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Old Dec 21, 12, 12:11 pm   #1
 
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Need to make it to PM (13K miles)! How?
Hey all,
I live in ATL and thought I would have made it to PM, but am 13K miles short. I will fly to Austin, TX nxt week for a wedding. But how do I make it to PM? seems so short, but so far away. Lol

Thanks in advance for your help. Have a great holiday.

Amy
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Old Dec 21, 12, 12:20 pm   #2
 
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Many threads on this in the last few weeks.

Buy MQM's 10K for $995. plus your austin trip will get you there.

or book a Mileage run but you only have a few days left and all travel must be completed by 12/31/2012 11:59 PM.

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Old Dec 21, 12, 12:20 pm   #3
 
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purchase MQMa
http://dn.delta.com/skymiles/purchasemqms/buy/landing

It looks like one can purchase up to 10,000 MQM, but it's not cheap.

oops - simultaneous post
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Old Dec 21, 12, 12:32 pm   #4
 
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I just made DM.......I booked a couple cross country mileage runs and paid for M fare and got 150% mqm........that really helped me. Of course you are a bit short on time now. But that's what I did

Good luck! PM was worth it by the way
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Old Dec 21, 12, 1:46 pm   #5
 
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I am waiting for someone to post on 12/31 that they are 10,001 MQM short and need something more than buying MQMs to make their desired status level.

OP, unless you can schedule that many miles worth of flights before the end of the year (50% bonus MQM on first class or Y, B or M economy fares), you don't have much choice but to buy the MQMs.
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Old Dec 21, 12, 5:01 pm   #6
 
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I think there might be time for either a normal or biz reserve card ($450), you should get 10k MQM based on the date of the first purchase...assuming you don't already have it or one of it's sister AMEX products. I received my card 3 days after I ordered it, but the clock is ticking....
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Old Dec 21, 12, 5:18 pm   #7
 
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ATL->NRT will get you there for $2k. plus you get a day in Tokyo for fun.
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Old Dec 21, 12, 5:33 pm   #8
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Many threads on this in the last few weeks.

Buy MQM's 10K for $995. plus your austin trip will get you there.

or book a Mileage run but you only have a few days left and all travel must be completed by 12/31/2012 11:59 PM.

Good luck & Welcome to Flyertalk!
ATL-AUS is only 1626 roundtrip. That plus 10K will still leave OP short.
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Old Dec 21, 12, 5:53 pm   #9
 
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I think people can stop suggesting the Platinum or Reserve Amex. There just isn't enough time to get it in the mail and actually get a purchase that will post prior to December 31. Only about 4 or 5 business days left in the year
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Old Dec 21, 12, 6:05 pm   #10
 
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Old Dec 21, 12, 6:39 pm   #11
 
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ATL-AUS is only 1626 roundtrip. That plus 10K will still leave OP short.
Right. My bad. I was thinking JFK-AUS which is what I've flown many times. So OP has to buy 10k plus AUS and something else.

Not to hate on OP but who makes the revelation that damn I'm 13k short of PM on December 21st?? I mean seriously. If you can't plan your travel mqm accumulation better than that you don't deserve to be in the PM club. Just saying.
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Old Dec 21, 12, 7:04 pm   #12
 
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Right. My bad. I was thinking JFK-AUS which is what I've flown many times. So OP has to buy 10k plus AUS and something else.

Not to hate on OP but who makes the revelation that damn I'm 13k short of PM on December 21st?? I mean seriously. If you can't plan your travel mqm accumulation better than that you don't deserve to be in the PM club. Just saying.
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Old Dec 21, 12, 7:04 pm   #13
 
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I agree, why do people wait til the last minute and then all of a sudden panic that they don't have enough mqm's??? I know and keep track of my mqm's....
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Old Dec 21, 12, 7:24 pm   #14
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or book a Mileage run but you only have a few days left and all travel must be completed by 12/31/2012 11:59 PM.
Almost. You can have a scheduled take off before that time and you can arrive much later on Jan 1.
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Old Dec 21, 12, 7:36 pm   #15
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Many threads on this in the last few weeks.

Buy MQM's 10K for $995. plus your austin trip will get you there.

or book a Mileage run but you only have a few days left and all travel must be completed by 12/31/2012 11:59 PM.

Good luck & Welcome to Flyertalk!
Not exactly accurate. What counts is the scheduled departure time. Travel need not be completed by midnight.
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