Delta Airlines Changes and Maximizing Credit Card Rewards for Student Loan Repayments

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 Yoder