Originally Posted by
5khours
I'm wondering if maybe they'll improve it a little. With the new DM, 1MM only gets you 4th tier (SM) status plus luggage tags and a cheap gift. The benefits of MM status seem to be much greater at other carriers.
Cheap gift? Hartman luggage costing up to $500-$600 is cheap? AA and UA provide you with NO gift.
In terms of attaining MM status, here is the order of "easiness":
AA - easiest; counts all miles; 1MM provides you with Gold (equiv of Silver Medallion)
DL and CO - tie; count MQM/EQM; 1MM provides you with Silver on both
UA - hardest; counts only UA Flight Miles; 1MM provides you with Premier Exec (equiv of Gold Medallion); and UA easily has 4 layers - Premier, Prem Exec, 1K and UGS...