Need more Delta points
May 10, 2010 | 1:30 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: Southwest, Hilton
Posts: 896
Need more Delta points
We are buying and house and I thought with all the expenses I would find a credit card that we could use and rack up some miles. I need quite a few more miles to first class Detroit to Hong Kong and was wondering the best way to do this. Thanks.
May 10, 2010 | 4:35 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: mountains of western NC
Programs: Life, Love and Laughter
Posts: 9,821
Go here: http://www.delta.com/skymiles/ways_t...iles/index.jsp
and choose a credit card and whatever else appeals to you for earning miles.
and choose a credit card and whatever else appeals to you for earning miles.
May 10, 2010 | 4:37 pm
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Nashville, TN
Programs: Southwest, Hilton
Posts: 896
Yes, I have several Delta miles cards but it's spend one dollar, get one mile. I was just wondering if there were newer ways to earn any miles for Delta or conversion to Delta miles.
May 10, 2010 | 4:46 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,678
Use the SPG Amex - 1 point per dollar, but 20,000 points transfers to 25,000 Delta miles (or more, under some promotions). So a net of 1.25 points per dollar.
And if I can refer you, I'll get 5K points also . . .
And if I can refer you, I'll get 5K points also . . .
May 10, 2010 | 5:12 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: DL
Posts: 76
If you have the Delta AmEx Platinum or Reserve cards, then if you're really spending that much every year, you can get extra miles as part of their MilesBoost program. It's 10k MQM for each $25k spend on the Platinum and 15k for the each $30k spend on the Reserve.
May 10, 2010 | 5:54 pm
#6
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: mountains of western NC
Programs: Life, Love and Laughter
Posts: 9,821
You can get 250 skymiles in less than 5 minutes by filling out a survey. Info is in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ck-survey.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ck-survey.html
May 10, 2010 | 6:33 pm
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,743
Good luck.
May 11, 2010 | 8:25 am
#9
Join Date: Oct 2007
Programs: nwa spg aa ua
Posts: 133
May 11, 2010 | 8:31 am
#10
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: UA 1K, Marriott Plat, and a mug on the wall at the local brewpub
Posts: 259
Marriott currently has a promo where you can earn up to 60,000 SM with stays at 5,000 points per stay. If you can find a cheap Fairfield Inn nearby, this can be good value even if you just check in and out.
May 11, 2010 | 8:38 am
#11
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 3
AmEx platinum the way togo
We charge most on our AmEx platinum. Great for the travel upgrades and points. Bonus mall shopping is great too. Order online through their website from a number of different stores and earn 4x the points. There is the annual fee, but if you travel alot, it's worth it.
May 11, 2010 | 8:47 am
#12
Join Date: Dec 2009
Programs: SkyMiles
Posts: 150
DL Miles on AmEx Plat
I understand this may not interest you now but a few years ago when I purchased a new car I stipulated that $15K of the price had to be on my DL AmEx care. "Let me talk with my manager . . . " "Well, OK, that will be fine."
May 11, 2010 | 9:50 am
#13
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 160
Check Skymilesshopping.com too. I was buying a BBQ grill but rather than walking into the Home Depot and spending my $300 (1 mile per dollar on my Plat Skymiles AMEX) I bought a gift card from homedepot.com via skymilesshopping.com and got 3 miles/dollar + my 1 mile/dollar on my card. Very quickly I got 1200 skymiles for spending what I had planned to spend anyway.