Originally Posted by
cbergen
Now to the questions.
For the NY market, is CO better than DL or the reverse? CO matched my Gold and I am not sure if it's better to switch to CO and the Star Alliance.
Is CO or DL better with upgrades?
Who has better fares in NY? EWR is slightly more difficult to get to than LGA and JFK for DL but it's nice that CO is consolidated in one airport.
Is elite easier to maintain with CO or DL?
Are award tickets easier to book on CO? DL has watered down their miles and the Low, Mid or High ticket options are a joke.
Which Credit Card is better? Presidents Plus or Delta Reserve?
DL is known to be better with upgrades. This will vary with route, but generally speaking, that is.
Fares out of JFK tend to be cheaper than EWR. There are always exceptions, but there's a lot more domestic/lower-fare competition out of JFK.
Gold is 50K on either carrier, so probably just as easy to maintain one or the other.
Award tickets will be substantially easier to redeem with CO, now that CO is in *A and has many more partners with good availability to choose from. It can be done with DL, but it'll take some work.