newfie

100% bonus when you transfer miles.

http://www.delta.com/skymiles/buy_tr...1152126-C01A-A

received this also......how good is this or should I pass...??

LeslieJam

Not a bad offer but they aren't MQM if that is what you are looking for.

newfie

not looking for mqm's, I made my status this year with 50 to spare.

PETERPNYC

Maybe I spoke too soon. I thought I would pay $1000 for 100,000 mile transfer .

I did not realize I get back 50,000. Is that right ?

Definitely worth $500 for 100,000 miles to my wife's account. Don't have access to email now .

Are you sure that's what it comes down to ?

PETERPNYC

Maybe I am a little slow but the email says pay 1 cent per mile so if I transfer 100,000 I have to pay $1000 plus $30 fee and then get my 100k back .


That's $1030 for 100,000 sky miles . What am I missing ?

PETERPNYC

It's not that at all. I give 100k pay $1030 and get my 100k back .

Where did you get the 50 K from ?

DCBob

Nothing. You are essentially paying 1.03 cents per mile. Not bad depending on to whom you are transferring the 100K miles. Your account balance stays the same and the other person's account increases by 100K. You had better bet that other person doesn't divorce you or unfriend you. LOL.

PETERPNYC

Since gifting my wifes a/c would cost me $1030 plus about $400 or more taxes EX ATH for J and then have to deal with availability when we need

better off paying $1k and her flying coach EX ATH when she wants plus getting the miles IMHO

stdatwmu

You can only transfer a max of 30K per transaction... and each transaction has a $30 fee + transfer costs.

So, to transfer 100K miles it's 4 transactions ($120) + fees ($1000) for a total of $1,120 ... or 1.12 cents/mile.

PETERPNYC

That makes it even worse! $1120 is. Guaranteed economy ticket Rt ATH JFK. If the EX ATH taxes were not so much higher it would be worth it.

I just burned 100k SM PLUS $78 tax for RT JFK ATH. The extra taxes is a deal breaker for me

flyzabit

Thanks to all who have started the 2 threads or PM'd me on this one -- MQM AT LAST!

Sign up for the Delta SkyClub 11/2/2011 through 12/31/2011 at the price based on your elite status (or not) and earn 1500 MQM. Promotional Reference Code: Please refer Delta customer service representative to 970625. (Note: You can always roll the MQM over to 2012.)

I found this link: https://www.delta.com/traveling_chec...omos/index.jsp and use of the code "HPMQM".
Fees listed here: https://www.delta.com/traveling_chec...fees/index.jsp
- No extra miles if you buy 3 years, instead of 1 year. MQM apparently only with cash (no miles) purchase.

(Alternate: Get 2 extra free months with code HP2FM and no MQM.)

(Sorry - I was on travel overseas for 2 weeks without Internet access, and am 24x7 on-call pager for 2 of the last 4 weeks, so this month I haven't been posting. Will work to move off some of the old stuff to "boneyard" and update for the last postings by Mooper, et al.)

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OK and for all you "Club Lice"...
here is the US Airways offer (none seen from CO/UA, but will get you into those lounges) for *A
FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS:
They at least offer 3000 PQM - for US, of course:
US Airways Club holiday sale
Save & earn 3,000 Preferred-qualifying miles*

US Airways Club membership gives you access to over 250 Star Alliance™ lounges worldwide. So anytime and almost anywhere you travel, you’ll enjoy great club benefits before, after and in between your flight.
And right now, we’re offering discounted pricing plus 3,000 Preferred-qualifying miles.
Enroll today and we'll waive the $50 initiation fee, and you'll pay only $325 (some report $300) for 1 year
Here’s how:
* Enroll online, call 800-828-8522 or stop by any US Airways Club.
* Be sure to provide your Dividend Miles number and promo code CLB30.
* Enroll November 15 - 18, 2011.

(Hey, I'll help you out on this end to top off Brand X as well at end-of-year crunch-time.)

mooper

Miles/points are worth what they replace in terms of what you'd *actually be willing to pay in their absence*. This varies by person. Never listen to someone who tells you what a mile/point is worth to you - there's no way for them to know. To illustrate: I use 25K Skymiles on a regular basis for first-class domestic travel that I can change/cancel at will. If I wasn't using the miles, I'd be spending 2-4 CPM instead for the tickets. Worth a lot to me. For someone who rarely travels, doesn't have status, or doesn't know how to use miles effectively, they might be worth barely more than a penny. The "price floor" for SkyMiles is 1 CPM for anyone who has access to PWM and needs to buy at least one flight at some point, as you can get 1 CPM deducted from the price of your ticket this way.

No need to apologize... your continued great work here is immensely appreciated, even when delayed!

OtherDave

So... if I transfer 30k to my SO and her account increases by 30k and mine (effectively) stays the same... is there any upper limit? It would seem that I could continue to transfer these miles over and over again until we had all that we wanted... at 1.12cpm.

Has anybody actually done this transfer? Does it reduce your balance by the transfer amount and then the miles get re-deposited later?

DCBob

Yes. You will find it in the terms & conditions:

Each member is limited to transferring no more than 150,000 miles from his or her account and no recipient may receive more than 300,000 transferred miles from any other SkyMiles program account or combination of accounts in any calendar year. Any miles beyond this limit will not be transferred from member's account or posted to any recipient's account.

PETERPNYC

I would do this for 1.12 CPM and I am jealous , but the $400 Ex ATH TAXES makes it like 1.6 CPM .

I wish my wife had a bunch to transfer to me