Date: December 7, 1999
Dear Joel,
I am the one who e-mailed about traveling to China next summer for an
adoption. I plan to buy economy and upgrade to business class with frequent
flier miles. This is probably my only option since I haven started saving
yet and can't imagine getting enough miles from now to next summer. By the
way, my husband and child will be flying also. On your advice I called
American Express. They said I could get the card for a fee of 150 dollars and
sign up for an old rewards card. For getting the Amex card I would get
10,000 miles to start. Am I getting the best deal? Should I call the Diners
Club? It did get a little confusing as Am. Ex. also mentioned a Delta Card
and I don't understand how it is tied into the Amex card. Come to think of
it, I think the 10,000 bonus miles were only if I get the Delta card. Your
answer is anticipated as I need to start saving now. (We make credit card
purchases every month of 2-3,000 and are considering adding a mortgage
payment as an automatic deduction!) Also, we don't know what airline we will
be using for quite a while.
Thanks,
Hi Carrie,
I think that the Amex card is probably a better way to go because it can be
used in more places then the Diners card. The Delta Sky Card is affiliated
with Delta Airlines and the miles can only be used with Delta Airlines.
However, you should be able to use those Delta miles for travel on China
South Air which is a partner of Delta Airlines. Further, you might inquire if
you can also earn membership reward points with the Delta Sky this
would allow you to earn double points, miles with Delta Airlines, and points
in the reward program. The fee seems a bit high, so I am not sure if it
covers the annual fee for the card and the fee for the reward you
might want to inquire further on the specifics of the fee.
Joel
From: Carrie Rackow
To: Penny Pincher
Subject: Frequent Flier Miles for China-Adoption
Carrie
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