Domestic Delta Awards Now Start at 10,000 Miles! How Does It Work?

Delta now offers awards within the United States for as little as 10,000 miles one way in economy. Previously the minimum price for a domestic award was 12,500 miles (or at least I think it was, since Delta doesn't have an award chart anymore.) From the press release:
New One-Way Award tickets beginning as low as 10,000 miles plus taxes and fees, available through Dec. 31, 2015 for travel in select U.S., Mexican and Caribbean markets.

Amazing China Airlines Award Space Now Searchable on Delta.com

China Airlines is a Taiwan-based member of SkyTeam, whose flights are bookable with Delta miles.

China Airlines recently started flying a world-class flat bed Business Class product between the United States and Asia on its brand new 777-300ERs.

Now all China Airlines award space is searchable and bookable on delta.com. Award space is excellent from the United States to Taiwan and beyond to the rest of Asia.
Routes
China Airlines flies from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu to Taipei.

American vs. United vs. Delta: Best Flat Bed Transcon Award Space

American Airlines, United, and Delta fly flat beds on their daily flights between New York-JFK and San Francisco and Los Angeles. Delta also flies its flat beds between New York-JFK and Seattle.

All three airlines compete in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Only Delta flies between Seattle and JFK with flat beds.

Which has the best flat bed award space on the routes?
What are the prices? 
What are the products?

The Products & Prices
Delta

Delta throws 757s and 767s configured with flat bed seats at its transcontinental routes.

Free Giveaway Friday: 20 Delta Free Drink Coupons

Generous reader g is giving away 20 Delta coupons that are each good for one beer, cocktail, "wine split," or headset on board. I'll pick FIVE WINNERS who each get FOUR COUPONS.

Delta Answers How to Figure Out Award Prices Not on Award Calendar

Delta got rid of its award chart two weeks ago. For awards starting and ending in the United States, I still know what Saver awards cost from memory and from these saved charts.

But now that Delta allows one way award bookings, I'd occasionally like to know the price of awards from Australia to Southeast Asia, Europe to Africa, or the Middle East to India. I don't have those memorized, and I don't have every set of Delta award charts for departures from every region saved anywhere.

Easy Round the World with Miles on Luxury Products

We've been getting bad news in the miles world lately, so let me state unequivocally: miles still offer unmatched value to travel the world more, better, and cheaper.

Here's a round-the-world (RTW) trip you can take with miles that took me me about 10 minutes to find the award space for.

There's nothing particularly important about the cities or even the regions where this trip stops. It just shows an easy RTW award using one way awards.

Easy Round the World with Miles on Luxury Products

We've been getting bad news in the miles world lately, so let me state unequivocally: miles still offer unmatched value to travel the world more, better, and cheaper.

Here's a round-the-world (RTW) trip you can take with miles that took me me about 10 minutes to find the award space for.

There's nothing particularly important about the cities or even the regions where this trip stops. It just shows an easy RTW award using one way awards.

Flat Bed Award Space to Australia Every Day Next Summer

Booking First Class or Business to Australia can be extremely challenging.

United doesn't release Business Class Saver space on its 787-9 from Los Angeles to Melbourne and doesn't have First Class on the flight.
United does release some First and Business Class on its 777s from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Sydney. It has released none for November or December 2015.
Air Canada (bookable with United miles) releases some Business Class on its 777 from Vancouver to Sydney. It has released one day in December 2015.

Tomorrow is Your Last Day to Book a Free Stopover or Free One Way on a Delta Award

December 31, 2014 is the last day to book a free stopover on a roundtrip Delta award. That means it is the last day to book a free one way on a Delta award.

January 1, 2015, stopovers will be eliminated on Delta awards. Free one ways require a stopover at your home airport, which means that free one ways will be eliminated.