Jasper2009

Has anyone been successful booking a one-way domestic flight within the US + 2 nights in a hotel with this deal?

I found references to open-jaws being bookable via the call center, but no reports regarding one-ways...

bloc0102

I don't see anything in the terms against this, it just says 'flight and hotel required.'

ls

anyone can confirm the charge posted is by Delta airlines or Delta vacations? Thanks.

dlflyer00

demkr

langbr01

There isn't a conclusive answer as DL Vacations often books as a bulk/exception fare. Delta has a published earning policy for DL exception fares but this applies to Delta marketed flights. There isn't any clear language on how partner marketed exception fares should post.

redstormrising

Before I call in, does anyone know if hotel stay can be completely unrelated to the flight? I'm looking to book a DTW-SFO roundtrip I already have lodging for and also want to book a 2night stay in Seattle.

Cheers

bgriff

FWIW, I booked a Virgin Australia (VA)-coded flight and VA customer service has confirmed to me that it is eligible for normal mileage credit, but I haven't flown it yet so I can't confirm for sure.

It's worth noting that the only reason Delta has an exception fares table to begin with is because of spend-based mileage earning on Delta-marketed flights, and exception fares typically don't disclose the price paid (sometimes the airline doesn't even know, because the travel agency buys a block of tickets and then prices within that block as they wish), so Delta had to set up a separate earnings structure similar to the old distance-based system. Since partners are still on a distance-based system, there's no particular reason for Delta to know or care that a partner ticket was an exception fare, and I don't think there's any real possibility of some different earnings table existing.

The only risk I can see, which I don't think would apply but is a possibility, is that some of these fares are viewed as non-mileage-earning by the partner airline so they won't report you to SkyMiles as having flown and due to earn miles at all (similar to what was in theory the policy for companion fares under the old Amex International Airline Program, for example, although I don't know if those companion tickets booked into a regular fare class like these Delta Vacations tickets do, or not.).

But, anyone looking to book one of those fares as a status run is definitely taking some risk.

bgriff

Highly doubtful. I assume you want the 2 nights in Seattle to be on some completely unrelated dates which I don't know that they would do.

gooselee

If you do call and try, let us know the result. Ultimately DLV is getting their commissions so...

mattya9

Need some clarification please (if anyone can assist). Read a few times throughout the thread about booking a trip and then "throwing away" the hotel. Is there any penalty if you do this? I'm assuming no since the hotel will be getting their money regardless if you stay there or not.

OPS

bloc0102

I think yes, but it still has to be a hotel you could otherwise book as if you were going on a vacation to that city. I asked about a lot of smaller UK towns, but they said no hotels available. There were some available in other bigger towns that I did not have a flight to, though.

However, I would think the hotel will have to be within the dates of your flights, which I think will be your problem.

ls

thanks! that means no Amex plt airlines credit .

brkandjfk

ls

Oh no! We're sorry, but we've encountered an unexpected error. Please try again or call Delta Vacations at 1-800-835-3123. Code: 07004

got this now ..:-(