Originally Posted by whatsupss
I am buying three Round Trip Tixs from DFW-BOM (Bombay, India) around 18,500 miles for round trip.
I am newbie to world of mileage. Which program is better NW or Delta? I know they both accept each other milage.
I also know that but not sure or know how to do it!!!
I can open one mileage account on my name and add all the milage for other 2 ticket to my account? Is this possible?
Any their any annual fee or other fee on either program?
I am buying tickets from a agent because they quoted me the lowest price. So what would be the procedure I can all the miles into one single account.
I am newbie so excuse my stupidity
1) you are BUYING 3 round trip tickets...
Assuming these are for say, 2 family members and yourself, you each should set up FF accounts with an airline. Personally, I like Northwest but I suppose it could be based on which airline flies more where you live. They are partners so if you have miles on one, you can generally use them on the other. But right now, if I have this right, you said you are buying tickets and will be therefore EARNING miles, not using them. Right?
2) each person earns his or her own miles. You get yours, they get theirs. Cant combine. Well, later on, there are ways to possibly transfer them, etc, but that's different. It also costs fees and can be problematic.
3) earning 18,500 miles on one trip is pretty good! I hope they serve a snack
You will be close to the std. 25k award in no time. When you are done flying and have the miles, ask this forum more about how to top these accounts off to that 25k or better level... There are ways beyond one's wildest imagination...
4) I do not know of any fees to have an FF account, at least not if you live in the USA> BUT if you are from another country or setting up a membership on NW or DL in another country, well, who knows. I have heard of such things but I wouldnt begin to know. If you happen to be somewhere else then maybe you should do this using the address of some relative in the states. BUT I am sure no fees should be charged to have a miles account! Gee, let's hope not!
5) booking thru an agent: You could run into issues where the flights are coded in such a way (that most new customers would never know of) whereas you recive no miles! I have not heard of any such flights on DL or NW, but I know Singapore Airlines and Iceland Air have these. I also know that group or travel agent flights often are coded in such a way where they may not allow miles because of the discount. I often tell the story of my mother who flew on a group tour with a partner airline of Delta a couple years ago and she did not tell the gate agent her DL FF number when checking in, but others on the tour had done this. So she figured she could just mail in the boarding passes after she got back home but they wrote back telling her no miles on group flights! The others got their miles. So the next year she took a similar trip on another DL partner and this time she told the gate agent the FF number and got her miles. Others did not! Ask your agent if you have an FF account, if you will get miles. Give them your FF numbers but also present them to the gate agent when checking in to fly. AND save all boarding cards and printouts! IN fact, when dealing with miles, save everything until you see the miles post to your accounts. You can set up online and so you should do this for you and your party before flying.
PS: if you sign up for NW and agree to receive their emails, they will give you 1,000 bonus miles. I dunno if DL has a similar deal but check the web sites of both! Here's the one for NW:
http://www.nwaworldvacations.com/spe...alOfferId=4099
Sign up to receive weekly specials from NWA WorldVacations® via NWA E-mail for two months and you'll receive 1,000 WorldPerks® miles!
Terms and Conditions:
Must be a WorldPerks member residing in the 50 United States or Canada.
Bonus miles will be awarded for first time subscribers only; current or previous subscribers are not eligible.
This is a one-time bonus offer.
Members must remain subscribed for NWA Email for two months to qualify.
1,000 Bonus Miles will be credited to members' accounts 2-4 weeks after qualification.
WorldPerks members must provide WorldPerks number and valid email address at www.nwa.com/wpemail and agree to receive email updates from Northwest Airlines to qualify for Bonus Miles.
6) you may be new, but no one is stupid. Welcome and good luck!
This thread and the FT in general can be overwelming and fast for some, but you will get it and if you have questions, many great minds will be here to help from all angles. Some airlines also allow referrals whereas you can earn or let someone else earn because of your membership. Pick your family members or maybe some FT friends you meet in here! Or, do other promotions and if you can, get their credit cards with big bonus offers. You will see, we will help. All that aside, I hope my tiny piece of the pie offers you some of what you need to become addicted to travel and miles!
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