chances DL will bump me up to DM with <100 MQM to go at year's end?
Nov 2, 2017, 2:50 pm
#1
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chances DL will bump me up to DM with <100 MQM to go at year's end?
Hi all - I'm fairly new to DL so this may be an obvious question, but how likely is it that DL would bump me up to DM if I finish the year at around 124,900 MQM?
My MQDs for the year are around $23k.
I don't have the credit card yet but am considering opening it for the 10k MQMs if need be.
What would you do in my shoes? I do a lot of international travel, always in Y, so those international upgrades are worth quite a bit to me.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts here.
My MQDs for the year are around $23k.
I don't have the credit card yet but am considering opening it for the 10k MQMs if need be.
What would you do in my shoes? I do a lot of international travel, always in Y, so those international upgrades are worth quite a bit to me.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts here.
Nov 2, 2017, 3:06 pm
#3
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Location: IND
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Comes up every year about this time. Not likely at all they will concede it. My view is they have to draw the line someone where and I like it when they draw the line where they draw the line.
Nov 2, 2017, 3:10 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Minneapolis
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There have been stories of a few soft landings in the past couple of years. However there is also a new post in the last few days where someone will be about 300 MQM's short of DM and he does NOT want a soft landing. So you never know what people might be thinking.
Nov 2, 2017, 3:33 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Hilton and Delta have a promo out currently where one can get 250 MQMs. I not familiar with the other details, but it seems a one night mattress run in this case might be exactly what you need.
Nov 2, 2017, 3:38 pm
#7
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Nov 2, 2017, 3:41 pm
#8
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That is perfect - thanks so much! I have at least 4 more stays at Hilton before the end of the year. Appreciate the tip.
Nov 2, 2017, 3:45 pm
#9
Join Date: Apr 2016
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I would choose the longest routing possible on your flights for the remainder of the year i.e. if you are flying to BOS, take a layover in ATL rather than the direct flight or a layover in MSP or DTW. Taking the longest routing has saved me many times. Other option is a mileage run (which I will be doing since I will be a few $ short). LAX or SFO have some super cheap flights in the first half of December that will allow you to easily clear the hurdle if you have a couple hours to fly down and back.
Nov 3, 2017, 5:39 am
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