Most airlines offering double EQM for spring travel

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

Four USA based legacy airlines - Continental, American, United, and US Airways - are offering double Elite Qualifying Miles for travel this spring. Registration is required on the airline website.

The only holdouts are - surprise! surprise! surprise! - Delta and its new captive NW.

[falmouth3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close falmouth3]

I'm happy - I need to make a business trip to Europe. The only clinker is that United is $100 more than Swiss Air. Will I be able to go on United with the company watching its pennies? I hope so.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

Four USA based legacy airlines - Continental, American, United, and US Airways - are offering double Elite Qualifying Miles for travel this spring. Registration is required on the airline website.

The only holdouts are - surprise! surprise! surprise! - Delta and its new captive NW.

US Air is only through 31Mar09, that's not much of Spring and it's for tickets bought AFTER you register.

[mpizza Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mpizza]

Thanks! I registered on CO for my May Paris trip.

Maria

[Carolinian Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Carolinian]

US Air is only through 31Mar09, that's not much of Spring and it's for tickets bought AFTER you register.

Continental's goes into June and includes tickets already purchased.

[falmouth3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close falmouth3]

Wow am I happy! I was able to find a fare of $588 RT on United. DH will use my FF miles. I was also able to get a free Hilton Hotel stay, using my points from all my business travel.

So, this is a really cheap trip (before food and shopping ) and I get double EQM miles. That, along with my planned business trip will probably put me over the top for premier status for 2010.

[x3skier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close x3skier]

Just got an email from Delta that they are offering between 2 and 3 times MQM miles for trips booked and flown between now and 15 June depending on the class of ticket. L,U,T (lowest cost) fares get only actual while J, C, D, S, I, F, A, Y, B, M (Highest cost) get triple MQM. H,Q,K get double. Same deal on Northwest but fare classes are different.

Cheers

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

USAir has now extended their offer through the end of April.