Look Back On Your Year As A Diamond Medallion Member
Jan 22, 2019, 6:05 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: MCO
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Posts: 762
Look Back On Your Year As A Diamond Medallion Member
Why is Delta sending me this email? Yes, I made DM for several years, but you changed the rules and my DM status ends at the end of January. Why are you taunting me with what was before but will not be in the future?
Jan 22, 2019, 6:35 pm
#2
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: PHX
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, HHonrs Diamond
Posts: 1,336
They want to motivate you to get it back spending more MQD.
That's exactly why I wait until the last minute to choose my GUC's. To have a little satisfaction using them after the eventual demotion to PM happens.
That's exactly why I wait until the last minute to choose my GUC's. To have a little satisfaction using them after the eventual demotion to PM happens.
Jan 22, 2019, 8:40 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 102
Jan 22, 2019, 8:59 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, 1MM
Posts: 3,784
I got this as a platinum; I’ve never been diamond. Since it was based on data as of 11/1/18 I hadn’t even requalified as platinum. I fail to see the point of trying to make medallions feel like underachievers. Do they really think that’s an incentive?
Jan 22, 2019, 9:00 pm
#5
Join Date: May 2004
Location: formerly Gold now Diamond, formerly MSY, now LAX, formerly NW, now DL
Programs: Hyatt Plat, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold, Delta Diamond/1MM
Posts: 4,635
I kind of liked it. Kind of Facebook like with the "memories." Though I assume the miles flown was just on Delta (they counted 75k) and wonder if award flights counted. It's certainly more interesting than most of the junk emails I get from Delta.
Jan 22, 2019, 9:08 pm
#6
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Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: So Fla & NYC
Programs: DL DM/2MM, UA MM, BV LT Titanium, HH Diamond
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I would not expect awards to be in that mix but it is quite possible that Partner flights have been left out. The number of MQMs that they showed me was about 35-40K less than what was shown on my activity, a number that correlated very closely with the Partner flights that I flew.
Jan 22, 2019, 9:17 pm
#7
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Madison, WI (MSN)
Programs: Delta Platinum, Hilton & Marriott Plastic Gold, Chick-fil-A Signature
Posts: 441
I got this as a diamond who requalified as a diamond for this year. I found it interesting that it said 100% of my flights were for business (definitely not true, that's more like 25% at the most last year). I didn't go into how they calculated miles but it probably did not include one or more of Amex boosts, 150% bonuses, or partner flights -- my miles flown was less than half of my MQM total for the year.
Jan 22, 2019, 10:31 pm
#9
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
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Jan 23, 2019, 5:34 am
#10
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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That is my strategy as well. The deadline is a bit more than a week away?
Jan 23, 2019, 6:49 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MSN
Programs: Delta DM, Bonvoy LT Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,987
I did not need to be reminded that my most visited city in 2018 was Indianapolis. I also didn't need to be reminded that I visited 0 of the US News & World Report Hot Spots. What I did find interesting was that since I joined when I was in high school, as an exchange student going to Germany, that I have been a member "only" 9 years less than the longest tenured member who joined in 1981. So since I'm in my mid-40's, maybe I'll live long enough to be the longest tenured member if they keep doing these while I'm still working and/or traveling. My new goal!
Jan 23, 2019, 9:57 am
#14
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: CT
Programs: DL DM 2MM, MR LTT, Hilton D, Hertz PC. National Emerald Exec, UA Silver(thanks to Marriott)
Posts: 2,026
I did not need to be reminded that my most visited city in 2018 was Indianapolis. I also didn't need to be reminded that I visited 0 of the US News & World Report Hot Spots. What I did find interesting was that since I joined when I was in high school, as an exchange student going to Germany, that I have been a member "only" 9 years less than the longest tenured member who joined in 1981. So since I'm in my mid-40's, maybe I'll live long enough to be the longest tenured member if they keep doing these while I'm still working and/or traveling. My new goal!
Jan 23, 2019, 12:30 pm
#15
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