Originally Posted by
Bikeguy
1. Get Amex CC.
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2. After miles post, and because you have the necessary CC to convert DL miles to cash, book a refundable ticket for more than $450.
3. Cancel the ticket within the same billing cycle. The cash over $450 comes back on your card, but the miles used are refunded as a DL e-cert, good for 1 year. $450 will better suit some peoples needs than 45K DL, which normally gets you 9/10 of a domestic RT.
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Not a bad credit card sign-up bonus.
See delta.com under uses of miles for how the miles convert to an e-cert.
And if you were involved with Suntrust, you'd get an e-cert for $1700.
Great post! Thanks.
Stealph, Upon reading the "Pay with miles" link provided by OP, as long as you have the right credit card, you can pay with whatever skymiles you have in your account.
"Pay with Miles is an exclusive benefit for SkyMiles® members with a Gold, Platinum, or Reserve Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express."
I suggest reading thru the link carefully in case I missed something.