New Third MQM Award Level for Reserve/Plat Cards (targeted)
Mar 27, 2018, 9:11 am
#31
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I tried calling and no luck and rep was clueless.
Good way to encourage people with multi am ex cards to keep them and go the $250K spend now. In the past I used to put $220K in spend in betwween a business and personal reserve and platinum. If others are in the situation and get targeted they can get another 15K MQMS on the additional spend for the $250k.and not only meet the MQM requirement receive 115K MQM and only require 10K MQM in flying to remain diamond.
Wonder why they are targeting it?
Good way to encourage people with multi am ex cards to keep them and go the $250K spend now. In the past I used to put $220K in spend in betwween a business and personal reserve and platinum. If others are in the situation and get targeted they can get another 15K MQMS on the additional spend for the $250k.and not only meet the MQM requirement receive 115K MQM and only require 10K MQM in flying to remain diamond.
Wonder why they are targeting it?
Mar 27, 2018, 9:26 am
#32
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I read this offer as one time 15K MQM only. The max you can get with Reserve is 45K MQM.
Mar 27, 2018, 9:43 am
#33
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It's not very helpful for me. With Diamond now out of reach, there's no reason to pile up more MQMs. I fly high Gold to low Platinum, and an Amex MQM bonus ensure I won't miss Platinum even in a slow travel year. There's no longer any value for me in pushing farther. Chase Sapphire Reserve gets the bulk of my spend now.
Mar 27, 2018, 9:51 am
#34
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But if someone is only flying Delta 10K miles a year there are cards that will give a much better return on $250K in spend than the benefits they'll get on Diamond as a delta for those few of trips.
Mar 27, 2018, 10:08 am
#35
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I was wondering where you were getting your math from, but looks like no one with the Business card is getting the offer so you are off by 15K MQMs.
Mar 27, 2018, 10:10 am
#36
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Mar 27, 2018, 11:18 am
#37
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Can't say why I was targeted (if I was), but I generally hit the $60K spend target and then direct my spending elsewhere. I assume AMEX's algorithms are intelligent enough to discern that; perhaps they believe they have a real chance of enticing me to stay for an additional $30K of spending.
Mar 27, 2018, 11:51 am
#38
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Neither have it, and for what its worth my spend so far this year has been fairly high
Mar 27, 2018, 12:26 pm
#39
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Can't say why I was targeted (if I was), but I generally hit the $60K spend target and then direct my spending elsewhere. I assume AMEX's algorithms are intelligent enough to discern that; perhaps they believe they have a real chance of enticing me to stay for an additional $30K of spending.
Mar 27, 2018, 1:31 pm
#40
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Didnt get the email myself, tweeted at amex and they just pointed me to the website about the card. Busy day so havent bothered to call and poke more. Will be quite annoyed if i didnt get it -_-
Mar 27, 2018, 8:58 pm
#42
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30K - $60K - Reserve BIZ
45K - $90K - Reserve Personal
20K - $50K - Platinum BIZ
30K - $75K - Platinum Personal
125K total MQMs on $275K total spend.
DM without actually flying a single mile.
Mar 28, 2018, 6:51 am
#43
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Mar 28, 2018, 9:35 am
#44
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Of course, as I have continually pointed out, the DM that doesn't actually travel represents little competition to the other DMs!
Mar 28, 2018, 10:19 am
#45
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I'm surprised they are even doing this. I thought the reason for increasing the MQD waiver to $250K was to "thin the herds" By giving an additional 15K MQMs won't this result in more PM, GM and FOs?
