robin25

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Lastly, have others had luck opening a SkyBonus account for a personal business, which may exist in reality or only imagination (no Fed Tax ID #)?[/QUOTE]

You can open an account using your SS# for a personal business.

buschoi

As a typical FTer with evil ideas, can I enroll my small "business" using an address in the NY, NJ, CT, PA area, fly a r/t, and earn the 85K points?

mooper

The business earns the SkyBonus points. Whomever has permission/access to spend them may spend them. Could be you, could be your brother, could be both, could be someone else... all depends what you want.

Nope. SkyBonus points are earned independently and in addition to any personal MQMs, RDMs, etc. Easiest thing to do is to add/save the SkyBonus account number to the personal profile of anyone wanting to contribute to the company's earnings. You could include friends, family, and colleagues if you want.

Both of these strategies would work as far as opening the account. The risk you (we) run is that if we push the boundaries of validity too far, Delta might step up the policing of the accounts and/or enforcement of the rules. I doubt, however, they'd be very inclined to do this unless things got really out of hand, as SkyBonus participation encourages additional business, revenue, and profits. Sure - the 25K sign-up bonus and 85K bonus for one round-trip (for the other promo) cost Delta something, but they're relatively modest and you can't earn much more without actually spending substantial sums. If Delta is encouraging you (and friends, colleagues, employees, family, etc.) to spend large sums, then the cost of providing the incremental bonuses becomes relatively insignificant and a worthwhile investment.

wise2u

I read it as business vs leisure trave,l as they say (F, P, C, D, I, J, S, W, Y, and B classes of service) qualify. they also mention 10 points for business travel and only 3 for leisure tickets.
Being in ATL I have lots of availability but only get 10X points vs 30X you can get if not in ATL, CVG, DTW, MEM, MSP, SLC .
I thought points were based on all-in totals, not just base fare, I havent looked into flight credits completely and could be wrong...
They were quick and credited the sign up points immediately, I ordered chits and they say 3 days delivery. Did the university promo for wife's company, so just 3000 points till lounge passes....i dont fly much for business, but its nice to have a SkyMiles like sub-program to give me a little extra when i do.
I also noticed, despite what I found posted in the last T&C, the points have a 3 year shelf life.

gree0411

If interested in joining an exciting new company with the purpose of generating Skybonus points for me, please send me a PM. We can work out terms of the contract upon hiring.

mooper

One nice aspect of your new company is that employees can take vacations and still be performing their primary job duty at the same time. Heck, you'd be thrilled if your entire staff decided to head to Asia just for fun on their first day of work!

MilesTalk

Anyone find a way to apply to an existing account? Didn't get squat when I applied... *grumble*

mooper

I was in the same situation, as my account is several years old. I can't speak for the state-specific promo, but I wrote support about the SB2011NEW one and they agreed to post the bonus points as a sign of goodwill if my company completed three qualifying trips within 60 days. We did, I wrote back, and they made good. I wouldn't necessarily expect the same result... I was polite, and my company (and I personally) have a substantial history with them... but it's worth a shot. Like I said before, Delta's goal here is to spur loyalty and revenue, so it behooves them to make this program as sticky as possible.

twoner32

I registered (signed up) last night. Got approved this morning and did the on-line University and I already have 27,000 points. Doing a trip to Mexico next week so I will earn double points because of a promo they are offering.

Bad new-I fly from MSP

Good News-It's all a bonus in my mind....anything helps.

MrHalliday

Thanks OP, now have 27K in my new account !

AlohaStyle

I noticed that promo... make sure you registered for that promo because if you don't register for that specific one, you won't get the bonus.

linsj

I signed up, hoping to use the miles accrued for free conference faculty tickets. I was shocked to see that a free ticket is 85,000 miles!

mooper

New promotions pop up in the relevant section all the time. I made myself a monthly reminder to simply log in, go to that section, and sign up for every promo that is active. No harm done if you don't plan to use them... takes only a few clicks and a minute of your time each month. Better to be safe.

msp2msy

Can anyone tell me know long it takes to have the account set up? Submitted application about 30 minutes ago and haven't seen a reply yet. Just debating whether I book for a coworker immediately or wait a bit longer.

Alternatively, can I add it to his booking later given that I'll know the confirmation number?

I do realize that he could do that through his Delta FF account, if he had one. He hasn't seen the light and I've failed to convince him.

AlohaStyle

Mine took until the next morning... then I received an email with my ID number and password.