Skymiles Select Program
Oct 16, 2019 | 7:30 pm
#46
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Saratoga Springs, NY
Programs: DL GM/Hilton Gold
Posts: 31
I just want to know what this "Limited Edition" tag looks like?
Is is fun enough to justify the cost of ticking off higher status pax who might think they lost an upgrade? As a lowly GM, I lean towards WFBF whenever possible, so...since I've never been sent a tag ever in 4+ years, this could be fun and the drink tickets for the occassional flight I'm in exit row (I prefer that to the often risky C+) give me something I'm most likely using anyway.
Is is fun enough to justify the cost of ticking off higher status pax who might think they lost an upgrade? As a lowly GM, I lean towards WFBF whenever possible, so...since I've never been sent a tag ever in 4+ years, this could be fun and the drink tickets for the occassional flight I'm in exit row (I prefer that to the often risky C+) give me something I'm most likely using anyway.
Oct 16, 2019 | 7:31 pm
#47
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy, World of Hyatt, CX Asia Miles, ANA, AS, and several other FFP
Posts: 426
Delta is cannibalizing their co-brand credit cards with this offer, particularly the AmEx Gold Card. I have an AmEx Delta Gold card. I don't spend on it, but keep it for, well, the subtle perks like Main1 boarding. I received an email this morning for SkyMiles Select. I might just very well cancel my AmEx Delta Gold card at renewal, and buy Delta's SkyMiles Select at a fraction of the price.
Oct 16, 2019 | 8:40 pm
#48
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Somewhere
Programs: Delta Plat
Posts: 3,515
Delta is cannibalizing their co-brand credit cards with this offer, particularly the AmEx Gold Card. I have an AmEx Delta Gold card. I don't spend on it, but keep it for, well, the subtle perks like Main1 boarding. I received an email this morning for SkyMiles Select. I might just very well cancel my AmEx Delta Gold card at renewal, and buy Delta's SkyMiles Select at a fraction of the price.
Oct 16, 2019 | 9:09 pm
#49
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: MSP
Programs: DL GM, MR Gold, Hilton Gold, National Exec
Posts: 593
Delta is cannibalizing their co-brand credit cards with this offer, particularly the AmEx Gold Card. I have an AmEx Delta Gold card. I don't spend on it, but keep it for, well, the subtle perks like Main1 boarding. I received an email this morning for SkyMiles Select. I might just very well cancel my AmEx Delta Gold card at renewal, and buy Delta's SkyMiles Select at a fraction of the price.
Oct 16, 2019 | 9:23 pm
#50
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy, World of Hyatt, CX Asia Miles, ANA, AS, and several other FFP
Posts: 426
Oct 16, 2019 | 9:37 pm
#51
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: DL DM/MM, UA Gold, Bonvoy (lol) Titanium/LTP
Posts: 3,360
* On many of my flights overhead bin space is long gone by the time Group 1 finishes boarding, so this does not provide any guarantee.
Oct 16, 2019 | 10:23 pm
#52
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: MCO
Programs: DL GM, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 4,615
They don't send out the brag tags if you re-qualify for the same status until the start of the new year. If you have qualified with that status for the first time, they typically send them out a few weeks after you achieve your status mark.
Correct, because you hit FO for the first time, they sent out the tags as soon as you qualified. If you re-qualify for FO again next year in June 2020, the new tags won't be sent out until the first of the year.
Oct 16, 2019 | 10:34 pm
#53
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: DCA
Programs: DL SkyMiles Platinum Medallion
Posts: 355
If this proves popular, we might start seeing some flights that run of overhead space in the middle of Main Cabin 1 boarding!
What's DL's goal here? Is it to attract passengers who fly multiple times per year, but not enough for to attain status to get some set of perks to try to get their business loyalty? Or I wonder if this is a test run before making FO status harder to achieve (some discussion about that has been going on in the UA changes thread)...it sort of provides a soft landing for folks who would no longer qualify for FO, or a informal half-status in between FO and general member.
What's DL's goal here? Is it to attract passengers who fly multiple times per year, but not enough for to attain status to get some set of perks to try to get their business loyalty? Or I wonder if this is a test run before making FO status harder to achieve (some discussion about that has been going on in the UA changes thread)...it sort of provides a soft landing for folks who would no longer qualify for FO, or a informal half-status in between FO and general member.
Oct 16, 2019 | 10:51 pm
#54
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,801
Delta is cannibalizing their co-brand credit cards with this offer, particularly the AmEx Gold Card. I have an AmEx Delta Gold card. I don't spend on it, but keep it for, well, the subtle perks like Main1 boarding. I received an email this morning for SkyMiles Select. I might just very well cancel my AmEx Delta Gold card at renewal, and buy Delta's SkyMiles Select at a fraction of the price.
Most people don't think about CCs the way FTers do. Most people don't calculate out benefits and add/remove cards like this.
Most people will decide whether or not to buy SM Select based on a 5-second arbitrary value assessment and their emotion or gut feel about the offer.
Oct 17, 2019 | 6:50 am
#56
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AS MVPG, DL KM, Bee Six, Bonvoy Plat, Choice Plat, BW DS, Avis PC, Natl Exec, Greyhound Road Rewards
Posts: 20,061
I was thinking of doing it as I could give the drink vouchers away as gifts to people I know who think they travel a lot. Someone did the math earlier and it's basically paying $1.40 for another luggage tag. Maybe I will, maybe I won't. I have cut back on my travel significantly, but when I do travel it will likely be on Delta.
-J.
-J.
Oct 17, 2019 | 8:24 am
#57
Join Date: May 2013
Location: RMS
Programs: UA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hilton Credit Card Diamond
Posts: 9,408
I left out a word in my post. I re-qualified FO in Feb and made GM in June and haven't seen bag tags. I don't need them but just thought it was interesting. It's technically not my first time making GM, but I think 2014 was the last time I made GM without making a higher status (19-FO, 18-PM, 17-DM, 16-PM, 15-PM since then).
Oct 17, 2019 | 8:42 am
#58
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DAY
Programs: Rapid Rewards, Skymiles, Hilton HHonors, SPG/Marriott Rewards
Posts: 6,530
Charge for bags so everyone tries to bring as much as they can into the cabin. When overhead space inevitably fills up, start charging to board earlier. Genius!
Oct 17, 2019 | 8:47 am
#59
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DAY
Programs: Rapid Rewards, Skymiles, Hilton HHonors, SPG/Marriott Rewards
Posts: 6,530
Oct 17, 2019 | 8:49 am
#60
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: DAY
Programs: Rapid Rewards, Skymiles, Hilton HHonors, SPG/Marriott Rewards
Posts: 6,530
With different numbers, isn't that just what MQDs are? Or are you saying require a straight-up purchase after meeting the flight/spend requirements?
I could more realistically see airlines just going to a pure spend model. Spend $30k MQDs and get DM - doesn't matter how many MQM/MQS you have. That would match UA and has been how Hilton has worked for years (Hyatt as well, though I'm not sure if for the same amount of time).
I could more realistically see airlines just going to a pure spend model. Spend $30k MQDs and get DM - doesn't matter how many MQM/MQS you have. That would match UA and has been how Hilton has worked for years (Hyatt as well, though I'm not sure if for the same amount of time).