I'm Flying for Free and United Hot Plane Response

Big times here at the Ingersoll household. I'm off to the World Series of Poker as you read this flying on a free ticket. It feels so strange to actually use some of the freebies I get and yet somehow disappointing that I'm not earning miles on this trip. Well maybe I'll get bumped and have them rebook me in a mileage earning fare class.

I'll be playing in the Seniors No Limit Holdem event schedules for June 23rd to 25th. At least that is the plan. I'll give it 5 tries to qualify in one table satellites and if that doesn't work I'll head for the pool. Forecast for the next 5 days is sunny and 107 degrees.

United Response to the Hot Plane Letter

Persistence paid off again. As you may remember my last flight on United Express started by sitting in an oven for over an hour while we waited for our pilot to arrive.

My initial letter was answered by form letter which clearly indicated to me that the CSR never actually read my complaint. This time he did. As I asked him to forward my reply to his supervisor.

The response was a $100 electronic certificate good for round trip purchases within the 48 continental states, Canada, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

The response was not what I had expected ( which was more) but at least persistence paid off and I got it off my chest. We all make mistakes, but that one was a doozy.

Concert Tickets for Hilton Stays

Get ready to rock!

Each Hilton HHonors® stay completed at any Hilton Family hotel between June 16 and August 31, 2008 earns you one (1) complimentary general admission lawn ticket to the top music and entertainment events of the summer courtesy of Live Nation®.

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Register for this promotion by entering your HHonors Account # or Username and PIN or Password on the left of this page.

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Stay at any Hilton Family hotel between June 16 and August 31, 2008 There's no limit to the number of shows you can see. For every stay you complete, you'll be automatically notified by email with a promo code good at www.livenation.com/hilton.

Enroll at the site, pick your artist and venue, and you’re ready to rock!


OneWorld Around the World Ticket

Today is the first of 19 days I have to book the following itinerary:

SAV-MIA-LIM-SAO-LHR-ZRH-LHR-MRU-JNB-HKG-BKK-SYD-ZQN-SYD-HNL-LAX-DEN.

With the current One World RTW rules it comes to 34,757 miles of the allowed 35,000 limit and 16 segments of the 16 segment limit. The cost is 190K AA miles for each ticket in Business Class. Our travel dates are April 15th til June 5th. You'll note we end up short of SAV our starting point, but that has its purpose. I'll go back to SAV to get our car and Katy will head north to stay with her mom for a few days. She can sit in a plane, (as long as its Business Class or above), but she hates riding with me in the Mustang.

She says I don't talk to her enough while we are on the road. Any of you other guys hear that one, or gals have the same feeling?

Continental/United Codeshare Agreement and 21K of Continental Miles

This is the best news I've seen in the aviation industry in quite some time. Continental is probably the most respected US major airline as far as service. The frequent flyer program has top level at only 75K so they will have to move up to United's 1K standard and the routes do not overlap. By taking the codeshare approach they all but eliminate the anti trust issue. And the Star Alliance gains a great new member.

I feel bad for American Airlines as their only choice for partnering up appears to be US Airways, and the Skyteam Alliance lost a significant partner in this move. The final lines are coming clearer now and the Star Alliance at this point, seems to have the upper hand. Only time will tell. Here is the press release from todays news.

Continental Airlines and United Airlines Announce Comprehensive Plan for Global Cooperation;

Continental Plans to Join Star Alliance CHICAGO, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) and United Airlines (Nasdaq: UAUA) today announced a framework agreement to cooperate extensively, linking their networks and services worldwide to the benefit of customers, and creating revenue opportunities and cost savings and other efficiencies. In addition, Continental plans to join United in the Star Alliance, the most comprehensive airline alliance in the world.

"Continental's plan to partner with United and join the Star Alliance will provide substantial new opportunities for all of our customers," said Larry Kellner, chairman and CEO of Continental. "In a network business, there is significant value gained from linking with larger networks to provide truly national coverage and expanded global reach, and exploring new ways to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. As we experience some of the most challenging conditions airlines have ever faced, we look forward to the benefits of a new relationship with United and the other Star Alliance members.

"Teams from the two organizations worked intensively over the last several weeks exploring creative solutions for how the two companies could achieve efficiencies and synergies that expand beyond the well-established benefits of codesharing. Their work focused on plans for significant cooperation on frequent flier programs, lounges, facility utilization, information technology and procurement. This work was assisted by the efficiency opportunities identified and relationships developed during the parties' earlier merger discussions.

"The teams worked well together to identify opportunities to create a unique and competitive partnership extending well beyond a traditional code share agreement," said Glenn Tilton, chairman, president and CEO of United. "On behalf of the Star Alliance, I am very pleased to invite Continental to join as a member. Continental will bring significant new assets to our global alliance, and our two companies will work together effectively with our partners to provide the best overall network in America and the world.

"Kellner and Tilton are meeting in Chicago this afternoon to sign a framework agreement outlining the systemwide alliance and cooperation principles between their carriers.

Antitrust Immunized Joint Ventures


Through this new partnership, Continental and United plan to establish joint ventures allowing them to cooperate with each other and with other Star Alliance airlines in international regions and compete more effectively in an increasingly global air travel market.

Initially, Continental will request the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to allow it to join United -- along with Lufthansa, Air Canada and six other carriers -- in their already established antitrust immunized alliance. This will enable Continental, United, Lufthansa, Air Canada and other immunized Star Alliance carriers to work closely together as other antitrust immunized alliances do, and to establish trans-Atlantic and other international joint ventures so they can deliver highly competitive flight schedules, fares and service. The planned trans-Atlantic joint venture, in which Continental, United, Lufthansa and Air Canada will pool revenue, will permit the carriers to compete more effectively with the proposed joint venture involving certain SkyTeam members that was recently granted antitrust immunity. The trans-Atlantic joint venture will combine the strength of the carriers to create a more efficient and comprehensive trans-Atlantic network for the carriers' customers.

Joint ventures are also planned for the Latin America and Asia/Pacific regions, involving Continental, United and other members of the Star Alliance. Both antitrust immunity and code-sharing are subject to receipt of approvals from applicable national authorities.

Domestic Codesharing and Frequent Flier/Lounge Reciprocity

Continental's and United's route networks are highly complementary, with little overlap, so they add value to each other and to customers who are planning domestic and international itineraries.

In the United States domestic market, where antitrust immunity for solely domestic travel would not apply, the two airlines plan to begin broad code-sharing, which facilitates the creation of itineraries using both carriers, as well as frequent Flier program, elite customer recognition and airport lounge reciprocity. These cooperative activities are subject to regulatory notice to applicable authorities and Continental exiting certain of its current alliance relationships. Under code-sharing, customers will benefit from a coordinated process for reservations/ticketing, check-in, flight connections and baggage transfer.

Frequent flier reciprocity will allow members of Continental's OnePass program and United's Mileage Plus program to earn miles in their accounts when flying on either partner airline and redeem awards on both carriers. Travel on either carrier will count toward elite customer recognition. Similarly, each carrier's customers will have access to both Continental's Presidents Club network and United's Red Carpet Club network of airport lounges.

Continental Joining Star Alliance

Continental's plans to join the Star Alliance and the other planned cooperation are subject to receipt of certain regulatory and other approvals and the termination of certain contractual relationships, including Continental's existing agreements with SkyTeam members that restrict its participation in another global alliance. Continental intends to terminate its existing agreements with SkyTeam members and obtain the necessary approvals to enter the Star Alliance, although Continental may not be successful, and the time period for doing so may be out of Continental's control. For example, a principal contractual restriction will not terminate until nine months after the closing of the proposed Delta/Northwest merger. Continental intends to transition out of SkyTeam and into the Star Alliance in a customer friendly manner.

Joining the Star Alliance will connect Continental with United and 19 other airlines around the world. Within Star, frequent Fliers enjoy reciprocity with respect to both mileage accrual and redemption among the member airlines. The airlines also reciprocally recognize elite status, and provide access to the worldwide network of lounges operated by the Star Alliance airlines.

About the Star Alliance

The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer customers worldwide reach and a smooth travel experience. Star Alliance received the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award in 2008 and was voted Best Airline Alliance by Business Traveller Magazine in 2003, 2006 and 2007 and by Skytrax in 2003, 2005 and 2007. The members are Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Spanair, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways. Regional member carriers Adria Airways (Slovenia), Blue1 (Finland) and Croatia Airlines enhance the global network. Air India and EgyptAir have been accepted as future members. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers nearly 18,000 daily flights to 965 destinations in 162 countries.

About Continental

Continental Airlines provides more than 3,100 flights a day on Continental and Continental Express to more than 280 U.S. and international destinations from its hubs in New York/Newark, Houston, Cleveland and Guam. Continental is the world's fifth largest airline, with routes throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. With more than 45,000 employees, Continental carries approximately 69 million passengers per year. For more company information, visit http://continental.com/.

About United

United Airlines provides more than 3,200 flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United's 55,000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at http://united.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect the company's current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Examples of such risks and uncertainties include receipt of various regulatory approvals, successful negotiation of documents implementing the planned alliances, Continental exiting certain of its current alliance relationships, and other approvals. Please read Continental's current report on Form 8-K filed on June 19, 2008 for additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law.

SOURCE Continental Airlines; United Airlines

21,000 Continental Airline Miles with Chase

This bonus seems to be an annual occurence and according to the terms and conditions you are allowed one promotion per year. Here you get 10,000 miles for opening a Check Free account with Direct Deposit and another 11,000 for using the Debit card you buy with the program. You can pay $65 for a $1 = 1 mile card or $25 for the $2 = 1 mile card. Your choice. Katy and I did this last year without a problem and will be back at Chase next week for another 21K each. Here is your link and PLEASE Remember to refresh the link as everybody will end up with the same Coupon Code if you don't. Refresh this link.

Upcoming US Airways Promotion and Car Rental Deal Be Quiet

Somebody found this in their Google cache and I thought I'd pass it along. Partner promos are fun and easy to pick up a few miles from. I'm just not a US Airways flyer but it may help some of you. Note the start date of July 1.


US Airways Grand Slam

Here's your chance to pad your Dividend Miles account. From July 1 through Sept. 30, 2008, Dividend Miles members can earn up to 40,000 bonus miles with the Grand Slam promotion.

The more partners you use, the more bonus miles you'll earn. You'll earn a "hit" for qualifying transactions with participating Dividend Miles partners, and for every fourth hit you'll earn bonus miles in addition to the miles you would normally earn with the partner.You'll earn 4,000 bonus miles for four hits, 8,000 for eight hits, 12,000 for 12, 16,000 for 16 and 20,000 bonus miles for 20 hits.

And for members who earn 24 hits, you'll get a Grand Slam award for a total of 30,000 bonus miles; and if you really hit it out of the park and earn 28 or more hits, you'll earn a Hall of Fame award of 40,000 bonus miles.

To heat up the competition, the first 50 Dividend Miles member to earn a Grand Slam (24 hits) will get two upgrades to Gold Preferred Status - one for the registered member and one for a friend. You must register to earn the bonus miles and airline partners are not included in this promotion.

Hertz Car Rental Deal and Please Keep it to Yourself

Marty shared this one with me and you should keep it to yourself. When I log on to British Midland and go to car hire, they are tied to Hertz. The weekend coupon code works for a one day rental and gives $35 off. Us BMI guys and gals get 1700 destination miles per rental. My Chevy Malibu in Lost Wages, Nevada this Saturday is $6.71.

So you car rental fans, try your airline with this Hertz code 121365 for a one day weekend and report back here please. Let's see how far this goes. Email me at ingy104@gmail.com with your one day weekend (Friday, Saturday or Sunday) results for other airlines. And don't forget to tell us how many miles you are earning per day.

Please: Do Not Call the Airlines or Hertz


Best Western Giving Free 500 American Airlines Miles

If you stay at Best Western Hotels, just buy a $50 gift card for yourself and they will send you 500 AA miles. The promotion runs through August 31, 2008 and there does not appear to be a limit on the amount. The card denominations go up to $1000.

If you stay at Best Western Hotels this seems like a no brainer to me. Here is your link.

And here are the terms and conditions:

Fly away this summer to earn thousands of American Airlines AAdvantage® bonus miles. As a member of Gold Crown Club® International, select to earn AAdvantage® bonus miles and purchase a $50 Travel Card to earn 500 AAdvantage bonus miles. Keep earning 500 bonus miles for every $50 purchased on the card! Simply join Best Western's free rewards program, Gold Crown Club® International, and select AAdvantage bonus miles in your personal preferences and purchase a Travel Card. As a member that has selected to earn AAdvantage miles, you will earn miles for every Best Western qualified stay, receive exclusive offers, plus much more. Travel Card offer ends August 31, 2008.

1. Choose any Travel Card amount between $25 and $1,000 USD/EUR or the equivalent in other currencies.
2. Send a personalized message with the Travel Card when you select a plastic card.
3. Select the "virtual" Travel Card option for fast, easy delivery. Terms & Conditions:

American Airlines AAdvantage miles offer valid for Gold Crown Club International ("GCCI") members who: reside in the U.S., Canada; have pre-registered and enrolled in GCCI; selected a miles earning preference (in their GCCI profile); and have elected American Airlines AAdvantage program as their miles earning perference. Promotion is available online only: http://travelcard.bestwestern.com/travelcard/promotion/AmericanBonus08.jsp

Promotion valid between June 1, 2008 and August 31, 2008. Other restrictions may apply. Offer not valid with any other promotion or discount. Promotion subject to cancellation or change without notice. GCCI is owned and operated by BW GCCI, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Western International, Inc. All GCCI program rules apply. See http://www.goldcrownclub.com/ for rules and links to airline program rules. ©2008 Best Western International, Inc. Best Western and the Best Western marks are service marks or registered service marks of Best Western International, Inc. Each Best Western hotel is individually owned and operated. All rights reserved. American Airlines reserves the right to change AAdvantage program rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers at any time without notice, and to end the AAdvantage program with six months notice. Any such changes may affect your ability to use the awards or mileage credits that you have accumulated. American Airlines is not responsible for products or services offered by other participating companies.

For complete details about the AAdvantage program, visit www.aa.com/aadvantage. AmericanAirlines and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. Checking this box automatically enrolls you in Gold Crown Club International – our free rewards program where you can earn AAdvantage miles and more when you stay with Best Western. Your contact information from this purchase will be used for your enrollment.

Spirit Airlines $48 Off 48 Hour Sale

The title says it all. More savings from Spirit can be found here.

$50 Off Instantly at Orbitz, Restaurant.com 50% Off and Ding on Southwest.com

Here is an easy code to use on a three night stay. Terms and Conditions follow:

Save $50 on your purchase

Use your Visa® card to book a qualifying hotel or vacation package between 3/15 – 6/30/08 for 3 or more nights of travel between 3/15 - 8/1/08, and instantly receive $50 off your purchase.

To redeem this offer, click the link below and enter promotion code ORBVISA50. Offer redemption is solely the responsibility of Orbitz.com.

Valid from 06/09/2008 to 06/30/2008
Terms & Conditions
Limit one discount per hotel room and one promotion code per purchase.
Discounts are not redeemable for cash for any reason.
Any attempt at fraud will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted.
Orbitz reserves the right to change or limit the promotion in its solely discretion.
Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or discount.
Offer only redeemable in the U.S.
Applicable taxes must be paid by bearer.
Offer valid only when you pay with your Visa card.
©2008 Visa U.S.A. Inc.

Restaurant.Com Coupons Again 50% Off

target="_blank" 50% off $25.00 Gift Certificates for $10 thru June 22nd. Now $5.00 when you use code SIZZLING!

Ding on Southwest.com 37th Anniversary

"Ding" is an online fare notification program that updates you with special DING fares. Today is the 37th anniversary of Southwest Airlines and they are announcing some very limited offerings later today. You can download Ding to your computer and take advantage today when the specials show up. The download page is here.

I wish I lived in a Southwest city, and can only hope I can buy future tickets for say; $37 each one way. Good Luck.

Ding Update 2 PM Eastern Time

I guess the 37th anniversary is nothing special as their sale sure wasn't. I did not see a real bargain in the batch. But then again I only targeted ten cities. I hope you found one you liked.

Reminder of Northwest Miles to Go Promotion

These are Free Miles. Have every member of your family join Northwest Worldperks through this link. It is one of the activities for this promotion.

And follow through with joing in erewards, emiles, Thanks Again, signing up for the Northwest Emails and Play the game everyday. This promotion runs through July 31 st and the activities I am suggesting are free. The points will add up in this promotion at no cost to you and you will end up with free Northwest, oops I mean Delta miles when the merger is complete. Have your kids play the game for you and every member of the family everyday. Free miles are indeed free miles

More Free Thank You Points

I gave you one of these codes for a free 100 Thank You Points a while back but can't remember which is was so here are both of them I have. You'll end up with at least 100 more points;

The codes are; CITICCI508IN and DPRICDW408WK

Here is where to log in and register these promo codes

Marriott Referral

We still have 7 Marriott Referrals for new members where you get 1000 bonus points per stay for your first five stays. If you want to join the Marriott program and would like a referral and will be staying at Marriott properties, drop me an email at ingy104@gmail.com.

United's Reply

Dear Mr. Ingersoll,

I regret to learn that the temperature on the flight 6578 was very high. Mr. Ingersoll, I am sorry the cabin temperature was uncomfortable on your flight. While the aircraft is on the ground we'll usually connect to an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) to help moderate the temperature and I regret to learn that this was not done for the flight 6578.

During the flight, our Flight Attendants will make adjustments to cabin temperature as requested to ensure a comfortable cabin environment for you and other customers. I am sorry that in this case you had an unpleasant travel experience it was too hot.

As a Premier Executive member of our Mileage Plus Program, you are especially important to United. Your feedback will make a difference and help us improve our service.

Regards,
xxxxxx xxxxxxx
United Airlines Customer Relations

My Response



Monday, June 16, 2008 9:23 PM
From:
Rick Ingersoll
To: UA CustomerCare
Subject:
RE: Web Request for Customer Relations

I wish you had READ my letter instead of sending a form letter reply.

1. The tempurature in the plane was almost 100 degrees while we sat on the
ground for almost one hour while waiting for a pilot. The aircraft finally
cooled when we finally got in the air.

To reclarify, you loaded us unto a plane WITHOUT a full crew and had us sit in
an oven until the pilot showed up. Since when do you load passengers without a
full crew?

Do you understand the breach of your companies policy by loading the passengers
BEFORE the full crew has arrived?

Don't you think it is a significant breach of our health and safety to place us
in an aircraft at those extreme temperature for an unknown length of time?

The second paragraph of your response clearly indicates you did not comprehend
the danger and discomfort your ground crew put us in by loading us into a plane
without any electrical system to cool the plane until we were airborne, and
WITHOUT A FULL CREW.

Your response is unacceptable to me.

I suggest you reread the letter I originally sent you, review the complaints of
other passengers on this flight and forward this correspondence to your
supervisor.

I will wait your further reply before taking this to the next level.

Respectfully

Richard Ingersoll

"Dog It" New York City to Toronto for $2 Roundtrip and New PointsBreak List

Take the Greyhound mid week in September or October for $2 round trip on their new Neon service with WiFi, Video and Power ports. It looks like a 12 hour ride, but $2 round trip? Sounds like my old hippie days. The service is also available NYC to Washington DC. Here is a link for you. The $2 rate is not available every day, only mid week

InterContinental Points Break List

New Pointsbreak List
For those who do not yet know, the InterContinental Hotels Group offers deals on select hotels, which can be reserved for 5000 points for a night.

The list changes every few months, and rooms at this rate are limited. Points can be purchased online or via telephone and can be bought for as little as a $0.0115 a point. Link to purchase points

The site says this promotion is valid until the 30th of September, but from experience I can tell you:
1. Occasionally hotels get removed early, so if you need a reservation, make it .
2. 30th of September is the last day you can reserve for not the day the list changes, do not expect to see this list on the 29th!!

Here is the list of those hotels in the USA, Canada and Europe which are now available for this promotion (yes, there are others in Asia and the like, just not on this list)

(There are numerous spelling mistakes, FYI, this was just copied and pasted from their site)United States:
ALABAMAHoliday Inn GUNTERSVILLEHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ENTERPRISEHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ANNISTON/OXFORD

ARKANSASCandlewood Suites ROGERS/BENTONVILLECrowne Plaza LITTLE ROCKHoliday Inn NORTH LITTLE ROCKHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites BENTONVILLEHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites HOT SPRINGSStaybridge Suites FAYETTEVILLEStaybridge Suites ROGERS - BENTONVILLE

ARIZONAHoliday Inn Hotel & Suites GOODYEAR - WEST PHOENIX AREAHotel Indigo SCOTTSDALE

CALIFORNIAHoliday Inn AUBURNHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites BARSTOWHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LINCOLNStaybridge Suites FAIRFIELD NAPA VALLEY AREAStaybridge Suites SACRAMENTO NATOMASStaybridge Suites SAN DIEGO-SORRENTO MESA

COLORADOCandlewood Suites DENVER/LAKEWOODHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ALAMOSAStaybridge Suites DENVER TECH CENTER

CONNECTICUTCandlewood Suites HARTFORD/MERIDENHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites HARTFORD CONVENTION CTR AREA

ILLINOISCandlewood Suites CHICAGO/HOFFMAN ESTATESCandlewood Suites CHICAGO-WAUKEGANCandlewood Suites CHICAGO-WHEELINGStaybridge Suites LINCOLNSHIREStaybridge Suites AURORA/NAPERVILLE

KANSASCandlewood Suites WICHITA-AIRPORTCandlewood Suites KANSAS CITY-OVERLAND PARK

KENTUCKYCrowne Plaza LEXINGTON-THE CAMPBELL HOUSEHoliday Inn LOUISVILLE-I-264 (ARPT AREA E)Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites RICHMOND

LOUISIANAHoliday Inn MORGAN CITYHoliday Inn Express HARVEY-MARREROHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites RUSTON

MASSACHUSETTS Holiday Inn CAPE COD-FALMOUTHHoliday Inn Express SWANSEAHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites AMHERST-HADLEYStaybridge Suites BOSTON-ANDOVER

MARYLANDHoliday Inn Express FREDERICK-FSK MALL(I270/RT 85)Staybridge Suites BALTIMORE BWI AIRPORT

MISSOURIHoliday Inn SAINT LOUIS WEST Six Flags

NORTH CAROLINACandlewood Suites CHARLOTTE-COLISEUMHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites CONCORDHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SNEADS FERRY (TOPSAIL BEACH)

NEW JERSEYCandlewood Suites SOMERSETCrowne Plaza SOMERSET-BRIDGEWATERHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MT. HOLLY-NJ TNPK EXIT 5

NEW YORKHoliday Inn BUFFALO-INTL AIRPORTHoliday Inn LONG ISLAND-ISLIP AIRPORTHoliday Inn Express POUGHKEEPSIEHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites ROCHESTER-VICTORStaybridge Suites CORNING

OREGONHoliday Inn Express CORVALLIS-ON THE RIVERHoliday Inn Express GRANTS PASSHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites EUGENE/SPRINGFIELD-EAST (I-5)Staybridge Suites PORTLAND-AIRPORT

TENNESSEEHoliday Inn Express LAVERGNEHoliday Inn Express KNOXVILLE-STRAWBERRY PLAINS

TEXASCrowne Plaza DALLAS-PARK CENTRALHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SOUTH PADRE ISLANDHotel Indigo HOUSTON AT THE GALLERIAStaybridge Suites AUSTIN-ROUND ROCK

Canada:
ALBERTAHoliday Inn HINTONHoliday Inn Express GRANDE PRAIRIEHoliday Inn Hotel & Suites LLOYDMINSTER

BRITISH COLUMBIAHoliday Inn VANCOUVER-CENTRE (BROADWAY)Holiday Inn VICTORIAHoliday Inn Hotel & Suites VANCOUVER-DWTN-TOWER & SUITESHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites RIVERPORT RICHMOND

NEW BRUNSWICKCrowne Plaza FREDERICTON-LORD BEAVERBROOK

NOVA SCOTIAHoliday Inn Express HALIFAX-BEDFORD

ONTARIOHoliday Inn ST. CATHARINES-NIAGARAHoliday Inn Express WHITBYHoliday Inn Express TORONTO-DOWNTOWNHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MILTONHoliday Inn Express Hotel & Suites NORTH BAYStaybridge Suites GUELPH

QUEBECHoliday Inn Select MONTREAL CENTRE VILLE DOWNTOWN

Europe:
BELGIUMHoliday Inn BRUSSELS CITY CENTREHoliday Inn Garden Court LEUVEN

FRANCEHoliday Inn PARIS-ST. GERMAIN DES PRESHoliday Inn TOULOUSE CENTREHoliday Inn Garden Court TOULON CITY CENTRE

GERMANYHoliday Inn FRANKFURT-NEU-ISENBURGHoliday Inn MANNHEIM CITY CENTRE

ITALYCrowne Plaza ROME-ST. PETER'SHoliday Inn DIMARO/VAL DI SOLEHoliday Inn VERONA-CONGRESS CENTRE

NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND)Crowne Plaza MAASTRICHT

PORTUGALHoliday Inn LISBON-CONTINENTAL

UNITED KINGDOM Express By Holiday Inn SWINDON CITY CENTREHoliday Inn HARROGATEHoliday Inn STRATFORD UPON AVONHoliday Inn YORK

My letter to United Airlines and Free Two Day Trip

Confirmation # XXXXX

Last night your staff loaded us onto flight 6578 at 9:05PM into a aluminum tube oven. There was no air conditioning and the conditions were unbearable for all. The attendant indicated that the air conditioning was out and it was confirmed by the right seat co pilot. The pilot indicated that there was not an APU in the B gate area. The temperatures were close to 100 degrees.

You boarded our group and had us sit at the gate WITHOUT a complete crew. Our captain was not even at the airport at the time of boarding. He later indicated he arrived from a flight from Houston and was on the tarmac awaiting a gate to get to our aircraft. We sat in a furnace for over 1 hour as we waited for the pilot. Since when do board people without a full crew? He boarded the aircraft at 9:55 PM and we actually started to move at 10:13PM after you unloaded excess baggage, which could have been handled while we waited.


I have flown over 1 million miles with Northwest and American and switched my business to you as we winter in S. Carolina and use the Savannah airport. This violation was an extreme health hazard. We were not off loaded and I had asked several times as I was seated in 1C.

The flight attendant and co pilot did a fairly decent job of apologizing although nobody told us the true nature of our problem until I pressed hard for the truth. They even indicated that we should file a complaint for boarding us.

I understand times are tough in the industry, but our safety should never be compromised and you did last night. I know you only have 1 tow bar per aircraft type in the B area. I know you can't get auxiliary power at that gate location because you resources are stretched so thin. I know because I asked the ground personnel and co pilot.

If you look at my record, I lodge a complaint when it is deserved and likewise send out complimentary cards and comments when your staff does a good job. My status has just been increased to Premier Executive on the way to 1K.

I and everybody on board that furnace need to be compensated for the screw up of loading us in a furnace without the necessary staff to correct the situation.

I don't think requesting a refund or future credit of my $400 ticket amount is out of line for what you put us through. It was my worst flying experience in the last 30 years.

I await your response.

Richard Ingersoll

Free Trip for Land Inspection Airfare and Accomodations for Two

NRPI Land is offering a free two day trip with airfare and accommodations if you will inspect their overpriced rural properties in Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico and California. You can expect some sale pressure, but if you need to get away for a couple days it is probably worthwhile. I have heard that you have some say in the airline used. Here is the website for getting in touch.

Marriott Rewards and Hilton New Memeber Referrals

I can still refer two people to Marriott Rewards this year and Katy can do 5 more. You get points for the first 5 times you stay at Marriott. With Hilton you get points after the first two stays. Send me your email address so I can refer you. ingy104@gmail.com