Originally Posted by
foxberg
But for 1K on UA you still need the full PQD.
Originally Posted by
swingaling
Not even close. DL raised the spend requirement for MQD waiver to $250k.
Originally Posted by
Hipplewm
Except for it doesn't
DL requires 250K for top tier diamond
United requires unobtanium spend for top tier 1K ie - you can only qualify for Platinum on spend ie second tier
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Originally Posted by
turkeyRIOO
I think you would be surprised at how many $250k spend cardholders care about upgrades. $250k is not really that much spend and will not get you to amex Centurion black card.
$25k amex spend on Delta will still get you to Plat level which is upper echelon.
Originally Posted by
gmt4
$25k across the Club & Explorer cards only gets you to platinum on UA.
Clearly AA is placing the most value in actual airfare spend with them instead of card partners like UA.
Originally Posted by
SteveinA2
No it won't
$25K Amex spend plus 75,000 EQM's will
All the credit card spend does on DL is eliminate the EQD requirement ($25K spend eliminates EQD for Silver/Gold/Plat and $250K eliminates it for Diamond)
My point was that if you're not a big spender but still fly a lot, you might only get to Gold or Platinum on AA via more than double the credit card spend required on Chase/Amex for United/Delta status just below top tier.