I got 109,000 MR points and 54,000 Sapphire pts----should I just dump them all into CO to add to the 111,333 pts? That should almost guarantee me TWO business class tickets to Europe....

First find the tickets you want to book and then transfer the miles.

Transferring 109k MR points to DL with their current promo that ends May 31st would net you 163.5k DL miles plus 25k MQM.

I transferred to DL yesterday and got the award upgrade and miles overnight. Elite status and 50% bonus is hard to beat for anything.

Make sure that

1; flights available that you want
2; make sure that the bonus promotion shows in your DL account prior to transfer
3; transfer points from AMEX MR site.
4; points show up first and then the upgrade shows up the following day with email to you.

Yep my transfer appeared instantly to DL as well.

I would transfer enough MR points to Continental to get the two business class tickets to Europe. Save the Saphire points for hotel redemptions once you plan your trip...looks like you only have enough hotel points to cover 2, possibly 3 hotel nights.

Other option: book one business class Europe ticket on Air France or KLM booked with Alaska miles and one business class Europe ticket on Air France or KLM booked with Delta miles transferred from MR points. Depends on availability and where you want to go. Delta can be harder to redeem at the lowest mileage rates, but Air France tickets, when they show up, are always at the lowest mileage levels. You'd only need to use 67,000 MR points to net 100,500 Delta Skymiles with the first time tranfer bonus.

wow--some very very lucrative deals I didnt know about ....thank you my Dear Brothers n Sisters of Flyertalkville....

the DL deal looks sharp...but I can't find much availability out of PDX for that PDX-AMS on DL.....London and Berlin look more reachable via Star Alliance ....

You might be right, but before making any decisions, check out this post that highlights some of the problems using the Delta website for award bookings and the workaround he found: http://thepointsguy.com/2011/05/delt...nd-low-awards/.

I agree with the notion of saving the Sapphire points for hotels.

The Chase Sapphire points are very valuable if transferred to Hyatt and used for expensive Hyatt properties.

I would use 22,000 Hyatt points to book a room at the Park Hyatt Vendome in Paris which retails for ~$1000 a night or the Park Hyatt in Milan or the Park Hyatt in Instanbul.

You'd get much better value there!

I don't see any indication that mrx900 holds any AS miles.

It's in his/her signature line!
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HHonors - 91,076 ** Alaska - 114,989
USAIR - 100,000 ** Continental OnePass - 98,589

FYI - you can't use Delta miles for International First redemption.

I should have said the OP could book international business class tickets, I have no knowledge of which airlines will or won't let you book first class in a three class cabin on international flights. I have only flown business class on an international flight once (on an A-330), and I thought it was more comfortable and luxurious than a domestic first class seat. Sorry for any confusion, I will edit my original posting.

Today is the last day to transfer MR points to Delta for the 50% transfer bonus. The actual transfer was instantaneous for me, but I previously signed up for the first time transfer bonus and it did take a little time to link the AMEX MR account to my Skymiles account.