3,700 MQM short for Silver
Dec 17, 18, 6:41 pm
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impossible to answer without knowing where you can originate, and what your available travel days are
Dec 17, 18, 6:56 pm
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Welcome to FlyerTalk; when you come back and post the missing information, please add it to this existing thread; thanks. DL/Sky Team: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Dec 17, 18, 8:09 pm
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Originally Posted by jrl767
impossible to answer without knowing where you can originate, and what your available travel days are
Dec 17, 18, 8:16 pm
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Originally Posted by WWads
Silver is not worth reaching to get. Not unless you can do a simple buy-up on an existing trip. I would never hand DL $599 for Silver.
Dec 17, 18, 8:49 pm
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Welcome to FT, GT Hill, we hope you learn a lot here and make some friends!
As described by FlyinHawaiian, you should post in the mileage run thread to get some ideas.
But by the by, you could take a weekend trip to Los Angeles the last weekend of the year for $487. That's 3892 MQMs.
As described by FlyinHawaiian, you should post in the mileage run thread to get some ideas.
But by the by, you could take a weekend trip to Los Angeles the last weekend of the year for $487. That's 3892 MQMs.
Dec 17, 18, 9:52 pm
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I tend to think you'd be better off snagging the Reserve on Jan 1 and just knocking out the other 15k MQM/$3k MQD early in the year and then have Silver through 2021 and in the interim the perks of the Reserve are virtually the same as being Silver -- especially if you are ATL-based (in which case an upgrade clearing would be a true unicorn)
Dec 17, 18, 11:30 pm
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Originally Posted by GT Hill
Agreed. Totally my fault for delaying until the last minute. I thought about grabbing the amex reserve card deal back in September for the 10K mqm bonus, but spending 3000 in a week now is a bit of a stretch. Wonder if there is a way I could trade 10k regular miles (or appropriate amount) for 3700 mqms with a member that has gifting permission?
Dec 18, 18, 12:45 am
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do you want silver because you have enough travel to justify it next year, or do you want it just because you're actually within spitting distance? out of ATL I would say your chances of F upgrades are almost basically always zero if you are flying at anything considered a normal time. are you even going to travel enough next year to make it worth it? just things to consider before blowing $400 and wasting a day on a plane
Dec 18, 18, 8:50 am
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Originally Posted by GT Hill
Sorry, that's what you get from a virgin. My home base is ATL and I can pretty much travel any day for the remainder of the year.
Welcome aboard!
Also you will learn by reading these boards that ATL is one the most heavily traveled airports by DM/PM/GM skymiles members that you will be competing with for seats and upgrades.
Keep this in mind in your future travels and medallion status decisions.
Happy Landings!
