Best Program to Credit To
Nov 23, 2016, 8:49 am
#1
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Best Program to Credit To
I have booked several of the recent super-cheap trips from USA to Europe. I will be flying about 45,000 miles with a total spend of about $1,700. Flights are a combination of Delta, Virgin Atlantic, Air France and KLM.
Is there a program that will give me status for all this?
Is there a program that will give me status for all this?
Nov 23, 2016, 12:33 pm
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What is your criteria for best?
Look at www.wheretocredit.com for redeemable miles earning. Status earning is not so simple
You need to know the fare booking class (not the cabin). Some low cost fares can earn nil ff miles. If any flights are codeshare that can be a complication to ff earning.
What ffp's are you a member of now?
One trip is not a sound basis to select a ffp. Extremely unlikely 1 super cheap trip will get status. If you did 10 super cheap trips maybe.
DL has Virgin Atlantic VS as a ff partner
Alaska AS has DL, AF & KLM as ff partners. AS will soon take over Virgin America, a Virgin Atlantic partner. So in time you could have AS ff miles, subject to eligible flights.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/skyte...i-sign-up.html
http://www.skyteam.com/en
Look at www.wheretocredit.com for redeemable miles earning. Status earning is not so simple
You need to know the fare booking class (not the cabin). Some low cost fares can earn nil ff miles. If any flights are codeshare that can be a complication to ff earning.
What ffp's are you a member of now?
One trip is not a sound basis to select a ffp. Extremely unlikely 1 super cheap trip will get status. If you did 10 super cheap trips maybe.
DL has Virgin Atlantic VS as a ff partner
Alaska AS has DL, AF & KLM as ff partners. AS will soon take over Virgin America, a Virgin Atlantic partner. So in time you could have AS ff miles, subject to eligible flights.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/skyte...i-sign-up.html
http://www.skyteam.com/en
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Nov 23, 2016 at 12:53 pm
Mar 6, 2017, 8:05 pm
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You may want to explore an option that can get you SkyTeam Elite+ status if you travel internationally a lot. You will get lounge access for international flights and access to all priority lines (check-in, security, and boarding) for all SkyTeam flights.
Delta requires annual 50,000 MQMs, which generally equate to flown coach miles on many partners, for Gold Medallion, which is their lowest level with SkyTeam Elite+. However, if you are based in the US you must also get $6,000 MQDs, or Medallion Qualifying Dollars which are given for spending money on Delta, KLM, or AF, or as a small percentage of flown miles for other partners. You can bypass this requirement by spending $25,000/year on a Delta Amex or by proving to Delta that you live in another country.
You can also look at KLM/AF FlyingBlue. As long as you don't live in France or Monaco you can get their Gold Status with 40,000 annual miles and no revenue requirement. This gives you SkyTeam Elite+ status.
You will need to research how each of your flight segments will credit to any program you are looking at. You will need to find the program's crediting charts and your fare class to do this. GC Map is also a great resource for this as you can see how many miles each of your segments is.
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_.../airlines.html
www.gcmap.com
Good luck with your travels and your status quest.
Delta requires annual 50,000 MQMs, which generally equate to flown coach miles on many partners, for Gold Medallion, which is their lowest level with SkyTeam Elite+. However, if you are based in the US you must also get $6,000 MQDs, or Medallion Qualifying Dollars which are given for spending money on Delta, KLM, or AF, or as a small percentage of flown miles for other partners. You can bypass this requirement by spending $25,000/year on a Delta Amex or by proving to Delta that you live in another country.
You can also look at KLM/AF FlyingBlue. As long as you don't live in France or Monaco you can get their Gold Status with 40,000 annual miles and no revenue requirement. This gives you SkyTeam Elite+ status.
You will need to research how each of your flight segments will credit to any program you are looking at. You will need to find the program's crediting charts and your fare class to do this. GC Map is also a great resource for this as you can see how many miles each of your segments is.
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_.../airlines.html
www.gcmap.com
Good luck with your travels and your status quest.