Glad you started this thread... I was thinking along the same lines.

Q: There has been a general feeling that the perks offered at the Diamond level are not exceptional causing many to deliberately hold short. There have been many suggestions to make the DM level more worthwhile such as a more generous SDC policy, a higher bonus mileage, the ability to rollover all MQMs after 75,000 even if one hit DM level, the use of SWUs at lower fare buckets on international flights etc. What are your thoughts about boosting the perks offered to DMs without detracting from the PM level?

Also, there was a well received (on FT) proposal that MM status be made more meaningful by starting each year with a certain amount of MQMs (the suggestion was 25,000). What are your feelings about boosting the significance of long term loyalty? http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...ion-miles.html

Along the same lines, Air France has a policy that if one makes Platinum status 10 consecutive years, they will be considered Platinum for life, another way of rewarding long-term loyalty of the customer. Any chance at looking at an idea like this?