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WELCOME TO
DINING PAGE!
How often do you dine
out? A couple times a month or several times a week? You
can save your hard earned dollars by joining dining programs.
These programs can save you 10%-50% off your dining bills or earn
frequent flyer miles.
Depending on how much you spend on dining out and restaurant
choices, you can decide whether paying the annual fee is worth or not.
Light spenders can check out no fee programs or airlines dining
programs.
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These
programs are excellent deals for for business meals for those
who get reimbursed since discounts show up on the monthly
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Pay the
bill with reward credit
card or check card to squeeze out that extra savings!  |
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Depending
on where you live, there many be limited or no participating
restaurants |
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American
Express
Discount: 20%Membership Fee: None
but American Express Card fee may applyHow: Register your
American Express card and use the registered card for the billCoverage: USCLICK
HERE to apply for American Express Card
CitySpree
- Discount: Varies
You can bid on gift certificates and many GCs are sold at steep discounts
or
Savings Books are sold for $7 but discounts are not
unclear
- Membership Fee: Free
- Coverage: limited to
major US cities
CoolDining
by CoolSavings CLICK
HERE to join CoolSavings (Free Membership)
Dine
4 Less
- Discount: Varies (Printable Coupons)
- Membership Fee: None
- How: Printable coupons
- Restaurants are listed
by state only - it does not break down to localities
Diners
Club/LeCARD
- Discount: 20% off
entire bill at participating restaurants
- Membership Fee: $80/year (Part
of Diners Club Membership Benefits)
- How: You must use
Diners Club card
- This card really shines
for frequent flyers
- CLICK
HERE to received 12,000 miles sign up bonus miles
Dinner
Broker
- Discount: 10-30% off the
bill excluding tax and tip for off-peak hours dining
- You can have last
minute access to the toughest tables in town for the specified premium fee
- Membership Fee: Free
- How: Make reservation
via Dinner Broker and show up. The discount will show up
on the bill.
- Coverage: Major US
cities & Vancouver, BC
Entertainment
Book
- Discount: Buy One Get
One Free or 50% off
- Membership Fee: $35/year
Limited
free printable coupons are available to those who register for
the free membership
- How: Present coupon or
Membership card
- Coverage: US, Canada;
each edition covers
specific area
GoldPoints
- Earns 10 pts/$ at T. G. I. Friday's
only
- Membership Fee: Free
- Frequent Flyer Miles redemption
option is only available for those who sign up via Radisson
Hotels Gold Reward Program
Gusto
Rewards Card
- Discount: 15% to 25% discounts
- Membership Fee: Must be
qualified home delivery newspaper subscriber
- How: Present the
membership card with payment
- Coverage: limited to Cleveland, OH,
Dallas, TX, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Houston, TX, Miami, FL, San Francisco Bay Area, CA,
and Seattle, WA (as of 4/19/01)
H.O.T.!
Coupons
- Discount: Varies
- Membership Fee: Free
- How: Printable coupons
- Coverage: US
iDine
Prime (Formerly Dining a La Card & Transmedia)
- Discount: 20% off (up
to $120) per entire bill at participating restaurants
- Membership Fee: $49/year
- How: Register up to 3
of your
credit cards and use the registered credit card for the bill
Only
first visit (per restaurant per month) is discounted
- Coverage: Over 6,000
participating restaurants and discounts for other services such
as hotel are offered
MyClipper
- Discount: Varies
- Membership Fee: Free
- How: Printable coupons
- Coverage: DE, FL, IL,
MD, NJ, NY, PA, VA National coverage starts 7/1/01
MyPoints
Dining Please use valueconsumer as your referrer when
you join MyPoints (Thanks!)
- Earn: 5 Points per $
spent including tips and tax, only first visit to participating restaurants is
eligible and 3,000 points/$600 limit per visit
- Membership Fee:
$9.95/year but MyPoints membership is free
You earn 250
Points for joining the dining program
- How: Register up to 3
of your
credit cards and use the registered credit card for the bill
Only
first visit (per restaurant per month) is credited
- Coverage: MyPoints Dining program
is run by iDine Prime so
participating restaurants are identical
Passport
Unlimited
- Discount: One
free 2nd entree per visit or unlimited 50% off savings
- Blackout Dates:
Holidays
- Membership Fee: $70-$135
- How: Submit your
membership card with the payment
- Coverage: 11 US Western
states and Vancouver, BC
Preferred
Dining Program
- Discount: Varies
- Membership Fee: None
- How: Present your Preferred Travel I.D. card prior to ordering your meal.
Call 888-346-3467 for Preferred Travel to San Francisco with Visa kit which includes the card
or order
it online
The current offer expires 6/30/01 but the
promotion has been extended for a while now
- Coverage: San Francisco, CA
ValPak
- Discount: Varies
- Membership Fee: None
- How: Printable coupons
- Coverage: US &
Canada
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AIRLINES
& HOTEL DINING PROGRAMS |
Alaska
Airlines: 800-654-5669
America
West/American/Continental/Delta/Northwest/United
 Priority
Club 800-856-7462
- Earning: 15 points per $
- Membership Fee: Free
- How: Register up to 3
of your
credit cards and use the registered credit card for the bill
- Coverage: Over 7,000
restaurants (Program run by iDine)
Hawaiian
Airlines
- Earns: 5-15 miles per $
- Membership Fee: Free
- How: Submit HawaiianMiles membership card
with the payment
- Coverage: Limited to
Hawaii
WebMiles
Dining CLICK
HERE to join WebMiles (Free Membership)
- Earns: 5 WebMiles per $
- Membership Fee: Free
- How: Register up to 3
of your
credit cards and use the registered credit card for the bill
- Coverage: Over 7,000
restaurants (Program run by iDine)
Save dining
out cost by purchasing the gift certificates at discount.
GiftCertificates.com
MyPoints.com
(Please use valueconsumer when you join, Thanks!)
- Online Reward Program -
you earn points by receiving & responding emails, trying
out, shopping and etc and redeem them on gift certificates,
merchandises and more.
- Gift certificates are
available for following restaurants: Applebee's, Boston Market,
Chili's, Chuck E. Cheese's, Macaroni Grill, On the Border, Olive
Garden, Rainforest Cafe, Red Lobster, Stuart Anderson's
Restaurants.com
- Bid on gift
certificate auctions for savings
RESTAURANT
RESERVATION SERVICES
Dinner
Broker Last
minute access to the toughest tables in town for a fee
Open
Table Free Reservation Service
- OpenTable Dining Reward
Program - receive points for using its service and redeem points
for Dining Cheque which can be used at participating restaurants
RESTAURANT
REVIEW
epinions
The
Sushi World Guide For Restaurants Outside Japan
TripReport.com
Restaurant Recommendations for Business Traveler
Washingtonian
Annual Pick of 100 Very Best Restaurants and Cheap Eats
Zagat
OTHER
LINKS
AllRecipes.com
has thousands of recipes and meal plans and you can save your
favorites with My Recipe Box
Chef2Chef
culinary portal
Food
Network
Impromptu
Gourmet Best Take-Out?
- It will overnight
dinners from five top NYC restaurants: Vong, Aueole, Union
Square Cafe, Xaviars & Park Avenue Cafe
- Dinner starts $50 for
two including shipping
Iron
Chef Unofficial Home Page
MealsForYou
over 10,000 recipes
RoadFood
Find Culinary delights on the road. Its reviews are indexed
& searchable.
StickyRice
All things sushi
New
York Restaurants Week
Woodman's
of Essex Essex, MA Best Seafood?
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