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	<title>View from the Wing &#187; Discounts &amp; Deals</title>
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		<title>Amazon Discount Finder</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/01/31/amazon-discount-finder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know that this is new, but I hadn&#8217;t seen it before: a way to troll for discounts on Amazon, the Amazon Discount Finder. You select the category of items and optionally specify keywords, and then select the range of percentage discounts off regular price you want. Amazon then returns search results of items [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know that this is new, but I hadn&#8217;t seen it before: a way to troll for discounts on Amazon, <a href="http://deallocker.com/tool/secret-amazon-discount/">the Amazon Discount Finder</a>.</p>
<p>You select the category of items and optionally specify keywords, and then select the range of percentage discounts off regular price you want. Amazon then returns search results of items that are within that range.</p>
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		<title>Enterprise Car Rental Discounts</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2008/01/22/enterprise-car-rental-discounts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really dislike Enterprise Rent a Car. They don&#8217;t have any sort of expedited pickup process that I&#8217;ve ever experienced, the paperwork takes a long time, and the ritualistic walkaround of the rental car, the theatre to sell you additional insurance, is grating. And I&#8217;ve not personally seen any nice cars on their lots. Give [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I really dislike Enterprise Rent a Car. They don&#8217;t have any sort of expedited pickup process that I&#8217;ve ever experienced, the paperwork takes a long time, and the ritualistic walkaround of the rental car, the theatre to sell you additional insurance, is grating. And I&#8217;ve not personally seen any nice cars on their lots. Give me Avis or Hertz any time, and oft-overlooked rental car status, thank you very much.</p>
<p>But if you must rent from Enterprise, I came across a couple of discount codes on Flyertalk recently, no notations as to when they expire. Code <strong>ESJ8A3</strong> provides 25% off at neighborhood locations only (not airport locations). And code <strong>ERACFRE</strong> offers 20% off at all locations when paying by Discover Card.</p>
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		<title>Virgin America Promo &#8211; Companions Fly Free</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/11/27/virgin-america-promo-companions-fly-free/</link>
		<comments>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/11/27/virgin-america-promo-companions-fly-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin America is offering a free companion with a paid ticket.Book an itinerary for two and use promo code DIGGNATION by December 7, 2007 for travel through March 19, 2008 (with December 19, 2007 through January 6, 2008 and February 14, 15 and 18, 2008.blacked out for travel with this promo).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Virgin America <a href="http://www.virginamerica.com/va/search.do?method=landingFlight&amp;tripType=rt&amp;landingPageType=diggnation&amp;adults=2">is offering</a> a free companion with a paid ticket.<P><P>Book an itinerary for two and use promo code <B>DIGGNATION</b> by December 7, 2007 for travel through March 19, 2008 (with December 19, 2007 through January 6, 2008 and February 14, 15 and 18, 2008.blacked out for travel with this promo).</p>
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		<title>Additional 30% Off Clearance Items at Polo.com</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/09/16/additional-30-off-clearance-items-at-polocom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:43:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of these are summer items, to be sure, but I did just stock up. Through October 8th, promo code SALELC takes an additional 30% off of sale prices on clearance items.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many of these are summer items, to be sure, but I did just stock up.<br />
<P><P><br />
Through October 8th, promo code <B>SALELC</b> takes an additional 30% off of sale prices on <a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/shop/index.jsp?sssdmh=dm21.167452&amp;categoryId=1760788">clearance items</a>.</p>
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		<title>$10 off $10 from JC Penney</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/09/16/10-off-10-from-jc-penney/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pay with your Visa card and use promo code VISATEN for a $10 discount on orders of $10 or more through September 26th. The game, of course, is to find items right at $10. You still pay shipping, unfortunately, and JC Penney doesn&#8217;t let you use more than one promo code on an order (so [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pay with your Visa card and use promo code <B>VISATEN</b> for a $10 discount on orders of $10 or more through September 26th.  The game, of course, is to find items right at $10.  You still pay shipping, unfortunately, and JC Penney doesn&#8217;t let you use more than one promo code on an order (so no free shipping codes with this deal).  But enjoy nonetheless&#8230;<br />
<P><P>They even have a clearance page of items under $10, but many of those won&#8217;t work with this deal, clearance items and this coupon are very much a &#8216;your mileage may vary.&#8217;</p>
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		<title>$200 off hotels at Orbitz</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/09/12/200-off-hotels-at-orbitz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orbitz is offering $200 off five nights at hotels outside the U.S. using promo code 200INTL. Requires booking by September 30. When you go to Orbitz, choose hotel and then &#8216;expand search options&#8217; so you see the box to enter the promotion code.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Orbitz is offering $200 off five nights at hotels outside the U.S. using promo code <B>200INTL</b>.  Requires booking by September 30.<br />
<P><P><br />
When you go to Orbitz, choose hotel and then &#8216;expand search options&#8217; so you see the box to enter the promotion code.</p>
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		<title>Purchase TACA Miles at 1.25 cents apiece</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/09/09/purchase-taca-miles-at-125-cents-apiece/</link>
		<comments>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/09/09/purchase-taca-miles-at-125-cents-apiece/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through October 1, TACA is selling miles in its Distancia program at half-off. Normally 2.5 cents a mile, they&#8217;re selling at 1.25 cents a mile. Minimum purchase required: 1,000 Miles If you wish to buy more than 32,000 Miles, Please make another transaction. You can make as many transactions as you like. *Prices do NOT [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Through October 1, TACA is <a href="http://www.taca.com/eng/fre/fear/fearhalpri.asp">selling miles in its Distancia program at half-off</a>.  Normally 2.5 cents a mile, they&#8217;re selling at 1.25 cents a mile.  <UL><LI>Minimum purchase required: 1,000 Miles<br />
<LI>If you wish to buy more than 32,000 Miles, Please make another transaction. You can make as many transactions as you like.<br />
<LI>*Prices do NOT include local taxes
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<p>There appears to be no limit to the amount of miles you can buy.  However, it also appears that the website hasn&#8217;t been updated yet to allow purchase of the miles at the discounted price.  I imagine that will be fixed shortly.<br />
<P><P>TACA partners with both United and Iberia, however it appears as though redemptions on those carriers can only be done in coach (making miles purchase less of a good deal).  You can fly non-stop from Washington-Dulles to Buenos Aires, for example, but only in coach.  Business class redemptions actually need to be done on TACA, which will frequently involve connections.  And despite the award chart including business class levels to Asia, it doesn&#8217;t actually seem possible to accomplish such a reward.<br />
<P><P>Still, for folks interested in redeeming in premium cabins on TACA and Avianca, this seems an excellent deal.  TACA Distancia miles do expire after 12 months of account inactivity, however, so only load up on miles if you&#8217;re certain you can extend the life of your account (and not being all that familiar with the Distancia program myself, I do not know what kinds of account activity qualify).<br />
<P><P>Discussion of the deal on Flyertalk is <a href="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=734036">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>$313 all-in &#8211;  Los Angeles to Phnom Penh, Cambodia</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/08/04/313-all-in-los-angeles-to-phnom-penh-cambodia/</link>
		<comments>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/08/04/313-all-in-los-angeles-to-phnom-penh-cambodia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles (LAX) to Phnom Penh (PNH) on China Airlines (CI). Change planes in Tapei. Bookable at Travelocity. Non-refundable, non-changeable. Usual fare is ~ $1000. Travel on the outbound transpacific sector must commence between 5 September and 4 November, so there&#8217;s just a two month window for travel. If you have Priority Club points you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Los Angeles (LAX) to Phnom Penh (PNH) on China Airlines (CI).  Change planes in Tapei.  Bookable at Travelocity.  Non-refundable, non-changeable.  Usual  fare is ~ $1000.<br />
<P><P><br />
Travel on the outbound transpacific sector must commence between 5 September and 4 November, so there&#8217;s just a two month window for travel.<br />
<P><P><br />
If you have Priority Club points you could pair this deal with a special at the <a href="http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ic/1/en/hotel/pnhha">Phnom Penh Intercontinental</a>, which is showing up as a &#8220;Point Breaks&#8221; hotel at only 5000 points a night instead of the usual 40,000.<br />
<P><P><br />
Or you could travel a bit farther to Siem Reap and see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat">Angkor Wat</a>.</p>
<p>Personally this is another one I&#8217;m not taking advantage of.  I&#8217;d first have to buy airfare to Los Angeles.  I don&#8217;t have any means to upgrade on China Airlines.  CI travel earns 100% of flown miles &#8212; but not elite qualifying miles &#8212; on Delta (80% on Northwest).<br />
<P><P>Flyertalk Discussion <a href="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=721775">here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hotel deal in North Queensland, Australia</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/07/14/hotel-deal-in-north-queensland-australia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flyertalk&#8217;s lemex has posted a new hotel deal at his website. $50/night &#8211; Heron Island &#8211; Great Barrier Reef &#8211; Australia Voyages Heron Island, Heron Island, Australia. Turtle Room with buffet breakfast for 2 people. $50/night. Availability is wide open from now to the end of March 2008. This rate is bookable for a maximum [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flyertalk&#8217;s <B>lemex</b> has posted a new hotel deal at <a href="http://www.freetraveling.com/">his website</a>. <UL><br />
<B>$50/night &#8211; Heron Island &#8211; Great Barrier Reef &#8211; Australia </b><P><P><br />
Voyages Heron Island, Heron Island, Australia. Turtle Room with buffet breakfast for 2 people. $50/night. Availability is wide open from now to the end of March 2008. This rate is bookable for a maximum of 3 consecutive nights. Book multiple consecutive 3-night stays if you want to stay longer. The actual rate is $66/night, but enter Promotional Code &#8220;HOTEL50&#8243; and use your MasterCard and you will save $50 on each 3-night stay, bringing down the cost to about $50/night. Regular rate for Turtle room is AUD370 (about $320 US). Explore the resort at heronisland.com but book this mistake rate on travelocity.com.</ul>
<p>But check out the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g255081-d258019-Reviews-Voyages_Heron_Island_Resort-Heron_Island_Great_Barrier_Reef_Queensland.html">reviews at TripAdvisor</a> much of which are excellent but point out that this resort won&#8217;t be for everyone.</p>
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		<title>Tumi Summer Sale</title>
		<link>http://boardingarea.com/blogs/viewfromthewing/2007/06/18/tumi-summer-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tumi&#8217;s summer sale is back &#8212; up to 40% off on discontinued items and colors. Tumi is great luggage, highly recommended, but bear in mind that even on sale it isn&#8217;t cheap. And don&#8217;t forget that Tumi is in the AAdvantage Mall&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tumi&#8217;s <a href="http://www.tumi.com/index.cfm?sub_site_id=19">summer sale</a> is back &#8212; up to 40% off on discontinued items and colors.  Tumi is great luggage, highly recommended, but bear in mind that even on sale it isn&#8217;t cheap.<br />
<P><P>And don&#8217;t forget that Tumi is in the <a href="https://www.aadvantageeshopping.com/details.jsp?mrc=105">AAdvantage Mall</a>&#8230;</p>
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