Transatlantic business awards
Dec 9, 2018, 9:54 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2004
Programs: Delta Skymiles Platinum, American Gold
Posts: 89
Transatlantic business awards
Hello. So I get a few hundred thousand miles a year through credit card spending and always seem to have a ton of Skymiles. How do I find transatlantic awards in business on Delta or partners at the formerly standard rate of around 90,000 miles? Every time I look I see awards around 250,000 to 350,000 miles which seems to value a sky mile at about a cent.
I'm hoping someone here to help me figure out how to find lower cost award seats. If not then are Skymiles best used for transatlantic business seats as pay with miles?
I'm hoping someone here to help me figure out how to find lower cost award seats. If not then are Skymiles best used for transatlantic business seats as pay with miles?
Dec 9, 2018, 9:56 am
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2001
Programs: DL 1 million, AA 1 mil, HH lapsed Diamond, Marriott Plat
Posts: 28,190
User LBJ has posted extensively on rules for lowest level TATL awards. Here's a recent relevant post.
189,000 MR rewards points should I transfer to Skymiles or use elsewhere?
189,000 MR rewards points should I transfer to Skymiles or use elsewhere?
Dec 9, 2018, 10:11 am
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,043
User LBJ has posted extensively on rules for lowest level TATL awards. Here's a recent relevant post.
189,000 MR rewards points should I transfer to Skymiles or use elsewhere?
189,000 MR rewards points should I transfer to Skymiles or use elsewhere?
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Dec 9, 2018, 6:23 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: ZRH / SEA, DL PM
Posts: 1,162
Now it's impossible to get reasonable business class TATL awards with 2 exceptions:
- VS has some limited availability, but it's hard to use it anywhere beyond LHR (although connections to AF, KL and AZ can be done in LHR and previously to SU until SU got completely blocked).
- Once in a while DL does award sales, which often get you pretty good deals with good availability, but you have to watch out for them.
Dec 9, 2018, 9:12 pm
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,043
Now it's impossible to get reasonable business class TATL awards with 2 exceptions:
- VS has some limited availability, but it's hard to use it anywhere beyond LHR (although connections to AF, KL and AZ can be done in LHR and previously to SU until SU got completely blocked).
- Once in a while DL does award sales, which often get you pretty good deals with good availability, but you have to watch out for them.