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Jan 10, 2024 | 8:14 pm

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hhdl

Join Date: Oct 2019

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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

It's based on the post-discount award price. For PWM (which will nearly always be a better deal than miles + cash if you have a DL Amex), the cash portion earns MQD normally and the mile portion earns at the 1 MQD per 100 miles rate.

I don't recall how the miles + cash option earns. It might be as the award flight that you're buying miles for or it might be as if it were PWM.

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