Mileage Booster on award ticket?
Jul 2, 2012, 7:25 am
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Mileage Booster on award ticket?
Just found that DL is offering Mileage Booster... on my award ticket? Can you really buy up-miles on an award ticket?
Granted, rates aren't that great, $0.02/rdm for the 3k mile option. Sure miss the NW days of 2k miles for $20, if you had the USBank card. Does DL offer better rates on Mileage Booster if you have an AmEx?
Granted, rates aren't that great, $0.02/rdm for the 3k mile option. Sure miss the NW days of 2k miles for $20, if you had the USBank card. Does DL offer better rates on Mileage Booster if you have an AmEx?
Jul 2, 2012, 7:59 am
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Delta certainly has no objection to people buying miles at marked up prices. The fact that they associate selling miles with your particular itinerary is a marketing gimmick.
Jul 2, 2012, 8:52 am
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While they are at it, they should charge kettles for the opportunity to earn RDM on flights (rather than just MQM), or perhaps charge for seat-assignments.
Jul 2, 2012, 8:55 am
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Hey, if the marketing folks can convince people to pay more for useless stuff, all the more power to them. It enhances DL profitability while also acting like a tax on those bad at math (see: lottery).
While they are at it, they should charge kettles for the opportunity to earn RDM on flights (rather than just MQM), or perhaps charge for seat-assignments.
While they are at it, they should charge kettles for the opportunity to earn RDM on flights (rather than just MQM), or perhaps charge for seat-assignments.
Jul 2, 2012, 10:34 am
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Someone will buy it. Yet maybe DL has found a way to get the idea to stick.
Jul 2, 2012, 12:12 pm
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Think they will keep this if they go to a straight 1 cpm redemption? That would be pretty fascinating to watch as the math should be so simple at that point, even thought they are actually getting screwed less than before....
Aug 24, 2012, 10:15 pm
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Actually found a r/t for 32.5K and am being 'gifted' (flight purchased from) from another's account. My account is about 3K short of this level and I was wondering whose account the 3K go to if purchased from the 'mileage booster'. My SM# is going to be on the ticket and I'm paying for the taxes. Don't fly Delta much and definitely not awards for a long time and didn't see the answer in the searches I made so am adding it to this thread. If anyone has done this 
, I'd be thankful for the advice.
, I'd be thankful for the advice.