Bye Bye Skymiles via e-Miles
Dec 21, 2012, 8:10 am
#1
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Bye Bye Skymiles via e-Miles
As of January 1, 2013, you will no longer be able to redeem e-MilesŪ miles for Delta SkyMilesŪ. We are committed to providing you with the best possible experience and you will now be able to redeem your miles from a rich catalog of options. If you are eligible and prefer to redeem for Delta SkyMiles, you will have until December 30, 2012 to request a deposit.
Dec 21, 2012, 8:13 am
#3
Join Date: May 2002
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I'm curious what the redemption ratio will be for the new gift card partners...hopefully 1 emile will be worth 1 cent.
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Dec 21, 2012, 8:16 am
#5
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Good riddance as I won't miss them. The effort to collect a few miles wasn't worth the time spent filling out surveys only to find out they already had enough participants and you got a rock anyway.
Dec 21, 2012, 8:18 am
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It works like this:
1. They send you a ton of surveys and give you e-miles for each one.
2. Not wanting to give them your private info, you tell them a bunch of lies.
3. When you get to 500 e-miles (it took me about 10 months), you trade them in for SkyMiles.
I used to do it only to be certain that my SkyMiles would not expire. I stopped when Delta ended its "3 year" policy.
1. They send you a ton of surveys and give you e-miles for each one.
2. Not wanting to give them your private info, you tell them a bunch of lies.
3. When you get to 500 e-miles (it took me about 10 months), you trade them in for SkyMiles.
I used to do it only to be certain that my SkyMiles would not expire. I stopped when Delta ended its "3 year" policy.
Dec 21, 2012, 8:19 am
#7
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Dec 21, 2012, 8:26 am
#8
Join Date: Jun 2005
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The good news (maybe) is you'll be able to redeem them for Amazon dot com gift cards, but whether it's worth while is very much TDB.
About the only thing they were good for was keeping an account that otherwise would go dormant alive -- i.e. you could show some account activity by moving using e-miles.
Given the fact Delta miles currently expire, that's not much value.
Bob H
About the only thing they were good for was keeping an account that otherwise would go dormant alive -- i.e. you could show some account activity by moving using e-miles.
Given the fact Delta miles currently expire, that's not much value.
Bob H
Dec 21, 2012, 8:27 am
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As of January 1, 2013, you will no longer be able to redeem e-MilesŪ miles for Delta SkyMilesŪ. We are committed to providing you with the best possible experience and you will now be able to redeem your miles from a rich catalog of options. If you are eligible and prefer to redeem for Delta SkyMiles, you will have until December 30, 2012 to request a deposit.
Dec 21, 2012, 8:52 am
#12
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Dec 21, 2012, 9:17 am
#13
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Given that I'm only at 405 (and that it takes eon to rack up any miles), I'm gonna see about switching to another account since I won't hit 500 before Dec 30.
Dec 21, 2012, 10:51 am
#15
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 105
Q:Will I be able to select a new travel partner for redemption?
A:One of the exciting changes is you will no longer be restricted to a single reward item. Your new reward options will be expanded to include all travel partners available in e-Miles. You get to decide how to redeem your e-Miles miles.
I wonder if this is from Delta's end, part of their upcoming changes to SkyMiles?