
Posts: 581
Aug 30, 2010, 1:15 pm
#119
Join Date: May 1999
Posts: 1,627
Points.com used to have a joining bonus where you could select a program to receive a few miles/points, although I don't see that option now.