2015 SkyMiles Program News from Delta
Feb 15, 2015, 8:24 am
#1096
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 3,106
Were you expecting to be able to redeem miles for a RTW award? Where have you been if not on FlyerTalk for the past six months? Those awards went away as of January 1st.
Feb 15, 2015, 8:33 am
#1097
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVPG & BoardRoom
Posts: 289
Obviously, I have not been on FT the past six months. ;-(
Do you happen to know if there has been an increase in award miles necessary to go from the US to SE Asia in the past month?
It seems like the required miles has almost doubled from when I shopped in mid-January.
Feb 15, 2015, 8:57 am
#1098
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Atlanta,GA
Programs: American AAdvantage ExecPlat, Former DL Skymiles Diamond (MM), Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 203
Good morning All,
I have finally reached the 200K award miles goal so that I could take a RTW but did DL just change their award travel price structures?
Even US to SE Asia Award Fares appear to have gone up significantly.
Any insight appreciated...I feel like I now need a wheelbarrow of miles just to buy a milk run...
Thanks
I have finally reached the 200K award miles goal so that I could take a RTW but did DL just change their award travel price structures?
Even US to SE Asia Award Fares appear to have gone up significantly.
Any insight appreciated...I feel like I now need a wheelbarrow of miles just to buy a milk run...
Thanks
So I have a few hundred thousand on Delta now that I really need to use before they are only good for a single flight.
Feb 15, 2015, 10:42 am
#1099
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HNL
Programs: DL PM/1MM, BW DE (lifetime), HH DE, Marriott PE (lifetime), National Emerald Executive
Posts: 7,205
Thank you for this information.
Obviously, I have not been on FT the past six months. ;-(
Do you happen to know if there has been an increase in award miles necessary to go from the US to SE Asia in the past month?
It seems like the required miles has almost doubled from when I shopped in mid-January.
Obviously, I have not been on FT the past six months. ;-(
Do you happen to know if there has been an increase in award miles necessary to go from the US to SE Asia in the past month?
It seems like the required miles has almost doubled from when I shopped in mid-January.
Seeking gold status
Feb 17, 2015, 8:33 am
#1101
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Mesilla, NM
Programs: DL DM 4.7 MM MQM Marriott Ambassador Lifetime Titanium AA CK
Posts: 2,714
Feb 18, 2015, 2:44 pm
#1103
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, SC
Programs: AA Plat, SPG/Marriot Gold, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Expl
Posts: 2,363
And you even spent more $$ on the flight in 2015.
I did this math all year last year tracking RDMs under old and new rules. In December, after my last 2014 flight, I calculated I'd be at about 42% RDMs if I flew the same pattern in 2015.
I have NOT booked any flights on DL this year.
I did this math all year last year tracking RDMs under old and new rules. In December, after my last 2014 flight, I calculated I'd be at about 42% RDMs if I flew the same pattern in 2015.
I have NOT booked any flights on DL this year.
Feb 18, 2015, 11:17 pm
#1104
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: AA Gold AAdvantage Elite, Rapids Reward
Posts: 38,335
Feb 19, 2015, 2:17 pm
#1106
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: El Paso, TX, USA
Programs: Kicked out of all of them
Posts: 32,554
MQDs are irrelevant. I have an AMEX card that I get the bonus and exception for spending.
Ridiculous.
If AA doesn't follow suit this year, I will move the flights to them instead. I am just afraid to switch to them, and then announce a change just like UA did.
Ridiculous.
If AA doesn't follow suit this year, I will move the flights to them instead. I am just afraid to switch to them, and then announce a change just like UA did.
Feb 20, 2015, 12:03 pm
#1110
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: DCA
Programs: AA Plat Pro, DL GM, Marriott LTP
Posts: 563
You may have spent more money and lost 57% of you miles on one trip in 2015, but in return you get to use a new and improved award calendar!
I fly US every once in a while, not by choice, but out of necessity (DCA home airport), so there is a strong chance I'll switch to US/AA once the dust settles with the merger.
I fly US every once in a while, not by choice, but out of necessity (DCA home airport), so there is a strong chance I'll switch to US/AA once the dust settles with the merger.