FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - $7k short of spend to get 10k DQM w/ Amex
Old Dec 18, 2016, 4:23 pm
  #8  
Mountain Explorer
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SJC/YUL
Programs: DL PM, Marriott Gold
Posts: 3,878
Originally Posted by SteveinA2
Why don't you just buy 7 X $1000 refundable tickets on Delta
And then each month assess your spend and refund the tickets needed to cover your amex spend
Just make sure you check the rules and get a full fare Y or F ticket so there are no fees to refund
Using 2017 spend to cover your 2016 refunds doesn't accomplish anything at all. Amex can still clawback those MQMs. And, booking flights with no intent to fly is a violation of Skymiles rules.
Mountain Explorer is offline