Delta breaks up with its loyal customers. It's not you, it's Delta. | Ep220 | 9-16-23
Frequent Miler on the Air
Frequent Miler
4.9 • 638 Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2023
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Delta wants dollars: this week we discuss the massive changes coming to the Delta Sky Miles elite status program and what it means for flyers and cardholders alike.
00:00 Intro
01:24 Giant Mailbag
04:26 What crazy thing . . .did Citi do this week?
06:10 Mattress running the numbers
6:23 American Airlines elite status fast track for some Hyatt elites
10:25 Hyatt Globalist fast track for AA Platinum Pro & Executive Platinum members
https://frequentmiler.com/new-american-airlines-hyatt-status-match-get-globalist-with-20-nights/
17:51 Wyndham Shopping Portal Promo
19:54 Award Talk: Now book Star Alliance awards on Turkish Airlines website again
26:23 Main Event: Delta breaks up with its loyal customers (It's not you, it's Delta!)
https://frequentmiler.com/deltas-2024-elite-program-it-aint-pretty/
31:01 How do you earn MQDs in the newly-announced program?
36:00 No more rollovers
37:45 January 1, 2024 SkyClub access changes for cardholders
https://frequentmiler.com/delta-announces-big-sky-club-access-changes-for-2024-and-beyond/
40:08 Feb 1, 2025 SKyClub access changes
44:12 Who is the winner here?
46:11 What will be the best ways to get SkyClub access moving forward?
48:06 How did Greg do on his predictions?
57:51 What will Greg do about Delta elite status now?
1:06:16 If you're close to Million Miler status . . .
1:07:45 Question of the Week: Better rewards or more peace of mind?
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Voyescape podcast. |
| 0:03.9 | You can find all of our travel podcasts from around the world at voyescape.com. |
| 0:10.7 | Let's get into the giant mailbag. |
| 0:13.5 | What crazy thing did City this week? |
| 0:17.5 | It's time for mattress running the numbers. |
| 0:19.8 | Ready for the main event? |
| 0:21.0 | The main event. |
| 0:22.2 | Frequent Miler on the air starts now. |
| 0:26.5 | Today's main event, Delta breaks up with its loyal customers. |
| 0:31.3 | It's not you. |
| 0:32.3 | It's Delta. |
| 0:33.5 | It still hurts, Craig. |
| 0:34.7 | It still hurts. |
| 0:36.3 | It still hurts. Delta sent what I'm calling a Dear John letter. It was an email to its members |
| 0:43.5 | saying, coming in 2024, a simpler Sky Miles. And then the sub- |
| 0:49.1 | Going your elite status. |
| 0:51.1 | Yeah, right. Coming in 2020-mary, going is your elite? Because, you know, the subtext |
| 0:58.7 | says a simpler and more rewarding Sky Miles. And you know what? Yes, it's simpler. And you |
| 1:05.4 | know what? Yes, it's more rewarding. But guess for who? Not for us. Nope, nope. |
| 1:11.6 | Delta is the cash register is going to change, |
| 1:15.6 | to ching, ching, ching. |
| 1:16.6 | That's right. |
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