Read all about it here.
Terms and Conditions
- Offer available for check-ins between September 11, 2006 and June 30, 2007.
- Offer valid Thursday through Monday, with a minimum of three consecutive nights that includes a Saturday night.
- One free night per room per stay.
- Must reserve Hertz car.
- Dates for Hertz rental do not have to match dates for Marriott hotel stay.
- Must reserve and pay for three nights (including a Saturday night) at a participating Marriott hotel to receive the third night free.
- Refund for third night will be granted at check-out.
- Offer not applicable to groups of ten or more.
- Offer valid for room and tax only. Additional fees may apply.
- Limited number of rooms & cars available for this promotion. Blackout dates and other restrictions apply. Availability, restrictions and stay requirements may vary at select resort and city locations.
- Stays booked under this promotion may not be combined with any other discounts or promotional offers.
- To take advantage of this offer after renting a car on Hertz.com, visit Marriott.com, call 1-866-775-5566, or contact your travel agent and request the Global Hertz/Marriott Offer.
- Offer valid for stays at participating Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard by Marriott, Residence Inn by Marriott, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, and Marriott Vacation Club International worldwide.
One small catch – you need to fly in/out of Chicago O’hare (ORD). The promotion can be found here.
Promotion Summary
Trips Taken:
- 1st Trip = 5000 Bonus Miles
- 2nd Trip = 10,000 Bonus Miles
- 3rd Trip = 25,000 Bonus Miles
Here’s all you need to do to receive your bonus miles: * Book your trip between November 16, 2006 and January 31, 2007 * Register prior to travel and before December 31, 2006 with promotion code FLY06. * Travel between November 16, 2006 and January 31, 2007 †
With just three trips, you’ll earn enough miles for a free* MileSAAverSM award ticket for travel anywhere we fly within the continental U.S. and Canada! Use your award ticket to explore the charm of Nashville, Savannah or Key West. Or enjoy the excitement of cities like: Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco or Washington D.C. You decide where your miles will take you.
*Standard AAdvantage award terms and conditions apply. Any taxes and fees associated with award travel are the responsibility of the passenger and/or the AAdvantage member. Seats for award travel are subject to capacity controls and may not be available on all flights.
† First qualifying round trip must be completed by December 31, 2006, in order to be eligible for this bonus offer.
Enjoy.
Read straight from the promotion:
Get free nights fast when you earn up to 9,000 bonus Starpoints® for stays between December 1, 2006, and February 28, 2007. You’ll earn 3,000 Starpoints after your third stay, 3,000 after your sixth stay and 3,000 after your ninth stay for a total of up to 9,000 bonus Starpoints.
Register by January 31, 2007, and watch your Starpoints stack up for free nights, free flights and unexpected indulgences unique to each hotel. There are no blackout dates on free nights, so if we have a standard room on the date of your choice, it’s yours.
Get it while its hot.
Would you want to continue flying after seeing something like this out of your airplane window?
If not, too bad – because the pilots decided to continue forward with the trans-pacific flight anyway!
From the Guardian:
Air traffic controllers monitoring a British Airways jumbo jet were stunned at the pilot’s decision to try to “get as far as we can” after an engine caught fire on takeoff, a transcript of discussions between the plane and the control tower revealed.
The controllers in Los Angeles expected the four-engine Boeing 747 to turn around but, after taking advice from BA’s operations base, the pilot carried on towards London. He told air traffic control: “We just decided we want to set off on our flight-plan route and get as far as we can.”
The picture doesn’t go with the news story but it gives you a visual as to what it might look like.
One of my biggest gripes with United’s website is the unresponsiveness. Everything seems to take a relatively long time to load – a result of trying to cram as much useless crap into the pages as possible.
The new beta site seems to deal with that issue. It is much more responsive and carries a cleaner interface.
Check it out at http://www.united.com/page/article/0,,51883,00.html
If you fly every week on United, you’ll qualify without having to do anything besides just being you. Seriously.
BUT, you need to REGISTER FIRST before your flights qualify!
Details here:
Ticketing dates: November 10, 2006 – January 31, 2007
Travel dates: November 10, 2006 – January 31, 2007†
Offer: Purchase and fly qualifying United, United Express® or Ted roundtrips during the offer period and earn:
- 5,000 bonus miles for completing one qualifying roundtrip†
- 10,000 bonus miles for completing two qualifying roundtrips
- 25,000 bonus miles for completing three qualifying roundtrips—enough for a free* Saver Award ticket
†First qualifying roundtrip must be completed by December 31, 2006, in order to be eligible for any bonus.
For those of you who want more control over your in-flight entertainment, you’ll soon be able to use your iPod to drive the output of audio and video on the airplane.
Benefits include:
- Being able to watch TV shows or movies on larger seat-back monitors, ranging from 7 to 23 inches, depending on cabin class
- Connections that would power and charge iPods in flight
That’s good news, but it won’t be available to everyone.
There are a few caveats:
- Only the a few airlines have announced this connection (United, Delta, Continental, Air France, Emirates and KLM airlines)
- The service will be available only in seats that have in-flight entertainment systems in place, typically first- or business-class seats.
- Available starting mid-2007
To quote the original article from USA Today:
United plans to introduce iPod connections next year in first and business class in the wide-body aircraft that fly internationally. The Chicago-based carrier will install iPod connections when the planes are put out of service to upgrade its first-class and business cabins.
Delta will install iPod connections initially in its Boeing 757s that fly from New York and Atlanta to West Coast cities. The Atlanta-based carrier chose the 48 transcontinental aircraft to roll out the service because their seats, including the ones in coach, have already been equipped with a new in-flight entertainment system.
Delta hopes to expand the iPod connection service by 2008 to 767s and 737s that also fly long-haul domestic flights, Delta executive Joan Vincenz says. It hopes to eventually install it on international flights, she says.
Continental plans to introduce the service by the end of 2007. While the airline hasn’t firmed up its plans on how it will be introduced, it will probably start with the 41 757s that fly internationally, spokesman Dave Messing says.
Sounds great for travelers riding business or first class in wide-bodied planes with personal in-flight entertainment systems, flying long-haul domestic or international flights!
Use the following code when making your reservation: PC# 991826
[NOTE: incoming marketing spiel]
Enjoy up to two free days of Hertz NeverLost®
While you might always know where you’re going, you may not always know how to get there. That’s why we offer Hertz NeverLost – the intelligent, easy-to-use navigation system designed specifically for busy business travelers like you.
More Hertz vehicles than ever are now equipped with NeverLost*. Now you can enjoy up to two free days of NeverLost by using PC# 991826.**
Through its intuitive user interface and large high-resolution display, NeverLost will quickly pinpoint your location and provide turn-by-turn directions via voice and visual. To find out more, visit www.hertzneverlost.com.
*NeverLost is available in select cities. Subject to availability. Additional daily fee of US$9.95. **Offer is available on Daily, Weekend and Weekly rates with no blackouts and no minimum rental period on Mid-Size through Premium car classes. Offer is available one time only and is not transferable. Taxes, recovery fees and surcharges are extra. Expires January 31, 2007.
This entry’s source of inspiration is focused on saving cellphone minutes. For the typical business traveler, this is usually not an issue. Our calling plans typically take into account long conference calls and phone calls to family and friends, both of which warrant not pinching on the minutes.
Nonetheless, I truly dislike waiting for the voice-mail announcement to complete before being able to leave a voice message. You know what I’m talking about:
“Hi, this is John Doe, I’m not here right now so please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you.” followed by the TWELVE-SECOND digital lady who explains, “When you’re finished recording, you may hang up, or press 1 for more options”
So there lies the benefit for me – being able to shut down the announcement and get to the message tone. Saving on the minutes is only secondary to leaving the message and getting off the phone.
I shall wait no longer and neither shall you as long as you know the carrier of the person you are trying to reach.
Super Secret Announcement Termination Keystrokes:
- Verizon: press *
- Cingular: press *
- Sprint: press 1
- T-Mobile: press #
Now get back to work.
I have not tried this myself so try this at your own risk. I suggest testing it on someone who is much smaller than you.
Wired magazine explains how to capture the armrest on an airplane with 3 easy steps.
3 Steps to Armrest Checkmate:
- Midway through takeoff, recline your seat 2 inches.
- Slip your elbow into the gap between your neighbor’s seat back and your own.
- Slowly pivot your arm forward till it dominates the disputed territory.
If you need pictures, then visit the source.
Good luck!