Originally Posted by
hsvflyer
I’m sure this has been asked before, but unable to find it, but I know you divide the number of SkyMiles redeemed by 100 to get the MQD, minus any cash paid for taxes, etc. Is the value used to calculate the original SkyMiles redemption value, or the reduced rate (15%) due to the Amex card?
Second question, if you choose to pay with miles and cash, do you get mqd’s on both the miles redeemed and the cash paid?
Trying to calculate my potential mqd’s for the year is giving me a major headache
I appreciate any feedback
Thanks
Yes, the 15% Amex discount will reduce MQD earn as they will use the reduced mileage amount to calculate MQD. You will earn MQD on both miles and cash portion amount with Miles+Cash award redemptions, but you are effectively buying miles at 1.8 CPM with Miles+Cash. You can sometimes get 1.8 CPM of value out of award redemptions, but given how rare it is you are basically wasting cash with Miles+Cash award redemptions if you already have the needed miles to redeem an award in your account. It's only really useful for infrequent flyers who are short the miles required for a particular award by fairly close to the amount you are buying with Miles+Cash. In example below you are buying 5000 miles for $90. The Amex 15% discount does not apply to Miles+Cash award redemptions.
