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Old Dec 4, 2024 | 9:10 pm
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Originally Posted by WillBarrett_68
yeah but this is a weird hair-splitting distinction to make. It's really just a matter of how granular the target is, it could be in the extreme case each target is one additional MQD.
I'd argue that something that granular ceases being a "target" in the traditional sense. It's like saying you're going to hit the target so long as your bullet goes somewhere down-range at the gun range.

if you're chasing another status then this is a really simple decision.

this is suddenly a completely different discussion than what we've been talking about, and honestly if you're putting that level of spend on any DL branded card I think you need to really re-evaluate your life choices.
It's business spend on the Business card, so the result (after $150k) isn't that much different than what Chase would sort out to yield (since at some point, my ability to meaningfully use the resulting points/miles over at e.g. Hyatt becomes constrained and the night-credit bonuses effectively run out) while the super-status thresholds are vague. Bear in mind that this is 100% "organic" spend (nothing manufactured).

but you already have unlimited skyclub visits in this scenario, so again,another extremely weird hair-splitting scenario. IDK man, I think you're way overcomplicating everything in this discussion.
I mean...have you seen FlyerTalk?
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