Originally Posted by
nightan
I was a Delta GOLD through 2011 and wanted to check if I could get to CO GOLD for a status match. I sent the fax last week and got a reply 2 days back. With the United merger, it seems like all the matches they do are United type (with a 90 day challenge to meet GOLD for a year). I was kinda bummed but I just have to see how it goes with getting 17.5K miles in the next 3 months.
That's what I figured. Do the miles have to be booked after the challenge starts? Or could I submit for the challenge when I know I already have travel planned/purchased?
(Is the challenge 17.5K or 12.5K in 3months? 17.5K in 3 months is a 70k annual rate, if you fly evenly all year...) I'd have a decent shot at 12.5k, but not 17.5k.