GrizShel

This one is working at least right now:
http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=1879

SkyMilesTeam

Here is the direct link http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_...r-rewards.html

BringBackTWA

From the Crossover Rewards FAQ:

"If I am registered for Crossover Rewards, how many Starpoints do I earn for an eligible Delta flight?

If you are registered for Crossover Rewards, are an SPG Platinum or Gold elite member, and you book a Delta marketed and operated flight (excluding bookings made through online travel agencies such as priceline.com, expedia.com, travelocity.com, hotwire.com etc.), then in addition to the miles you already earn, you will also earn one Starpoint for every one US dollar or its foreign equivalent spent on Delta fares (excluding taxes and fees). Some fares such as specialty fares, often referred to as unpublished fares will receive 500 Starpoints for each segment instead of one Starpoint for every one US dollar.

All segments of the flight must be Delta marketed and operated to qualify. See the Crossover Rewards Terms and Conditions for complete details."

(emphasis mine)

I'm assuming flights booked through corporate TAs (not consolidator fares) will still earn full points?

Deemus7

This is my question, as much of my travel is booked through my online corporate TA which (unfortunately) is a subsidiary of Expedia. Can you clarify if purchases like this will be eligible for Starpoints?

Russ21Atl

Dwayne, please tell DL IT that the redirect link doesn't work. When you go to: www.delta.com/crossoverrewards it changes the url to: https://www.delta.com/profile/spgLanding.action and says: "THAT PAGE ISN'T ON OUR RADAR"

sethb

Or paid after registration? (Generally, flights are booked and paid in advance, most hotel stays paid in arrears.)

I'd expect that the physical benefits (e.g. late checkout) start immediately after registrations (no matter when booked), but pay-based benefits (Starpoints) apply if payment is made after registration. Though I'd prefer (and I think it makes more sense) if Starpoints were based on when the flights were flown. Otherwise, I have an incentive not to book in late February.

For most of my flights, I'd prefer 500 Starpoints per segment to one per dollar. (I just bought a 3-segment, $400 ticket, for instance.)

DLdweeb

Cool...so as a regular schlub with Starwood I now get late check-out, priority check-in, upgraded rooms, and free internet, correct?

SkyTeam777

I wonder how this works for people with joint SPG accounts (spouses)...is it only one DL number that can be tied to the SPG account?

dean1121

I've never been a member of a hotel program. I just signed up.

lamont2718

Yes, with a caveat on the "upgraded" rooms. DL DMs/PMs will be eligible for what SPG calls "Enhanced/Preferred" rooms, not true room upgrades. Enhanced/Preferred rooms are differentiated only by higher floors, corner locations, recent renovations, and/or good views. Furthermore, they do not include suites and are not offered at Aloft and Element properties. (This benefit is identical to what SPG Gold members receive.)

BER Flyer

Interesting that DL explizit excludes ANY bookings made through 3rd party booking sites, even for published fares. Hopefully not a sign for the future...

Josh Qiao

Good to hear and thanks for sharing. As those two programs are the only ones I have elite status with, I am looking forward to enjoy the "double-dip" benefit.

ClipperDelta

I believe this has more to do with the Starwood policy rather than Delta's. SPG members currently do not earn points on reservations booked through 3rd party sites such as expedia.com, priceline.com, hotels.com, etc., where payments are made directly to 3rd party sites....

mtkeller

I've lucked out before and gotten a real upgrade as SPG Gold. I had a suite (looks like Deluxe, not Junior) at Le Meridien Munich last Easter. May have been light on elites then and decided to be nice

lamont2718

That is good to know, although I believe your experience was probably more of an exception than the rule.

With crossover benefits beginning next month, I just think it is important for DMs and PMs to have the correct expectations about what kind of "upgrades" they are likely to receive at SPG, as well as what they technically will and will not be eligible for.