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Mar 30, 2010 | 6:47 pm
#16
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 163
Thanks, I just wasn't sure that was one of the rules!
Mar 30, 2010 | 8:29 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: AA EXP2M, DL 1MM DM ext, UA PP <=> HH G/Marr PE/Hyatt G/IHG P FT RA ( Recovering Addict)
Posts: 4,905
At 50% bonus for buy / gift 1 mile = 2c on DL not worth it.
If she bought 1800$ last year, she got 120,000 miles (I did too, so I know).
Ask her to call DL, they can book an award on Air France or even Singapore to India for 120k miles.
SQ awards go away in 1 month, so hurry.
Now my mom wants to fly business class to India using Delta skymiles. I think it's 120,000 miles to get free ticket. Currently Delta has 50% mile bonus offer going on so what I am thinking of doing is: get her to buy 60,000 miles so she'll get total of 90,000 miles and then I will buy 20,000 miles and get total of 30,000 miles. I will then transfer my miles to her and she will have total of 120,000 Delta skymiles. After taxes and fees it should cost me around $2,800 for the business class ticket. Is this a good idea to do it or is there a better way?
Go to usairways.com and buy 40k miles for 1200$. 100% bonus gets you 80k
Then from your account gift her 40k miles for 1200$ 100% bonus = 80k
160k miles gets you in F for 2400$ plus taxes
or 120k miles gets you in C for 1800$
or get max 200k miles and use for 1c and 1Y award total 3000$
The promo ends today or tomorrow.
If each of you buys and gifts the other 50k you will get 400k for 6000$.
should cover all trips for a few months at least.
This is probably better in the US forum
Last edited by ffI; Mar 30, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Mar 31, 2010 | 2:12 pm
#19
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 27
At 100% bonus, it was about 1.1cpm for transfers and 1.5cpm for buying/gifting.At 50% bonus for buy / gift 1 mile = 2c on DL not worth it.
If she bought 1800$ last year, she got 120,000 miles (I did too, so I know).
Ask her to call DL, they can book an award on Air France or even Singapore to India for 120k miles.
SQ awards go away in 1 month, so hurry.
If you are going to buy miles, at least buy where they can be used.
Go to usairways.com and buy 40k miles for 1200$. 100% bonus gets you 80k
Then from your account gift her 40k miles for 1200$ 100% bonus = 80k
160k miles gets you in F for 2400$ plus taxes
or 120k miles gets you in C for 1800$
or get max 200k miles and use for 1c and 1Y award total 3000$
The promo ends today or tomorrow.
If each of you buys and gifts the other 50k you will get 400k for 6000$.
should cover all trips for a few months at least.
This is probably better in the US forum
Last edited by albertinio; Aug 11, 2010 at 2:16 pm
. Called the rep last night and she said I had to have signed up 10 days ago.
Apr 1, 2010 | 8:32 am
#21
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: US-CP, UA, Marriott Rewards, HHonors, Avis,
Posts: 4,549
Now my mom wants to fly business class to India using Delta skymiles. I think it's 120,000 miles to get free ticket. Currently Delta has 50% mile bonus offer going on so what I am thinking of doing is: get her to buy 60,000 miles so she'll get total of 90,000 miles and then I will buy 20,000 miles and get total of 30,000 miles. I will then transfer my miles to her and she will have total of 120,000 Delta skymiles. After taxes and fees it should cost me around $2,800 for the business class ticket. Is this a good idea to do it or is there a better way?