WorldPerks miles phase-out starts Thursday - Triangle Business Journal:

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Thursday marks the month-longb phaseout of the program, and the latesf installment of a marketing warbetweeh , which runs the WorldPerks affinity program, and , which runs ’s SkyMiles program. When Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: DAL) acquired Northwest in the two companies saidtheir frequent-flier programz would be merged in late 2009, effectivelyh dumping the U.S. Bancorp program. WorldPerks cardholders will stop earningf miles from credit card purchases on a date over the nextmonthn that’s determined by their billing cycle. Customerz who switched to the Delta SkyMiles Americanb Express card will continue to earn milew underthat system, said an American Express U.S.
Bancorp, meanwhile, has gone its own way, changin WorldPerks customers over to its FlexPerks Travel Rewardws Visa cardsin May. Both U.S. Bancorp and Delta-American Expresws have been campaigning heavily in the Twin Cities market to couryWorldPerks customers.