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Delta: "Fly 125,000 miles this year, and we'll give you 100,000 more!"

If you've had status on Delta once before, you may have received this offer. Basically if you fly 125,000 miles this year, they'll give you 100,000 more. That's a pretty sweet deal, with a couple caveats.

  • Caveat One: Delta miles are relatively useless.
  • Caveat Two: If you're an elite member of another airline, you're likely already getting a 100% mileage bonus. Moving over to Delta, you wouldn't get that bonus until you hit 50,000 miles.

So yeah. It's cool, but I don't expect any other carriers will match that. Interested?

Update: The post initially said that you had to fly 100,00 miles. Commenter Microwave let me know that Diamond Medallion is actually 125,000 miles.

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Cheap Travel Companion: Dual-Core Android Tablet On Sale Today

Today only, Woot.com is selling the Viewsonic G-Tablet for only $284, after shipping. If you don't already own an iPad, but you would like to dip your toe in the tablet waters, like myself, this is a great buy! You can find cheaper Android tablets out there, but this one is a top of the line performer with a dual-core nVidia Tegra chipset. The one hiccup with this device is the default Android build is not very favorable, but there is a pretty big ...

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So... Are You Earning Expedia Rewards?

A couple months ago, Expedia announced their own rewards program. Programs like Starwood won't grant points for stays booked through Expedia, but for airlines, you'll still get your points. Thus, I've decided to start using Expedia to book all of my air travel. You get one point per dollar. There are some interesting quirks to the program. For example, we have no idea what we can redeem with our points. They're supposed to announce that in April. Also, I've noticed that after I book a ...

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Today's the Big Day: Will the iPad 2 Be Your Next Travel Gadget?

The New Yorkers and Bostonians already have theirs... and in about 25 minutes, doors will open here in California for the mobs to go and get their iPads. Will it be your next travel gadget? For myself, I'm still undecided. On business trips, which make the bulk of my travel, there's no way it can replace my laptop. But for vacations, could it? I'm not convinced. There's nothing worse than sitting in Economy (even E+) and having the guy in front of me ...

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I'm a Half Million Miler with United Airlines!

In just under five years, I've hit the 500,000 mile mark with United. Not bad considering that I've never done a mileage run...

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Does My Seatmate Think I'm Going to Roofie Her?

I'm flying home right now in P.S. JFK-SFO, and while my seatmate got up to go to the bathroom, I noticed this...

I guess my baby face looks more threatening than I thought!

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