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Are you flying Delta today? If so, be on the look out for their new offering of Luvo wraps available at 35,000 feet beginning today. It’s nice that these wraps are a lower calorie option ranging from 470-480 calories each. The Southwest grilled chicken wrap sounds like a winner to me. The picture looks pretty good,…
Regular readers of Points, Miles & Martinis know the best drink in the sky is served by Delta. That drink is in high demand and can often Stockout mid flight. That best drink is Woodford Reserve and is best served on the rocks in my opinion. But on a recent flight it stocked-out. So what…
Per Dan’s Deals, If you’re a Delta American Express cardholder and have 25,000 SkyMiles in your account or more, then you can score some *discounted* award tickets from Canada right now, but this won’t last. Basically you’re searching for flights from Canada, one-way or round-trip for $284 CAD or less. Then at the check-out page,…
Over the past couple of years Delta has been making some changes. No doubt about that. For good and for worse Delta frequent flyers are seeing differences in the way they fly, eat food onboard, eat food in the Sky Club and of course earn and redeem those hard earned miles. Should Delta Copy United…
If you haven’t joined SkyMiles Dining yet, this is a pretty easy way to add some Delta miles to your account. With this promotion, you will get 500 bonus miles for your first visit to a participating restaurant and you can earn up to an additional 2,500 when you dine 2 more times. Earn Up…
On a recent evening flight out of Atlanta, I was pleasantly surprised by the delicious BBQ dinner that Delta Sky Club was offering. I headed to the lounge expecting the usual fare and was excited to see something different. Up for grabs, BBQ chicken, macaroni and cheese and veggie soup. This was the first time…
Delta has launched an award sale for SkyMiles members, where you can book discounted award tickets, starting at 45,000 SkyMiles round-trip for flights to/from London, when you book now through January 18, 2016 for travel between February 1 and March 24, 2016. Promotional Details: Origins & Destinations | Round-trip Award ticket and sale fares for travel from select…
The Delta SkyBonus program is a rewards program that allows businesses to earn rewards for their employee travel. Along with normal accrual rates for flights, they run special targeted promotions for specific accounts. I was just sent the following offer for double Skybonus points on select routes. Double Skybonus Points Promo (Targeted) REGISTER NOW TO EARN…
One of the great benefits of the SkyMiles program, is that they offer Rollover elite qualifying miles. Any miles earned over the required Medallion level threshold rollover to the following year. For new Medallions be sure to check out How To Qualify for Delta Medallion Status in 2016. However, this process isn’t instant and usually takes…
In a long battle between Delta and Southwest Airlines over its right to fly from Dallas Love Field, a judge rulled that Delta will be able to keep its gates at Dallas Love Field once and for all. Per Delta, Delta will continue operating five daily flights between Dallas Love Field and Atlanta. U.S. District…
As 2016 has arrived, that means another year to earn our highly regarded elite statuses with airlines and hotels. In this post, we’ll take a look on how to qualify for Delta Medallion Status in 2016. Like last year, Delta has made it that you must qualify on both flying the required Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs)…
Last month, we wrote about how Delta Selling Medallion Qualifying Miles at Astronomical Prices, which was suppose to end December 31, 2015. Despite the high prices, Delta is continuing to sell Medallion Qualifying Miles through January 31, 2016, which will count toward your MQMs for 2015 which earns you Medallion Status in 2016. As a reminder,…
Here’s a Delta secret that is a sure fire way to not let your Delta drink cerficiate expiration date pass without putting them to go use. Delta Secrets: Delta Drink Certificate Expiration If you earn Delta Elite status like I do, I’m sure you get Deta drink certificates. These drink certificates are great for a…
Delta has started expanding their new fare type, Basic Economy, to transatlantic international flights, with the first route being Salt Lake City-London-Heathrow, United Kingdom. As you can see from the example below, the fare difference from basic economy to main cabin is $40 roundtrip on a fare that’s over $2,000. As a reminder, Basic Economy…
When it comes to SkyMiles, they aren’t the most valuable currency, however Delta loves to be innovative when it comes to ways you use their SkyMiles, and the newest way you can redeem them is at the Sky Club. No, not for a Sky Club membership, but for a drink in the club. Delta has…
Delta Air Lines announced this week that they would be adding more 737-900ERs as well as new E190’s to their mainline fleet in early 2017, as the airline looks for new aircraft for their domestic flying. These new aircraft come in part from an agreement with Boeing. Per Delta’s press release, The agreement is part…
Delta announced that they would be adding some swanky new loungewear for Delta One passengers on select flights from Los Angeles. Starting today, December 15, Delta One passengers flying between LAX and Sydney (SYD), and LAX and Shanghai (PVG) will be receiving these new amenities. Here’s what Delta has to say about the loungewear: The sleep and…
When it comes to domestic airlines, it’s no secret that Delta Air Lines runs one of the best operation in the airline industry, and American Airlines has acknowledged that fact in this recent article by Forbes. Per Forbes, “Delta’s done a great job: hats off to them,” Robert Isom, American Chief Operating Officer, said Thursday…
Delta has launched an offer where SkyMiles members can earn 1,000 bonus SkyMiles (and unlike many of their other offers, this does not appear to be targeted). You’ll earn the bonus miles if you use a service from one of their partners including SkyMiles Shopping. To earn a one-time bonus of 1,000 miles, you will need…
Similar to last year, Delta has just started selling Medallion Qualifying Miles this year for those who need a boost up for their status at astronomical prices, so I would strongly urge anyone not to buy them. EXPIRED You’ll only be offered them if you’re a current SkyMiles member, Silver Medallion, Gold Medallion, or Platinum Medallion are within…