CONSOLIDATED "Linking WorldPerks With Skymiles?" Thread [500 Mile Bonus after Link]
Feb 19, 2009, 1:41 pm
#46
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: Hilton HHonors, Marriott Bonvoy, IHG, Delta SkyMiles
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Feb 19, 2009, 4:01 pm
#49
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NRT / HND
Programs: AA EXP, NH Plat, Former UA 1K
Posts: 5,665
Seems to work quite well. I did it this morning to get all of my remaining miles in one place to upgrade a flight. The transfer was done instantly much to my amazement.
Feb 19, 2009, 5:48 pm
#50
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MSP
Programs: Lapsed DL North PE, now nothing
Posts: 701
Are there any downsides to merging?
Feb 19, 2009, 5:54 pm
#51
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Location: ORD/MDW
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I am afraid of what it might do to award bookings in the WP system if I merge accounts... I do not want to screw anything up before my trips are completed.
Feb 19, 2009, 5:55 pm
#52
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Location: IND
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Feb 19, 2009, 6:05 pm
#53
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: MSP
Programs: Lapsed DL North PE, now nothing
Posts: 701
Feb 19, 2009, 6:59 pm
#54
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW/SEA
Programs: *A Silver, AA Gold + Miles Scattered Everywhere.
Posts: 2,045
i linked my accounts i only had 134 miles in my SM account 
got the 500 bonus
got the 500 bonus
Feb 20, 2009, 10:31 pm
#55
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: BOS / PHL / PEK / YYZ
Programs: Delta Platinum, Marriott Titanium, United Silver
Posts: 223
Got the email a couple weeks ago and created a DL account to link with my NW account
still waiting for those bonus miles to come in...
still waiting for those bonus miles to come in...
Feb 21, 2009, 3:49 am
#56
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Join Date: May 2006
Programs: DL SkyClub Lifer
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Do we have any idea yet what will happen to WP account numbers post merger? I don't have any SkyMiles... and I'm not familiar enough with the number ranges for each airline. Everyone I know in WP is either 9-digit or 12-digit starting with a 1; SM people I know appear to mostly be 12-digit starting with a 2 or a 4... but my sample size is small. Will I keep the same number as a SM member?
Feb 21, 2009, 6:33 am
#57
Join Date: May 2001
Location: topeka, ks usa
Posts: 392
Miles Expire
If your SkyMiles account has expired or is about to expire, it seems that NW miles transferred would immediately expire. I have not seen this addressed in the enticement to transfer to DL.
Feb 21, 2009, 4:07 pm
#58
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Michigan
Programs: Hilton-DIA, IHG-Plat Amb, Hyatt-DIA, SPG-Plat & 3 star, Marriott-Gold, Nat'l-Exec, NWA-Sil
Posts: 100
I had "expired" miles (~9k) on DL, that I linked to NW, transferred, and after 2 weeks - still there + the 500....so far it works.
Feb 21, 2009, 4:38 pm
#59
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Do we have any idea yet what will happen to WP account numbers post merger? I don't have any SkyMiles... and I'm not familiar enough with the number ranges for each airline. Everyone I know in WP is either 9-digit or 12-digit starting with a 1; SM people I know appear to mostly be 12-digit starting with a 2 or a 4... but my sample size is small. Will I keep the same number as a SM member?
Feb 21, 2009, 7:24 pm
#60
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