News, Tips & Tricks
Delta Airlines silently raised some award ticket redemption rates over
the weekend with no advance notice. While most increases from programs tend
to be on the lower end rewards this one is the opposite as reported by Gary
@ View from the Wing:
‘Medium’ level coach awards between the US and Mexico or the Caribbean
go from 50,000 to 55,000 miles roundtrip.‘High’ level coach awards between the US and Mexico or the Caribbean
go from 70,000 to 75,000 miles roundtrip.‘Medium’ level coach awards between the US and Southern South America
go from 90,000 to 95,000 miles roundtrip.‘High’ level coach awards between the US and Southern South America
go from 125,000 to 130,000 miles roundtrip.‘Medium’ level coach awards between the US and Europe go from 90,000
to 95,000 miles roundtrip.‘High’ level coach awards between the US and Europe go from 125,000
to 130,000 miles roundtrip.‘High’ level business class awards between the US and Southeast Asia
go from 370,000 to 350,000 miles roundtrip
As you can see there is one decrease but overall these changes don’t bode well
for the already chastised SkyMiles program. As most of these rewards went up
by 5,000 Miles, Delta
SkyMiles® World MasterCard® from Capital One cardholders will have to spend
at an extra $2,500 if one of them was in their sights, barring any
other mileage earning of course.
In other news, I hinted at another new rewards credit card for the
Canadian market in June’s Top Credit Card feature and I can tell you that it
will come out on October 24, but that is all I can tell you for now
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