“Unless you count the trail mix, you can’t get a free meal on a domestic flight with a major carrier anymore. A bottle of water will cost you, and forget about a movie.
Why the skimpy offerings?
Cost-conscious mainstream airlines are trimming the fat, otherwise known as amenities, to provide the lowest fares possible. But as the [...]

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“Holders of the most exclusive American Express cards get a new perk starting today – free access to American Airlines Inc.’s airport clubs worldwide.
American Express Co. and American will announce today that Platinum and Centurion cardholders can get into American’s Admirals Clubs on days that they travel on American.
Holders of those American Express cards already [...]

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TD AMERITRADE has teamed up with United to bring you a special offer. Open and fund a TD AMERITRADE account by September 30, 2007, and earn up to 25,000 United Mileage Plus bonus miles. The more you deposit, the more miles you earn.
The Pointswizard.com Spin: Ends September 30, 2007

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Save 10,000 miles on awards to Mexico
Mexico Award SaleSave 10,000 miles off the regular 30,000-mile Mileage Plan Coach Saver award when you fly on Alaska Airlines from the Continental U.S. and Canada to Mexico.
The Pointswizard.com Spin: This offer is available for booking beginning July 25, 2007, and is valid for travel between September 3, [...]

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Save up to $35 & Earn up to 1,000 Miles.
Plus, earn an additional 500 miles* on any rentals booked here!
Now through December 31, 2007, enjoy the savings below and earn double miles on weekend rentals of two or more days or weekly rentals at a participating airport or off airport location in the U.S., Puerto [...]

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Take advantage of this great Orlando offer.
The Pointswizard.com Spin: Bonus Cancun, or Puerto Vallarta Mexico certificate. Click blue line above to get details.

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“The country’s effort to move away from a dependence on foreign oil and embrace green initiatives appears to be behind a change in one of New York’s purest traditions, the menu of the classic steakhouse.
The production of ethanol, which is made from corn, is one major reason classic cuts of prime beef are becoming more [...]

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You can have the vicarious pleasure of watching other people travel to incredible places, do amazing things and occasionally embarrass themselves in public.
Here’s the fun part:You watch the travel videos of the teams in each destination. Then, you vote for the video that most makes you want to travel to that place.The team with the [...]

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American Airlines is going to become the first U.S. carrier to offer broadband Internet access to customers on its planes.
The service is expected to begin early in 2008 and (at this point) mainly on coast to coast flights. We would have thought Jetblue would have been the first but congrads to American Airlines for having [...]

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“Beginning Jan. 1, airlines operating at New York airports will be required to provide passengers who are delayed on planes for three hours with water, snacks, and working toilets under the first law of its kind in the nation, which was signed Wednesday night by Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
But an organization representing major airlines, the Washington, [...]

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