Originally Posted by
Adelphos
Yeah - I actually wonder why Delta went back so far to reward MM and those with big rollover MQMs. Shouldn't people who are currently driving the most spend through Delta get priority over those that did in the past? Don't take stuff away from MM members, and maybe don't totally get rid of the big rollover balances, but fundamentally, a 30 year old road warrior (presumably without big MQM rollover and who has not reached MM yet) who is making DM organically every year with current spend should get priority over those that are rolling over Diamond and/or are MM, but aren't flying or spending as much today...
Except if you are rewarding loyalty, that is rewarding past behavior to hope it will continue. You know what people have done in their past, but that 30 year old could do anything in the future, including no more travel. And the old travel warriors aren’t doing it so much anymore, so giving them the illusion of status (with rare upgrades anymore) costs very little. You can’t lower the MM limits without grandfathering everyone in the program, and without MQM boosts, it will be much harder to achieve.