Happy Birthday Delta SkyMiles Promotion
Oct 4, 2008, 9:07 am
#241
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: CVG
Programs: DL 3MM, US 972k (AA 0.0k), Marriott Lifetime Gold, Hertz G, Nurburgring in 8:29
Posts: 2,183
The miles you posted below have nothing to do with the birthday promo...they're from the "double miles" promo that lasts from 9/11/08 to 10/10/08.
www.delta.com/hot
www.delta.com/hot
You're looking for something like this:
10 Sep 2008 08 BIRTHDAY 0 0 0 1892
(disclaimer, this is cut and pasted from earlier in the thread. My birthday is next month.)
I have CVG-ATL-LHR-ATL-CVG on the Oct 23-27... I wish I could retro act this as we're trying to pile on miles for our honeymoon.
Oct 5, 2008, 4:56 pm
#242
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: DL - Plat, Marriott - Plat, Hilton - Diamond, SPG- Plat, National- ES
Posts: 1,857
The miles you posted below have nothing to do with the birthday promo...they're from the "double miles" promo that lasts from 9/11/08 to 10/10/08.
www.delta.com/hot
www.delta.com/hot
Based on what I have read here I don't expect to see the "birthday" bonus miles for a while. They seem to post very slowly LOL!
Oct 6, 2008, 8:10 am
#243
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: DL Silver, AS MVP, UA Silver, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat, SPG Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 3,883
How long after the qualifying flights is it taking for these miles to post? These, along with some Hilton MQMs, and my next round trip will push me to PM... would just like to know how roughly long it's going to take for the miles to post. Thanks!
Oct 13, 2008, 12:24 pm
#244
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: DL Silver, AS MVP, UA Silver, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat, SPG Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 3,883
Anyone receive their BDAY MQMs yet? I'm still waiting on some (September BDay, October 02 & 05 flights) and I'm still wondering what the time line is.
Oct 13, 2008, 5:23 pm
#245
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NC, USA
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AA Exec Plat, Marriott Lifetime Plat, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,012
I haven't received mine yet and I had an August birthday. I booked my ticket the first week of August and flew on the second week, both after registering.
Oct 13, 2008, 6:58 pm
#246
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: OAIX
Programs: Army Air- Triple Diamond, HH Diamond, DL Diamond, Priority Club Platinum
Posts: 107
I also registered the first week in AUG, booked and flew the end of AUG. The miles have not posted as of yet. The rules do state the standard 'up to 6 weeks after the promo ends' which is the end of Sep for AUG birthdays. This means mid- NOV....They are really dragging their feet with this one.
Oct 13, 2008, 7:04 pm
#247
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: where the chile is hot
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I registered the first week of August but I didn't fly until the last week of September. I'm glad this thread is staying alive or I might forget to follow-up if I don't see my miles by Thanksgiving.
Oct 14, 2008, 7:15 am
#249
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: DL Silver, AS MVP, UA Silver, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat, SPG Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 3,883
Anyone want to make odds on a September birthday not getting his miles credited until 2009? I should have flights to push me to PM regardless, but if I don't (no flights = no hotels = no Hilton MQMs either) and these MQMS don't come through in time I'll be pissed. My travel likely won't stop completely, but with the way things are going in this country it's not outside of the realm of possibility. My company is already requiring more justification for travel, restrictions might be next.
Oct 14, 2008, 8:56 am
#250
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: DL - Plat, Marriott - Plat, Hilton - Diamond, SPG- Plat, National- ES
Posts: 1,857
Anyone want to make odds on a September birthday not getting his miles credited until 2009? I should have flights to push me to PM regardless, but if I don't (no flights = no hotels = no Hilton MQMs either) and these MQMS don't come through in time I'll be pissed. My travel likely won't stop completely, but with the way things are going in this country it's not outside of the realm of possibility. My company is already requiring more justification for travel, restrictions might be next.
The flip side is that if you have made PM by year end and these don't post until 2009 you get a jump on 2010 which might be good if your travel does take a hit.
Oct 14, 2008, 9:15 am
#251
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: DL Silver, AS MVP, UA Silver, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Plat, SPG Plat, National Exec Elite
Posts: 3,883
This would be fine if I make PM anyway by other means... but knowing my luck I might make PM anyway, then come January when these miles finally do post they would get back-dated to 2008 and not count for 2009 anyway. I also may have a trip to Brazil coming up in November... if so, it would be enough to get me to PM easily, but I'd much rather have PM before them and the outside chance to use some PMUs, as well as having lounge access.
Oct 14, 2008, 11:00 am
#252
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Orlando, FL, USA
Posts: 2,398
Anyone know if getting double bonus miles for flying via Atlanta in one promo negates getting double MQMs for the same flights in the separate birthday promo? I have already received my double bonus points for flights via ATL a couple of weeks ago (Actually, I forgot I had even signed up for that one.)but was also signed up for the double MQMs on those same flights as the first RT after the Happy Birthday invitation. Should I expect to get the double MQMs as well when they get around to posting birthday promo flight MQMs for September in a couple of months or is that hoping for too much?
Oct 14, 2008, 2:02 pm
#253
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: DL Plat
Posts: 150
Sorry if I missed this in 16 pages of posts. Does anyone have insight into how the target marketing works? I'm pretty sure I didn't get targeted BECAUSE I'm getting very close to PM (I will hit it anyway, but I had to book a trip from BNA-SAN for next month at $250) and they don't want to help me out getting there.
Oct 14, 2008, 10:15 pm
#254
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Cut Off, LA,
Programs: -- DL DM, MR Lifetime TE, HH Diamond, National Something???
Posts: 618
Currently sitting at 97,932 MQM with another 2,047 coming tomorrow on my EUG-MSY trip, thus putting me at 99,979 MQM for the year. Would like the birthday gift to push me over 100,000 MQM, then I could count the additional 15,000 miles as a second birthday gift.
Last edited by Lane412000; Oct 14, 2008 at 11:21 pm Reason: type in 15,000 MQM instead of 15,000 miles
Oct 15, 2008, 6:26 am
#255
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 240
Anyone want to make odds on a September birthday not getting his miles credited until 2009? I should have flights to push me to PM regardless, but if I don't (no flights = no hotels = no Hilton MQMs either) and these MQMS don't come through in time I'll be pissed. My travel likely won't stop completely, but with the way things are going in this country it's not outside of the realm of possibility. My company is already requiring more justification for travel, restrictions might be next.