What do you do to get your medallion status?
Oct 2, 2012, 10:35 am
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What do you do to get your medallion status?
Was wondering what everyone does to get there status? Business, pleasure travel, etc? I am on the road (but in a car) all the time so all my miles come from personal travel. If yours come from business travel what do you do, or what field are you in?
Oct 2, 2012, 2:19 pm
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http://www.despair.com/consulting.html 
I get my status with about 90% domestic work trips and 10% personal international travel.
I get my status with about 90% domestic work trips and 10% personal international travel.
Oct 2, 2012, 2:22 pm
#8
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A mix. I travel extensively for personal reasons, but for work I also have a number of TCONs every year and the occasional TATL.
Oct 2, 2012, 2:23 pm
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Medical software implementation - I'm sure I'll be in the consultant business soon enough as well.
My 70,000 earned MQMs this year (+25K rollover from 2011) are 100% BIS. I'm sure that as a consultant those numbers would be absolute peanuts.
My 70,000 earned MQMs this year (+25K rollover from 2011) are 100% BIS. I'm sure that as a consultant those numbers would be absolute peanuts.
Oct 2, 2012, 2:33 pm
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I mileage run about 400,000 BIS miles a year on various airlines. About 300,000 on Delta 75,000 on United, and the rest on USFail.
Oct 2, 2012, 2:37 pm
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Those I know who rack up huge MQMs are in consulting sales or are sales executives.
Oct 2, 2012, 2:37 pm
#13
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Mostly personal. I have one ore two TATL trips a year that have a minor business reason but I rarely get any expense money.
What do I do to get my medallion status? Basically, drink beer in far away places
What do I do to get my medallion status? Basically, drink beer in far away places
Oct 2, 2012, 2:50 pm
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75% personal -- I've got the international travel bug (I go abroad several times a year), and I've got friends and family splayed across the country. I do occasionally go overseas for "work" (magazine journalism) too.