The title says it all. If you’re interested in transferring points between various travel programs, look no further.
A co-worker recently pointed out a good option for redeeming your Diners Club points. It’s called the Tailored Travel Program and it offers a good exchange rate as well as cash in hand as opposed to certificates.
The premise of the program is that you use points to pay for any travel at the exchange of 80 points to a dollar. This includes anything related to travel such as hotel stays and car rentals. Diners Club leaves it up to you to determine what are travel expenses and what are not.
There is small print that points out a $5 handling fee when using the program, but the benefits are still pretty good.
You can compare this to other Diners Club programs that either provide you with merchant gift certificates at 100 points per dollar exchange rate or credit towards merchandise which is well over 100 points per dollar.
Maximize your points redemption and take advantage of the program!
This is good news if you are part of the Star Alliance…
Ensuring your comfort on flights has just gotten a little easier. We’re pleased to announce the introduction of Star Alliance® Upgrade Awards, which enable you to redeem Mileage Plus® miles for upgrades on participating Star Alliance carriers. Star Alliance is proud to be the first airline alliance to allow customers to use miles earned through one frequent flyer program to upgrade on another airline.
Mileage Plus members enjoy Star Alliance Upgrade Awards on Asiana, TAP Portugal and Thai Airways. Star Alliance Upgrade Awards will also be available August 3, 2006 on ANA, Austrian Airlines Group, LOT Polish Airlines and Lufthansa.
As always, you can earn Mileage Plus miles for every flight on any Star Alliance or Air Partner. Visit http://www.united.com/starupgrades for more details or to book your Star Alliance Upgrade Award.