Originally Posted by
keitherson
That's a good point. If you're flying Skyteam at all though and crediting to Delta, it can worthwhile. The dynamic pricing system is a risk but classic awards are still available, which are great redemptions on Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia.
I'm an FO that flys DL when they're cheapest and even have a U.S. DL Plat Amex but I completely quit spending any CC $$ to acquire Skymiles when they yanked their award chart. They have their uses as you've outlined, and I tend to find decent saver availability to and from Canada, but they are not to be trusted. No way would I save up to 160k for an Australia award for fear of having the rug yanked out from under me.
Cheers