25K Partner Bonus 2008 - Jan 15-Mar 15
Jan 27, 2008 | 12:46 pm
#316
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Oregon
Programs: ex-DL FO, what a pedigree
Posts: 158
Oh, alchemista, I am attempting from a US IP address.
Jan 27, 2008 | 10:50 pm
#317
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18
hotels.com?
Hi - just noticed in the terms that hotels.com is a participant in the promotion. Just wondering if anyone knows how to use this partner? Is there a link from the skymiles website (like for the skymall), or do you enter your skymiles card during the payment phase of hotels.com? (Or is it a misprint on Delta's part?)
Jan 28, 2008 | 7:57 am
#318
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SC USA
Programs: Delta, AA, Hilton, Priority Club, USAir, American Express Membership Rewards, Ultimate Rew, United
Posts: 503
A few questions--I have a hotel stay planned at Drury inn planned during the promotion period but will not have enough points to transfer over for miles (25000 points for 5000 miles) so I guess this stay will not help me in this promotion? Also, is it my understand that each car rental company listed counts as a unique partner so if I sign up for Budget's fastbreak and receive 1000 miles and then rent with Alamo I will receive 2 partner activities? Thanks and sorry if I didn't see this covered already. 
Jan 28, 2008 | 7:57 am
#319
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: KOA
Programs: DL Gold/MM, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 2,280
I looked into buying miles and it shows the minimum of 1,000 miles costs $29.56 although the description only mentions the cost is $0.0275 USD per mile plus a 7.5% Federal Excise Tax. For those of you who have bought miles, what did you have to pay?
Jan 28, 2008 | 8:33 am
#320
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NC, USA
Programs: AA Gold 1MM, AA Exec Plat, Marriott Lifetime Plat, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,014
Those numbers are correct.
Jan 28, 2008 | 9:31 am
#321
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: KOA
Programs: DL Gold/MM, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 2,280
Jan 28, 2008 | 10:08 am
#322
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2005
Location: FLL
Programs: DL ♦M MM|HH♦|Marr Slvr|CO UA AA US|Pri Cub Plat|SPG|Avis 1st|Htz 5*
Posts: 5,044
A few questions--I have a hotel stay planned at Drury inn planned during the promotion period but will not have enough points to transfer over for miles (25000 points for 5000 miles) so I guess this stay will not help me in this promotion? Also, is it my understand that each car rental company listed counts as a unique partner so if I sign up for Budget's fastbreak and receive 1000 miles and then rent with Alamo I will receive 2 partner activities? Thanks and sorry if I didn't see this covered already.
with 3 more to go by mid Feb. 
Jan 28, 2008 | 10:39 am
#323
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2005
Location: FLL
Programs: DL ♦M MM|HH♦|Marr Slvr|CO UA AA US|Pri Cub Plat|SPG|Avis 1st|Htz 5*
Posts: 5,044
11 partners = 6,000 bonus miles
12 partners = 12,000 bonus miles
incremental gain if "Delta buy miles" is your 12th partner:
6,000 + 1,000 = 7,000 miles for $29.56
$29.56/7000 miles = $0.0042 /mile or 0.42 cpm
if going from 19 partners to 20...
8,000 + 1,000 = 9,000 miles for $29.56
$29.56/9000 miles = $0.0033 /mile or 0.33 cpm
Either way it is pretty good.
Jan 28, 2008 | 10:49 am
#324
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: DL Silver, UA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Silver, IHG Plat, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,695
Buying DL miles is sure a lot less that the unique activity of my DL Plat Amex!
Jan 28, 2008 | 11:20 am
#325
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: KOA
Programs: DL Gold/MM, HH Diamond, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Lifetime Gold
Posts: 2,280
I understand that, so I will wait until the end to see if it would put me into the next threshold. It seems that a lot of people have bought miles here at the beginning of the promo, which I did not understand at that price.
Jan 28, 2008 | 1:02 pm
#326
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: DL Silver, UA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Silver, IHG Plat, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,695
I actually bought miles because $29.xx for the equivalent of a non-MQM, short-haul round trip did not seem expensive to me. The miles posted within hours, so it was a sure thing.
On the other hand, I made a SkyMiles Shopping purchase and I am still not sure whether that actually "went through" the way it should.
I also do not have any rental car plans in the near future.
Right now I have six definite activities and three I am not sure about. If those three unsure ones post, I will go for 12 probably.
On the other hand, I made a SkyMiles Shopping purchase and I am still not sure whether that actually "went through" the way it should.
I also do not have any rental car plans in the near future.
Right now I have six definite activities and three I am not sure about. If those three unsure ones post, I will go for 12 probably.
Jan 28, 2008 | 1:29 pm
#327
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Del Mar, CA
Programs: Skymiles, AMEX, Bonvoy, IHG Plat, Alaska MVP 100K
Posts: 597
I actually bought miles because $29.xx for the equivalent of a non-MQM, short-haul round trip did not seem expensive to me. The miles posted within hours, so it was a sure thing.
On the other hand, I made a SkyMiles Shopping purchase and I am still not sure whether that actually "went through" the way it should.
I also do not have any rental car plans in the near future.
Right now I have six definite activities and three I am not sure about. If those three unsure ones post, I will go for 12 probably.
On the other hand, I made a SkyMiles Shopping purchase and I am still not sure whether that actually "went through" the way it should.
I also do not have any rental car plans in the near future.
Right now I have six definite activities and three I am not sure about. If those three unsure ones post, I will go for 12 probably.
Just keep any email order confirmations and you can always request the miles through skymiles shopping customer. They're pretty good about posting the miles within 2 business days.
Jan 28, 2008 | 1:32 pm
#328
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Programs: DL Silver, UA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Silver, IHG Plat, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,695
I use Skymiles shopping often. Most merchants usually post your miles within 2-4 weeks, but sometimes this isn't the case.
Just keep any email order confirmations and you can always request the miles through skymiles shopping customer. They're pretty good about posting the miles within 2 business days.
Just keep any email order confirmations and you can always request the miles through skymiles shopping customer. They're pretty good about posting the miles within 2 business days.
Jan 28, 2008 | 3:58 pm
#329
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Pasadena,Ca.,US.
Programs: AA, Delta, United, SPG plat, Hyatt dia
Posts: 7,140
Jan 28, 2008 | 5:37 pm
#330
Join Date: Apr 2005
Programs: MARRIOTT,Skymiles,NWA,Aeroplan
Posts: 50
25K partner Bonus
I read the TC's for this promo, it states you only get one credit for many activities. When it states points.com it does NOT state one credit for that partner! Do multiple redemptions from points.com count as multiple transactions???? am I misreading this or does anyone know? thanx