The United Airlines (UA) and Continental (CO) merger caused a number of issues this year. One issue being that the conversion of the CO card to a UA Explorer card was reported to prevent customers from receiving the UA Explorer card sign up bonus. The dire warnings were abound. We are happy to share that…
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Jet Airliner Photo Series Of Planes Over People And Beaches
There are a few beaches where you feel you can reach out and touch a Jet. Getting a glimpse from the perspective of the belly of the plane is rare and exciting. Maho beach at the Princess Juliana International Airport on St Maarten is one of these places. The photograph series “Jet Airliner” by Joseph Hoflehner has great…
Continental Currency Winners Announced
Last week marked the day when Continental and United frequent flyer programs have officially become one. We ran a promotion to give away our last Continental Currency coupons in exchange for your best, and worst, Continental Airlines memories. Many of you responded through the comments and we received a few tweets and Facebook wall posts…
Only 1 Hour Left To Win Continental Drink Coupons
There is only one hour left to win one of three Continental Currency coupons. We are giving our last three Continental Currency coupons away to remember Continental Airlines. Since the Continental and United frequent flyer programs officially became one last week, these coupons are reported to be honored on United flights. Or you could just…
Continental Memories To Win Drink Coupons
Today marks the day when Continental and United frequent flyer programs have officially become one. To honor this day, we are giving away the last of our Continental Currency coupons, the best part is the coupons never expire. Continental Currency Coupon Give Away Three lucky winners will be selected and given a Continental currency coupon.…
Continental Flight Returned To Portland – Passengers Tackle Man
KHOU has video of a man being taken off a Continental Houston bound plane from Portland on Tuesday. Continental flight 1118 returned to Portland shortly after departure because a man refused to obey the no smoking sign. Apparently he was not able to sit next to his friend on the flight so he light a…
Customer Communication On United And Continental Merger
United has sent a customer communication to update MileagePlus members on the merger with Continental. I always find it interesting how companies communicate changes that their most valued customers. Below is the most recent communication I’ve received on the United / Continental merger and my biggest take away. Customer Communication It’s business as usual while…
Considering My Next Credit Card Apps – 60k Continental And 55k Delta Gold
I’ve recently received two credit card offers in the mail that I find interesting. One is for 60k Continental miles with the Continental OnePass Plus card and the other is for 55k with the Delta Gold Business card. I’m looking for earning opportunities since I burned a ton of miles in 2011 and only took…
Winners Of The Continental Currency + $25 Amex Gift Give Away Are…
The winners of four Continental Currency certificates and the $25 Amex gift card are….. I ran this small give away because I was interested in what you think makes a good trip report. And boy did you let me know what you think. Great answers were shared that will help improve trip reports not only…
My Current And Next Go To Rental Car Promotion; 3,000 Continental Miles And 5,000 American Miles
In this post I’ll detail my current go to rental car promotion and one that is coming up I’m keeping my eye on. There are a lot of rental car promotions out there and many factors to decide which one is best for you. Keeping an eye on which ones matter most to you can…
100 Continental Miles – Save Car Rental # To Continental.com Profile
Continental is offering a free 100 miles just by saving your Avis Wizard number to your profile at Continental.com. Earn your 100 miles through this link.
Earn 2,500 Continental Miles For Next Flight
A reader sent me a link that Continental is offering (targeted to members-so this may not work for all and I’ve removed the OnePass # from the link of the person who sent it to me) 2,500 miles for your next flight if you register and fly before 3/31/2010. Details Receive 2,500 bonus miles on…
Up To 1,000 Continental Airline Miles with Continental Email Opt In
This is an easy way to earn up to 1,000 Continental Airline miles. All you have to do is click this link, select the second offer, and opt in to receive continental emails. Details Find out how to earn more miles and stay current on OnePass news when you sign up to receive the News…
CO Status Match Comes Through For A United Upgrade
A few weeks ago I posted about Continental offering Delta members a status match, and I detailed how I went about taking them up on the offer here. This past week I had a flight to Denver, and since I was a newly minted Continental Platinum with reciprocal elite benefits with Star Alliance members, I…
Continental Elite Status Match for Delta Elites
Continental left Skyteam and joined Star Alliance on Oct 27, 2009. Since their move to Star Alliance they have been aggressively offering Delta elites status on Continental. I just took them up on their offer and it was very easy and quick. Here a look at how quick it is to request, and be approved…
Free 100 Continental Miles for Learning About Pet Program
All you have to do is click this link and learn about Continental’s pet program by November 31, 2009.
Continental Mileathon – Earn Up To 100,000 Miles
Starting September first you can sign up for the Continental Mileathon. The promotion awards Onepass members with up to 100,000 miles based on partner activity during the promotion period. The promotion runs September 1, 2009 through November 30, 2009. Here’s how it works Register* for Mileathon between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, 2009, and then…
Drink Certs & Continental Miles
Drink Certs There was high demand for the Delta drink certs, I got many requests and some interesting itineraries. Ultimately they went to a lucky reader from Illinois who responded first. I still have the Continental Drink Certs if anyone can use them, just send me an email theweeklyflyer (at) gmail on how you can…
Reader Give-Back – Free Airline Drink Certificates
The year is coming to a close and some of my airline drink certificates are about to expire. Since I can’t use them I thought I would share them with you all. I have (2) Delta and (2) Continental drink certificates up for grabs. Please only take these if you are going to use them.…
I Just Earned 50,000 Continental Miles for $25
Our friend over at One Mile at a Time spotted the new 50,000 miles Continental bonus for opening a standard checking and a business checking account with a local Chase branch. Personal Checking Bonus Get 10,000 bonus miles when you open a Chase CheckingSM account and make 5 debit card purchases or set up direct…