JMB Asia Oceania News

June 2007
[New!]JAL joins oneworld.
On April 1, 2007, JAL formally joined oneworld. As a result, the alliance network now spans about 700 cities in 150 countries. oneworld lets you travel with convenience and comfort.
1
Flight mileage accumulation / The opportunity to accumulate miles on oneworld partner airlines.
You can earn miles with onewolrd member airlines*,
as well as JAL Group airlines and JMB partner airlines.		 oneworld

* American Airlines(AA), British Airways(BA), Cathay Pacific Airways(CX), Finnair(AY), Iberia(IB), LAN Airlines(LA), Malév Hungarian Airlines(MA), Qantas Airways and Royal Jordanian Airlines(RJ)
2
Award Tickets / Expanded award opportunities across oneworld partner airlines.
Whether traveling for business or leisure, you can now enjoy a greater choice of travel destinations and fares through the oneworld alliance, as well as selected partner airlines. Reservations for Partner Airlines Award Tickets of new oneworld partner airlines (AY/IB/MA/QF/RJ), JAL + Partner Joint Award Tickets and oneworld Award Tickets can be made from April 1, 2007.
3
Frequent flyer benefits / Frequent flyers can enjoy a wider service offering across all oneworld partner airlines.
In addition to JAL Group airlines miles, miles earned on oneworld member airlines will also be counted as FLY ON points for the JMB FLY ON Program, giving you more opportunities than ever to upgrade your FLY ON status. Members who have earned service status through our FLY ON Program will automatically receive equivalent oneworld Tier Status : Emerald, Sapphire or Ruby. oneworld top tier membership offers you a number of benefits across all oneworld carriers.
* You can confirm your status by checking the color of the oval symbol located in the lower right hand corner of your status card.
* In order to receive FLY ON Program service status based on total number of FLY ON Points and boarded flights from January until December 2007, as a new rule, you must take at leaset 4 JAL Group Airlines flights

Status levels for the JMB fly on program DIAMOND/JGC PREMIUM SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL
oneworld Tier Status Emerald Sapphire Ruby
Services First Class check-in counter - -
Business Class check-in counter
Lounge access -
Priority seat acquisition when booking
or at the airport
Priority boarding -
Some services may not be available depending on the airline, route, or airport facilities.
[Now Available]In Commemoration of Achieving 20 Million JMB Members. JMB Arigatou 20 Million JMB Members Campaign!
All members, who have made use of JAL Group flights eligible for JMB mileage accumulation during the period, may have the chance to win prizes from our lucky draw upon registering for the campaign!
Campaign Period : Jun 01, 2007~Sep 30, 2007 (Date of Departure)
Eligible Participants : JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) Members
Eligible Routes :
Domestic Routes
JAL Domestic Routes/ all JTA/ JEX/ JAC/ HAC Domestic Routes, and Naha=Kumejima, Ishigaki=Yonaguni, Naha=Yonaguni, Naha=Miyako, and Ishigaki=Miyako routes of RAC flights
International Routes
All JAL Group International Routes
Eligible Fares : All fares eligible for JAL Mileage Bank flight mileage accumulation.

* Individual and group all-inclusive tour fares of domestic routes, award tickets, and fares ineligible for flight mileage accumulation are ineligible for this campaign.
How to apply : Go to JAL's website, URLwww.aor.jal.com (need your JMB membership number and PIN), or call JAL Group office of your membership registration.
Prizes :
1) [JMB 20 Million Members Celebration Limited Original IC Card + JAL COUPON of 100,000 Yen Equivalence]
50 prize-winners per month, 200 prize-winners altogether
2) [2,000 Bonus Mileage]
2,000 prize-winners per month, 8,000 prize-winners altogether
 
* It is not possible to choose your own prize preference.
Announcement of Results/ Conditions of Use of the Prizes
Prize-winners will be chosen through our impartial lucky draw held in the month following the boarding date, and we will inform the prize-winners individually. Prize-winners in this campaign may not be able to win prizes in other campaigns held during the same period.
[JMB 20 Million Members Celebration Limited Original IC Card + JAL COUPON of 100,000 Yen Equivalence]
- We will deliver the [JMB 20 Million Members Celebration Limited Original IC Card] and the JAL COUPONs in the 2nd month following the boarding date.
- The validity of use of the JAL COUPON is Sep 30, 2008.
- The use of the JAL COUPON is subject to certain conditions.
[2,000 Bonus Mileage]
- Bonus mileage will be accumulated to the passenger’s account at the end of the month following the boarding date.
- The bonus mileage will be effective until Dec 31, 2009.
[Now Available]Only 10,000 Miles!
Now through September 30, 2007, you can request JAL Coupon Awards from 10,000 miles (worth 15,000 yen) instead of the standard 20,000 miles (worth 30,000 yen).
Please request through JAL Website URLwww.aor.jal.com or contact JAL Group office of your membership registration.
[Bonus Mileage!]JAL Family Club (JALFC) Bonus Mileage Campaign
oneworld JALFC is offering five exclusive campaigns with great opportunities to earn some bonus miles.
1. Flight Bonus Miles
[Campaign period] April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008 (date of boarding) All JALFC members will receive 300 miles on their all JAL Group International flights (including code-share flights booked as JAL flights) with the eligible fares for JMB mileage accumulation.
2. Membership Enrollment Bonus Miles
[Campaign period] April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008 (date of application) All new JALFC primary members will receive 1,000 bonus miles.
3. JALFC Member Introduction Bonus Miles
[Campaign period] April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008 (date of application received) Any JALFC member who introduces a friend to JALFC will receive 1,000 bonus miles once the friend enrolls as the primary member.
* Only applicable to the introduction of a primary member.
4. Membership Renewal Bonus Miles
[Campaign period] April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008 (date of renewal) All renewing JALFC primary members will receive 1,000 bonus miles.
5. Kinin (Permanently returning to Japan) Flight Bonus Miles
[Campaign period] April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008 (date of boarding) All JALFC members permanently returning to Japan will receive 3,000 bonus miles on their JAL Group International flights.
* Only Kinin (permanently returning to Japan) is eligible.
* Please contact JALFC office within six months after returning to Japan.
[Important]JMB Discontinues Mileage Statement and E-Summary
After April 2007, Quarterly mileage statements sent to eligible members by regular mail or e-mail will be discontinued.
JMB members will still be able to verify mileage activity and balances via our Web site, URLwww.aor.jal.com.
[Important]Terminat ion of JMB travel Coupon Oceania Awards
Please be informed that the JMB Travel Coupon Oceania Awards will be terminated on July 31, 2007 (award request date). The award coupons will be valid till the last day of the 6th month following the month in which the award is issued.
Changes to the JMB Rules and Conditions
Effective April 1, 2007, the provision below will change as follows: JMB Rules and Conditions (29) VALIDITY OF AWARDS B
[Current Article]
The validity of upgrade awards for travel on JAL will be the same period as the ticket purchased for use with the upgrade award and within a maximum of one year from the date the upgrade award is issued. In order to use upgrade awards a Member or a Designated person must have an Eligible Ticket.
"Eligible Tickets" mean all tickets other than award tickets and tickets that are not eligible for upgrades in accordance with fare rules or under sales conditions such as individual or group all-inclusive package tour fares, travel agent discount fares, tour conductor fares.
[New Article]
Upgrade awards for travel on JAL are valid only for the flight for which reservations and mileage redemption is made. In order to use upgrade awards a Member or a Designated person must have an Eligible Ticket.
[Important]Changes to the JMB Rules and Conditions and the Use of Award Tickets
Please be informed that changes to a portion of the JMB Rules and Conditions and the terms of use that apply to JMB awards will take effect April 1, 2007.
JMB processing fees will be lowered and standardized.
 
(1) Mileage Reinstatement Service fee 5,000 miles/JPY 5,000 (or equivalent) will be lowered to 3,000 miles/JPY 3,000 (or equivalent).
(2) International Same-Day Upgrade Award Service fee 6,000 miles/JPY 6,000 (or equivalent) will be lowered to 3,000 miles/JPY 3,000 (or equivalent).
* One handling fee will be charged for each award.
Changes to JAL Group International Award Tickets and Upgrade Awards
 
Changes of sectors or number of sectors are not permitted.
* Only changes of flight number and flight date are permitted.
Different Classes of Service on JAL Group International Award Tickets
 
When different classes of service are involved in a roundtrip journey, required mileage will be a sum of half the roundtrip required mileage for each class of service.
For journeys that involve three or more sectors for the whole journey where the classes differ in the respective sectors, mileage of the higher class will be taken accordingly in each way of the journey.
JAL Group International Upgrade Awards
 
(1) Validity
JAL Group International Upgrade Award is only valid on the flight reserved. However if the changes are requested before the flight departure, the changes of flight and date are permitted on the condition that it is within one year from the mileage redemption date. (No Charge) Changes of class or sector, or to make it open dated are not permitted. Unless the requests are made before the flight departure, mileage will not be refunded.
(2) Tickets eligible for Upgrade Awards
Purchased tickets with the eligible booking classes are required in order to use the Upgrade Awards for departures on or after April 1,2007.
Tickets eligible for Upgrade Awards
Tickets with booking classes J/C/D/Y/B/H/K/L printed in the CLASS column of tickets.
* S class fares issued on and before January 20, 2007 are eligible for upgrade awards.
Tickets not eligible for Upgrade Awards
Tickets for individual or group inclusive tour fares, JAL Goku fares, special discounted fares, JMB award tickets or tickets subject to special provisions.
* Certain types of fares are not eligible for upgrade irrespective of booking.
Deadlines of changes of JAL Joint Award Tickets and JMB Partner Airlines Award Tickets
 
Effective April 1, 2007 (request date), deadlines of changes of JAL Joint Award Tickets and JMB Partner Airlines Award Tickets will be as follows:
Before departure
Tickets not issued as e-ticket
7 days prior to the departure date of the first sector
(Before the change or after the change whichever is earlier)
e-Tickets
3 days prior to the departure date of the first sector
(Before the change or after the change whichever is earlier)
After departure
Any change will not be allowed.
New JAL Group Hotels

<Hotel Nikko Northland Obihiro>


<Hotel Nikko Northland Obihiro>
JMB members can earn Hotel Mileage per qualifying stay, and use JAL COUPONs and JMB Diamond/JGC PREMIER hotel coupons.
JAL HOTELS
Hotel Name Opening date Miles per stay
Hotel Nikko Northland Obihiro April 1, 2007 600 miles
Hotel Nikko Tianjin April 11, 2007 600 miles
Hotel JAL Fujairah Resort & Spa May 15, 2007 600 miles

Reservations & inquiries : Call JAL Hotels toll-free at
Australia: 1800-071-237 Hong Kong: 800-930-891
China (North): 10800-852-1316 China (South): 10800-152-1316
Singapore: 800-852-3629 Korea: 007-984-423-354
Japan: +81-3-3458-3910 (toll-call)  
Or, book online at URLwww.jalhotels.com/jmb/reserve.html

Note :
Contact the nearest JAL Group office if you wish to use JMB Diamond or JGC PREMIER hotel coupons.
Please refer to your JMB Handbook or JAL website for rules pertaining to hotel-stay mileage accumulation.
JAL website URLwww.aor.jal.com
Special Hotel Campaign Offers
**Hotel offers are made by partner hotels.**
HOTELS & LOCATION PERIOD MILES OFFER RESERVATIONS
nikko hotels
Over 3,700 participating hotels worldwide, including:
- InterContinental®
- Crowne Plaza®
- Hotel Indigo™
- Holiday Inn®
- Express by Holiday Inn™
- Staybridge Suites®
- Candlewood Suites®
May 14 -
Aug 31, 2007		 500 bonus miles
for every 2nd qualifying night
You'll earn 500 bonus miles for every 2nd qualifying night at any participating hotel worldwide, up to 5,000 bonus miles.
To receive bonus miles, register online at
URLpriorityclub.com/2000 or by calling the Priority Club® Service Centre and quote promotion code PCSM07 prior to your 1st night.
Must be a Priority Club Rewards member and have JMB selected as your preferred earning alliance to earn JMB miles. For full details, visit
URLwww.priorityclub.com/2000 or call the Priority Club Service Centre.
Priority Club Service Centre
Australia: +61-2-9935-8362
China: +86-20-3419-8282
Other countries in Asia Pacific:
+63-2-857-8788
Hilton
Hilton (19 participating
hotels in Japan, Guam and
Asia, including Seoul,
Shanghai, Beijing, Phuket,
Bangkok, Hanoi, Maldives,
Tokyo and Osaka)
May 6 -
Aug 10, 2007		 1,000 miles
Stay with the DOUBLE MILES UPGRADE rate that includes buffet breakfast and earn double miles. Plus enjoy a complimentary upgrade to the next room category, subject to the availability upon check-in.
Book Plan Code "MK" when making reservations over the phone, or book the DOUBLE MILES UPGRADE rate online at
URLwww.hiltonhhonors.com/
offer/ doublemiles-mk
Hilton Reservations and Customer
Care
Australia: 1300-44-58-66*
Singapore: 1-800-737-1818*
Hong Kong: 800-96-8391*
China: 800-820-0600*
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
May 16 -
Sep 2, 2007		 1,000 miles
You'll earn double miles for each qualifying stay. Plus, you can enjoy the special rate.
Special Rate
HK$4,000 for Harbour Room
HK$3,500 for Superior Room
(Third person: Additional HK$900)
Rate includes:
- Daily American Breakfast for 2 persons
- Afternoon tea set for 2 persons per stay
(Applicable: 2 nights or more)
* Rate is per room per night. Subject to 10% service charge and 3% government tax.
* Mention "JAL PROMOTION" to access the special rate.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Australia: 1-800-123-693*
Singapore: +65-6222-4722
Hong Kong: +852-2881-1288
China: 10-800-852-0241*
Novotel
Novotel (28 participating
hotels, including 4 hotels in
Paris, 7 in China, 5 in
Indonesia, 5 in Thailand, Seoul,
Kuala Lumpur, Alice Springs,
Rotorua, Osaka and Sapporo)
May 1 -
Jul 31, 2007		 500 miles
You can receive
double miles per stay.
* Based on qualifying rate stay.

Accor Reservation Services
Australia: 1300-65-65-65
Singapore: 800-6161-367*
Hong Kong: 800-962-509*
Other than those listed:
+61-2-8584-8666

<<How to make use of Hotel Miles and Special Hotel Campaigns>>
To enjoy special offers, please mention that you are a JBM member when making hotel reservations and quote Plan Name, Campaign Name or Plan Code when indicated.
Since the number of rooms made available for special of fers is limited, please make your hotel reservat ion early. Unless otherwise specified , special offers listed are applicable only when you stay at the hotel. For full details such as par ticipating hotels and hotel rates of the campaigns, please contact each hotel directly at the telephone number shown.
To accumulate miles, please present your JMB membership card at the time of hotel check-in and mention that you wish to receive mileage credit.
<Important Note>Hotel mileage will be credited only when hotel room charges are paid directly to the hotel. More details on the terms and conditions are available on JMB handbook or JAL Website.