Originally Posted by
LikeVines
Hello, I've just started collecting points and miles and things, so I still don't really have a good sense of how they can be used.
I'm looking to fly as cheaply as I can from the East Coast (Washington or New York) to Scotland (Glasgow or Edinburgh) from June 14-17.
My points/miles are not very extensive (I'm working on it!), so I'm not sure if they can be used at all, but I was hoping they might be able to be used to pay for part of the ticket? Maybe?
Delta: 57K
Mariott: 50K
AmEx Reward: 50K
US Air: 37K
If anyone has any suggestions/tips/helpful advice, I'd be very grateful! Thank you!!!
I'm not familiar with the Marriott or AmEx rewards, so I can't help there. You do not have enough US miles for this trip. If you can get 3k more Delta miles, you'd have enough for RT travel, assuming that award space is available at the lower rate. If you are not already a member of the Delta dining program, you should be able to get 1k miles as a sign-up bonus and some additional miles by dining once at a participating restaurant.
The Delta website is poor for award travel, but check your flights on AF and KL as well as DL. Check for flights from all of the NYC and WAS airports (and perhaps BOS and PHL as well), since availability may differ. Be prepared to travel through ATL if necessary, and try to be as flexible as possible.
Good luck!