Delta is flirting with seven-figure redemptions for SkyMiles award tickets, with a simple round-trip to Europe costing as much as 990,000 miles round-trip in business class. There are even more egregious examples, however, and anyone collecting SkyMiles should stop and question their sanity.
But just because a redemption is 990,000 miles r/t does not mean it is inherently a poor redemption, for you must always compare the cash price in order to compute what that SkyMile is actually worth. Here, had he purchased a business class ticket on the same flights, the cost would have been $11,831.
I still consider that a horrible redemption, but here at least each SkyMiles is worth (ever slightly) more than one cent each.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
