5901 Miles till Platinum, is it worth it?
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5901 Miles till Platinum, is it worth it?
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I am done with my business travel for the year.
I am Gold and have 5901 miles till Plat.
I have the Delta Amex Buis Reserve and hit the $30K bonus but wont hit the 60K mark this year.
I fly about 18 trips a year out of DTW mostly all domestic.
Is it worth a mileage run?
If so anyone have any suggestions?
If I do it and its domestic I will buy business, intl I think that will get too expensive.
Id love to hear some ideas and thoughts.
Thank you!
I am done with my business travel for the year.
I am Gold and have 5901 miles till Plat.
I have the Delta Amex Buis Reserve and hit the $30K bonus but wont hit the 60K mark this year.
I fly about 18 trips a year out of DTW mostly all domestic.
Is it worth a mileage run?
If so anyone have any suggestions?
If I do it and its domestic I will buy business, intl I think that will get too expensive.
Id love to hear some ideas and thoughts.
Thank you!
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The OP has to calculate if the potential benefits (constantly being watered down) are worth such a long (and likely fairly costly) MR...
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FNT-ATL lv 1205p ar 220p DL1767
ATL-LAX lv 305p ar 515p DL1755
LAX-SAN lv 700p ar 755p DL5811
SAN-LAX lv 825p ar 925p DL5811
LAX-ATL lv 1150p ar 654a DL1354
ATL-FNT lv 932a ar 1125a DL1767
enough time for a shower at the LAX SkyClub, and there are even some decent C+ seats available on 1354 (and only two of the 36 flat-bed J seats are showing occupied ...)
ATL-LAX lv 305p ar 515p DL1755
LAX-SAN lv 700p ar 755p DL5811
SAN-LAX lv 825p ar 925p DL5811
LAX-ATL lv 1150p ar 654a DL1354
ATL-FNT lv 932a ar 1125a DL1767
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To each his/her own, but I can't see what "benefits" would warrant spending all that money.
Also, and I'm sure many of you will think of this as blue-state silliness, but I'm concerned about how environmentally damaging airplane travel is and I would never fly 25,000 miles (the circumference of the earth) without needing to actually get somewhere.
Also, and I'm sure many of you will think of this as blue-state silliness, but I'm concerned about how environmentally damaging airplane travel is and I would never fly 25,000 miles (the circumference of the earth) without needing to actually get somewhere.
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Not sure what i said to warrant being insulted.....
Really cheap run. Huge rollover for next year. No real work trips predicted for next year so just gonna be riding status from rollover and a few personal trips.
To each his/her own, but I can't see what "benefits" would warrant spending all that money.
Also, and I'm sure many of you will think of this as blue-state silliness, but I'm concerned about how environmentally damaging airplane travel is and I would never fly 25,000 miles (the circumference of the earth) without needing to actually get somewhere.
Also, and I'm sure many of you will think of this as blue-state silliness, but I'm concerned about how environmentally damaging airplane travel is and I would never fly 25,000 miles (the circumference of the earth) without needing to actually get somewhere.
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if OP is willing to drive from Detroit to Flint, there is a 24-hr turn departing Tues 8 Dec for $435, netting ~6200 miles
FNT-ATL lv 1205p ar 220p DL1767
ATL-LAX lv 305p ar 515p DL1755
LAX-SAN lv 700p ar 755p DL5811
SAN-LAX lv 825p ar 925p DL5811
LAX-ATL lv 1150p ar 654a DL1354
ATL-FNT lv 932a ar 1125a DL1767
enough time for a shower at the LAX SkyClub, and there are even some decent C+ seats available on 1354 (and only two of the 36 flat-bed J seats are showing occupied ...)ATL-LAX lv 305p ar 515p DL1755
LAX-SAN lv 700p ar 755p DL5811
SAN-LAX lv 825p ar 925p DL5811
LAX-ATL lv 1150p ar 654a DL1354
ATL-FNT lv 932a ar 1125a DL1767
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To each his/her own, but I can't see what "benefits" would warrant spending all that money.
Also, and I'm sure many of you will think of this as blue-state silliness, but I'm concerned about how environmentally damaging airplane travel is and I would never fly 25,000 miles (the circumference of the earth) without needing to actually get somewhere.
Also, and I'm sure many of you will think of this as blue-state silliness, but I'm concerned about how environmentally damaging airplane travel is and I would never fly 25,000 miles (the circumference of the earth) without needing to actually get somewhere.
I am mostly a blue-state liberal too, so there may be a twinge of guilt, but it seems to me that MRs are mostly done on cheap fares == excess capacity on flights the airlines would be making anyway. But if you want to call that a self-serving rationalization I certainly understand!
Hanging out on the MR forum helps. Even if the posted deals are short-lived, sometimes they come back, or similar things can be found if you check periodically, so it's a good starting point for ideas.