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Medallion Status
I am 15000 MQM short of qualifying for Silver medallion status. Any suggestions on how I can get 15000 miles by the end of the year other than flying multiple long trips?
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I got it when I flew to HKG on DL for sub-$800. That route is now gone. Depending on your departing airport, I know there are some good SIN fares right now.
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You could also bok a First class seat. Usually F class gets 100% MQMs bonus.
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Originally Posted by alwayshome
(Post 30326464)
I am 15000 MQM short of qualifying for Silver medallion status. Any suggestions on how I can get 15000 miles by the end of the year other than flying multiple long trips?
Are you sure Silver is really worth pursuing? |
What are you hoping to get out of Silver status? If your normal travel only amounts to 10k miles a year, less than half the requirement for silver, that means you are taking just one or two long-distance trips or at most 10 short-distance round trips each year.
You may be better off just buying the relevant benefits whenever they are needed. |
Originally Posted by alwayshome
(Post 30326464)
I am 15000 MQM short of qualifying for Silver medallion status. Any suggestions on how I can get 15000 miles by the end of the year other than flying multiple long trips?
1. The Delta Skymiles Platinum has an annual fee of $195 and has a welcome bonus of 5000 MQM if you are approved and spend $1000 in 3 months. If you charge $25000 to the card in a calendar year you earn another 10000 MQM. 2. The Delta Skymiles Reserve has an annual fee of $495 and has a welcome bonus of 10000 MQM if you are approved and spend $3000 in 3 months. Additionally if you charge $30000 in a calendar year you earn another 15000 MQM bonus. So you could enroll in both,and pay the annual fees. But what perks are you hoping to get from Silver Medallion status? The free checked bags and Zone 1 boarding can be obtained with a Skymiles Gold Amex card ($95 annual fee). I hope this helps! |
Originally Posted by Fes426
(Post 30326581)
You could also bok a First class seat. Usually F class gets 100% MQMs bonus.
And that's a LOT of premium cabin up fares to make the difference OP needs. |
If you don’t fly very much, why sink money into this? |
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Originally Posted by alwayshome
(Post 30326464)
I am 15000 MQM short of qualifying for Silver medallion status. Any suggestions on how I can get 15000 miles by the end of the year other than flying multiple long trips?
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Originally Posted by alwayshome
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I am 15000 MQM short of qualifying for Silver medallion status. Any suggestions on how I can get 15000 miles by the end of the year other than flying multiple long trips?
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With that many MQMs to chase I wouldn't recommend going for it unless you anticipate your travel to increase a bunch next year. In that case starting the year as silver might be worth it. As others have mentioned you can get most of the silver benefits with a delta branded AMEX card. The CC doesn't come with complementary upgrades, but unless you fly less popular routes at odd times you aren't getting upgraded as a silver medallion on a regular basis.
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But... you're always home...
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C'mon people...the reason is obvious...FIRST FREE CHECKED BAG!
Delta just raised their rates to $30, ya know. |
As others have said, a longer international mileage run or racking up a lot of spending on a DL branded Platinum or Reserve Amex is about the only way to do this. Having less than half of the required miles, it probably isn’t with it for you. The Delta Amex Gold card will get you the checked bag and boarding benefits of Silver (I believe Silvers get 70lbs for a checked bag though, not sure the Amex does, it may just be 50lbs with the card benefit). That aside, Silver will give you access to preferred seats, including non Comfort+ exit rows, priority customer service line, usually better IRROPS handling and priority standby, and a shot at upgrades to C+ and F, although the value of the upgrade benefit will vary greatly depending upon routes flown and times/days of the week. I have a Silver co-worker who really only travels mid-week and is based in Cleveland. He actually has a far better F upgrade percentage than I do as a Platinum being Tampa based and flying Monday and Thursday evening or Fridays. |
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