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How do you know if your collection of frequent-flier miles borders on addiction? Kathleen Mojas, a clinical psychologist in Beverly Hills, California, points out these symptoms:
- Are you booking long detours that take away from time spent with your family?
- Are you spending money you don't have to collect points?
- Are you buying things just to get the miles?
These could be signs it's time to ground the airline obsession--and get back to running your business.
Christopher Elliott is a writer in Annapolis, Maryland. Contact him at http://www.elliott.org.
Road Notes
- Delta Air Lines (http://www.delta-air.com) hasannounced that SkyMiles members who fly on qualifying Air Franceflights will earn base miles and segments which will count towardMedallion status. Frequent-flier points may also be accrued on allAir France-coded flights worldwide and redeemed on all Air Franceoperated flights.
- Alamo Rent-A-Car has relaunched its website (http://www.alamo.com) which now featuresa streamlined, four-step reservation process. The site allows usersto comparison shop and make informed rental decisions based on avehicle's size, cost, capacity, and actual availability at anyAlamo location in the country.
- Budget Rent a Car has scrapped its BidBudget program that letstravelers name their own price for a rental in favor of apartnership with priceline.com. Under the new plan, travelers willbe able to make a bid on a car through priceline.com (http://www.priceline.com) instead ofat the Budget Web site.
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Contact Source
Kathleen Mojas, (310) 284-4880, kmojas@hotmail.com
