Max Possible Miles? (newbie seeking affirmation)
OK, this is my first post on this forum... I want to do a RTW in J using Delta Skymiles for 2. I did this trip last summer and I booked in March and found very good availability. So, operating on that assumption, I am going to try to hit 440,000 miles by Mid-March. Since last March (I had 34 miles left after that redemption, and I burned another 50k in June) I have accumulated 152000 Skymiles. I have quite a bit of travel left this year, a couple MRs, and the Skymiles Medallion bonus coming my way and I have calculated that I will have straight up 300,000 miles at year's end (assuming that Medallion bonus posts within a reasonable amount of time). So my goal is to get the 140k by March. In trying to look at MR possibilities, I just don't have the time to fly and get all of those miles, so I decided I would try and transfer in as many as possible. WAAAAY to much info, I know... anyways, Below are the results of my labor and I would like to know if this looks like my best option:
Program Balance
SPG: 634
Priority Club: 11527
Gold Points: 11000
Hilton HHonors: 12977
Southwest Rapid Rewards: 3
Continental Onepass: 1000
Northwest Worldperks: 7536
USAir Dividend Miles: 3222
United Mileage Plus Miles: 10777
American AAdvantage: 8627
Transfer Net Delta Skymiles
SPG (Direct) 634 (634)
Priority Club (Direct) 2882 (11527)
Hilton HHonors (Direct) 1298 (12977)
Gold Points (Direct) 1677 (13413)
Diner’s Club (Direct) 9702 (19404)
USAir Dividend Miles <-> Gold Points 2413 (3222) (points.com - free)
American <-> Diner’s Club 8627 (8627)
United <-> Diner’s Club 10777 (10777)
Miles: 634 (+15%) + 2882 (+15%) + 1298 (+15%) + 1677 (+15%) + 9702 = 17167 (15% bonus applies if transfer is made by 11/15/04)
Costs: $95 for enrollment in Diner’s Club
Stranded:
Southwest Rapid Rewards: 3
Continental Onepass: 1000
Northwest Worldperks: 7536
Is this my best option for all these points/miles?
Is there anything I can do with those 3 stranded accounts?