The Offer
- Earn any amount of Delta miles using two partner programs and receive 1,000 bonus Delta miles.
First, register for the promo here. Then you need to earn Delta miles using any two distinct partner programs.
Participating non-airline partners include:
– Delta SkyMiles Credit Cards from American Express in the U.S.
– Delta Credit Cards in select countries
– Financial Partners
– Hotels
– Car Rental, Limo & Shuttle
– Cruises & Vacations
– SkyMiles Dining
– SkyMiles Shopping
– Retail & Specialty Partners
The Fine Print
- Must register for the program first.
- Ends Feb. 29, 2016, you need to use the program partners by then.
- Some partners offer multiple ways to earn miles under different products, brands, merchants, conversion of currency to miles, etc; these will still be considered as a single partner.
- Allow up to 60 days after the second qualifying transaction for bonus miles to be added in your account.
- Members residing in the US who register for this offer will also be opted in to receive SkyMiles Partner Offers by email. Members can manage their notification preferences at any time by logging into their SkyMiles profile on delta.com.
Our Verdict
If you have a Delta credit card it should be easy to take advantage of this offer:
- Register
- Spend $1 on the Delta credit card
- Make a small purchase through the Delta shopping portal to get at least 1 mile
For those without a Delta credit card, you’ll have to find a second way to get at least one mile aside from the shopping portal. The Dining option may be the easiest one. Let us know if there other creative ways.
HT: viewfromthewing
Other than the shopping portal, a one-night booking on Agoda seems like one of the easiest options, at least for those who are already traveling during the promo period:
http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/skymiles/earn-miles/earn-miles-with-partners/cruises-and-vacations.html
Donate $1 or more through Groupon (works for at least 1 of the 2 strategies) for children’s winter coats.
https://www.groupon.com/deals/operation-warm-inc-1-chicago
Use my signup link if you haven’t used Groupon before please!
https://www.groupon.com/visitor_referral/h/3c2ee5a8-80e2-427d-ae6e-21d88ce4080e
How does Delta know I donated?
It actually says in the Skymiles Shopping terms for Groupon that it’s not valid on donations.
I can confirm that delta honored the donation via groupon and I received 2 miles for my $1 donation.
What about a transfer of points from Amex? I think Amex only allows for 1000 point increment transfers unfortunately
Delta cards deposit points directly into the Delta Sky Miles program, so there’s no need to transfer.
I’m talking about Amex cards that earn MR points, like the Amex Everyday (Preferred) and Amex Premier Rewards Gold. Not the Delta Amex.
SPG Platinum members can transfer as little as 1 point at a time to airlines. A small portal purchase and transferring 1 point from SPG should do it.