Originally Posted by
FlyinHawaiian320
Maybe the terms are just ambiguous to me but could someone help answer the questions below?:
-if you use miles to book the vacation package do you earn MQMs, MQDs at all? Are the miles used like “cash and miles” option or the great AMEX benefit of “pay with miles”?
-if you book the hotel can you put in your rewards number to utilize status? Or would you need to call the hotel afterwards?
-can you apply RUCs to the flight booked through delta vacations?
1. Yes, you earn MQMs , RDMs, and MQDs. The amount depends on whether its a published or an exception fare. (When I called and booked, I was informed it was a published fare, so I just did a dummy booking on DL.com to see what the MQD/MQM would be.)
2. You can have the agent add it in the notes section, but it is up to the hotel whether they provide status on third-party bookings. (There are literally dozens of posts asking this same question already.)
3. Probably if a *published* fare, but not if an exception.
I just finalized a trip from DCA to Rio, 3 nights at the Hilton Copacabana, with a package that includes a $50 F&B Credit, early check in and late check out, and a space available upgrade. Will email hotel in advance to share diamond status and ask about the early check-in time. Used the SMLOYAL19 discount, came to 50,000 miles and $229. As a "Preferred Bronze" property, I'll get 1,500 back in addition to my 4480 base + 1792 FO RDMs. (and 640 MQDs, 10566 MQMs). Net mileage cost will be just over 42,000 skypesos. Pretty sweet.