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Old Jul 17, 2017, 6:05 am
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Join Date: Sep 2016
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A mixture of an upgrade and a downgrade
Originally Posted by gooselee
OK, I'll poke the bear.

Wouldn't this be the *opposite* of a devaluation for folks who actually meet the spend requirements for DM? And even for PMs meeting spend requirements on BMHQK fares who now are competing with other PMs on LUTXV fares, vs. those LUTXV fares being held by DMs who then trump our higher-priced ticket?

Thinning the ranks and all...
I think it upgrades the value of DM and the Reserve card and downgrades the value of the other cards.

DM upgrade: Fewer DMs reduces competition at the top

Reserve upgrade: If allthe former DMs are PMs, then PMs with a Reserve card will generally do better.

Non-Reserve downgrade: No longer helps with getting DM
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