Anyway to Transfer United Miles to Delta?
May 24, 2018, 11:08 am
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There are sites / forums out there that put people together in similar situations, where you can book UA tix for them, and they can book DL tix for you using eachother's miles (at least I remember one such site years ago). There are multiple ways you can ensure that value is normalized so neither gets a disproportionate advantage. I suppose the trust-factor would be the only potential negative.
May 24, 2018, 11:37 am
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There are a whole lot of Star Alliance partners flying out of JFK, and 450k is a lot of saver business redemptions.
May 24, 2018, 11:42 am
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450k is a 3-4 J trips and potentially 2 F trips if you play your cards right
May 24, 2018, 11:50 am
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May 24, 2018, 11:58 am
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In that case definitely not worth transferring. There are plenty of *A partners out of JFK that you could use to go to Asia (BR / NH / OZ / CA) or Europe (LH / LX / OS / TK) or Africa (SA / MS) and occasionally even Australia/New Zealand via Asia (BR / NH / OZ / CA + TG and limited SQ when you get to Asia)
450k is a 3-4 J trips and potentially 2 F trips if you play your cards right
450k is a 3-4 J trips and potentially 2 F trips if you play your cards right
May 24, 2018, 1:05 pm
#21
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Even better than magazine subscriptions, is using the shopping portal to buy a local Groupon. I find $5-$10 shops, they earn 2mi/$ and resets the 18mo clock. Even if you don't use the Groupon, a $5 renewal might be worth it
EWR isn't a world away from JFK either! It isn't like you moved from SFO to ATL
EWR isn't a world away from JFK either! It isn't like you moved from SFO to ATL
May 24, 2018, 1:07 pm
#22
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While that doesn't help me domestically, I do travel internationally once or twice a year.
May 24, 2018, 2:26 pm
#23
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Just make sure you have activity in your account so they don't expire, and use them to fly J or F class, either on a partner out of JFK, or out of EWR. Why not plan an amazing vacation, perhaps with a few segments of travel, with someone special and just burn those miles on nice lay flat seats to Europe or Asia or beyond?
May 24, 2018, 2:56 pm
#24
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There are sites / forums out there that put people together in similar situations, where you can book UA tix for them, and they can book DL tix for you using eachother's miles (at least I remember one such site years ago). There are multiple ways you can ensure that value is normalized so neither gets a disproportionate advantage. I suppose the trust-factor would be the only potential negative.
May 24, 2018, 4:09 pm
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May 24, 2018, 4:52 pm
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May 24, 2018, 7:43 pm
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I just moved.
I used to fly United as it gave me the most options.
Now I am closer to another airport, and Delta gives me the most options - with very very few United options
I am aware that I can get a status match, but is there a way to transfer my miles from United to Delta?
Years ago I remember that there was a site that allowed such things, but I don't remember its name.
Would I be able to transfer the miles via another program? e.g. United to Starwoods to Delta?
Is such a move doable? If so, is it even worth it?
I used to fly United as it gave me the most options.
Now I am closer to another airport, and Delta gives me the most options - with very very few United options
I am aware that I can get a status match, but is there a way to transfer my miles from United to Delta?
Years ago I remember that there was a site that allowed such things, but I don't remember its name.
Would I be able to transfer the miles via another program? e.g. United to Starwoods to Delta?
Is such a move doable? If so, is it even worth it?
I went through this myself and just decided to burn the miles on a partner airline (Thai Airways, which I can't recommend enough). Even if you don't want to redeem something out of Newark, I'm certain you could find a pretty good TPAC or TATL redemption from JFK or even try YYZ or ORD or another major hub that is an easy, cheap positioning flight on DL away from JFK.
May 25, 2018, 12:08 pm
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If you really can't use your miles, perhaps donate them the charity?
May 25, 2018, 12:40 pm
#30
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OP has already indicated that OP will use them on a partner award for international.