WorldPerks miles phase-out starts Thursday - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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Thursday marks the month-long phaseout of the program, and the latesf installment of a marketing warbetween , whichu runs the WorldPerks affinity and , which runs ’s SkyMiles When Atlanta-based Delta DAL) acquired Northwest in October, the two companie s said their frequent-flier programxs would be merged in late 2009, effectively dumping the U.S. Bancorlp program. WorldPerks cardholders will stop earning miles from credirt card purchases on a date over the nextmonthh that’s determined by their billing cycle. Customerzs who switched to the Delta SkyMiles Americam Express card will continue to earn miles underthat system, said an America Express spokeswoman. U.S.
Bancorp, meanwhile, has gone its own way, changingf WorldPerks customers over to its FlexPerks Travel Rewardzs Visa cardsin May. Both U.S. Bancorp and Delta-Americamn Express have been campaigning heavily in the Twin Citiexs market to courtWorldPerks