Delta Buy Miles Offer And LaJolla CA for the Weekend

I believe this is targetted to those that transferred or bought miles in 2008. Not bad if you are topping off for an award.

Dear Frugal Travel Guy:

We recognize that members who Buy or Transfer Miles for their account are very loyal SkyMiles® members. In appreciation of your loyalty, we would like to offer you a special Buy Miles promotion. When you Buy Miles between January 1st and 31st, 2009, you will receive a 100% mileage bonus with your transaction. That means that if you buy 10,000 miles, you'll get an extra 10,000 miles for a total of 20,000 miles!

What a great way to jump start your mileage balance in 2009!

Terms & Conditions
Offer Eligibility:
Transaction must be completed between January 1, 2009 and January 31, 2009. Bonus mile offer expires January 31, 2009. Offer does not apply to miles transferred under the SkyMiles Transfer Miles program or received as a gift through the SkyMiles Gift Miles program. Bonus is eligible only on transactions completed on delta.com. The 100% mileage bonus will post to your account within 4 to 6 weeks after purchase.

Mileage Purchase:Miles may be purchased for $0.0275 USD per mile (minimum 2000 miles) plus a 7.5% Federal Excise Tax per mile. An additional 5% GST will apply to purchases by Canadian residents. A maximum of 60,000 miles may be purchased per calendar year, per SkyMiles account through the Buy Miles program. Purchased miles are non-refundable, and should post to the appropriate SkyMiles account within 72 hours. Miscellaneous:Taxes and fees for Award Travel are the responsibility of the passenger and must be paid at the time the ticket is booked. Award Travel seats are limited and may not be available on all flights or in all markets. Purchased and bonus miles do not count toward Medallion or Million Miler status. All Delta SkyMiles program rules apply. To review the rules, please visit delta.com/memberguide. Offers, prices and rules are subject to change without notice. Offers void where prohibited by law. Additional restrictions may apply.

San Diego And LaJolla til Tuesday

I forgot what snow looked like til we got to ORD yesterday. Had to wait for our gate to clear and spent the time watching the lines of plows trying to keep up. We had a two hour layover.

Dell in Savannah took care of Katy and I with the op up to First which was greatly appreciated.

Our 10:05 AM non stop to SAN was 70% full and we each had aisle exit rows without the center seats occupied.

We were almost an hour late departingafter the deicing, taxi and waiting for them to reopen the runway after plowing. We made up most ot the time and arrived only 30 minutes late.

On the shuttle ride over to Alamo we chatted with a guy from Oregon that used to be a crabber in Alaska. Nice guy and he was pleased with his $20 Priceline bid for a car until we told him about the $10 Alamo weekend deal. I hope he becomes a follower of the blog. You will save money on travel for the rest of your life.

The 10th is LaJolla. The 11th Katybug meets Shamu and the 12th is San Diego, the Gas Lamp district and maybe a tour of the carrier Midway.

A nice getaway, trying out my new Acer 9" netbook, my new frugal Phllips headphones from Walmart for the 500 mile CO bonus. The Gold Elite free night at the Marriott, two 2-1 dining certs from Paula's email list, the cheapie Alamo car. Plus using two Hotelclub $49 off coupons, it is a really inexpensive getaway.