I have about $6K in hotel spend planned between September and October. It seems that if I book them through Delta stays, I'll get close to 5K MQDs (because taxes are not counted against this). This may get me to Diamond (instead of Platinum).
What am I missing? TBH, it sounds too good to be true.
(And yes, I know I wont earn hotel points or get my elite benefits, but it just so happens that at least $2K of this spend is at an unaffiliated hotels anyway, and tbh, losing hotel points on the other stays seems worth it).