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 […]
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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 […]