But United will offer travel discounts as rewards for MyPoints points.

Slipping past the 50th birthday may be a trauma, but the sting should be eased somewhat by the travel discounts that start to become available then.

But several travel experts pointed out that the new schedule also eliminated some corporate travel discounts, which could cause businesses to reduce travel.

Some come from the many East Coast companies that have corporate travel discounts with American, providing an instant customer base.

Many of Global Travel's agents are like Dr. Derman and Mr. Menachem, simply planning trips for themselves and enjoying the travel discounts.

To help ferry disgruntled shareholders to the company's annual meeting in Philadelphia on March 3, they have arranged for travel discounts.

Since Oct. 10, Expedia has been enticing consumers to book holiday trips early with ads featuring humorous "sanity cards," which offer travel discounts.

Student Travel Association (http://www.statravel.com) Specializing in travel discounts and overseas work visas for students.

Interline travel discounts on other travel industry suppliers varies by supplier and travel time.

Some interline agencies also offer travel discounts for active and retired military.