Originally Posted by
Conkers
Well I am not doing all this travel just for status but given the significant ramp up in my expected travel due to a job change over the coming 12-18 months I was just interested to know where I stood. I have no idea what the benefits are so difficult to ascertain whether it is wortih the considerable impact all the travel required would have on my life. Having said that if I knew I was close I would certainly prioritise CX metal over other options to see what DMP is all about. I did a quick search and couldn't find much info here on DMP.
You'll need to know exactly how much you're spending, on CX and KA only. If you are paying personally that's easy to figure out. If you're at a large corporate who consolidates travel under a single agent or has special rates, it may be harder to figure out.
I think it's fair to say you at least must be capable of spending $100k+/year USD to even consider it. Again, the Club Points are pretty irrelevant for DM+. Round trips to PEK in F will net you 70 CP, and can be had for about 2500 USD a pop. I think you'd need to be doing 40 of these types of round trip to be in the ballpark, aka 100k USD.
I also do know for certain there are some DMPs who shuttle between HKG and BKK mainly (and I suspect also TPE, but I'm certain about BKK), flying back and forth to HK 3-4x weekly (!!!) in J class. I have absolutely no idea what they do, but I know they exist. And let's say they're spending about 600-800 USD per round trip so 1800-2400 USD/week on CX, that'll also do the trick over the course of a year. But unfortunately it's about the $$ only not CP.