The Delta Gold, Platinum, and Reserve cards will save you miles when you book award tickets. Plus, they offer elevated welcome bonuses of up to 100,000 miles.
How to Use Airline Miles on Things You Need for Your Family
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If there s one thing globetrotters with oodles of airline miles in their rewards accounts would like you to know, it is this: using miles to purchase anything
other than rewards travel is rarely the most cost-effective option yes, even if you and the kids have been skipping air travel for (we can t believe it either) a whole year already.
In fact, airline reward programs are often structured to discourage such purchases, typically providing less than a cent per airline mile when consumers opt for gift card redemptions or merchandise. Plus, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a few cash-strapped airlines have ceased retailer gift card and merchandise programs altogether. (American and Delta, to name a few.) Though Delta still allows program participants to purchase Delta gift cards, which can be redeemed for flights or D