$400 Delta Certificate or 27.5k miles
Jan 1, 2015, 4:03 am
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$400 Delta Certificate or 27.5k miles
I have a choice of $400 Delta Gift Certificate or 27.5k miles. I'm leaning toward the $400. Any feedback?
Jan 1, 2015, 5:39 am
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Will the $400 be multiple certificates or just one? They're not combinable.
Jan 1, 2015, 7:47 am
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I value Skymiles at 1.1 cents/mile, 27.5k would be $302.5. Under normal circumstances, I will take the 400$.
However, If I am 27.5k short for a J ticket redemption, than I will take the miles instead because the value would be greater than $400.
However, If I am 27.5k short for a J ticket redemption, than I will take the miles instead because the value would be greater than $400.
Last edited by Jma12; Jan 1, 2015 at 7:51 am Reason: more info
Jan 1, 2015, 9:38 am
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There are some short notice round trips that I can get for 25k skymiles where as I would have paid cash of $600 or more for the same ticket.
Otherwise take the voucher.
One does earn MQMs, RDMs and MQDs on a cash ticket.
And nothing on the award ticket using Skymiles.
Last edited by dd1612; Jan 1, 2015 at 9:48 am
Jan 1, 2015, 11:31 am
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Jan 1, 2015, 4:08 pm
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Wow, you are tough! PWM yields 1 cent/mile and I rarely get under 2 cents/mile value from my DL award tickets. But then I only use miles when I can get a ticket that would otherwise cost at least that value. I guess flying to AK a lot helps in that regard. Fares are often pretty hefty to ANC and FAI and elsewhere in AK.
Jan 1, 2015, 7:55 pm
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Jan 5, 2015, 12:38 am
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well..
Wow, you are tough! PWM yields 1 cent/mile and I rarely get under 2 cents/mile value from my DL award tickets. But then I only use miles when I can get a ticket that would otherwise cost at least that value. I guess flying to AK a lot helps in that regard. Fares are often pretty hefty to ANC and FAI and elsewhere in AK.
Also flight originate from Europe to NA have high YQ, travelling in J from NA-Europe would cost me 62.5K one-way and with the elimination of stopover for RT, it's just not as valuable anymore...