Hello and greetings from premium economy on Cathay Pacific’s new Airbus A350-1000. That’s right, if you’ve been following along on my mileage run “live blog,” I made it! I’m still not entirely sure how I made it, but one way or another I did. If you haven’t been following along or forgot where I was,…
Earlier this year my parents took our family on an absolutely incredible vacation to South America. You’ll see a few posts coming from that trip in the coming weeks, but I largely avoided blogging during the trip. So, instead of a full blown trip report, I’m just going to sprinkle a few posts about the…
Nope, that isn’t a typo. Delta Air Lines announced today a new requirement for the 2018 Medallion Diamond elite EQD waiver. The 2018 requirement of $250,000 represents a 1,000% increase over the current requirement. What Are MQD’s? Several years ago Delta Air Lines introduced a revenue requirement to their Medallion loyalty program. This new requirement…
A few days ago American Express strengthened its ties with Delta and added yet another Delta SkyMiles credit card to their current lineup. The new card, Blue Delta SkyMiles, represents the bottom of the Delta SkyMiles line up. Now, American Express and Delta offer 4 co-branded credit cards with varying annual fees and benefits. The…
A few days ago Delta and American Express introduced the best ever sign-up offer for the Platinum Delta SkyMiles Card. The current, publicly available, sign-up bonus is 70,000 SkyMiles + 10,000 EQM after spending $4,000 in the first 4 months. Additionally, card holders receive a $100 statement credit after making a single Delta purchase in…
I have been searching for an amazing chance to use miles and points ever since I started collecting them a few years ago. Over the past few years I’ve used miles for hotels nights, a few domestic flights, and to buy some merchandise (stupid)! Until this last-minute trip I had never used points for an “unforgettable” experience.…
