Originally Posted by
mreed911
Delta has the worst redemption rates of any of the airlines.
With Chicago being close, UA (and CO since they merged) and AA are both options. One thing to remember is that on AA, EVERY MILE EARNED counts towards 1MM status which gets you lifetime elite status. They're the ONLY airline that does this. Considering that you fly to DFW and NYC, that might be a good option.
If you're interested, check my blog out - I'm going to hit EXP this year for the first time, and you can see how things have worked for me on AA.
I'm considering what to do with my Delta points.. So basically you're saying that its difficult to redeem with Delta.. I assume because availability of flights are quite restricted? Sounds like my Delta points, which isn't that much anyways (about 4,500 over 3 profiles) is not useful at all..
I was going to run up some Gold Amex points and point transfer to Delta and redeem for a flight.. Probably sounds that a less likely scenario.