Dec 2, 2016, 8:43 am
Last edit by: LoganFlyer
You can check to see if you have an offer to buy DL MQMs, MQSs, and MQDs at:
http://dn.delta.com/skymiles/purchasemqms/landing
http://dn.delta.com/skymiles/purchasemqms/landing
Delta Buy MQMs for 2017?
Dec 1, 2016, 5:36 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Sonoma CA
Programs: DL DM&MM, DL KMwannabe, HH, AA, TG,
Posts: 1,257
My time is valuable, but not THIS kind of valuable!
Opted for a RT JFK-SFO, using remaining RUCs. Should be pretty painless, and at $400 or so for the ticket, saving enough ($1100!) to truly enjoy our few days there!
Opted for a RT JFK-SFO, using remaining RUCs. Should be pretty painless, and at $400 or so for the ticket, saving enough ($1100!) to truly enjoy our few days there!
Dec 1, 2016, 6:19 pm
#33
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CLT-adjacent
Programs: AARP, DL Skymiles, Marriot Bonvoy, Moe's Rewards
Posts: 963
FO with MOL 8,000 MQMs to gold, 5 segments short (all booked already), my offer is
1k MQMs/3MQS for $495
2.5k MQM/6MQS for $795
5k MQM/9MQS for $995
7.5k MQM/12MQS for $1,195
10k MQM/15 MQS for $1,395
Three segments for $500 doesn't seem like a bad deal, it would be difficult to find three flights out of ATL in December for under $166 each. The tangible benefits don't justify it for me, I'd need a LOT of waived SDC and standby fees to justify $500.
1k MQMs/3MQS for $495
2.5k MQM/6MQS for $795
5k MQM/9MQS for $995
7.5k MQM/12MQS for $1,195
10k MQM/15 MQS for $1,395
Three segments for $500 doesn't seem like a bad deal, it would be difficult to find three flights out of ATL in December for under $166 each. The tangible benefits don't justify it for me, I'd need a LOT of waived SDC and standby fees to justify $500.
Dec 2, 2016, 5:01 am
#34
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CLT-adjacent
Programs: AARP, DL Skymiles, Marriot Bonvoy, Moe's Rewards
Posts: 963
Dec 2, 2016, 6:24 am
#36
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ireland, UnderH20, AUA, Brooklyn
Programs: Delta Charter KM, DM180, RW, DM, SC, SkyBonus; HH Diamond, IHG Plt Amb, Global Ent, TWIC
Posts: 2,191
Dec 2, 2016, 6:51 am
#37
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, United Silver, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, National Exec Elite
Posts: 303
Sure glad in early November when it was clear it was likely my last flight of the because of Vacations planned and travel restrictions.
I needed 6288 miles to get to PM. I had to got to OMA and SFO. So I did a MSP-OMA-ATL-SFO-ATL-MSP trip. It put me at 75016.
Of course now they lighten on our restrictions and will be RT to SFO and PDX in December. Oh, well it will result in 6K rollover or more.
Those MQM purchase prices are high.
I needed 6288 miles to get to PM. I had to got to OMA and SFO. So I did a MSP-OMA-ATL-SFO-ATL-MSP trip. It put me at 75016.
Of course now they lighten on our restrictions and will be RT to SFO and PDX in December. Oh, well it will result in 6K rollover or more.
Those MQM purchase prices are high.
Dec 2, 2016, 7:13 am
#40
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: ATL
Programs: DL Scattered Smothered Covered Medallion, Some hotel & car stuff, Kroger Plus Card
Posts: 10,745
Yeah, at these prices, if I really needed the miles, I'd just be going somewhere for a weekend.
Dec 2, 2016, 7:55 am
#42
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Madison, WI (MSN)
Programs: Delta Platinum, Hilton & Marriott Plastic Gold, Chick-fil-A Signature
Posts: 441
I am a PM with 123,348 MQM and the AmEx waiver. (My flight Saturday will bump me over the threshold.) I got an e-mail from Delta yesterday pushing me toward this.
Subject: You Could Be A Diamond Medallion Member In 2017
Purchase Status and reach the next tier
It's time to elevate your status
It's within reach: the next level of benefits that will make your travel even more enjoyable and productive. Now you can purchase a qualifying bundle to boost your Status for next year. Find out more about being a Diamond Medallion® Member in 2017.
It goes on with infographics of the well-known benefits.
Subject: You Could Be A Diamond Medallion Member In 2017
Purchase Status and reach the next tier
It's time to elevate your status
It's within reach: the next level of benefits that will make your travel even more enjoyable and productive. Now you can purchase a qualifying bundle to boost your Status for next year. Find out more about being a Diamond Medallion® Member in 2017.
It goes on with infographics of the well-known benefits.
Dec 2, 2016, 8:00 am
#43
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: DL DM; Marriott Ambasador Elite
Posts: 626
Dec 2, 2016, 8:39 am
#44
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,399
It's interesting that many of the offers have reasonable prices for higher numbers of MQMs, given than you're already purchasing some MQMs. For example, some of these price at about ten cents per MQM beyond 5,000 or 7,500. It's still more expensive than a decent MR, but if someone is purchasing miles anyway, it could make sense to buy the whole ten thousand if you can use the excess as rollover.
Dec 2, 2016, 9:22 am
#45
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: BOS
Programs: DL GM
Posts: 300
FO with MOL 8,000 MQMs to gold, 5 segments short (all booked already), my offer is
1k MQMs/3MQS for $495
2.5k MQM/6MQS for $795
5k MQM/9MQS for $995
7.5k MQM/12MQS for $1,195
10k MQM/15 MQS for $1,395
Three segments for $500 doesn't seem like a bad deal, it would be difficult to find three flights out of ATL in December for under $166 each. The tangible benefits don't justify it for me, I'd need a LOT of waived SDC and standby fees to justify $500.
1k MQMs/3MQS for $495
2.5k MQM/6MQS for $795
5k MQM/9MQS for $995
7.5k MQM/12MQS for $1,195
10k MQM/15 MQS for $1,395
Three segments for $500 doesn't seem like a bad deal, it would be difficult to find three flights out of ATL in December for under $166 each. The tangible benefits don't justify it for me, I'd need a LOT of waived SDC and standby fees to justify $500.
I don't often have the need to SDC and rarely check a bag, so for me the benefit would be hoping for increased upgrades. I'm 0/18 for F, 1/12 for W this year. No guarantee that being GM will actually improve my odds enough to actually get any upgrades, though.
ST Elite+ would be useful on my one trip to Mexico - it would save me the $29 guest fee to bring my FIL into the SkyClub.