Free Hyatt Platinum status and fast track to Diamond

Found this promotion via flyertalk today, you need to sign up btw now and Aug 31st, 2009 and receive a free Platinum status valid for 120 days.

To keep ur Platinum status until 2011, you need to have 5 nights stay within 120 days of enrollment.

To achieve diamond status untill 2011, you need to have 15 nights stay within 120 days of enrollment.

Existing member must call to signup.

Hyatt summer promotion is here(not that great)

Hyatt just announced their summer promotion, 2500 bonus points per stay with mastercard.

Not that great compared to FFN that SPG and Priority club are offering.

Delta/Avis 5K offer!

From now through July 31st, earn 5K bonus Delta miles at participating Avis Airport Location for rental 2 days or longer up to 5 rentals. Use coupon code MUAA088

Detail can be found here

Earn 10000 bonus miles on ur favoriate airlines

You need register and book before Sep 10, 2009 and stay before Oct 10, 2009 at three diff brands from Wyndham rewards program such as days inn, super 8, travelodge.

detail is here.

If u stay before July 31st, and put miles into Us air, you can earn 50% extra bonus. detail is here for us air promotion

50% Us airways bonus miles when u stay at hotel or transfer hotel points to US airway

You have to register first, then transfer/stay ur hotel points/car to US airways.

keep in mind that, US airway does not block *A redemption and have better award chart than UA.

Do it before July 31st,2009

Discount award redemption to Canada on United

For only 20K miles, you can redeem a coach award seat on United to Canada.

You must book by June 21, 2009 for travel until Sep 2nd,2009.

Detail is here

ATT Wifi Premuim membership is an awasome deal!

Wifi connections in Europe are every expensive at hotels, one day may cost you 30+ euro, sign up this ATT Wifi Premuim membership for only 19.99 per month with 1 year contract, you can get unlimited wifi service with free roaming on thousans of international locations.

Many roaming services are provided by ipass.

Although I had some diffculty on first time using it, it's working very well after I figure out how the connection sofeware works.

Bus, Bus, Bus eveywhere!!!!

For many years, I always thought taking the transfer bus from gate to aircraft only exist in some developing countries, I was wrong. In Europe, almost every flight I took need to use bus even in airlines' hub and they are not budget airlines. I am so sick of it!!!

US has the cheapest gas price!

I am currently in Europe now, one liter of gas cost approx 1 euro. the car I am driving has 80 liters gas tank. so a full tank of gas will cost 80 euro, approx 110 USD

In US, with a tank of 20 gallon and 2.5 per gallon, full tank will cost only 50 USD

US dollar is on its way to become toilet paper again

Just two months ago, US dollar was relatively strong, which makes international trip a lot cheaper.
now it is heading down SHARPLY

today 1 Euro = 1.39 USD, 1 pound=1.58USD

little modification on trip below

prg-bud-vce(open jaw)

cdg(stopover)-hel(stopover)-arn(stopover)-hel-waw(stopover)-bud(stopover)-tsr(stopover)-prg

even better

Distance based award chart are not bad at all!

I always thought using distance based awards are big waste to my miles until I am planning this circle Europe Trip using AA oneworld OW35Y chart. you can fly up to 4000 miles and 16 segments with stopover at every city(u can only stopover once and transit twice at same city) for 35K miles in Economy.

The new rule includes all flying miles in the mileage calculation, but still not that bad. Here is my plan:

prg-bud-cdg(open jaw)mxp(stopover)-hel(stopover)-arn(stopover)-hel-waw(stopover)-bud(stopover)-prg

total flying miles 3994.

Also score 2 cheap tickets from LAX-FRA in summer

one leaving July return Aug on UA from LAX-FRA for 427 all in because of double miles promotion from Elite choice promotion last year

another one leaving Aug return SEP on AA for 540 all in, upgraded already cleared all the way to FRA for both direction.

really like being an AA EXP better than UA 1K now, International Upgrade can be done on most class and no upgrade instrument is needed for domestic upgrade

Will enjoy my entire summer in Europe. Maybe some side trips to Africa.

redeemed few more trip using BMI miles

trip 1 PEK-HKG(Stopover)-MUC-PRG on CA and LH business class, total 18750 miles+410 taxes and fees.
trip 2 PRG-FRA-JFK(stopover)-PHX-LAS on LH and US business class, total 18750+ 440 USD taxes and fees.

I know taxes and fees are expensive, but only 37500 miles +850USD in business class for a trip like this, I think it's good deal!

About Emirates skywards Program.

Although u can put miles into UA program, Emirates own program is better than UA if u fly Emirates a lot.

You will earn 2500/3500/5000 for Econ/Busi/First class bonus miles after ur first flight with them.
You will earn 20%/50%/100% for Econ/Busi/First class bonus miles if book online.

In addition, they have double miles promotion currently running on LOTS of flights.

so a roundtrip from PEK-SFO via DXB in Economy class will earn u 2500(signup)+23954(flying)+23954(double miles promotion)+4791(online booking bonus)=54479 miles.

ALL class(except award ticket) earning 100% EK miles.

You will become Silver with 25K miles flying or Gold with 50K miles and will earn 25% bonus as silver or 50% as Gold.

In term of spending miles, the best way to use them is to upgrade ur Flight, remeber, ALL PAID CLASS can be upgraded with MILES

All information can be found here