In this series of posts I’ll detail a two week trip to French Polynesia. Â For this trip we used 150k Delta miles each to fly on Delta and Air France in business class. Â For hotels we used points and cash to stay at the Andaz West Hollywood, Hilton Moorea, InterContinental Bora Bora, Le Meridien Tahiti,…
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Delta 40% Bonus With American Express Rewards Transfer
From now until the end of June you can earn up to a 40% bonus on transfers from American Express Member Rewards to Delta miles. Details You must register here before you transfer Promotion is good through June 30th, 2011 Transfer 1,000-99,999 points and earn a 25% bonus on Delta miles Transfer 100,000+ points and earn…
Brief French Polynesia Trip Update
This is a brief update on our trip to French Polynesia. A few weeks ago I posted a demonstration on how to redeem Delta miles for business class tickets to Tahiti with Delta and Air France. We are currently in the South Pacific and are leaving Moorea for the next stop so I thought I’d post a…
Airline Etiquette: When Is It Ok To Have A Dog In Your Seat
In our recent flight from ATL to LAX on our way to French Polynesia, the young lady in seat 3A kept her dog in the seat with her the entire flight. The little dog had a ‘Medical Alert’ jacket on so it appeared she needed the dog with her. The dog seemed to be her…
Demonstration On How To Use Delta Miles To Bora Bora
In this post I’ll illustrate an option to redeem Sky Miles for a trip to French Polynesia (to take a separate Air Tahiti flight to Bora Bora and Moorea) on Air France in Business class. Hub Captive Delta Flyers Struggle To Find Value In Sky Miles Its a common problem most all Delta flyers face. …
Upcoming Delta And British Airways Award Trips
In the coming weeks I’ll detail award trips I have coming up in the next few months. I’ll detail trip reports and ways to book tickets to the following places: (1) Bora Bora – How I redeemed DL miles for business class for a trip on Delta and Air France. Trip report on the Hilton…
DL First Class From ATL To MCO
For our trip to Spain on Lufthansa we had to take an extra flight down to Orlando. We ended up taking a DL 757 flight and were upgraded to first class on our outbound. First Class Seats 1C & 1D Inflight Entertainment (Live TV to watch the World Cup) The guy who ended up sitting…
Triple MQMs on Delta Shuttle Flights
Delta is offering triple bonus miles and triple MQMs on all Delta Shuttle flights between June 14 and August 31, 2010, to promote the launch of new shuttle service between ORD and LGA. Registration Use this link and enter your SkyMiles number to register for the promotion. Details Delta Shuttle Service operates out of New…
Time Fly’s When Your Moving
It seems like just yesterday (mentioned a few weeks ago) I blogged about my recent move to a hub-captive city. Time flew by and I realized I haven’t posted for over a week. A few things I’ve missed: Detla eliminates award redeposit fees for Platinums Priority Club Point Break List is out (Good stuff – Warning: could…
25% Bonus on Delta Miles Transferred from Amex MR
Delta is offering a 25% bonus on transferred miles from American Express Membership Rewards. Â Details Dear Mr. Weekly Flyer, Don’t wait to start your summer vacation. Enjoy an additional 25% mileage bonus when you transfer Membership Rewards points from American Express now through June 30, 2010. There’s no limit to the amount of points…
Up To 60,000 Delta Miles with Marriott
Marriott and Delta have teamed up to offer up to 60,000 Delta Skypesos from May 1st – Sept 6th, 2010. Registration You can register here. Make sure you set your Marriott account earning preference to Delta Skymiles. Details May 1st – September 6th, 2010 Stay at any of over 3,200 participating Marriott hotels in 68 countries…
300% More Delta Sky Pesos with Hilton Stays
Delta has an offer to earn 300% more the normal amount of Delta Sky Pesos for every stay at Hilton from April 1st, 2010 through June 30, 2010.  Registration You can register through this link. Bottom Line If you are looking to top off an award with Delta I would recomend using this promotion. …
Triple Sky Pesos Between MSP and ORD, MDW, or DEN
Delta is offering triple Sky Pesos for flights from Minneapolis/St. Paul and Chicago or Denver through June 17th, 2010. Â Details You’ll earn triple flown miles on all paid flights when you fly nonstop between Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) and Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) or Chicago-Midway (MDW). Or get triple flown miles between Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) and Denver…
5,000 Delta Miles with Budget Extended Through May 31, 2010
Somehow I missed this extension. Budget is offering 5,000 Delta SkyMiles for every 2 day car rental through May 31, 2010. Details Delta SkyMiles members can earn 5,000 bonus miles and save up to 30% off on all qualifying rentals of 2 or more consecutive days at participating Budget airport locations in the U.S. and…
Hyatt Lake Tahoe Trip Report
This past fall I earned 12 Next Big Thing award nights with Hyatt’s stay 2 nights get 1 award night promotion.  This is by far my favorite promotion because you can redeem the nights at any category hotel during the promotion redemption period. Other programs such as SPG offer similar promotions but cap the category of hotel you may…
5,000 Delta Miles With Every 2 Day Budget Rental
Budget and Delta have teamed up to offer 5,000 Delta Skymiles for every 2 day rental with Budget. This is a significant opportunity for the next few weeks to really rack up some miles with Delta. Consider you road warriors who travel 4 days a week. If you split up your rental into 2 2-day…
Earn Triple Delta Miles with Avis Rentals
You can earn triple miles with Delta on Avis Rentals. • Mention coupon # MUAA053 to earn triple miles.• Mention Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) # K817600 to receive discount.• Provide your SkyMiles number at the time of reservation or at the rental counter. Book here to earn the miles using the code above.
2,010 Delta Skymiles with Every Avis Rental
The 2010 bonuses for rental cars are starting to be announced. We already have the 1,500 Delta miles with ever Avis rental. Now Avis and Delta have released a promotion where you earn 2,010 Delta Skymiles with every qualifying rental of 2 or more days. Book with the link below, and use the promotion code:…
1,500 Delta Airline Miles with Avis Rentals
Avis has a promotion out where you can earn 1500 Delta Airline miles for rentals of 3 days or more by 3/31/2010. Make sure you use coupon # MUAA135 to earn the miles. Details The more you rent, the more miles you earn! Now through March 31, 2010, Delta SkyMiles members can earn 1,500 bonus…
Mileage Specials offered by World Hotels on Partner Airlines
This one’s a little different since many of us are loyal to a small number of hotel chains, but it’s worth checking out. You may not associate independent hotels and local chains with frequent flyer programmes, but with WORLDHOTELS you can reap the benefits of a luxurious night’s sleep while still enjoying the service and…