Need 10000 Delta miles
Oct 7, 2014, 12:32 pm
#1
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Need 10000 Delta miles
Wife and I each have 55000 miles but need 65000 for a one way back from Hawaii. We both have got the Gold and Platinum cards. What's an easy fix? Thanks for any help. Fixed dates suck for travel.
Oct 7, 2014, 1:05 pm
#3
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Don't buy one-ways using Delta miles. There's no half-priced one-ways (until 2014). If you really really really need to, buy that one-way, along with a low/saver level return in the future that you will be throwing away. The round trip prices out as the average of each direction.
You can transfer miles into Delta from SPG or from Amex MR.
You can transfer miles into Delta from SPG or from Amex MR.
Oct 7, 2014, 1:09 pm
#4
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to be honest there are often very good fares to hawaii and even if low award is available it might not be the best use of them. if it is 500-600 for a ticket in my opinion it is better to get the miles under the old program, under the new one I guess it depends on your elite level.
Oct 7, 2014, 1:28 pm
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Oct 7, 2014, 1:38 pm
#8
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I'll wait till the end of the year. Can I use those miles to book with a partner airline? Does it still take the same number of miles?
Oct 7, 2014, 2:35 pm
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Oct 7, 2014, 2:59 pm
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Oct 7, 2014, 6:42 pm
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Oct 7, 2014, 6:51 pm
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Oct 8, 2014, 2:48 am
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It's not obvious that doing so won't require availability at the time the change is made, which would mean needlessly paying award ticket change fees with no advantage.