We didn't want a separate Sky Miles account, what now?
May 13, 2021, 2:39 pm
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OP here. Yes, this is our situation. My wife has an additional Amex Sky Miles card and the spending as well as Sky Miles Dining goes into the primary account.
My problem is that we have a single Marriott Bonvoy account and a Marriott branded Visa that accumulates (not going to dare say build) points for the single account. I thought the Amex Sky Miles card was doing the same until my wife got a welcome email to Sky Miles and a few puny miles. She doesn't remember signing up for Sky Miles. That is why I'm asking the original question.
I can't remember if I've booked and purchased a ticket for her without me also flying.
My problem is that we have a single Marriott Bonvoy account and a Marriott branded Visa that accumulates (not going to dare say build) points for the single account. I thought the Amex Sky Miles card was doing the same until my wife got a welcome email to Sky Miles and a few puny miles. She doesn't remember signing up for Sky Miles. That is why I'm asking the original question.
I can't remember if I've booked and purchased a ticket for her without me also flying.
May 13, 2021, 4:53 pm
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but I rarely use Marriott as I am a Hilton Diamond
If she is on your AMEX, which as I said above doesn't make much sense when looking purely at SkyMiles, YOU will any miles earned on spend. So if she goes to Publix and spends 50 bucks, you get 50 bucks worth of miles on your account.
If she has her own AMEX SkyMiles card, then she set up an account whenever she got said card. AFAIK its not possible to apply for a Delta branded AMEX without a SkyMiles number. I am not sure if she can apply for an AMEX SkyMiles card using your number. Again, I have no idea why a person would do so...... So I haven't looked into.
Because......
If I buy you a ticket on my AMEX I will get the miles for the price of the ticket. (ie I buy you a r/t ticket from ATL-MCO, I will get whatever I paid for the ticket. So say its 191 bucks, I'll get 191 bucks worth of miles)
What you WILL NOT GET is the miles she flies on the trip. So using my above example, I will get the miles for the ticket price but I will NOT get any miles, MQMs etc. etc for you flying on a ticket I bought with my AMEX.
This is why, if she flies at all, she should have her own SkyMiles account. The only miles you will get is any miles that YOU and only YOU fly.
May 13, 2021, 8:28 pm
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There are a few frequent flyer programs (British Airways and Jet Blue come to mind) that allow people to form groups to pool their miles toward a common travel goal, but this is not a feature offered by Delta at this time.
May 13, 2021, 9:56 pm
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DL likes all airlines does name matching between ticket and FF account. If it doesn't match, no mile awarded.
May 14, 2021, 7:09 am
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May 14, 2021, 8:34 am
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In SkyTeam, IIRC KE allows family accounts. VS might have this feature too.
May 14, 2021, 10:28 am
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May 14, 2021, 11:10 am
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May 14, 2021, 11:52 am
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Whatever the problem is, it is among OP, AMEX and SM. It is not something we can resolve. Hence, contact SM.