Delta & Northwest Linkage Bonus
When Delta bought Northwest, there were a lot of questions as to how they would manage the frequent flier incentive programs. They’ve kept the miles program separate, with exception to the Medallion and Elite qualifying miles credit unification. However, just the other day Delta announced the “Link SkyMiles and WorldPerks Accounts” — simply provide both of your account numbers, and bingo, they’ll give you 500 bonus miles (to your Delta SkyMiles account).
So now, you can send miles back and forth between Delta & NWA without penalty (as I understand). That’s a really cool feature because sometimes Delta has great redemption deals (i.e. 47K miles redemption for business class round trip tickets), and Northwest has their PerkSaver program (i.e. 12K miles redemption one way, and cash for return trip). I just used the PerkSaver program for the first time — 12K miles + $149 for round trip from DTW to SFO. Not shabby.
Point of the Post: Get your 500 free miles simply by linking up your SkyMiles and WorldPerks accounts!
