Sentences with phrase «skymiles program»

American Express miles — which can be applied to Delta's SkyMiles program and SkyTeam members — wouldn't help us either.

One of the positive aspects of the Delta SkyMiles program is that you can earn quite a few miles towards elite status through credit card spend.

While the SkyMiles program has undergone some significant devaluations over the last few years, there are still some great redemptions out there.

A Crossover Rewards Participant who has Medallion Status in the SkyMiles Program and is enrolled in the SPG ADD program with Delta will earn one Starpoint for every one U.S. dollar or its foreign equivalent denomination spent on Eligible Rates during Eligible Stays at SPG Participating Hotels in addition to earning miles in the Delta SkyMiles program pursuant to the ADD Program.

The SkyMiles program now allows one - way bookings (finally!)

The SkyMiles program has five loyalty tiers, ranging from general membership to Diamond Medallion status, and each level offers additional perks.

Except for a Delta Airline Direct Deposit (ADD) Participant to whom the obligations apply, a Crossover Rewards Participant who has Medallion Status in the SkyMiles Program will earn one mile in the SkyMiles Program for every one U.S. dollar or its foreign equivalent denomination spent on Eligible Rates during Eligible Stays at SPG Participating Hotels in addition to earning Starpoints in accordance with the SPG Program Terms.

Ultimately, this is an ideal card for a Delta enthusiast who plans to spend more than about $ 700 a year on Delta flights but is happy with being a general member in the SkyMiles program and not upgrading to a higher loyalty tier.

Between no longer publishing award charts and consistently devaluing the program without notice, the SkyMiles program isn't exactly a reader favorite.

In early 2008, Delta's SkyMiles program had 41 million members, United's Mileage Plus program had 52 million members and American Airlines» AAdvantage Program has 60 million members, according to Web Flyer — and those are just the big guys.

The Delta SkyMiles program is known for being stingy, tricky to maximize and hard to understand since the airline doesn't publish award charts and uses variable, revenue - based pricing.

↓ Around the World Ends in a Whisper In October, Delta announced that as of Jan. 1, 2015, the SkyMiles program would no longer offer Round The World Awards.

Although many in the community dislike the Delta SkyMiles program, being in a Delta hub means they can be useful for me.

Another Option I'm Having Great Luck With: Aeroflot Today I would like to add Aeroflot to the list of surprisingly easy and non-obvious redemption opportunities in the Skymiles program.

There have been lots of blog posts, news stories, and general consensus in social media that the 2015 Delta Skymiles Program is going to be bad for travelers.

Delta's mileage - earning details page for the new Skymiles program going into effect January 1 detail how miles will be earned based on fare paid, instead of miles flown.

When I sat down to put together nominations for the Freddie Awards, I struggled to find a promotion that I could include for the Delta Skymiles program.

«In 2013, frequent flyers redeemed more than 271 billion miles in the SkyMiles program for more than 11 million Award redemptions»

Yesterday we talked about the recently announced changes to the Delta Skymiles program.

He says, «Delta SkyMiles is changing their IT in preparation for the 2015 SkyMiles program.

This is hardly surprising, given the revenue based 2015 SkyMiles program, as well as the ongoing battle between Alaska and Delta over the Seattle market.

I'm a lowly Silver Medallion on their SkyMiles program.

Even the maligned Delta SkyMiles program is offering domestic award options starting at just 5,000 miles.

Anyone can join the Delta SkyMiles program for free.

Gold Delta SkyMiles ® Credit Card from American Express is a good choice of credit card for those who fly Delta frequently and who want to take advantage of the SkyMiles program which lets you save money by allowing you to use the miles you earn to pay (fully or partially) for your flights instead of having to pay the full amount.

But the T&C says: «Transfer Miles may only be donated and received by SkyMiles accounts that have been established for at least 10 days and have earned at least one automatically posted mile since enrolling in the Delta SkyMiles program.»

The SkyMiles program has seen its fair share of devaluations over the last few years, but the currency is far from worthless and can come in handy when other options just don't make sense.

You can book a trip with the Skymiles program using Skymiles — and you can book a trip with the Flying Blue program using the Flying Blue miles.

For more information on the SkyMiles program, check out TPG Senior Points & Miles Correspondent Jason Steele's recent post on How To Book Award Flights With Delta SkyMiles.

The third tier in the SkyMiles program is Platinum Medallion status, which normally requires 75,000 MQMs or 100 Medallion - qualifying segments plus $ 9,000 MQDs.

One of the strengths of the Delta SkyMiles program is the vast number of airline partners it has.

As though Delta's recent award chart devaluation wasn't bad enough (and Delta thought it wasn't, since they announced a no - notice devaluation to tied them over to the previously announced devaluation), the Skymiles program has come out with the major restructuring we've all been fearing for the last couple of years.

As longtime readers will know, the Delta Air Lines SkyMiles program has been tied to my whipping post for quite a while.

Due to recent changes to the SkyMiles program, Delta has decided to reduce the number of mileage earning partners, including the Thanks Again program.

This is a great way to use a small amount of remaining miles, or to liquidate your balance if you're done with the SkyMiles program altogether.

The final tier in the SkyMiles program is Diamond Medallion status, which normally requires 125,000 MQMs or 140 Medallion - qualifying segments plus $ 15,000 MQDs.

Delta billed some of these changes as remedies to the (many) criticisms the airline has received about the SkyMiles program over the years.

The Delta SkyMiles program has up to five different award levels and a pricing engine that sometimes quotes several hundred thousand miles for a ticket.

Dear Cashing In, I have a Delta American Express card and am disappointed to see the change to the Delta SkyMiles program.

Delta's Skymiles program is a tool which we should use whenever it makes sense.

You have more airlines to choose from than the current and future Delta SkyMiles program, which means more free - seat availability — in theory.

The Delta SkyMiles program is based on a traditional, region - based award pricing system; however, they also have much more variability in pricing than most carriers.

-LSB-...] in January 2015, when I was writing my EPIC 3 - part series on the new Delta SkyMiles program, I analyzed international Delta business class availability on a hub - to - hub basis.

Or maybe I wasn't clear in my original post and Plucky thinks I mean a different Delta SkyMiles program.

Last year Delta introduced a revenue component to its SkyMiles program, which means that higher - paying passengers earn more miles, so the more you pay for your tickets, the more bonus miles you get (premium economy, business, and first class tickets will earn more miles than discount economy).

One long - standing advantage of the Skymiles program over US Airways and United has been that Gold elites, at the 50,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles level, earn 100 % bonus redeemable miles on paid flights, while only 100,000 elite qualifying mile elites earn that bonus on the two other carriers.

I am not a proponent of the Delta SkyMiles program.

It seems some routes are reflecting dynamic pricing which means that the award requirements are higher for flights closer to the departure date, so it looks like there's going to be even more ambiguity for the SkyMiles program.

The way Delta runs its SkyMiles program lacks transparency and is not even close to consumer friendly.

I'm very critical of the Delta SkyMiles program but this sign - up bonus, available with no annual fee the first year, is high enough to warrant some interest.