Friday, January 4, 2013

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The "snail mail" which the U.S. Postal Service delivers to me consists intimate hotels in boston mainly of advertisements and catalogs that quickly find their way into the paper recycling bin that the garbage company collects each week.  But unlike the envelopes stuffed with most of that not-so-informative intimate hotels in boston information, the ones related to travel usually get opened and the contents given at least a quick scan before being tossed out.
Earlier intimate hotels in boston this year, a postcard (pictured at left) promoting a air fare-hotel package intimate hotels in boston landed on my desk.  On its face was a photo of an aircraft flying through clouds, the words Fly Away Escape Southwest Airlines and what appeared to be the Southwest Airlines Website logo.  The back of the postcard said:  "Congratulations.  You have been selected to receive 2 Round Trip Airfares to anywhere Southwest flies.  CALL WITHIN 48 HOURS.  YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE AS A BONUS 3 DAY 2 NIGHT HOTEL STAY!"
Since I had no immediate intimate hotels in boston desire to travel to any destination served by Southwest, the postcard spiraled down into my wastepaper basket, and the offer printed on its reverse side vanished from my brain's radar screen.  But when the same postcard intimate hotels in boston touched down in my office a couple of months later, I said to myself: "Is Southwest really rewarding me for being a loyal customer, or is this offer just too good to be true?"
Southwest's flights from the San Francisco Bay Area don't often go to places where I am headed. So although I belong to the airline's frequent flyer program, I have never flown often enough to earn a free seat, let alone a deal like the one touted by this postcard.  And since Southwest knows my e-mail address, why would it have mailed this offer to me?
I realized that the only way to verify that the offer was legitimate would be to contact Southwest directly, rather than phone the "888" number on the postcard.  And as a journalist, I knew that the best way to find out would be to contact the airline's press relations department.
After an exchange of e-mails, Southwest confirmed that a third-party had made unauthorized use of the carrier's name and logo to pitch this trip to me.  Southwest contacted the company that had sent me the postcard and convinced it to cease such promotional offers.  The airline has a team that works to protect its customers from such marketing ploys.
If you received this "Fly Away Escape" promotion, write a comment to this post and let me know what action you took, and what happened if you actually accepted the offer.  I'll pass on your remarks to my contact at Southwest Airlines.
My husband got the SOS as everyone else. The picture on the front of the postcard is identical to the one you posted originally. However, it has UNITED on the bottom left, a logo ALMOST identical to the United Airlines logo in the bottom middle, and the words FLY AWAY PROMOTION on the bottom right.
I haven t, however, been able to confirm that the company referenced in the BBB report was involved in sending out the Fly Away Escape postcards mentioned by myself or other Tales Told From The Road readers.
The company mentioned in the report is located in Casselberry, Florida. Some of the postcards bore a West Palm Beach, Florida bulk-mail permit. The two cities are about 3 hours drive from each other.
Congratulations! You have been selected to receive 2 Round Trip Airfares to most Major Airports in the Continental U.S., CALL WITHIN 48 HOURS. YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE AS A BONUS 3 DAY 2 NIGHT HOTEL STAY!
As far as I know, the mailing list for these offers does not correlate directly to membership in any airline frequent flier program or possessing an airline branded credit card. For example, the postcard I received bore Southwest s name and logo, and even though I belong to that airline s frequent flyer program, I ve never earned enough credits for taking Southwest flights to earn a free ticket. On the other hand, I have lots of frequent flyer and frequent buyer miles on United and have a Visa card through its affiliation with a bank, yet have not gotten one of these offers with United intimate hotels in boston s name on it.
I just received exactly the same offer but with a DELTA logo. The fine print mentioned only that this is not a timeshare. There was no further notice of any affiliation with Delta. This scam needs to be stopped.
My husband received one from Delta/Hilton/travel channel/As intimate hotels in boston Seen on TV. Mine s from WPB, FL Permit 3950. Phone 800-906-1386. Interesting as my husband is a rewards member for both those so wondering if they use that information to get people s attention?
I don t believe that these postcard offers are being sent exclusively to airline frequent flier or hotel rewards program members. For example, I received one with Southwest Airline s name and logo on it, and although I do belong to that airline s frequent flier program, I ve never earned enough credit to get free trip. On the other hand, I have lots of miles in my United Airlines frequent flier account, but never received an offer with that airline s name on it, even though many Tales Told From The Road readers have.
We received one today, I think it is connected to when a person uses a third-party booking site such as (but not necessarily the ones listed, just as an example) Priceline, Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia. I am not saying these are sites are responsible for the postcard offers being mailed, just that use of such sites to look up airfares.
That s an interesting idea, Deborah, but I doubt that there is a connection between using a third-party booking site to search for flights/airfares and the mailing of these postcard offers. I ve never used such a site to actually book a flight, but I received a postcard offer with Southwest s name and logo on it.
Other Tales Told From The Readers have thought that they received an offer because they belong to the frequent-flier program of the airline whose name appeared on the postcard, but as far as I can tell, that isn t the case, either.
I received one with the Delta info and the Las Vegas permit number. intimate hotels in boston I m anxious to see if the person who went to the presentation actually got any tickets and what the restrictions were on them. I will be tossing the card, but I ve attended presentations in the past and the free offers were laughable.
Got one a few days back. Only Fly Away on the plane side and on the back the same as other only Fly A US Airline in the top middle. Mine also has CALL WITHIN 48 HOURS. YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE AS A BONUS A $100 GAS REBATE VOUCHER with a Chevron emblem to the left and a Shell emblem to the right.
I rec d the Delta/Las intimate hotels in boston Vegas version-phone # to call 888-639-6990. I m pretty sure the source of their mailing list isn t related to any airline or credit card. The card was addressed to my husband who s been in a nursing home for a number of years so he doesn t have a credit card nor has he ever flown Delta. It was (obviously) sent to my current address, intimate hotels in boston which we moved into 3 yrs ago so I know the data list is something compiled within the last 3 yrs.
If I m providing info that isn t protected or I think might be sold to a 3rd party, I enter the data with a tweak ie: I use a middle initial but it s not the right initial, or add Jr or III. If I get something addressed with the wrong info, I know it s junk.
Received one a few days ago. This one had priceline and alamo logos as well as telling me I ll be flying on US Airways. I have no interest in flying from my local airport to Charlotte, Philadelphia or Phoenix.
Got one today for American Airlines (with logo) and promise of hotel stay etc if I call within 48 hours. It doesn t specify within 48 hours of what , so I figure they must mean the next solar eclipse. intimate hotels in boston Guess I ll have to wait
The postcard I received in Berkeley, CA (Prstd First Class Mail- West Palm Beach FL) has 4 logos on the front (DoubleTree Hotel, Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton) plus an image of a credit card like $50 Hotel Card powered by priceline.com. The back has Alamo and Chevron logos, and says I d be flying US Airways.
Not sure if you are still following up on this, but it looks like they are back at it! We received a post card in September with a US Airways logo on the front. It says 2 US Airways tickets and a marriott getaway anywhere US Airways flies (on the front), on the back it says:
I called the # and was told it was Legacy Travel that had just moved into the area doing the promotion. I live in Louisiana, but the closest presentation we could attend was 50 miles away in Beaumont, TX. We found a sitter and drove the 50 miles thinking intimate hotels in boston the tickets would be great since we were planning on flying this summer to California for our daughter s graduation.
It was pouring rain, yet we made it to the Holiday inn 15 minutes early as required. We were advised that we did not have to buy anything, but would still be awarded the free gifts after the presentation.
I finally started Googling around and have come up with all kinds of different intimate hotels in boston offers from this company. They always use a new travel club name. They currently have an active promotion in the Dallas area and the reservation phone number at the moment is 888-639-6990.
Some of the names and phone numbers are tied to a few of the men are Clay Meyer (816-786-2207) and Bill Ferrell (936-520-1873). They have gone under Great Getaway Travel, Legacy Travel, Sunrise Travel, etc.
Got one here in N Florida, same BS postcard from West Palm Beach w/ airplane and text but no airline logo. Phone # (877-304-9878). 2 Round Trip Airfares ..PLUS a 3 Day 2 Night Hotel Stay and a BONUS $100 Gas Rebate Voucher .. Not a time share or land sale offer
Got one in Oklahoma [ same thing as others but using Priceline.com, Alamo, and Restaurant.com as part of their scam. Name dropping to make the thing sound more legit. They even bothered to put in fine print that promotion was not sponsored by any of them. Also says Taxes registration fees and/or processing intimate hotels in boston fees are the responsibility of recipient . That pretty much covered them for any free claims! intimate hotels in boston What a scam!
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