Originally Posted by
ksdelta
Departure Airport: TPA, MCO or MIA
Miles Needed: 31000 MQMs and $1355 MQDs for Delta Platinum for spouse and child
Required Spend or Budget: $2500 for each person
Available Travel Dates: Any (prefer until August 22 or during labor day or thanksgiving or christmas season)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Skyteam
Unfortunately, summer and Christmas travel isn't usually the cheapest.
You could do a MIA-JNB run on Virgin Atlantic (economy delight class) that would earn you 25,000 MQMs and $5000 MQDs. Pick up the remaining MQMs with a Hawaii or Alaska run.
e.g. November 25-27 for $1421. There is a 14hr layover in LHR on the outbound
July 4 - TPA - LIH for $751
