Originally Posted by vinnmann
It looks like I may have one more trip to Italy in December. I currently have 15161 US Dividend miles. I also need only 789 miles to hit PM with DL. I am currently planning to "shop" US. With a B fare on US, I can upgrade with only 10k miles. I am planning to route MCO-PHL-FCO on US, FCO-VCE-FCO on AZ, FCO-PHL on US, PHL-ATL-MCO on DL. I will earn enough US miles on the way over that I will be able to upgrade all of the US flights. Then the PHL-ATL-MCO portionon DL will be enough to put me over to PM. So I get to be PM and shop.
Originally Posted by GUWonder
.... if a PM is still shopping for other airlines/programs, perhaps DL has a problem that needs resolving. If PM were spectacular (glue), a PM would be more tied to DL and would not "shop" other airlines, all other things being equal.
If DL had an equal or sweeter offer for you as a PM for your Italian trip than US did, would you still go for US? Far less likely, right? If not, DL just doesn't have that given PM as a priority on that occassion and lost a bit of business.