Originally Posted by
theophania
Thanks, everybody, for all the info! Very helpful. OK, now what about the AmEx SkyMiles card that says you can get 17,500 miles (15,000 as a bonus and 2,500 for adding an additional cardmember) and the rewards card that comes with 10,000 points (points can be converted to miles, right?) If we got both of those, that would put us at 27,500. Would it work like that? Then, after we finish buying several things that we still need for the wedding, we'd surely be well over 30,000. Is that possible? Would that cover tickets for both of us, or would we need that many miles each?
Arg.
Tiffany, It sounds as though you are very excited about getting Delta rewards and are about to get the AMEX Delta Skymiles card. Are there any other airline programs that would meet your future travel plans? Before you get too invested in any program, especially Delta, you should do some research. Suggest you search the first couple of pages on this forum for the thread entitled "Switching from Delta-Skymiles are worthless." Also, go to the forum entitled MILES BUZZ and read the thread entitled "Report-FFP mission now profit...." You need to be aware of the limitations and problems with reward point redemption before you commit to ANY program. It simply is not as easy as the credit card companies and airlines would have you believe. Good luck.