Delta operates the 4th longest flight in the world as of today. Due to the distance and demand, this flight is difficult to secure two business class awards at the low level. However, this December, there are multiple days when Business Elite seats can be secured for more than two people at the low award…
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Delta Secrets – How To Get A Delta Upgrade As A Platinum Medallion Member
Delta has a generous complimentary upgrade program for their elite members. Elite members in the Delta SkyMiles program can receive confirmed space available upgrades well before the day of departure. The confirmed complimentary upgrades are unlimited and are based on elite status. The upgrades can be processed formally at the 5 day mark before departure,…
Delta Secrets – Delta’s Domestic Flat-Bed Routes And Delta New York JFK To Los Angles 4x Daily Flat-Bed Business Elite Service For Summer
Delta announced yesterday that it will add their Business Elite flat-bed onto four daily flights to New York (JFK) from Los Angeles during the summer. That means you have a 4 in 7 chance of getting onto a plane with flat-bed seats. If you don’t get the flight with truly flat-bed, don’t worry, their 757…
Delta Secrets – Free One-Way Award Flight Illustration
Did you know that you can add a free domestic flight on an international Delta award ticket? Those in the know, frequently add these extra segments to multiple international Delta award tickets to get extra flights. In the past, we’ve shared how you can add a free one-way segment to a Delta award. In this…
Delta Secrets With Terminal A SkyClub And Closure Tonight
The Delta SkyClub located near gate A 17 is closed Sunday night, October 7, 2012. I approached the SkyClub and was greeted by a blue coat Delta employee. He mentioned the SkyClub was closed due to “equipment failure” but didn’t elaborate. Not sure what that means. I’ve never heard of an equipment failure at a…
Booking Delta’s 90k One-Way Business Class Award To Asia
There is no way I would advocate redeeming 90,000 Delta SkyMiles for a one-way Business Class award to Asia. But that doesn’t keep me from finding it interesting that you can actually price out a one-way Business Class award for only 90,000 to Asia when their award chart clearly shows they require 120,000 SkyMiles for…
Korean Air Secrets – 80k Europe Business Class Award
Korean Air has a lot more going for it than I originally thought. I didn’t realize it, but they offer Business Class award tickets from the U.S. to Europe for only 80,000 SkyPass miles. Since they are a SkyTeam carrier, this means you can redeem U.S. to Europe awards on partner carriers such as Air…
Korean Air Secrets – 60,000 First Class To French Polynesia From Hawaii
I recently flew Korean Air in Business Class and was quite impressed. As a result of the flying experience, I wanted to learn more about their program. What I found was interesting. I shared how you can fly on Air France to French Polynesia in Business Class by using only 90,000 Korean Air SkyPass Miles.…
Delta Secrets – Best SkyClub In Atlanta Terminal B
Delta SkyClubs are a nice place to relax in a comfy seat, grab a drink, catch up on work, or watch the game of the day. The Atlanta airport has a lot of SkyClubs and some terminals have more than one. Take terminal B in the Atlanta airport for example. Choosing the SkyClub you visit…
Delta Secrets – Free Extra One-Way Flight From Award Ticket
In this post we’ll further demonstrate how to maximize a Delta award booking by adding a free one-way ticket to an international reservation. This is a widely known benefit of the Delta program but is not frequently used by many Delta elite members. So we thought a demonstration post will help all those of you…
Delta Secrets – 20k SPG Point Business Class One-Way Award
The Delta SkyMiles program benefits provide real value for members. I’ve found value with award tickets to the Seychelles and Mauritius, Bora Bora, Italy, and a number of other places. But their benefits are not as great as other programs that have benefits such as confirmed upgrades (that you can actually use on an affordable…
Delta Secrets – Free Checked Bags For Friends With Split Reservations
We checked our first bags in over a year this week and it wasn’t pretty. We checked three bags and incurred a fee for one of the bags since we were in a hurry. Had we known the entire rules about split reservation elite member benefits, we could have saved the $25 fee per checked…
Delta Secrets – Check the upgrade list before you fly
One of the biggest benefits for Delta elite members is the complimentary domestic upgrade. On elite heavy routes Silvers and Golds have little chance for an upgrade. Even Platinum members can find their name way up in the double digits on the upgrade list. So make sure you remember to check a few things before…
Delta Secrets – Australia Low Level Business Class Availability
Delta’s low level business class award to Australia has been elusive. They hide that availability well, but it can be found. In this post, we’ll share a step by step approach on how we found a low level business class award on Delta from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia for only 150,000 SkyMiles. If you can’t…
Delta Secrets – Low Business Class Award To Shanghai
We are giving new meaning to the term SkyPesos today. I shared in my last Delta award booking secrets post a way to find low level business class awards to Tokyo. There are some ways to maximize award bookings to Asia using Delta SkyMiles. In this post, we’ll demonstrate how to save about 160,000 SkyMiles…
Delta Secrets – Low Business Class Award To Tokyo
Delta won the best redemption promotion at the Freddie Awards but they are still one of the most difficult programs to find international business class low level awards. The program weakness is exacerbated when looking for business awards to Asia. But I will give them a nod for having good partners and plenty of ways…