When you join Delta SkyMiles, you are a SkyMiles member. Additionally, the Delta SkyMiles Medallion Program offers Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Status. You can reach Medallion Status through your annual spending (MQDs or Medallion Qualifying Dollars) in a given year for the following year. The requirements are as follows: SILVER- $5,000 MQDs GOLD-$10,000 MQDs PLATINUM-$15,000 […]
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Achieve Delta SkyMiles Medallion Status To Earn More On Flights
If you achieve Delta SkyMiles Medallion Status, you earn more Delta SkyMiles as a Medallion member when you fly Delta. General members earn 5 miles per $1 spent on flights but Medallion members earn more. Specifically, Silver members earn 7 miles, Gold members 8 miles, Platinum 9 miles and […]
Now Earn Delta SkyMiles When You Stay At An Airbnb Property
Airbnb is Delta’s newest partner which means you can now earn Delta SkyMiles when you stay at an Airbnb property. Delta SkyMiles members earn 1 mile per $1 spent on all Airbnb stays worldwide. Note, you need to book through deltaairbnb.com. New to Airbnb? For now, you can get $25 […]
Delta Business Class Flights To Italy For Rob’s 50th And A Savings Of $7,200
Remember back in early July, I posted about wanting to go to the Amalfi Coast for Rob’s 50th birthday next summer? I told you back then, how I took advantage of a limited time offer and got us each an American Express Platinum Delta SkyMiles card with a 60,000 Delta SkyMiles sign-up bonus. This was in anticipation […]
Free Delta Flights To Portland, Oregon And A Savings Of $1,100
We just made plans to join some friends, this summer, on a trip to Portland Oregon and the Oregon wine country. Don’t forget, our kids go away every summer for 7 weeks!!!!!!!! to sleep away camp. These seven weeks give Rob and I a chance to travel. Since I will not fly with Rob, (I […]
Which Loyalty Programs, If Any, Count Award Flights Towards Elite Status
When you fly on miles, do these free flights count towards earning or maintaining elite status? Well that depends on the program. Here is a look at a few. With Delta SkyMiles, you do not earn MQMs when you fly on an award flight. With JetBlue TrueBlue, flights booked on points do not count as […]
Expiration Information For Delta SkyMiles
Delta SkyMiles-Never expire! […]
North Carolina-Delta Flights and Hyatt Hotel Paid For Using Chase Sapphire Preferred
I am currently in Cary, North Carolina. I came down for s swim meet with my daughter. Getting down here was quite inexpensive (the Delta flights were about $120 a piece and the Hyatt Place hotel about $80 per night), so I did not even attempt to try to use miles or points for this […]
Delta SkyMiles Medallion Benefits
Now that you know how to achieve Delta SkyMiles Medallion Status, what do you get with this status? Here are just some of the Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Membership Benefits. To see the complete details of all of the benefits of each level, you can click here. […]
What Happens To Your Delta SkyMiles Upon Death?
The Delta SkyMiles Program Rules do not exactly specify what happens upon death of a member. The rules do however state that “miles are not the property of any member. Except as specifically authorized or otherwise in writing by an officer of Delta, miles may not be transferred under any circumstances, including, without limitation, by […]