Delta's Big Flip-Flop | Ep225 | 10-21-23

Delta has walked back their elite status changes in a big way. Long-term elites and credit card enthusiasts have come out as good as gold. Has Delta gone too far and made elite status too easy to earn and keep?  00:00 Intro 01:37 Giant Mailbag 02:56 Hilton credit card changes  https://frequentmiler.com/big-changes-to-hilton-aspire-and-surpass-cards/ https://frequentmiler.com/amxhiltonaspire/ https://frequentmiler.com/hilton-honors-american-express-surpass-card/ 23:23 What crazy thing . . . did American Express do this week? 25:01 Award Talk 25:09 Citi adds Leading Hotels of the World Leaders Club https://frequentmiler.com/citi-adds-leading-hotels-of-the-world-as-a-transfer-partner-51/ https://frequentmiler.com/citi-adds-a-new-path-to-luxury-hotel-stays/ 30:30 Avianca LifeMiles https://frequentmiler.com/another-crack-at-the-lifemiles-secret-code-turns-up-more-pricing-anomalies/ 35:08 Main Event: Delta's flip-flop https://frequentmiler.com/delta-revises-skymiles-changes-more-skyclub-visits-lower-elite-thresholds-better-1-time-rollovers-vastly-improved-lifetime-status/ 36:04 Delta SkyClub Access changes 39:40 Changes to Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs) 42:24 MQD Headstarts 53:27 Accommodations for long-term elites 53:49 Rollover MQMs to buy status extensions 56:04 Million Miler Status 59:49 Is Delta now making elite status too easy? 1:07:48 Question of the Week: What's the best way to earn credit card rewards on student load repayments? -miles for college Music credit: Annie YoderMentioned in this episode:Check out all of our other travel podcasts from around the worldThis podcast is part of Voyascape, a podcast network that brings together the world's best travel podcasts. You can find all of our podcasts from around the world at Voyascape.com. If you are interested in advertising or sponsored content on any of our shows you can find out more at the link below.Voyascape Podcast Network