<\/a><\/p>\n The summer has been racing by and my level of travel has been a bit busier than even I care to do. Don\u2019t take me wrong, I love to be going somewhere. But as a full time professional and family man (Susan and have a blended situation) it\u2019s all a matter of balance. Having said that, somewhere over the Atlantic in June I was flying with Virgin Atlantic on a purchased J fare when I hit my Million Miller mark with Delta Airlines.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>The dope on Delta’s Million Miler Levels<\/p>\n <\/a>Terms and Conditions<\/p>\n Delta\u2019s Million Miller status is based on earned MQM count; and that includes qualifying partner airlines. So I happened to be traveling with a partner airline when the final mile was earned.\u00a0I received an email a few weeks later with notification\u00a0of the milestone. A few weeks after that I was on an award flight with Delta and the flight attendant made a point to thank me for my loyalty and achieving the Million Miler mark.<\/p>\n <\/a>No, this didn’t happen on my Delta flight having achieved the Millionth Mile<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I did receive this nice email<\/p>\n I almost felt guilty about my plans to stop pursuing elite status with the airline<\/a><\/span>, and then I remembered it\u2019s not me \u2013 it\u2019s them. Why let my future plans ruin the achievement? I have been flying Diamond or Platinum status with Delta for over 10 years. I sat back and enjoyed the moment. I\u00a0will also enjoy having lifetime silver status (for whatever that will be worth). I appreciated being the only Million Miler on that flight, and the recognition.<\/p>\n Delta rewards its\u00a0customers at the Million Miler mark with the choice of a gift (in additional to the silver status). I selected mine and received it in the mail a week later.<\/p>\n <\/a>I selected the only\u00a0item I had qualified for<\/p>\n <\/a>I had a choice of 4 categories of gifts<\/p>\n <\/a>I wasn’t going to select 40,000 Delta miles<\/p>\n <\/a>Warmer – but the Hartman looks very similar to my Briggs and Riley items<\/p>\n <\/a>Not my style (or Susan’s for that matter)<\/p>\n