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Tomorrow is a bit of a depressing day for many when their Delta MQMs, MQSs and MQD spend resets to ZERO. Many of us will rollover a bunch of MQMs and I will show you in tomorrow’s post how I will be MQD exempt in under two weeks. I get giddy over 1JAN each year but that is just me!

For now, it is time to see what you may have missed going on in December on the blog so let’s take a look:

➥ With American changes, who should you fly / status match / pick for 2016?

➥ Delta goes BAT CRAZY cra-cra with 2015 “buy MQMs”! $3,000 for 10,000 MQMs?

➥ Rookie Wednesday: Trying to simply explain Delta seat choices – “Let’s play ball”

➥ Delta Air Lines to offer sleep wear from Los Angeles to Shanghai and Sydney. New “Sleep Suits” for Delta ONE passengers.

➥ Important travel info you may forget to update. Don’t make simple mistakes that can cost you time and get you to the Sky Club faster!

➥ American Express Centurion DFW Lounge debuts new food menu choices starting today!

➥ Know what can prevent you from flying Delta? The Contract of Carriage tells you!

➥ Lyft, I think I hate you. No, not you, it’s your tech, policies & expiring credits I hate.

➥ Two free “Top Shelf” drinks at Delta Sky Clubs during December if you hold Delta AMEX cards!

➥ Delta Sky Club Atlanta ATL B concourse near B10 Review by Renés Points

➥ My wife did NOT get 500 IHG points from mail-in promo. She got something else! 🙂

➥ Review: VINSIC VSPB206 20,000mAh battery brick with dual 5v / 2.4A output.

➥ Schedule change Saturday, 1000 “free” SkyMiles promo & other Delta news

➥ Delta SkyBonus is offering 10,000 [TARGETED] points for feedback. Now? Really Delta?

➥ Sub $50 tablet that works with Delta Studio & Gogo? AlldayMall A88X 7″ tablet review.

➥ Common Delta & AMEX questions that always are asked before year end. Here are the facts!

➥ Escape lounge now open at Minneapolis MSP Airport. Opening day review by Renés Points

➥ Rookie Wednesday: When or if you should cancel a travel card? Are there other options?

➥ [Expired] 1,000 IHG points for a survey. But interesting questions REG: points & cash choices.

➥ Delta TECH issues & new navigation tab. Plus, if you PWM you better check you MQMs NOW!

➥ Delta to BAN “hoverboards” on all flights starting tomorrow 11DEC15

➥ How I am getting Amazon Prime net-FREE with slow shipping option. Love this!

➥ Bracing ourselves for SkyMiles 2017 & beyond. MQMs ending as the next “enhancement”?

➥ My 100,000 bonus point Crystal Visa card is here & bonus offer extended to 31DEC15!

➥ Save $15 off $150+ Delta tickets via CardCash with Delta e-Gift cards (while supplies last).

➥ Will Delta require W+ fares for Medallion upgrade in 2016? Guest post by John “Laptop Travel”

➥ Get a $25 Amazon Gift card for $22 (or less) via Voila Hotel Rewards program!

➥ In all my years of flying I have never been speechless – This is amazing!

➥ The official Delta blog TakingOff has been parked in the “boneyard”. Did you ever read it?

➥ Grand Hyatt Dallas DFW Airport Jr. Suite review by Renés Points

➥ PLEASE don’t do these Delta things before 31DEC (or forget to do).

➥ New (old) E190 & 737-900ER Delta jets? Plus KLM SLC & Jet Airways & PJs. Delta PR push pre-Investors day!

➥ Our Chase accounts HACKED! Almost 200,000 points drained overnight.

➥ The impact on “us” from the Delta Investor Day presentation & executives comments

➥ Delta Sky Club Atlanta ATL T concourse near T6 Review by Renés Points

➥ Do the “little things” really matter that much in the big 3 battle for elite flyers? Is Delta winning vs AA & UA?

➥ Delta NEWS day! China Eastern joins Delta “Group 1” & 15 minutes of free Gogo.

➥ The extended life battery I just gave up on, ZeroLemon NOTE4 10,000mAh battery review.

➥ Delta Gogo BOGO free offer & other discounts, tweaks & ways to save on Gogo

➥ Delta “survival” tips for medallions & frequent flyers TOP10 for 2016!

➥ I am sorry, I have committed the unforgivable: FCM – (but wait, I can explain)!

➥ Delta 2015 year in review – What was lost and what was gained!

➥ Delta – NO NOTICE – JUMPS SkyBonus Sky Club awards by 25%. #KeepDescending!

➥ The Chase Bank credit card offers I am excited about for 2016 (as well as now ongoing)!

➥ Are you willing to drive to another airport to save money on Delta ticket prices?

➥ Top 10 DUMB things Delta does that they could & should fix in 2016.

➥ No, you are not the only one who got a strange Delta Sky Club Executive membership card.

➥ Delta SkyBonus continues to disappoint. Such a #KeepDescending worthy loyalty program!

➥ My Hyatt Gold Passport Diamond kit has arrived. Just what’s inside for me!

➥ Last minute Delta things to do before 2016 to avoid possible headaches later.

Travel safe everyone and I sincerely hope I have the privilege of running into you in a club, on a jet or out and about in 2016!

While this does end the 2015 Renés Points newsletters, you should take the time to check out the newsletters from January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September,  October  & November’s  here on the blog! – René

Wow, what a month. The launch / re-launch of René Points blog by the “artist formerly known as Delta Points” took place. The results? Well let’s just say readership of the blog is up 50% vs October last year and up 25% vs September this year so I guess the “new look” works for readers – THANK YOU! I will do my best to keep bringing you what you want to see “For Better Travel” … Continue reading →

September tends to be a slow month. Summer travel is over and business travel has not started the year end push. But at the same time many of us (well not me) are looking at our elite points balance and considering either picking up a Delta AMEX Reserve card for the 10,000 MQMs or a mileage run to top off what we need. Oh and there were a few other things going on this month … Continue reading →

I so normally love the month of July. The warmth of summer, the green grass on the golf course and warm dips in a Michigan lake somewhere. But then there are the latest brutal changes in our “travel world”. Let’s take a look at what important Delta and travel related bits you may have missed out on over the past few weeks: ➥ Delta Regional Upgrade Certificate Gifts (check your e-mail) and How to Use … Continue reading →

I am so happy May is over; I don’t think my heart can take many more revelations about the ongoing enhancements to SkyMiles 2015 like one single round trip for 750,000 SkyMiles – OY! But the summer tends to be a bit slower with airlines focusing on vacations for the staff and keeping the jets on time and running during the busy travel season. In a way, being too busy to “enhance” more things is … Continue reading →

Can you believe April is over? Truly, just where did it go? Oh sure I spent some nice time in EAT and dinner with readers and today am at the Freddie awards in Atlanta, but still it sure went fast! Well, if you think it went by too fast for you too (hello #SpringBreak) take a look at what you may have missed from the month of April: ➥ Chase devalues INK cards & drops … Continue reading →

We are well into SkyMiles 2015. As expected, and as as we have seen, things are not going smoothly at all. Sure Delta PR folks are trying to spin that all is well and good, but we know better. I mean just look at what you may have missed from the month of March: ➥ 2016 SkyMiles year is here! Just what are the changes you need to know. ➥ Is “Delta Giveth and Claweth … Continue reading →

Gosh I am happy February is a short month as I don’t know if my heart can take many more #KeepDescending events from the mothership! At least winter is just about over, spring is on the way and just maybe March will not come in like a LION of devaluations so many of us fear. For now, here is what you may have missed: ➥ Delta GOLD Medallion status & 30,000 SkyMiles for just 8 … Continue reading →

December was an EPIC month for Delta #KeepDescending moments. With that much hard work one would think January could not be worse, but you would be wrong. We are feeling the full effect of Skymiles2015 and, unlike most of Delta’s advertizing, the bulk of us are bey0nd upset. Fewer Skymiles, upgrades disappearing like the morning mist thanks to FCM and more. Let’s review the first 31 days of 2015! ➥ Welcome to Skymiles2015 – how … Continue reading →

One month from Skymiles2015. One month to book SO many trips like RTW awards, stopover  awards, open jaw awards. So much is going to change in just one month. But this past month has been a crazy one as well. Just take a look: ➥ Delta, this is what we WANT for the 2016 Medallion program! ➥ SPG Westin Lake Las Vegas – Delta Points travel blog hotel review ➥ Why has Delta given up … Continue reading →

2014 is almost at an end! There is always so much to get done this time of year for frequent Delta flyers, plus it is now full time press for updates on the way for Skymiles2015. So what has happened so far?: ➥ Getting what you want by “default” or take time to set your preferences? ➥ The FACTS about paying with points & earning points on Delta! ➥ New UBER drivers – have a … Continue reading →

It all seemed like such a good idea at the time. What did? Oh booking 40,000+ miles of flying Delta in September. I kid mostly and it did work out just peachy! But September was more than JUST fly so let’s take a peek at what else this happened month?: ➥ Preparing for the #DestructionOfSkymiles #DOS! ➥ Delta NEWS day ➥ Rookie Wednesday: What if? Do you know the Delta rules? ➥ Boyne = great … Continue reading →

And so fall is upon us (well in a few more weeks anyway). If you are keeping track we are just 4 months away from the cursed Skymiles2015. But that does mean we have 4 more months to enjoy flying and earning and I will be doing a BUNCH of that in September so be sure to follow me on twitter to see what airport I happen to be in almost every day. Now just … Continue reading →

The dog days of summer are upon us. I have had a great summer flying both Delta and other airlines (sorry for cheating on you, my dearest Delta). I have my annual golf trip up north with my buddies up soon and will not step foot on a Delta jet for all of August but will make up for that in spades in September as I am flying almost every day that month! But for … Continue reading →