Delta Analyst Day Review — Things Are Really, Really Good In Atlanta
Delta just hosted their annual analyst day for Wall Street analysts. And from what they had to say, things look pretty good.
When Delta SkyMiles are Worth Using
When SkyMiles are worth using is based on a number of factors and circumstances — but to get to ZorkFest 2018 in Las Vegas from…
Delta March 2017 Flash Sale | As Low as 50,000 Delta SkyMiles Round Trip To or From Europe
During the Delta March 2017 Flash Sale, you can redeem as few as 50,000 SkyMiles for round-trip flights for travel to or from select cities in Europe on Delta…
Delta Wine | A Nice Surprise
Wine is big business, even in the airline world. Delta Wine, not always thought of as cutting edge seems to be quietly making a number of improvements. Andrea Robinson, Master Sommelier has been curating the Delta wine program the past few years. Delta also has a wine education program for flight attendants.
McDeltaOne ? – Airline Child Meal [CHML] in a Premium Cabin on Delta Transatlantic BOS-LHR
The topic of an airline child meal does not come up very often. On almost all global carriers one can special order a variety of meals in economy class and premium cabins (business and first class).
Delta Sky Club Atlanta Gets Major Upgrade for the Better
Delta’s best customers now have access to a new Sky Club that rivals services offered in the lounges of international flag carriers.
Pondering Business Class Award Travel USA to London | British Airways and Delta
I arrived in Boston without a return ticket to Europe. This brings us to the question of developing the best strategy for business class award travel USA to London.
Delta One To Europe Flash Sale – Tic, Tic, Tic
Delta Airlines doesn’t have a lot of killer deals these days. The SkyMiles program is being tailored to, as the Delta execs say, enable members to elevate / enhance their travel experience. So far that has translated to more and more SkyMiles being required to fly Delta One anywhere in the world. I’ve seen […]
Delta Style | Zac Posen | New Delta Uniforms Revealed
In our last article on this topic, we learned more about the bumpy road that Zac Posen and Delta encountered whilst joining forces for designing Delta’s new uniforms. Well, good news! They’ve finalized the project and the results are even better than expected. He designed new uniforms for over 60.000 Delta Air Lines employees varying […]
Delta Faces Less Turbulence Ahead — Literally
When the computer system meltdown of Delta Air Lines suddenly and unexpectedly occurred in the wee hours of the morning on Monday, August 8, 2016, Steve Kaye — the partner and chief business Zork of TravelZork who is also known as SteveHacksTravel — kept you updated with this article as the airline struggled for several days […]
Delta Style | Zac Posen | Fashion & Flying Can Be A Difficult Combination
Fashion and flying can be a tricky combination. Zac Posen is designing the new Delta uniforms for the staff but they’ve reached a bit of a rough patch..
Delta Air Lines To Operate With Virgin Atlantic At Terminal 3 At Heathrow (LHR)
Effective as of Wednesday, September 14, 2016, Delta Air Lines will operate exclusively with Virgin Atlantic Airways from Terminal 3 at Heathrow Airport .
Delta Introduces Delta One Suites – With Doors!
It came as a big surprise when I opened up my news feed and saw that Delta had announced the “World’s first all-suite business class introduced in Delta One.” Delta customers could use some good news right now given last week’s system meltdown..
Making Medallion | Delta Medallion Elite Strategies
This is part 3 in our continuing series focused on the Delta Skymiles Medallion Program. It’s time to set a goal, layout a strategy and start working on achieving Medallion Status with Delta.
Developing | Delta’s Computers Are Down Globally
Delta Airlines’ global computer systems went down sometime around 4AM EDT this morning. This comes on the heels of Southwest’s outage less than two weeks ago. Delta frequent flyers are posting on Social Media that updates were originally expected at 6:30. We’re hearing that there will be an update at 7:30AM EDT, but some at […]
Deciphering Delta | International DeltaOne Upgrades
Are mileage upgrades worth it? Being a Delta SkyMiles Medallion is kind of like playing a twisted game of Whac-A-Mole.
Beers On A Plane | These Airlines Have The Best Beer On Board
Is it a bar? Is it a plane? It’s both! KLM and Heineken now found a way to serve draft beer on board. And more airlines upgraded their beer game as well.
Travel Hacks | Getting Started With Delta SkyMiles
An article on Delta Airlines and their frequent flyer program, Delta SkyMiles, with a focus on how to best utilize it to achieve your Travel Hacking goals.
Who Wants To Run The World’s Busiest Airport? – Part 1
This is part one of a multi-part article that focuses on the growth of Atlanta’s major airport, ATL, Delta Airlines role in shaping its growth and strategic vision, and the often rewarding, often contentious role played by the General Managers of ATL.
Delta Delays Growth Plans And Jet Delivery
Bloomberg just published an article announcing that Delta delays growth plans and delaying the delivery of four Airbus A350 aircraft. The reason?
Delta Airlines | Learning The Mileage Game
A look back at the origins of Delta Airlines’ Loyalty Programs: Delta rolled out it’s first Frequent Flyer Program in 1981. It was a very simple and..
FLASH DEAL | Springtime In Australia – $761 Roundtrip On Delta
This Springtime in Australia fare is perfect for the best combination in value, opportunity, destination and weather
Travel Hacks | “Earn and Burn” – The Travel Hackers’ Credo
Travel Hacks: Let’s start as simply as possible. Where do you want to go? A lot of TravelZork readers want to go somewhere where they can gamble.
Delta Basic Economy Expands To International Markets: What You Need To Know
Delta has slowly expanded the number of markets where it offers “E” fares. Delta also increased the restrictions associated with these fares.
Delta Comfort Plus Product Changes For Customers
The Delta Comfort Plus product (C+) offers seats towards the front of the plane, SkyPriority boarding, extra leg room, dedicated overhead bins, and improved snack service on longer flights. In November 2015, Delta announced forthcoming changes to its Comfort+ (regular economy seats with more legroom and more recline on internationally-configured aircraft) product for domestic flights. […]
Delta Announces Ed Bastian as Retiring CEO Richard Anderson’s Replacement
Delta Announces Ed Bastian as Retiring CEO Richard Anderson’s Replacement Last week, Delta announced CEO Richard Anderson’s plans to retire. One of my first thoughts was, “What impact will this have on myself and other Delta frequent flyers?” A Texas native, Richard Anderson assumed the helm at Delta in 2007 following its emergence from bankruptcy. […]
Delta | Could Medallion Upgrades Potentially be Shifting to Delta Comfort+
There has been a lot of talk recently about Delta’s focus on the Comfort+ product. Enough to make one wonder about the direction of Delta’s marketing with regard to this product. Big news recently, has been that Comfort+ will begin to have a distinct fare class (starting in May 2016), further differentiating the product. Previously, […]
BUMP! | A Talk About Airline Denied Boarding Including a Delta Experience | VDB & IDB
A Talk About Airline Denied Boarding Including a Delta Experience: VDB stands for “Voluntary Denied Boarding (I’ll forgive the fact that it should be “voluntarily,” since “voluntary” places so much stress on the modifier.),” and refers to a situation where an airline has oversold a flight, selling more seats than it actually has on the plane, forcing it to ask for volunteers to give up their seats.
Delta Same Day Travel Changes | Amazing Flexibility for Premium Class Travelers
For US Domestic travel Delta offers a Same-Day Travel Changes program that is particularly flexible for premium (first and business class) travel.
Delta Style | Amenity kits get refresh | “Delta One customers: What’s in your TUMI?”
Beginning on the 1st of July 2015, Delta One customers (Delta One is Delta’s premium business class product) will be receiving new Tumi amenity kits. Delta will be alternating between hard sided and soft sided cases. Previously all amenity kit cases were soft sided. Custom designed hard- and soft-sided TUMI amenity kits will include a […]
Delta Style | Zac Posen | “TO BRING MODERN AMERICAN GLAMOUR TO FLYING”
Delta is creating a program for nearly all of its uniformed employees. Through the partnership, Zac Posen will design a uniform collection for Delta’s flight attendants and airport customer service agents while advising on the uniform project for Delta’s ramp and ground support agents, Delta Cargo agents and Delta TechOps employees.
Delta SkyMiles Award Bookings on delta.com, watch the taxes.
We all know that ex-Europe in comparison to ex-USA taxes are much higher when booking Delta SkyMiles award flights. Sometimes, especially in premium cabins the difference can be quite extreme when originating in Europe. Recently I was working on some China Airlines award reservations. It is also nice to note that you can now easily book […]
“The Calm” before the “Storm” – Looking at BOS operations prior to a big winter storm event.
Looks like a “monster” storm is fast approaching the Boston area. Turns out, I am in New Hampshire this week (1 hour north of Boston), so I am quite interested in the AMS-BOS Delta operations. This time of year Delta only serves Amsterdam nonstop once daily from Boston-Logan. With expectations of the storm beginning on […]
Delta selling Elite Qualifying Miles (again in 2014)
While purchasing MQMs is the most expensive way to reach a higher Medallion level (if you are short of qualifying), it is still an option. This is the LINK to purchase MQMs. You must be logged-in to see your personal pricing. Some accounts are not eligible. (mostly accounts that would not be able to reach […]
Delta US Domestic Upgrades (Medallion and non-Medallion)
Since my concentration is mostly European focused, I do not spend a lot of time concentrating on the Delta domestic upgrade program. My friend Mike just did a nice write up on his blog Frequent Flyer Miles 101. Mike is also “famous,” in my world for predicting that Delta would go to a revenue based […]
Comparing SkyMiles to Flying Blue (2014 & 2015) Award Miles
SkyMiles prior to the upcoming changes effective 1 January 2015, was superior to FlyingBlue with regard to earning redeemable miles. Both programs have two types of miles, RDMs (Redeemable / Award Miles) and MQMs (Medallion Qualification Miles / Level Miles). Redeemable (or Award Miles) are the miles one uses to claim frequent flyer award tickets. Remember, I […]