Bonus Miles For Shuttle Flights On US Airways

Between November 1, 2012, and January 31, 2013, Dividend Miles members can earn up to 18,000 bonus miles when flying the US Airways Shuttle between Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C., as follows:

• 6,000 bonus miles after three Shuttle flights
• An additional 12,000 bonus miles after the second three Shuttle flights

All flights that include a US Airways Shuttle segment are eligible for the bonus, but the offer only applies to the Shuttle portion of the trip.
Registration is required.
Deal or No Deal
Shuttle flights normally earn 500 miles per segment, the minimum for shorter flights in US Airways' Dividend Miles program. So three segments would earn 1,500 miles. In that context, an extra 6,000 miles amounts to a hefty bonus. And the extra 12,000 miles for the subsequent three flights is bigger still.
Delta hasn't responded with a bonus offer for its shuttle flights, so this is the best mileage promotion available on the targeted routes.by tim winship
This article originally appeared on FrequentFlier.com.

$49 JetBlue Two-Day Sale Ends November 14th 2012

JetBlue has a huge systemwide two-day sale featuring one-way fares from $49, $89, or $129, dependent on the routes' distance. As an added bonus, members of JetBlue's TrueBlue program (free membership) will earn three times the regularly assigned points. Tickets must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 14, for travel from November 20 through December 20. A seven-day advanced purchase is required.smartertravel.com

Yosemite, Train Tickets, 2 Nights, Starting From $379

Vacation package to Yosemite National Park includes: round-trip rail tickets between San Francisco and Merced on Amtrak's San Joaquin train; round-trip bus fare from Merced to Yosemite National Park; two nights' accommodations in a river view room at the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls; admission to Yosemite National Park; a guided, open-air tram tour of Yosemite Valley; lunch during the tour; and all taxes. From $379 for a two-night trip.
When Weekdays through Mar. 31, 2013, excluding holidays (from $379).
Gateways San Francisco (from $379).

The Fine Print Mention BT.com when booking. Based on double occupancy; the single supplement is $144. Read these guidelines before booking any Real Deal.
Book By No deadline; subject to availability.
Contact Key Holidays, 800/783-0783, keyholidays.com.
Why It's A Deal Amtrak tickets between San Francisco and Merced start at $52 round-trip. Add that to about $50 per person for a round-trip bus ticket from Merced to Yosemite, about $306 per person for a two-night stay at Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, $10 per person for entrance to Yosemite, and $25 per person for the tram tour, and you'd pay at least $443 for those inclusions alone if you booked independently. For $64 less, this deal also gets you lunch during the tour and a river view room at the lodge.
More Day trip and overnight versions of this itinerary are also available from Key Holidays.by budget travel


 

Hotels Are Dealing With Sandy's Aftermath

Hotels have played a pivotal role in hurricane recovery in New York City, where residents are still in the midst of putting their own lives back together and trying to clean up what remains of their homes, locating loved ones, and helping their neighbors cope with Sandy's aftermath. There are stories on the news of local residents below 39th Street in Manhattan—where power is nonexistent—who took everything they could carry and chose to stay in hotels until things settle down and power, water, and heat are restored. In parts of Staten Island, probably the most damaged of the five boroughs, people evacuated to stronger built hotels and now have no homes to return to in the wake of the storm. This was a major problem when the marathon was still scheduled, since thousands of runners had reservations close to the Staten Island starting line. The Huffington Post reported that Richard Nicotra, the owner of the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield, New Jersey, was standing up for the evacuees, and refusing to give their rooms to Marathon runners, an act which received plenty of praise on social media as more hoteliers continue to struggle with finding an appropriate solution.
At the same time, hotels in Manhattan below the power line (aka. at this time, anything south of 39th Street) are still putting up visitors on their properties with or without power. According to an article by USA Today, The NYC Pod Hotel is currently offering rooms for $160 a night and telling guests up front that there is no heat and barely any lighting except for the lobby and hallways, but there is hot water in the rooms and elevator access thanks to a back-up generator. Other hotels in the northeast are doing their part to help out, offering Sandy Specials and donating to American Red Cross relief efforts. by kaeli conforti

 

COSTA RICA SPECIALS

package to Costa Rica includes round-trip airfare from New York to Liberia on Jetblue or available carrier; a four-night stay at the all-inclusive Barceló Langosta Beach; a five-day car rental; and all air and hotel taxes. From $919 for a five-night trip, plus car rental fees and entry fees of up to $153.
When Nov. 6, 13, 2012 (from $919); Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 ($929); Jun. 4, Sept. 10, 17, 2013 ($1,079); Apr. 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, Jun. 11, Aug. 6, 13, 27, Sept. 3 ($1,099); Apr. 9 ($1,109); Dec. 18, 2012, Apr. 23 ($1,129); Apr. 2, Jun. 18 ($1,149); Jul. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 ($1,159); Jun. 25 ($1,189); Jan. 8, 15, 29, Feb. 5 ($1,249); Feb. 12, Apr. 16 ($1,289); Jan. 22, Mar. 5 ($1,339); Aug. 20 ($1,349); Mar. 19 ($1,419); Mar. 12 ($1,449); Feb. 26 ($1,489).

 

Gateways New York (from $919); add from $139 for Boston; add from $449 for Dallas; add from $504 for Chicago or Washington, D.C.; add from $527 for Orlando.
The Fine Print Does not include car rental fees of up to $125 and entry fees of up to $28 per person. Based on double occupancy; the single supplement is from $297booking any Real Deal.
Book By No deadline; subject to availablilty.budgettravel.com source