Originally Posted by fredenbp

New here to the forum. I have never done a mileage run, but work this year required mostly short haul flights (but at last-minute, premium fares) and I need 20k MQM to stay Diamond. I have plenty of MQDs.

Departure Airport: DTW
Miles Needed: 20,000
Required Spend or Budget: $1,500
Available Travel Dates: flexible October - December

Wrinkle: I still have my 4 GUCs to use on this trip
Another wrinkle: would like to take my wife somewhere interesting

I could break this into several trips too - I am interested in learning how to find the best CPM deals.

Thanks!
The best I've found so far is DTW to NRT - in November there is a Premium Select fare for about $1,500 that should be close to 20k MQMs.