When will 100% Sky Miles rollover end?
Aug 19, 2022, 3:47 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Des Moines, IA
Programs: Marriott Plat, Delta Plat
Posts: 28
When will 100% Sky Miles rollover end?
I'm usually a high gold or low platinum member & right now I'm a Platinum level with more than enough MQM to be Diamond but... I spend enough on my credit card to get the "exception" for Platinum but no where near enough to become a Diamond.
This last trip there were 40+ people on the upgrade to 1st list. I used to almost always get upgraded, now it's the exception.
When are they going to stop rolling over the entire MQM and go back to just rolling over your "excess" MQM's? And will that make it easier to get upgraded again.
This last trip there were 40+ people on the upgrade to 1st list. I used to almost always get upgraded, now it's the exception.
When are they going to stop rolling over the entire MQM and go back to just rolling over your "excess" MQM's? And will that make it easier to get upgraded again.
Aug 20, 2022, 6:42 am
#11
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: VPS
Programs: IHG Diamond, Delta PM, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 7,253
After my next flight, I’m good for Platinum through the end of 2024 provided I hit the AmEx waiver and will start working on the 2025 Medallion year. ‘Normal’ travel patterns and card spend would put me at Silver so I figure I can knock out one more year of Platinum for 2025 and then do a squishy landing to Gold for a bit.
Aug 20, 2022, 6:52 am
#12
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,011
I wouldn't attribute it all to just MQM rollover. Pre-Covid, there were certainly numerous routes were getting upgraded as a Plat was often a challenge. For someone who was a first-time Plat during Covid, it would be easy to get spoiled and assume your upgrade percentages were somehow "normal" if you were travelling while many businesses were still significantly limiting travel.
Aug 20, 2022, 8:47 am
#13
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: Waffle House DM
Posts: 466
I just flew back to the UK as a Platinum (with Virgin). Upper Class check-in and priority baggage, priority boarding and access to the Virgin Lounge make maintaining Platinum well worth it for me, but obviously that requires ready access to DL/Virgin flights and a need to travel TATL on a regular basis. Back in the US, I enjoy (usually) getting the C+ bump when booking, but don't even worry any more about an upgrade to First when going out of the Medallion heavy airports I use. Although "Want First, Buy First' is now largely true, I do use RDU from time to time and often get upgraded with a companion out of there, so the moral is if you want First you need to pay or avoid the Hubs. I find if I set my expectations low, I'm never disappointed with Delta. Assuming I meet the CC spend thresholds, I have just qualified for Platinum for 2024, assuming Delta don't play a 'bait and switch' game with the rollover MQMs.
Aug 20, 2022, 8:50 am
#14
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,885
I think all levels of status, including Diamond, will be elevated through at least the start of the 2024. I know some people think next year will see fewer elites but I don't buy it. I think three years of rollover will more than offset the lack of extensions.
Aug 20, 2022, 10:13 am
#15
Join Date: Jan 2022
Programs: DL, UA, AA
Posts: 1,996
You won't see fewer next year. You'll see more.
