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Paris..............from $59
London..........from $79
New York.................from $69
La$ Vega$......................from $79
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• SUGAR MTN: N.C.
• SOHO, LONDON

*BONUS MILE OFFERS*

• Members of Northwest WorldPerks can earn double miles for travel to or from Memphis through March 20. The offer is valid on Northwest or Northwest Airlink flights originating and ending in the 50 United States, Canada or Mexico. Passengers must pre-register for the promotion. Access www.nwa.com/offers/memdm and enter registration number 4478.
• Delta Extends Reduced Mileage Award Levels For Travel Worldwide
• No blackout dates: American Airlines said Tuesday that it will eliminate blackout dates for frequent-flier travel award tickets starting Feb. 1, just hours after Northwest Airlines made a similar announcement. Northwest will eliminate blackout dates around holiday periods for travel booked after March 1, but the supply of seats for award trips will still be limited. Starting June 1, Northwest will eliminate award rates requiring fewer miles for travel at "off-peak" times. A standard domestic round-trip ticket will cost 25,000 miles year-round. In another change effective immediately, Northwest will give frequent fliers 250 bonus miles for each CyberSaver segment they fly. CyberSavers are weekly Internet specials.
• NW drops FF blackout dates
• 35% Off And Double Mileage Plus Miles For Hotel Stays In Hawaii
• Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 2002, economy-class PlanAAhead awards for travel on American to (or from) Hawaii from the continental  U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, the Bahamas or Bermuda are available for 30,000 miles, a savings of 5,000 miles off of a standard mileage requirement. Offer excludes travel on nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth or Chicago O'Hare to Hawaii. To claim your award, contact AAdvantage Customer Service / Reservations at 1-800-882-8880 and mention award code AAHI30 to register.
• LAX-Columbus Flights Earn Double AWA Miles: Through Feb. 28, 2002, America West FlightFund members will earn double miles for flights between LAX and America West's Columbus, OH, hub. If you're connecting in Columbus, show your Columbus/LAX boarding pass and FlightFund card and enjoy free admission to the America West's Columbus airport club. Pre-registration is not required.
• Alaska Air Offers Double Miles to Calgary: Alaska Air will launch Los Angeles-Calgary flights on Feb. 8, 2002, and is promoting the new service with double Mileage Plan miles through Mar. 31, 2002.
• New Mileage Offers From United Mileage Plus: Members of United Mileage Plus can take advantage of mile earning offers on select flights. These offers require registration prior to travel. Follow the links below or call 800-447-6772 and use the corresponding promotion code.
• Earn 500 bonus miles for paid flights between Chicago and Charleston (SC), Columbia (SC), Lexington, Lincoln, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, Roanoke, Saginaw, Savannah, Sioux Falls or Springfield (MO) through March 3. The offer is valid in Y, B, M, H and Q class. To register, access or call and use offer code 292.
• Earn double miles on the following West Coast-Canada flights through February 28; between Burbank, Los Angeles, San Francisco or Seattle and Vancouver or between San Francisco and Calgary. The offer is valid on paid United, United Express or Air Canada flights in F, Y, B, M, H and Q class. To register, access or call and use offer code 357.
• Earn double miles between the following California cities for travel through February 28: between Los Angeles and Monterey or Santa Barbara or between San Francisco and Burbank or Orange County. The offer may be earned up to three times. The promotion is valid in paid F, Y, B, M or H class. To register, access or call and use offer code 244.
• Earn 1,000 bonus miles on paid flights between Denver and Oklahoma City, San Jose (CA) or Tulsa through February 28. The offer is valid in F, Y, B, M, H and Q class. To register, access or call and use offer code 191.
• Earn 1,000 bonus miles on paid flights between Denver and San Francisco through March 31. The offer is valid in F, Y, B, M, H and Q class. To register, access or call and use offer code 466.

SPECIAL OFFERS*

• Bangkok direct: Cathay Pacific flies non-stop round-trip to Bangkok from Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York JFK, for $529 plus taxes. Buy tickets by Feb. 8; travel Feb. 15-March 31. For more information, go to www.cathay-usa.com.
• Sky funds: Buy Northwest tickets with a combination of cash and frequent-flier miles until March 1; travel Friday through March 15. Round-trip sample: Detroit-Orlando, $89 plus 10,000 miles.
• Minnesota cash-back: Stay five nights at participating Best Western hotels in Minnesota and earn $25; nights don't have to be consecutive. Ongoing promotion. Details at bestwesternminnesota.com.
• AA.com(R) Offers Great Fares With The "Take Your Love To Europe" Valentine's Getaway!

WHERE'S JOHNNY JET?
Aloha from Hawaii!  Don't you just love the word Hawaii?  Just seeing that word makes me feel good, but being here makes me feel even better!  Sunday night I was itching to go away. I really wanted to try out the new baggage policy rule and I knew Amber Airplane needed a little vacation before she went back to work next week (The airlines are calling the FA's back!).
I called up Hilton, cashed in 100,000 points for SP5 coupon (3 free nights at a premier location), printed out the coupon on the website, called United for availability and was able to cash in 35,000 miles (Amber A. flies for free), and packed a small bag.  We were on a plane.  (That's me walking up and down the aisle, as usual, advertising JohnnyJet.com!)
I am happy to report that LAX was busy but running very smoothly, no delays at all and our flight left early.  In fact, I spoke to one of United's top dogs and they informed me the new baggage rule has gone over very smooth.  Nice job UA, but let's get those CDX machines in ASAP.  We departed the gate at 8:40am (PST), took off at 9am and landed in Honolulu 20 minutes early at 11:50 (HST), not too shabby.
It's a 2 hour time difference in Hawaii this time of year, but when we push the clocks ahead in April it's 3 hours.  At least I think it is, but who ever knows what time it is in Hawaii?  I had no where to go but the beach.  I will tell you more about Hawaii next week and of course I will have lot's of fun pictures!

Before departing for Hawaii, I was in L.A. most of the week.  Had dinner with some friends and went on a bike ride everyday.  (Check out Amber's Christmas present.)   And of course worked long hours on JJ making sure all 2,000 links work and continued to redesign the pages.  How do you like it?

On Saturday night, I went up to West L.A. with my cousin Art to meet our girlfriends at some bar, Liquid Kitty.  We didn't arrive until late night, and let's just say they had one too many.  They talked us into visitng Jerry's Famous Deli around 2am in Westwood for a late night snack (like I need it).  JFD is damn good but pricey for a diner.  We had a grilled cheese for $6.35, which isn't too bad but add four slices of bacon and it's $11.95.  Can you believe $5.50 extra for bacon?
Sunday morning we went up to to the Santa Monica/Venice Farmers Market for the first time.  This Farmer's market is awesome, but crowded. They have amazing flowers, fruits, vegetables, and food including- crepes and tamales.  They even have stuff for the kiddies.

If you want to get a good sit down breakfast, check out the very popular Omelette Parlor.  The breakfast tacos are tasty!
 
 

FROM A READER:
"I am going to Aruba at the end of February with my pregant wife (with twins) and our 14 month old.  One final trip before the chaos begins.  So we bought three tickets on the only AA direct flight from Boston so we could have an entire row.  We actually used miles for two tix and bought the baby's for cheap.  Yeah Baby!  Anyway, my wife remembered that they weren't able to give her seat assignments at the time she bought the tix so she called American recently.  She was told that theywere unable to give any seats and we would have to get them at the airport at the time of the flight.  Now I know that is BS.  I know they save seats for Frequent Flier types and all. A woman pregnant with twins and flying with a 14 month old should also be able to get seats to insure that we are seated togheter I think.  What do you suggest.  By the way, the miles we used were through US Airways, I'm nobody at American. Let me know any tips you might have.  Thanks J
 
 

Next Week:  Hawaii

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TIP OF THE WEEK:   By Chris McGinnis
Here's what fliers need to know about Last Friday's changes:
Q: What's the purpose of the new bag-screening law?
A: To prevent luggage carrying a bomb from being loaded into a plane's cargo hold. In 1988, a bomb in such a suitcase destroyed a Pan Am jet and everyone aboard over Scotland. Congress late last year passed this measure so that checked bags as well as carry-on bags are more carefully screened. Airlines already are required to bag-match on international flights.

Q: Will all bags on all flights be bomb-checked?
A: No. Airlines are relying to a large extent on bag-matching, or making sure a bag doesn't fly without its owner.

Q: Are there new rules passengers must follow?
A: Yes, and they vary by airline. Delta, for example, is requiring domestic passengers arrive at the airport 2 hours prior to flight time and check bags at least 30 minutes prior to departure time or they must rebook on a later flight. Continental also requires bags be checked 30 minutes before departure. American and United, the two largest U.S. carriers, haven't issued new rules but American could issue new rules next week.

Q: Are airlines using new screening systems for the first time Friday?
A: No. Airlines have been testing systems at certain airports. Some smaller airlines like AirTran and Frontier have had bag-matching systems in place for weeks.

Q: Will this new requirement mean longer lines or delays Friday?
A: It could. While most of this screening and matching will be done out of passengers' view and airlines have been trying to iron out any bugs, passengers should arrive early. Midwest Express, for example, is adding staff Friday, and spokeswoman Lisa Bailey says the airline is bracing for the kinds of lines it experienced the week after Sept. 11, when new security searches took effect.

Q: How much in advance of flight time must I arrive for my flight?
A: Check with your airline's Web site or reservations agents. Times vary from 2 hours to 1 hour. American says the general rule is 2 hours; United, 90 minutes; and Northwest, 75 minutes; US Airways, 60 minutes. Southwest and Continental urge passengers to check Web sites for the specific airport.

Q: What happens if I don't make the flight but my bag does?
A: If your airline uses bag-matching and the flight is your first of the day (not a connection), the airline's required to remove an unaccompanied bag from the plane before the flight departs. If the flight is a connection, the bag will be allowed to fly anyway.

Q: Why is the new rule not being applied to connecting flights?
A: The government reasoned that the risk is low on a connecting flight and that requiring a second round of screening or matching could seriously disrupt flight schedules at airline hub airports.

Q: What if my bag misses the flight I'm on through no fault of my own? Will I receive my bag later?
A: In that case, the way it's supposed to work is the bag flies unaccompanied on a later flight, possibly after additional screening.

Q: If my bag is screened by a bomb-detection machine and something is detected that requires it be opened, will it be searched in my presence?
A: Many airlines say they will make every effort to open and search a bag in the passenger's presence.

Q: What other suggestions are airlines making to avoid glitches at the airport?
A: Remember that this new screening law doesn't change the other new security rules issued since Sept. 11. Passengers must carry government-issued photo ID, and no knives, firearms, scissors or other dangerous items of any kind are allowed in carry-on bags.
 
 

NEWSPAPER OF THE WEEK: (JAPAN TIMES)

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• AMR returns 30 airliners to Boeing

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• Notebook: Tickets bring order to WTC viewing site
• Best Fares: Free ski offer lures young
• Fund-raiser to aid nonprofit hot springs desert resort
• Exhibit previews future Clinton library items
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• Gary Dretzka: A tribute grows in faux NYC
• How to act like a millionaire
• Powder Play: Speed demons to compete in Aspen

• Riding the Sugarland Express
• Wonders Down Under
• On the Web, Buyers Face a Fee-Finding Mission
• Smile, Buckle Up and Behave; Hidden Cameras Fly Too
• California Corner: Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

• Oases of Calm in Rural Japan
• In Japan, a Company Town Thrives on Art
• Encounters With Glaciers in Switzerland
• Frugal Traveler: Rio Doesn't Need Carnival to Enjoy Life
• Essay: New Life for the Ancestral Home
• Practical Traveler: Winter Bargains in the Caribbean
• Correspondent's Report: Hollywood Boulevard Hopes for Second Act
• Travel Advisory: A Venerable Berlin Museum Reopens; Safety Sensors in the Washington Metro; Ground Zero
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• Deal of the Day: Miami Two-Fer
• UA accepts labor settlement proposal

• In the Pa. Hills, a Search for Solace
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• Arizona spas offer visitors royal treatment
• FAA shifts flight crew training guidelines
• Plane luxuries
• Flight to Florida diverted
• Breathe easier at the rental car counter
• Airline pillows come back
• Frequent flier tickets soon won't be free
• The Informed Traveler: Navigating the new air-security maze
• Hawaii tourism hits an economic low tide

• Security express: American Airlines opened security express lanes for premium customers in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego and Reno/Tahoe. Express lanes will open next week at New York JFK and St. Louis.
• Plane-train alliance: Continental Airlines' passengers, starting in mid-March, can travel between Newark, N.J., airport and these cities by Amtrak: Wilmington, Del.; Stamford, Conn.; New Haven, Conn.; and Philadelphia. The airport monorail, AirTrain, will transport travelers between the Newark airport and Amtrak station. Loyalty program members can earn miles on both.

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