Originally Posted by
mthake
Thanks Travelers,
Great food for thought!
So you know, I was CP leading into 2016. I achieved CP by February 19th 2016, for 2017.
Double points, Business Select adds up quick - so yes, I actually earned to date 2016, 378,655 points so far.
On the MQM's, thanks your for that. This weeks scheduled
STL-ATL
ATL-BHM
BHM-ATL
ATL-STL
STL-LGA
LGA-DIA
DIA-STL.
So you can see how this was accomplished....
I'm ALP + CP as well with WN and I also did what you did with doubling down on some business select fares to get status that much faster.
I also did the status challenge with Delta and was offered Gold within 90 days if I met the criteria. I easily met the criteria and currently only 4 segments away from earning Gold on my own for next year. This will be be completed next week and then I'll be working toward Platinum.
A List, A List Preferred, and CP could be earned with total number of flights OR points. The big difference with Delta is you have to meet 2 of 3 criteria. Miles (MQM) or Segments (MQS) AND $ spent (MQD).
If you fly short segments like me (CMH - DTW - ALB) , each segment is under 500 miles and will be nigh impossible to earn via MQMs. The place where Delta beats Southwest is you get 4 segments for a round trip flight whereas Southwest only considers that 2 segments for the same flight.