I’ve Adjusted my Valuations for United, Ultimate Rewards, and Delta – Yes, Lower
Miles and Points Values
Until today, I had the following valuations for United, Ultimate Rewards, and Delta on the miles and points valuations page I maintain: What is a Mile or Point worth?
United: 1.4 cents per...
Delta Removes Yet Another Good SkyMiles Redemption in the Dark of Night
Upgrade Awards
Remember those? On many carriers you can book a coach ticket and upgrade using a fixed amount of miles (sometimes with a co-pay and subject to being booked in certain fare classes).
The availability...
Get an Upgrade while Setting your Delta SkyMiles on Fire
Is that the best I could do for a title? Probably not.
But while many of you know that SkyMiles frustrate me on a good day (no award charts, stealth devaluations, no International First Class...
Why does Delta Block Valid Awards??
In Delta's never ending drive to #KeepDescending, I can't understand why they make the few worthwhile ways to spend money (partner awards) so difficult. Sure, this post is a bit of a rant. But...
China Southern Leaves Skyteam End of Year
If you have a bank of Delta miles that you've been saving for a trip to Asia, you've got only until the end of the year to do it. China Southern is existing Skyteam...
TWO Award Flash Sales to Europe: From 14k Economy / 35k Business
First up: Air France / KLM Flying Blue
You have just 3 days to book these Special Edition Flying Blue promo awards.
New York - Europe: 14,000 miles one way in Economy
Vancouver - Europe: 15,000...
$1,357 Delta One Deal: ZRH-JFK return – 2 pax required
I don't post too many cash fare deals, but for those in Europe (or those that want to nest this around two award tickets) it's a very solid way to fly Delta One across...
Delta Skymiles Flash Sale: Cross-Country from 11,000 Miles
I do not, as a rule, get too worked up about Delta's SkyMiles "Flash Sales" because often they are strictly correlated to sale prices using cash, meaning the "miles" are still not being used...
Delta allowing First Class Skymiles Bookings?!
Let's not get too excited yet, but it seems that Point Me to the Plane has successfully booked - and ticketed! - a First Class ticket using Delta Skymiles on China Eastern.
Why IS this...
Shopping Portal Mileage Bonuses Galore
It's not a surprise that offers like these tend to come all at once, since the eShopping portals of the airlines are mostly managed by the same company. Here are the deals (all of...
