I have been on the Delta site looking for FF miles biz to Istanbul. I was shocked to see most of them at 200,000 miles!! Our last trip 2 yrs. ago to Europe was 120,000. We are about ready to cancel our Delta AMEX if this is going to be the case. When I called; they said it is a 3 tierd system. 100,000; 160,000 and 200,000 miles. Naturally everything I could find was the 200,000 miles reward. This is sickening! We only have 162,000 each and may end up canceling the whole trip. Has anyone else had this problem?

If you want to read about people's experience with Delta's new 3-tiered system, you might want to take a look at the FlyerTalk Forum for Delta Skymiles. Clearly, it's going to take a lot of advanced planning and flexibility to secure desired frequent flyer (FF) tickets in the future, especially in business class. There are also a lot of complaints about the Delta's online Award Calendar and the hefty fees for FF award tickets, especially if they involve partner airlines, such as Air France. See Delta on FlyerTalk

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Eugene