Can you help me
 

Hello i am new to this board and to the frequent flyer system. I would appreciate any information you can offer on the different ways of accumulating miles. and if possible the website that have this information. Also are there any sites where you can purchase awards must me legitimate. I need either 25,000 or 30,000 to go to the caribbean and cannot afford the hight ticket prices. Thanks for any ino you can ofer

Thanks in advanced
Vostine

Delta is fairly easy to accumulate miles quickly on and they fly to the Caribbean. I think the American Express Delta Optima Gold card still has a 10,000 mile sign-up bonus. It has a $75 or $80 fee, but when I converted it to the no annual fee American Express Hilton Optima card after receiving my bonus miles, I received a pro-rated refund of my annual fee plus 7,500 Hilton Honors points. The Diners Club card has sign up bonuses of 10,000 - 12,000 miles for an $80 fee. I think the current offer allows you to earn 1,000 miles a month for twelve months. I think I still have a member-get-a-member application that allows you to earn 10,000 miles up-front, but I don't know if it still being honored. Switching your long-distance to MCI should get you 5,000 or so Delta miles over a six month period. If the trick works of converting your A.E. Delta gold card to an A.E. Hilton gold card, once you get to 10,000 Hilton points I think you can convert the Hilton points to 1,500 Delta miles.