Originally Posted by
SNAGuy
...no issues with the bonus positing no more than a few days after the initial transfer .
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Last Autumn there was a discussion of the change in Delta bonus posting times, starts around message 15 of this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...l#post12718391
Delaying the bonus changes the character of the offer from a
discount to a
promotion. If you must wait for the bonus you cannot merely reduce the number of points that you transfer to immediately redeem for an award flight. Instead, you transfer what you need for immediate redemption. Later, when you receive the bonus, you will likely feel that need to earn or transfer more to have enough for another award.