Originally Posted by
PMMMDL
Maybe that is because you are not a part of DL's target market.
I'll be a DL DM next year.
I used all of my PMUs this year, and none of my AA eVIPs.
I will be EXP next year again, so maybe I will be able to find a use for one or two of the new eVIPs.
I flew in UA business class in the last year, and decided never again.
Just because an airline and FF program are not ideal for you does not mean that it is not the best choice for someone else (and I am not located at any airline's hub).
I don't deny that DM may attract dual top-elites like you. Still I don't see elites who are either 1k-only or ExP-only being attracted by DL's DM.
If you consider the large number of elites flying about 90-120k MQMs per year, and tend to concentrate their business in a single airline to reach top status. How can DL possibly attract them with DM? I just don't see it! Furthermore, for this group I think on the long run it will become a one-way street out of DL. Maybe they are not the most profitable group for DL, but I think they are the vast majority of PMs and dual top-elites like you are a minority.