Points of Interest: Centurion Lounge Closes Spa, New Delta Partner Earnings Chart, and More by Tyler Glatt October 6, 2024 0 The world of points and miles moves incredibly fast. All too often, banks and programs make minor changes, many of which go unnoticed. In this post, we recap 9 unreported stories from the past few weeks, from a spa closing at a Centurion Lounge and new Delta partner award earning chart to a hotel program shortening its elite status year and one less IHG redemption option.
How To Redeem Miles for Cape Air Flights via Delta, JetBlue, and American Airlines by Tyler Glatt September 22, 2024 0 Cape Air flights are bookable with American Airlines AAdvantage miles, Delta SkyMiles, and JetBlue TrueBlue points. And depending on where your travels take you, you can potentially get great value from redeeming miles on these short-hop flights. Here's all you need to know about mileage redemptions on Cape Air.
Delta Adds SAS Mileage Redemptions — But Only On Certain Routes by Tyler Glatt September 6, 2024 1 Earlier this week, Scandinavian Airlines (better known as SAS) changed jerseys, leaving Star Alliance to become a member of SkyTeam. One of the implications of a shift in alliance is new mileage redemption opportunities, which are now rolling out. Effective immediately, you can redeem Delta SkyMiles for intra-European SAS itineraries. Here's what we know about this brand-new SkyMiles redemption option.
Why You’ll Want To Add Your Virgin Atlantic Booking to Your Delta Account by Brie Bash August 7, 2024 1 Did you know that once you book a Delta flight via Virgin Atlantic, you can add the booking number to your Delta account? This simple trick has several benefits. Here's how to do it and why it's a good idea.
How Can I Receive Welcome Offers From Multiple Delta Amex Cards? by Kennedy Miller September 16, 2025 83 With so many Delta co-branded credit cards available, one of the most common questions we field on the blog and in our Award Travel 101 Facebook community is, "Can I hold multiple Delta Amex cards?" In the past, the answer was a resounding "yes!" However, that answer has changed to a muddy "maybe." Here's what you need to know about earning welcome bonuses on multiple SkyMiles cards — and why it's worth carrying more than one Delta Amex card.
How To Earn, Use, and Maximize a Delta Companion Certificate by Ross Denkin June 18, 2024 3 Not all companion certificates are created equal. Some require considerable credit card spending to earn, and others only reduce the ticket cost to $99 rather than $0. Thankfully, Delta's companion certificates involve neither of those stipulations, making them much easier for travelers to use and enjoy. Plus, Delta makes using these certificates incredibly easy, giving travelers endless redemption possibilities. Here's how to earn, use, and maximize them.
Short on Delta SkyMiles? Miles Headstart Lets You Book an Award Anyway by Brie Bash June 7, 2024 0 You've found the perfect Delta flight you'd love to book but don't quite have enough miles to cover the award... yet. If you are an eligible American Express Delta SkyMiles cardholder, you're in luck! American Express and Delta will allow you to get an advance on the miles you need, thanks to Miles Headstart. This can be a convenient way to book travel now when the deal is available and earn the miles later.
Earn 2,000 Bonus SkyMiles From the Delta and Turo Partnership by Skye Class January 1, 2026 1 In 2022, Delta added Turo as another car rental partner. Since then, new members have been able to receive bonus miles when linking accounts and completing one Turo rental. If you've never rented from Turo, you can join now, link your accounts, and get 2,000 SkyMiles, plus 500 bonus miles on subsequent rentals. Here are the details.
Delta Boarding Order Explained: How New Boarding Zones Work by Mark Jackson July 30, 2025 0 On May 1, 2024, Delta is changing how its boarding process works. Now, flyers will board by "zones," and most of the changes affect flyers boarding the plane first. See how the changes affect your next flight in this post.
Delta Rewards Existing Reserve Cardholders With a $100 eCredit by Ian Snyder April 11, 2024 0 Delta is providing $100 eCredits to existing customers with the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card or Delta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express Card, but it may not be enough to justify the increased annual fee on the cards. Here's how to find your voucher if you're an eligible cardholder.
Earn Delta SkyMiles Through Delta Cruises by Skye Class April 2, 2024 3 Delta Cruises (formerly SkyMiles Cruises) is a great way to earn SkyMiles. On all bookings, you'll earn a flat 2X SkyMiles per dollar spent and can occasionally leverage lucrative promotions. Depending on how much you're spending on a cruise, this new earning rate can be far more rewarding than the previous program — which was a flat rate based on the length of your cruise. In this article, we'll cover everything you need to know about earning Delta SkyMiles on cruises.
Delta Promotion: 500 Bonus SkyMiles From Starbucks Purchases by Skye Class March 26, 2024 0 For a limited time, a targeted promotion offers Delta SkyMiles members 500 bonus SkyMiles after completing a few Starbucks orders. How many? That varies by what offer you receive. However, this stacks on the long-running benefit of earning 1 mile per dollar spent at Starbucks with linked accounts. Here are the details.
462 Delta Award Routes That You Can Book for Just 7,500 Points by JT Genter March 24, 2024 0 Delta SkyMiles can be a frustrating program. Sure, some domestic Delta economy awards can only cost a few thousand SkyMiles. Other times flights can climb astronomically high. Thankfully travelers have a way to get predictable pricing on Delta award flights: Booking through partner airlines. One of the best sweet spots for booking Delta awards is Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Here are the 462 Delta routes that you can book using just 7,500 Virgin points — and the many ways you can accumulate Virgin points.
Delta Gold Medallion: Bonus SkyMiles, Complimentary Upgrades, and Free Checked Bags by Tyler Glatt January 1, 2025 0 Of the four Delta SkyMiles elite tiers you can spend your way to, Gold Medallion shines brightest as the program's elite status sweet spot. From bonus miles to complimentary upgrades to free luggage and more, there are good reasons why you should set your sights on Gold if you want Delta status. Here's why Gold Medallion is Delta's elite status sweet spot.
Delta Adds SkyMiles Redemptions on AirBaltic Flights, With a Catch by JT Genter February 8, 2024 0 Delta and AirBaltic just took their relatively new partnership to the next level. Travelers can now book AirBaltic awards using Delta SkyMiles. However, there's a limitation to this new redemption option that limits its usefulness. Here's what you need to know about redeeming Delta SkyMiles for AirBaltic.
American Express Shakes Up Delta SkyMiles Credit Card Lineup, Changing Perks and Fees by Tyler Glatt February 1, 2024 14 Throughout the past year, Delta Air Lines' infamous SkyMiles frequent flyer program has undergone a lot of change. SkyClub access, Medallion elite status qualification, MQDs — you name it. Almost everything has undergone some sort of overhaul. But now, there's more. Delta's American Express-issued credit card lineup is getting refreshed. From new and enhanced benefits to higher annual fees, here's everything you need to know about what's changing with the Delta credit card lineup.
Score 35K Bonus SkyMiles, Delta Elite Status With Private Flights by Tyler Glatt January 28, 2024 0 If you're going to fly private, you might as well bank some extra rewards while you're doing it. Through Delta's partnership with Wheels Up, you can earn 35,000 SkyMiles by signing up for a Core membership and even spend your way to Diamond Medallion status. Here's what you should know about this unique but expensive path to Delta Medallion status.
New: You Can Now Book El Al Award Flights Using Delta SkyMiles. Here Are the New Rates. by Tyler Glatt December 21, 2023 0 Delta's partnership with El Al took another step forward today. You can now book El Al flights with Delta SkyMiles. Here's all you need to know about this new redemption opportunity, including a snapshot of the pricing and availability we're seeing.
You Can Now Book ITA Airways Award Flights with Delta SkyMiles — With a Catch by Tyler Glatt December 14, 2023 1 In a bit of good news, you can now earn and redeem on Delta SkyMiles on ITA Airways flights, but there's a catch. You can only book business class seats, and ITA's entire route map hasn't been rolled out across Delta's website yet. Here's what we know so far about this new SkyMiles redemption opportunity.
Avoid Delta’s High Partner Award Rates by Booking With SkyTeam Partner Programs by Tyler Glatt November 9, 2023 89 Delta's frequent SkyMiles devaluations have made award tickets on SkyTeam partner airlines all but unaffordable. Thankfully, there are other, more cost-effective ways to book award flights on SkyTeam airlines. By taking advantage of partner loyalty programs, you can unlock greater value. Here are the partner programs you'll want to know about.
Instacart Ending Partnership with Delta. Here’s How to Still Get Free Instacart+ Membership by Skye Class June 11, 2025 1 In March 2022, Delta and Instacart launched a new partnership offering members SkyMiles on every dollar spent on Instacart purchases. Now, less than two years after being launched, the Delta-Instacart partnership is already coming to an end. If you missed out on this partnership, the good news is that you still have opportunities to get a free Instacart+ membership.
Delta Backtracks on 2024 Elite Status, Lounge Access Changes. Adds MQD Boost for Select Delta Cards. by JT Genter October 18, 2023 2 After significant blowback from travelers, Delta just announced a sweeping overhaul of the Medallion elite status requirements and Sky Club restrictions that it just announced a month ago. Delta is rolling back increases to MQD requirements, adding a new MQD boost for select Delta Amex cardmembers, increasing Sky Club visits for select Amex cardmembers, improving Million Miler elite status, adding new Choice Benefits, and more. Here are the full details.
More SkyMiles Changes: Delta Takes Aim at Partner MQD Earnings by Tyler Glatt October 1, 2023 0 September has seen no shortage of changes to Delta's SkyMiles program. Most of the changes have been overwhelmingly negative. Most recently, Delta has slashed the number of MQDs you'll earn by flying a partner airline. We report on the changes in this post.
Alaska Airlines Launches Elite Status Match to Woo Delta Elites by JT Genter September 26, 2023 0 Are you a Delta Medallion elite who's ready to bail on SkyMiles after Delta recently announced changes? If so, Alaska is ready to welcome you with a Mileage Plan elite status match. And, if you play your cards right (pun intended), you can score even higher elite status with Alaska. Here's what you need to know about this Alaska elite status match for Delta elites.
The Unofficial Delta SkyMiles Award Chart for Flights from the U.S. by Tyler Glatt and Max Prosperi September 18, 2023 67 Delta Air Lines uses dynamic pricing for its award flights, which can sometimes make prices astronomical. High prices make it hard to know if you're getting good value from your SkyMiles, so we've assembled an unofficial award chart to showcase what you should expect to pay on your next Delta award flight.
