JetBlue has a great new promo for new members (or members with new email addresses) that is awarding 7,500 TrueBlue points after taking your first flight by June 19th. One-way awards start at only 5,000 TrueBlue points and $2.50 in taxes and fees.

With JetBlue the number of points required for a particular flight is based on the published base fare at the time of booking. As of today, a flight from JFK-BUF could be had for 5,000 points, LGA-MCO for 6,200 points, and JFK-LAX for 9,600 points. You’ll earn 3 points for every $ spent on your flights, or 6 points for every $ spent on your flights if you book on jetblue.com.

JetBlue is also running another promotion awarding up to $100 off a future fall flight when you book travel by April 30th for travel April 16 – June 19, 2013. The promo will be good for flights September 13th – November 19th.

PointsHound is offering an additional 500 bonus miles in any of their associated frequent flier programs (United, Delta, Hawaiian, Aeromexico, airBaltic) with any hotel booking made through the end of March. PointsHound provides a unique double dip service whereby they allow users to earn miles with select airline partners in addition to hotel points (and sometimes elite benefits/stay credits) that would normally only be earned by booking directly with the hotel. Scott over at Hack My Trip provides a full review of the different PointsHound service offerings here as well as details on when and how they are able to provide both points and miles. You should also check out his double dip booking scenario walkthrough here.

Additionally, PointsHound has a referral program where you can earn 250 miles for each friend you refer who books their first reservation. My link is here and of course feel free to start a conga line with your own links in the comments section.

Every little bit counts, especially if you are trying to keep a frequent traveler account active. Here are some smaller offers for US/UA/AA/AS and SPG as well as a 1K offer from Club Carlson and a 300 point offer from La Quinta.

Club Carlson – 1,000 miles for liking their Facebook page and becoming a fan

Asia Miles (Cathay Pacific) – 250 miles each week for the next three weeks via a game on their Facebook page.  If you don’t collect Asia Miles they can be traded via points.com for 237 US Airways miles, 164 United miles, 124 Alaska Airlines miles, 118 Delta miles, etc. HT WideOpenSpaces on Flyertalk.  Thanks to MarkLAX for the tip!

Update – All Asia Miles points for this week have been given out.  Check their page again next week for 250 more points. Thanks DaninSTL!

La Quinta – 300 points for watching three La Quinta Travel Advisor videos, one on Florida, one on Texas, and one on California. Once you answer some questions you are then brought to a longer video. After watching that video you are directed to this page to collect your 300 points. HT WideOpenSpaces on Flyertalk. Thanks Eric in MIA for the tip!

Audience Rewards – SPG – Speaking of small rewards, the next set of questions from Audience Rewards is out which allows you to earn 12 SPG points, 12 US Airways Dividend Miles, and 12 Delta SkyMiles. What’s Audience Rewards? Check out this previous post. The answers to the current questions are:

1. Jennifer Laura Thompson, of Nice Work If You Can Get It, has starred in all but which of the following shows on Broadway? Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
2. True or False? Maurine Dallas Watkins, original author of the play Chicago did NOT want her play turned into a musical. True
3. True or False? At the end of Ted Greenberg’s The Complete Performer, one lucky audience member gets driven home by Ted Greenberg in a taxi. True
4. Who wrote The Last Five Years? Jason Robert Brown
5. The movie version of Mamma Mia! was made in what year? 2008

Ever since the merger rumors started, I’ve been very closely checking my US Airways Dividend Miles email summaries for unique offers that I haven’t yet taken AAdvantage of. In this month’s summary, I noticed a 500 mile offer from Whiteboard.

Unfortunately, it’s another survey site, but you’ll earn 250 miles for joining and another 250 after completing your first survey. You’ll first need to request an invitation to join the site and you’ll then receive a notification that your personal link will arrive in the next few days.

Not into signing up for another survey site? Look out for another post later today where I’ll be highlighting other US Airways offers you should take advantage of.

Sometimes you win and sometimes you loose when playing the mileage game. Last weekend, I posted about an easy way to earn 1500 AA, 1400 UA, 1300 WN, 1000 DL, and 950 US miles. The deal was removed from all the shopping malls last Monday, but I was still hopeful that at least some of the miles would post. Well, a week later and the miles I was least excited about earning have posted.

Unfortunately, I’m not showing any pending activity for any of the other programs. Reader results are also all over the place, several report receiving their UA miles but have not received any others while some received their AA miles but no others. It does not seem to have anything to do with the order in which you applied for the digital subscriptions. I started with UA, then moved to AA and US, before finishing with DL. Others have had only their second program post, it all seems very random. In any case, the T&Cs state that “after you make a purchase with a participating retailer, miles will typically post within 3-5 days; however it can take up to 8 weeks for the miles to post to your account.” Even if the others are never awarded, my whole experiment had a total cost of $3.96. I would not recommend contacting customer service for unposted miles. If they post great, if not it’s no big loss. Remember, subscriptions cancelled prior to 120 days (and I have a feeling many of you will be canceling before then)do not qualify and the offer was limited to one per household. So be happy with what’s posted!

What’s been your experience??

Flyertalk member Samson7256 had a great first post yesterday, highlighting a potential way to earn some easy miles with AA, DL, UA, US, and WN.  He was looking for a way to add some extra miles and came across a New York Times offer in the UA MileagePlus Shopping portal awarding 1400 miles for new digital subscribers. For the first four weeks it is only 99 cents and you can cancel at any time. However, he notes that the miles posted within only two weeks and he was then able to repeat the offer for the same MileagePlus account. Even better, other posters confirmed that the offer is also available in the portals for American, Delta, US Airways, and Southwest. DEAL NOW DEAD 2/20/13 Here’s how to get the deal:

United – 900 or 1400 miles
1) Browse over to the UA MileagePlus Shopping portal and log in.
2) In the top right corner type in New York Times in the search bar.
3) Now, if you’re a UA Mileage Explorer Card holder you should see a 1400 mile offer, otherwise you’ll see a 900 mile offer.

4) Click shop now…

5) Next, you’ll be asked to enter your zip code. If you enter a zip code that has NYT delivery available, you’ll only receive these standard delivery options, the cheapest starting at $6.35 per week.

6) However, if you put in a zip code where the NYT does not offer delivery, you’ll be given the option for a digital subscription at 99 cents for your first 4 weeks (38883 works). You can use your actual address when entering your billing information during the next step.


7) That’s it, according the original poster, miles posted to his and his wife’s account within two weeks.

American – 1500 miles
1)Follow the instructions above but start your browsing at the AAdvantage eShopping portal. Use a different browser.

US Airways – 950 miles
1)Follow the instructions above but start you browsing at the Dividend Miles Storefront. Use a different browser.

Delta (1000 miles) & Southwest (1300 points) – Even easier. You don’t have to trick the system into offering you the digital subscription as it’s an option right from the start. Use a different browser.
1)Start at the SkyMiles Shopping Portal or Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping.
2) Select the digital subscription option.

Important Notes – Besides the original poster, no one can confirm at this time the following:
1) Whether you can earn the miles from all portals at the same time. If you attempt this I would recommend using different browsers, emails, and credit cards.
2) Whether you can earn the bonus more than once per portal and across portals. The T&Cs state “new subscriptions will be eligible one time only, not eligible on subscriptions cancelled prior to 120 days”, however the original poster earned the UA bonus more than once by using different emails and credit cards even when canceling prior to 120 days.

Also, you must call 877-698-5635 to cancel your subscription which can surely be a hassle. A recent post seems to indicate that online canceling may also be available. Refer to the post for full details. I only personally subscribed this morning and do not have any data to report back yet as to what works and what does not. Try to exercise some restraint and don’t go crazy, let’s keep the deal alive for other readers!

HT – Samson7256 FT

Are your credit cards relegated to the back of a drawer once the sign-up bonus posts? While your still in possession of those cards you acquired during your past few churns, why not put them to use and earn some additional miles or points? Remember, holding cards instead of canceling right away makes sense as you can use them as leverage in your next churn, offering to give up the card in exchange for a new card and a new bonus. I’m usually not a huge fan of the various dinning offers from Rewards Network, but their 2013 promos can get you some decent easy point payouts with AA, DL, UA, US, AS, Hilton, and Priority Club.

Priority Club – 2,013 points after $40 of spend on a single dine within 30 days of registration.
Delta – 1,500 miles after $40 of spend on a single dine within 30 days of registration.
American – 1,000 miles after $40 of spend on a single dine within 30 days of registration.
United – 1,000 miles after $40 of spend on a single dine within 30 days of registration.
US Airways – 1,000 miles after $40 of spend on a single dine within 30 days of registration.
Hilton – 1,000 points after $40 of spend on a single dine within 30 days of registration.
Alaska – 500 miles after $30 of spend on a single dine within 30 days of registration.

Each promotion is for a “new” profile, meaning both a unique credit card and email address is required. Additionally, each of the promotions above requires you to complete a review in order to qualify for the bonus. The link to the review is emailed after your dine and is a simple multiple choice survey. The trick is finding a restaurant that you would dine at anyway. Of all the NYC locations, I was able to find about three restaurants that I frequent, however there were several bars that serve food that made the list as well.

Reader Elaine notes in the comments that she uses the same email for all registrations without any problems. YMMV!

MileagePlus Shopping is offering 500 miles for signing up to receive MileagePlus Shopping emails by February 14th. To qualify for the 500 bonus award mile offer, you must sign up to receive any of the MileagePlus Shopping email streams (log in to MIleagePlus Shopping, click on “My Shopping Account” and update your email preferences in the “Profile” tab). You must remain opted-in to receive marketing emails until the bonus miles post to your MileagePlus account. You can obtain an additional 300 bonus miles for making a single purchase of $100 or more with any MileagePlus Shopping online retailer until February 14th. Only members who opt in to receive marketing emails will qualify for the additional 300 bonus miles offer.

Note, the T&CS state that “this bonus offer is only available for members who received an email from MileagePlus Shopping. The bonus award miles will post to your MileagePlus account within 8 to 10 weeks after the promotion end date.” It’s worth a shot for the 500 sign-up bonus, even if you have not directly received the email.

Enroll in the AAdvantage eShopping mall between January 21, 2013 and February 3, 2013 and earn 100 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles when you remain opted-in to receive marketing emails from the AAdvantage eShopping program until the bonus miles post to your AAdvantage account.

Earn 300 bonus miles when you make a qualified purchase with a participating online merchant through the AAdvantage eShopping mall website by February 3, 2013.

Earn 600 additional bonus miles when you make a second qualified purchase of $100 or more with a participating online merchant through the AAdvantage eShopping mall website through February 3, 2013.

Allow 8-10 weeks following the end of the promotion for AAdvantage bonus miles to post to your AAdvantage account.

Some what did my favorite loyalty programs get me for my birthday this year??

Lufthansa’s Miles & More
Miles & More sent me a greeting with a link to a birthday puzzle.  Upon completion of the puzzle, I was emailed a link to apply for a Regus Businessworld Gold Card with unrestricted access to all 1,100 Regus business lounges and cafés worldwide, with free Internet access and complimentary tea and coffee. The card is valid for 12 months free of charge (usual price: €39/month), after which it will automatically expire if the contract is not renewed.   Not something I would normally purchase on my own, but definitely a nice gesture with some pretty cool locations in New York, including one in the Chrysler Building.

Delta SkyMiles
I received an email with an offer for Delta Vacations savings. We’d like to thank you for being a valued Delta SkyMiles member by helping you make the most of your birthday. When you book a Delta Vacations getaway you will save $100 on vacations of $599-$4,999 or $250 on vacations of $5,000 or more. This was actually a pretty big letdown considering last year I received 2500 SkyMiles and $100 off a vacation package:

Meliá Mas Rewards
I received an email with a great offer from Meliá, including two free nights for the price of 1 and a free bottle of wine upon arrival

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan
I received an email from Alaska Airlines with the following discount: Surprise! We remembered your birthday is coming up. To help celebrate we’re giving you 10 percent off your next flight. So treat yourself to a well-deserved getaway for your birthday.

It was my co-worker Nate’s birthday a day later and he received these offers as well…

British Airways Avios
25% off any club world fare, only valid for flights during your birthday month.

Alamo Rent A Car
In honor of your special day, get a Free Day on your next rental. We hope it kicks off the festivities right.

There’s no guarantee that signing up for each program will ensure you receive the same offers, but it might be worth checking your marketing preferences with each program if you do wish to receive similar offers.  Though, a better present for some may be no emails at all!

I’m away in Curacao this week so I’ll be reposting some of the Easy Points entries from the last few weeks in case you haven’t yet had a chance to take advantage of any of them.  Happy Holidays! Audience Rewards is the official awards program of Broadway.  The program allows you to earn points for ticket purchases as well as by answering Broadway related trivia questions. Even if you have no intention of attending a show, you can easily earn a small number of SPG, Delta, and US Airways points several times per month. Check out this post from April for full details, including sign up instructions and how to earn in multiple programs.  MilePoint and FlyerTalk both have threads that are updated with each week’s correct answers.

Earning in all 3 programs…