Delta Skymiles bonus is back
 

Get a 20% mileage bonus on Membership Rewards® points transferred between June 10 and July 31, 2008.


http://www.delta.com/skymiles/ways_t...onus/index.jsp

Nice catch.

20% bonus
 

T&C,this offer is open only to recipients of this mailing

The link allowed me to register my skymiles number for the offer even though I wasn't targeted. Has anybody had experience with this? Do the miles post anyway?

Ditto...not targetted, but allowed me to register...but --will it hold if I dump, that is the question.

Good deal, thanks OP!

Kind of annoying that the 20% bonus won't post until after the promotion period is over on 7/31 :td:

I've signed up for similar Amex->Delta bonus offers in the past that had the same T&C caution. However, despite not being an official recipient of those offers (always found out from FT instead), I always got the bonus miles at the end of the promo. Did this 4-5 times, success each time.
That being said, the last time I did this was over twelve months ago, so YMMV, but I would assume the bonus should show up so long as the Delta system lets you register.

Two promos ago I had to fight for 15% bonus because I wasn't targeted even though the site let me register my SM number. Finally got it, but it took about 6 emails.

Last promo, the miles were transferred to my DL account from another FTer in a coupon connection trade. I registered for the bonus miles even though the transfer was from someone else's AMEX and I got the bonus.

no award seats so why bother?
 

I've done that in the past. Now, you cannot get seats on DL flights at any sort of advance time out. I tried for 3 weeks to get seats to Europe 11 months out and gave up and went for AA seats (which I got on my first call). DL is making it useless to accumulate Skymiles-you'll never get 2 J seats on the same flight.

Why do you assume that seats are only released 11 months out? I've had no trouble redeeming for the J seats I want when I want to (generally shoulder season, not peak season) to Europe using SkyTeam partners, including Delta. I don't do it 11 months out, but I do get the seats.

I've never had issues booking our tickets for DL and I've booked anywhere from 2-6months out. Sometimes not usually the preferred dates but always within a few day window.

Much appreciated OP. I know what I'll be doing with my next couple of months MR points. ^

Compare with Diners Club Mastercard offer...

Transfer Club Rewards® points to SkyMiles between April 15 and July 15, 2008, and you'll receive an additional 25% mileage bonus.

More time (90 vs 51 days), larger bonus (25% vs 20%).

And don't forget the starwood 25% everyday.