Delta360 for HVC DM's
Mar 4, 2015, 12:01 pm
#256
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360 is all about $$$$ (both past, current and future), I don't understand why people keep talking about miles. The only exceptions are people who 'influence' large amounts of spend on Delta.
Mar 4, 2015, 6:18 pm
#257
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Maybe this is a bad assumption, but from what I've read about folks who hit 360, they're typically buying BE or first outright. The spend amounts certainly imply that at least. How much is a benefit of upgrade priority over DMs for this group? Did anyone who was in 360 last year actually sit in coach on a flight?
Mar 4, 2015, 7:49 pm
#258
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Maybe this is a bad assumption, but from what I've read about folks who hit 360, they're typically buying BE or first outright. The spend amounts certainly imply that at least. How much is a benefit of upgrade priority over DMs for this group? Did anyone who was in 360 last year actually sit in coach on a flight?
Mar 5, 2015, 5:54 am
#259
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Not quite. I usually buy the fare that gets me to the location at the time I need. This often includes lowly T fares. I never buy domestic FC. However, I do spend $50k+ a year on INTL BE. So I, for one, will enjoy any additional upgrade benefits on my 150k mqms a year flying domestically.
Mar 5, 2015, 7:08 am
#260
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Not quite. I usually buy the fare that gets me to the location at the time I need. This often includes lowly T fares. I never buy domestic FC. However, I do spend $50k+ a year on INTL BE. So I, for one, will enjoy any additional upgrade benefits on my 150k mqms a year flying domestically.
Mar 5, 2015, 9:02 pm
#261
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My spend base is higher too. My MQD and my actual spend both higher. I flew slightly more than he did and I am the one who buys all the tickets for our joint trips.
Mar 5, 2015, 9:04 pm
#262
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Maybe this is a bad assumption, but from what I've read about folks who hit 360, they're typically buying BE or first outright. The spend amounts certainly imply that at least. How much is a benefit of upgrade priority over DMs for this group? Did anyone who was in 360 last year actually sit in coach on a flight?
Mar 5, 2015, 9:44 pm
#263
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My husband's stats from 2014:
MQD- $46,765
MQM- 283,092
My stats from 2014:
MQD- $49,412
MQM- 395,557
He received 360 for 2015. I didn't.
Same home base. Mostly same routes and flights flown. I purchased almost all the tickets for the two of us.
MQD- $46,765
MQM- 283,092
My stats from 2014:
MQD- $49,412
MQM- 395,557
He received 360 for 2015. I didn't.
Same home base. Mostly same routes and flights flown. I purchased almost all the tickets for the two of us.
Last edited by Cdwoodley; Mar 5, 2015 at 9:50 pm
Mar 5, 2015, 10:22 pm
#264
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Well what is the difference between you and your husband's BIS miles and CPM? Also, what was the difference between Delta operated and non Delta operated? That's all I can think of. It appears Delta may have copied United's GS formula for calculating 360 members and even they just have a best guess for the formula.
Mar 11, 2015, 12:36 pm
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Well what is the difference between you and your husband's BIS miles and CPM? Also, what was the difference between Delta operated and non Delta operated? That's all I can think of. It appears Delta may have copied United's GS formula for calculating 360 members and even they just have a best guess for the formula.
I just think its funny that despite us being so similar, one of us gets 360 and one doesn't. I was invited as part of the beta group and was last year and he was not. I was not invited this year but he was. As I said, as long as one of us is, we both get the benefits. Because when we are met in SLC by the agent, or MSP or ATL by the Porsche, we both get the benefit not just one of us.
Mar 11, 2015, 1:12 pm
#266
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I don't know what BIS and CPM stand for. No difference between delta operated and non-delta operated. As I mentioned we fly almost the same flights together. I have more because I have had a few more business trips that he did not have in 2014. But generally we fly for business together.
I just think its funny that despite us being so similar, one of us gets 360 and one doesn't. I was invited as part of the beta group and was last year and he was not. I was not invited this year but he was. As I said, as long as one of us is, we both get the benefits. Because when we are met in SLC by the agent, or MSP or ATL by the Porsche, we both get the benefit not just one of us.
I just think its funny that despite us being so similar, one of us gets 360 and one doesn't. I was invited as part of the beta group and was last year and he was not. I was not invited this year but he was. As I said, as long as one of us is, we both get the benefits. Because when we are met in SLC by the agent, or MSP or ATL by the Porsche, we both get the benefit not just one of us.
Mar 11, 2015, 9:44 pm
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Maybe this is a bad assumption, but from what I've read about folks who hit 360, they're typically buying BE or first outright. The spend amounts certainly imply that at least. How much is a benefit of upgrade priority over DMs for this group? Did anyone who was in 360 last year actually sit in coach on a flight?
Mar 11, 2015, 9:51 pm
#268
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Well what is the difference between you and your husband's BIS miles and CPM? Also, what was the difference between Delta operated and non Delta operated? That's all I can think of. It appears Delta may have copied United's GS formula for calculating 360 members and even they just have a best guess for the formula.
Mar 11, 2015, 10:08 pm
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I think we can all agree here that Delta calculates 360 invitees based on dollars spent:miles on delta-metal only ratio.
Mar 12, 2015, 12:36 am
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No, we can't because it appears that one must be DM to be invited into 360 unless one controls a huge corporate travel budget. Taking one very short but very expensive flight so that the ratio is very high will in a likelihood not lead to an invitation.