New Delta AMEX promo - Reserve/Platinum - MQM bonus and dining credits.
Aug 23, 2020, 8:26 am
#76
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Not sure how that will work. With Caesars extension, they are granting status for another year but you don't get the $100 dining credit a second time unless you meet the spend requirement in 2020 for the 2021 year. Not sure if Delta will just grant the upgrade and luggage and other benefits or if they will give the choice gifts both years if someone doesn't have the MQD and MQM requirement met for both years or not.
Aug 23, 2020, 8:51 am
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Ran a $3K down payment on a car through my Platinum Delta card yesterday (the maximum that the dealer would let me charge) and to my amusement, I got two e-mails from AmEx- one that the transaction had tracked for the Delta offer and another one that since the dealership was coded in their system as a small business, I got a $5 Shop Small credit on the transaction.
Aug 23, 2020, 9:43 am
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We do know for sure. You'll get (the option to choose) Global Upgrades twice regardless -- the extension of 2020 status into 2021 includes the ability to select 2021 Choice Benefits even if you don't requalify normally. See wiki at the top of the status extension thread: DL to Extend Status to Feb-2022 due to COVID 19 (Consolidated Thread)
A full-year extension has been added to your current Medallion Status through January 31, 2022. Diamond and Platinum Medallion Members will be able to select Choice Benefits beginning February 1, 2021 as part of the extension.
I hadn't been following too closely and missed that. Pretty valuable.
Aug 23, 2020, 9:47 am
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Aug 23, 2020, 5:14 pm
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Can these MQM's be gifted? I had no real interest in this promo since I put a few huge charges through on my Am Ex pre covid and those will all roll over and I have no need for the MQM's now. But if these can be gifted it may be worth getting those cards out of the drawer and using them again.
Aug 23, 2020, 5:20 pm
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Can these MQM's be gifted? I had no real interest in this promo since I put a few huge charges through on my Am Ex pre covid and those will all roll over and I have no need for the MQM's now. But if these can be gifted it may be worth getting those cards out of the drawer and using them again.
Aug 23, 2020, 5:26 pm
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I would assume no, since only regular MQMs from the Reserve card can be gifted, not DL Plat card MQMs, and not any bonus/signup/welcome MQMs in the various offers we've seen.
The language at the bottom of the email I received says that the miles will be credited to your account 8-12 weeks after.....
The language at the bottom of the email I received says that the miles will be credited to your account 8-12 weeks after.....
Aug 23, 2020, 6:02 pm
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+1
Rereading the Full Ts&Cs for the offer, it seems clear that the offer applies only to purchases made with the Basic cardmember's card and does not apply to purchases made by Additional cardholders on that same account. Still a good offer, but it is an important limitation to be aware of.
Rereading the Full Ts&Cs for the offer, it seems clear that the offer applies only to purchases made with the Basic cardmember's card and does not apply to purchases made by Additional cardholders on that same account. Still a good offer, but it is an important limitation to be aware of.
Aug 23, 2020, 6:04 pm
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Aug 24, 2020, 6:10 am
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1) A few months back, Amex send me an e-mail saying I would get a $50 appreciated credit for the Amex Platinum
2) For some reason, they charged me $195 anyway a few days ago when my fee hit (I guess this effectively replaced the $50 credit)
I will also see if I can get a retention offer on top
2) For some reason, they charged me $195 anyway a few days ago when my fee hit (I guess this effectively replaced the $50 credit)
I will also see if I can get a retention offer on top
Aug 24, 2020, 7:55 am
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I may push for a retention offer regardless.
I'm actually in an annoyingly "stuck" position: I'm reasonably hopeful I won't hit Platinum for 2021 (I'm about 39k shy there, so an MQM boost on the Reserve [24k] and then another one next year [9k] alongside hitting the $25k spend waiver means I can park about $17k on the card between now and the EOY without accidentally hitting Platinum (thus I'd be positioned for Gold in 2022 and should be able to comfortably roll into Gold for 2023 on CC spend alone). I don't anticipate spending that much on the card between now and EOY...but I am hesitant, since a de facto 1.5 SkyPesos/dollar is actually one of the better spend options out there (on non-restaurant spend; the Delta spend part is worth sweet FA to me unless non-expiring Delta gift cards count, and even then...I'm not anticipating boarding a plane until...well, whenever the mask rules go away).
I'm actually in an annoyingly "stuck" position: I'm reasonably hopeful I won't hit Platinum for 2021 (I'm about 39k shy there, so an MQM boost on the Reserve [24k] and then another one next year [9k] alongside hitting the $25k spend waiver means I can park about $17k on the card between now and the EOY without accidentally hitting Platinum (thus I'd be positioned for Gold in 2022 and should be able to comfortably roll into Gold for 2023 on CC spend alone). I don't anticipate spending that much on the card between now and EOY...but I am hesitant, since a de facto 1.5 SkyPesos/dollar is actually one of the better spend options out there (on non-restaurant spend; the Delta spend part is worth sweet FA to me unless non-expiring Delta gift cards count, and even then...I'm not anticipating boarding a plane until...well, whenever the mask rules go away).
Aug 24, 2020, 12:10 pm
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I'm actually in an annoyingly "stuck" position: I'm reasonably hopeful I won't hit Platinum for 2021 (I'm about 39k shy there, so an MQM boost on the Reserve [24k] and then another one next year [9k] alongside hitting the $25k spend waiver means I can park about $17k on the card between now and the EOY without accidentally hitting Platinum (thus I'd be positioned for Gold in 2022 and should be able to comfortably roll into Gold for 2023 on CC spend alone). I don't anticipate spending that much on the card between now and EOY...but I am hesitant, since a de facto 1.5 SkyPesos/dollar is actually one of the better spend options out there (on non-restaurant spend; the Delta spend part is worth sweet FA to me unless non-expiring Delta gift cards count, and even then...I'm not anticipating boarding a plane until...well, whenever the mask rules go away).
Aug 24, 2020, 5:49 pm
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I don't get your MQM math - how do you get 9k ?
I may push for a retention offer regardless.
I'm actually in an annoyingly "stuck" position: I'm reasonably hopeful I won't hit Platinum for 2021 (I'm about 39k shy there, so an MQM boost on the Reserve [24k] and then another one next year [9k] alongside hitting the $25k spend waiver means I can park about $17k on the card between now and the EOY without accidentally hitting Platinum (thus I'd be positioned for Gold in 2022 and should be able to comfortably roll into Gold for 2023 on CC spend alone). I don't anticipate spending that much on the card between now and EOY...but I am hesitant, since a de facto 1.5 SkyPesos/dollar is actually one of the better spend options out there (on non-restaurant spend; the Delta spend part is worth sweet FA to me unless non-expiring Delta gift cards count, and even then...I'm not anticipating boarding a plane until...well, whenever the mask rules go away).
I'm actually in an annoyingly "stuck" position: I'm reasonably hopeful I won't hit Platinum for 2021 (I'm about 39k shy there, so an MQM boost on the Reserve [24k] and then another one next year [9k] alongside hitting the $25k spend waiver means I can park about $17k on the card between now and the EOY without accidentally hitting Platinum (thus I'd be positioned for Gold in 2022 and should be able to comfortably roll into Gold for 2023 on CC spend alone). I don't anticipate spending that much on the card between now and EOY...but I am hesitant, since a de facto 1.5 SkyPesos/dollar is actually one of the better spend options out there (on non-restaurant spend; the Delta spend part is worth sweet FA to me unless non-expiring Delta gift cards count, and even then...I'm not anticipating boarding a plane until...well, whenever the mask rules go away).
Aug 24, 2020, 6:05 pm
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I may push for a retention offer regardless.
I'm actually in an annoyingly "stuck" position: I'm reasonably hopeful I won't hit Platinum for 2021 (I'm about 39k shy there, so an MQM boost on the Reserve [24k] and then another one next year [9k] alongside hitting the $25k spend waiver means I can park about $17k on the card between now and the EOY without accidentally hitting Platinum (thus I'd be positioned for Gold in 2022 and should be able to comfortably roll into Gold for 2023 on CC spend alone). I don't anticipate spending that much on the card between now and EOY...but I am hesitant, since a de facto 1.5 SkyPesos/dollar is actually one of the better spend options out there (on non-restaurant spend; the Delta spend part is worth sweet FA to me unless non-expiring Delta gift cards count, and even then...I'm not anticipating boarding a plane until...well, whenever the mask rules go away).
I'm actually in an annoyingly "stuck" position: I'm reasonably hopeful I won't hit Platinum for 2021 (I'm about 39k shy there, so an MQM boost on the Reserve [24k] and then another one next year [9k] alongside hitting the $25k spend waiver means I can park about $17k on the card between now and the EOY without accidentally hitting Platinum (thus I'd be positioned for Gold in 2022 and should be able to comfortably roll into Gold for 2023 on CC spend alone). I don't anticipate spending that much on the card between now and EOY...but I am hesitant, since a de facto 1.5 SkyPesos/dollar is actually one of the better spend options out there (on non-restaurant spend; the Delta spend part is worth sweet FA to me unless non-expiring Delta gift cards count, and even then...I'm not anticipating boarding a plane until...well, whenever the mask rules go away).
Aug 24, 2020, 6:34 pm
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Are you not planning to flying in 2021? If you make PM this year, you値l be PM in 2021 and roll at least 75k into 2022 qualification. If you hit your spend waiver in 2021, you値l be PM for 2022 as well. Also, assuming you hit the Reserve bonus threshold once each in 2021 and 2022, you値l have 30k MQMs for 2023 qualification without boarding a single flight in either year.
