One of the best benefits of being a Delta Platinum Medallion member is the ability to cancel award and redeposit the miles for no fee. The cancellation process is simple and before you know it, your miles will be back in your account and taxes refunded to your credit card. But the process doesn’t always…
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“I Can’t Take Much More Of This” – Rocky Start With Good Finish To Baby’s First Long Flight On Delta
I shared how excited we were to take Baby Weekly Flyer on the first long flight. Overall the flight ended up going well, but it wasn’t without excitement or frustration. I’ll share the details of how our three economy comfort seats were separated and how we ended up getting reunited for our 3.5 hour flight down…
Another Domestic Delta Lie-Flat Route For 767
I was playing around with an award booking and came across the ability to book a domestic segment in a lie-flat Business Class seat onboard one of Delta’s newly configured 767 airplanes. In the past, I mapped out the routes with dedicated lie-flat service. Taking a look at those routes, will give you an idea…
Use Your $200 Airline Credit From American Express Platinum
Baby Weekly Flyer’s first long flight was the last flight of the year for us. Since we had a portion of the $200 airline credit available from a Platinum American Express, we got innovative on the flight in order to max out the remaining credit before it expired. We hadn’t yet maxed out our $200…
50% Bonus On American Airlines Miles Purchases Ends December 31
American Airlines is running a 50% bonus on purchased miles through December 31, 2012. If you are looking to book an award ticket and don’t yet have enough miles in your account, this promotion may help you get enough miles for an award ticket at a 50% discount. How To Purchase Miles At 50% Bonus…
First Flight Success For Baby Weekly Flyer
Baby Weekly Flyer’s first long flight was a success. I learned a ton and our fear of taking Baby Weekly Flyer on longer flights has been removed. But we learned a lot from the experience. No matter how much planning we did for Baby Weekly Flyer’s first trip, we learned you have to be prepared…
2012 Top 10 Viewed Posts From Points Miles And Martinis
This year has been a whirlwind of a year for the Weekly Flyers and Points, Miles & Martinis. In this post we’ll share a recap of our year and the top 10 posts in terms of views. First of all, 2012 marks the year we got back into our groove with sharing tips, tricks and…
Last Minute Delta MQMs Option To Re-qualify For Status
It’s that time of year again. There are those of us who have already qualified and will roll over a bank of Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQM) to next year. And then there are those of us who are just short of the next elite qualifying threshold. If you are in the second group, you are…
Quiet Lunch In World’s Busiest Airport – Cafe Intermezzo
In the center of terminal B in the World’s Busiest International Airport, is a quiet cafe called Cafe Intermezzo. It’s a great choice for a quiet lunch or coffee. The cafe has a small book store, offers free wifi and has a nice little menu. Cafe Intermezzo Location You’ll find Cafe Intermezzo in the center of…
Business Class To Europe For $1,386 With Turkish Airlines Miles And Smiles Transfer Bonus
Turkish Miles and Smiles program has introduced a limited time promotion to transfer miles at a rate of 1,000 miles for only $ 10 Euros. This promotion will allow members to transfer existing miles in their accounts to friends and family. With current exchange rates and the cost to transfer a mile, this brings down…
Confirmed – Delta SkyBonus Beverage Coupons Good Through 2014
The other day we shared that the Delta SkyBonus program brought back their beverage coupon award option. Some were concerned because the terms and conditions clearly state that the coupons are only valid during the current year. Earlier this year, we saw the removal of these awards from the SkyBonus program. This was concerning, but…
Received United MileagePlus Explorer Card Offer And Here Are The Details
It’s been raining targeted offers here at Points, Miles & Martinis. Now, we’ve received the coveted targeted Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Card offer with gives 50,000 bonus miles after signing up and many more miles after meeting requirements. First, Mrs Weekly Flyer received the Platinum American Express card offer for 100,000 bonus points. Next, I…
Discounted Business Class Chicago To Europe For 20k SPG Points One-Way
You may know that you can redeem only 20,000 Starwood hotel points for a one-way Business Class ticket to Europe through the Flying Blue promo awards. But they’ve now added a few more discounted flight options for 2013 between North America and Europe. The newest Business Class route is with KLM between Chicago and Europe.…
New Delta Seattle Gateway And Delta Jobs
Delta is growing, and is making $1.6 billion in 2012. As a result they are expanding jobs and international gateways. According to this Bloomberg article, Delta is looking for 300 great new flight attendants that could be flying as early as June. This number may flex up a bit to 400, but it won’t come…
Discounted Delta Sky Club Passes Until December 31, 2012
Between now and December 31, 2012 Delta is offering customers the chance to purchase four Delta Sky Club one-day passes at a discounted price of only $99. The one-day pass normally costs $50 so this is a savings of $25.25 per pass. I know I”m a little late to the game in posting this deal,…
Delta SkyBonus Beverage Coupons Return And 30,000 Signup Bonus
The case of the missing Delta SkyBonus beverage coupons is solved. Delta’s business program, SkyBonus, is once again offering complimentary beverage coupon redemptions. The Delta SkyBonus program is a rewards program that allows businesses to earn rewards for their employee travel. If you are not already a member, you can earn 30,000 SkyBonus points after…
New Delta Lie-Flat Business Service To Europe From New York – Newark To Paris
Three is a new flight from New York to Paris for SkyTeam fans. Delta has announced new daily service between Newark Liberty International Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. The new flight service begins on June 1st, 2013 eastbound and June 2nd, 2013 westbound. The New Flight Service The new daily service between Newark Liberty…
Alaska Airlines 10% Off Discount Code For Birthday Present
This year has been good. First, I was offered a 1,000 point bonus per segment from Delta. Then we were offered three 100,000 bonus offers for the American Express Business Platinum card. Now, Alaska Airlines is offering me a 10% off discount code just for having a birthday. The discount code is good for 10%…
Delta Buys More Jets, Adds Lie-Flat Flight, And Makes Some Money
I fly Delta Airlines from time to time. Since I’ve flown over 100,000 SkyMiles the last few years, it’s generally a good idea to stay up on all things Delta. So here are a few interesting articles and updates about Delta in the news lately. Single class CRJ’s are on the way out. Delta recently…
American Express Keeps Sending Me 100k Business Platinum Offers
Update: 100,000 offer is expired. American Express continues to send me multiple 100,000 Membership Reward point bonus offers. In early December, one of my businesses received a targeted offer for 100,000 Membership Rewards points after applying and meeting the spending limits for the Business Platinum card from American Express. American Express Keeps Sending Me 100k Business…