I just booked our flights to go back to Whistler for spring break, 2016. All of the mileage redemptions, on every airline that I looked at, were very high. It was nothing like last summer when we flew to Vancouver for a mere 25,000 miles per flight. I finally settled on some Delta […]
Category: Delta SkyMiles
About American Express Delta SkyMiles Platinum Card
Card Highlights American Express Delta SkyMiles Platinum is a Credit Card With a credit card, you can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a balance and accruing interest. See #4 in Let’s Get Started To […]
Delta SkyMiles Points Got Us Free Flights to Denver This Summer, A Savings of $650
Remember how I told you that I am going to Colorado Springs this summer and staying at the Broadmoor? Well, tonight I booked the flights to Denver for Rob and myself. Yup, on Delta, and on Delta SkyMiles. Here is how it went down….. First, I am not sure […]
A Free Delta Trip To Denver For The NFL Second Round Playoffs, A Savings of $1,800
My 11 year old son, Mason, is a huge Broncos fan! He has made my husband, Rob, somewhat of a Broncos fan as well. Once we knew the Broncos were playing home in the second round of playoffs, Mason, started a very impressive, determined, endless pursuit to find reasonably […]
Delta SkyMiles Program Reverses Negative Changes To The Program
On October 31st, I wrote about the negative changes that were taken place within the Delta SkyMiles Program. The negative changes related to limitations on miles transferred to Delta from American Express Membership Rewards. You can read about your ability to transfer Membership Rewards to Delta SkyMiles here. Today I received an email from […]
Earning and Accumulating Delta SkyMiles
Below, I outline the main ways in which to earn and accumulate Delta SkyMiles. 1. Fly Delta or Delta Partner You can earn SkyMiles with flights you take based on ticket price (base fare and carrier-imposed surcharges, but excluding government-imposed taxes and fees) for Delta-marketed or Delta-ticketed flights, instead of distance flown. So when you pay a […]
About Delta SkyMiles
As a member of the Delta SkyMiles program, you can EARN Delta miles. You can then USE these miles for free travel. As a member of the program, you also have the opportunity to gain Delta SkyMiles Medallion Status by frequently flying Delta, or select partners. Medallion status offers […]
Ways To Use Delta SkyMiles To Book Free Travel
Now that you have accumulated all of these Delta SkyMiles, how can you use these miles for free travel? The options are listed below. Also, click here to read about how The Points Mom used Delta SkyMiles for free flights to Hawaii, Denver 2X, Vancouver, Portland, Italy, Tampa, DC and Maui. 1. Use […]
Negative Changes to the Delta SkyMiles Program
NOTE AS OF 12/12/15–DELTA HAS INDICATED THAT THIS CHANGE IS NOT GOING TO TAKE EFFECT!! Beginning January 1, 2015, Delta is making a program-wide change limiting the number of points that can be transferred into a SkyMiles account from American Express Membership Rewards. (Delta is a transfer partner). As a result of this […]
Delta SkyMiles Got Us Our Free Honeymoon First Class Flights to Hawaii
I have been playing this point game for a very long time. I had a job as a CPA out of college (I graduated in 1990-really?) where I traveled about 20 weeks a year. Many times my flights were not direct, so often I was taking 2 legs of […]