Originally Posted by
MrMarket
Anecdotes are all I have when it comes to this but: For my first five years as a 1K (up until last year) I never comparison shopped my airfares. I just booked on UA (unless UA didn't fly there). The bulk of the motivation for that behavior was the MP program. I may be the only person who thought that way. I'm finding myself feel the same way toward DL (slowly, but surely now). UA is going to have a heck of a time seeing the lion-share of my business again unless DL losses it.
IMHO, of course.
You aren't the only person who thought that way. Many of us did, but the last 18 months has changed that paradigm for many of us.
Originally Posted by
entropy
I don't see how a DEQM offer would help, this is mostly about reduced benefits FOR elites, not making elite.
Exactly. Giving me status faster isn't an incentive when it results in benefits I can't use.