Delta New Qualification Requirements 2024 status year (2023 earning)
Oct 6, 2022, 8:24 am
#46
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Protecting the Diamond fortress--no surprise at all.
Secondary benefit is driving additional co-brand card acquisition/spend among the remaining tiers (and this may actually be the primary motivation).
Tertiary impact of thinning out Gold ranks also reduces pressure on SkyPriority amenities at airport and lowers SkyClub use/SkyTeam lounge remimbursements.
Secondary benefit is driving additional co-brand card acquisition/spend among the remaining tiers (and this may actually be the primary motivation).
Tertiary impact of thinning out Gold ranks also reduces pressure on SkyPriority amenities at airport and lowers SkyClub use/SkyTeam lounge remimbursements.
Oct 6, 2022, 8:25 am
#47
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southern California
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This gives much bigger weight to the MM program, which in itself got some announced changes this month.
Wonder if the timing was coordinated?!?
Wonder if the timing was coordinated?!?
Oct 6, 2022, 8:34 am
#48
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,895
I am somewhat surprised they didn't increase the actual MQM required as well. There still will be a lot of excess MQM rollover in the system - that, combined with the MQD waiver, suggests to me that Gold/Plat may not really be impacted at all.
Oct 6, 2022, 8:39 am
#49
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I would have them rather all airlines stopped the freebies to make everyone elite during COVID for this year (2021 I get it) but that's just my opinion. Too many elite ranks anyway, so this is just fine by me.
Oct 6, 2022, 8:46 am
#50
Join Date: Nov 2021
Posts: 144
Ah well this marks the end of diamond for me. MQDs will be $16k this year and that’s with a MQD run to London in D1 paid for with miles. I think this ultimately just devalues platinum since with so many MQMs and the amex waiver it’ll be a bigger crowd.
Oct 6, 2022, 8:49 am
#51
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If you look at the link on their news page, though, there is no mention of the waiver, only that there is no change to MQM or MQS. I asked about it in a tweet, but the tweet was quickly removed (although that could simply be that I don't know how to use twitter and just couldn't find it once i posted it; It definitely posted for at least a few minutes).
Not trying to cause panic. I think it was just something they overlooked on the news page, since they don't want to kill the value of the credit card. But it's Delta, so just in case...
Mike
Oct 6, 2022, 8:51 am
#52
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Only a bit IMO since the MQD threshold for Silver isn't changing and GM is going from $6k to $8k. Other than the new gift choices there wasn't anything else new for MM, was there?
Oct 6, 2022, 8:51 am
#53
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I'm still not 100% on the MQD waiver. If you look at the email that Delta sent, the waiver is protected.
If you look at the link on their news page, though, there is no mention of the waiver, only that there is no change to MQM or MQS. I asked about it in a tweet, but the tweet was quickly removed (although that could simply be that I don't know how to use twitter and just couldn't find it once i posted it; It definitely posted for at least a few minutes).
Not trying to cause panic. I think it was just something they overlooked on the news page, since they don't want to kill the value of the credit card. But it's Delta, so just in case...
Mike
If you look at the link on their news page, though, there is no mention of the waiver, only that there is no change to MQM or MQS. I asked about it in a tweet, but the tweet was quickly removed (although that could simply be that I don't know how to use twitter and just couldn't find it once i posted it; It definitely posted for at least a few minutes).
Not trying to cause panic. I think it was just something they overlooked on the news page, since they don't want to kill the value of the credit card. But it's Delta, so just in case...
Mike
Perhaps a modest increase (say $27.5k or $30k) but beyond that they start to kill the value of that card especially head to head against the AMEX Plat (where it already loses in a head to head battle save for the MQD waiver which keeps it in the wallet).
Oct 6, 2022, 8:52 am
#54
Join Date: Jun 1999
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I'm still not 100% on the MQD waiver. If you look at the email that Delta sent, the waiver is protected.
If you look at the link on their news page, though, there is no mention of the waiver, only that there is no change to MQM or MQS. I asked about it in a tweet, but the tweet was quickly removed (although that could simply be that I don't know how to use twitter and just couldn't find it once i posted it; It definitely posted for at least a few minutes).
Not trying to cause panic. I think it was just something they overlooked on the news page, since they don't want to kill the value of the credit card. But it's Delta, so just in case...
Mike
If you look at the link on their news page, though, there is no mention of the waiver, only that there is no change to MQM or MQS. I asked about it in a tweet, but the tweet was quickly removed (although that could simply be that I don't know how to use twitter and just couldn't find it once i posted it; It definitely posted for at least a few minutes).
Not trying to cause panic. I think it was just something they overlooked on the news page, since they don't want to kill the value of the credit card. But it's Delta, so just in case...
Mike
Oct 6, 2022, 8:54 am
#55
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Cant wait for the idiot blogger race to see who can repost this fast enough alongside meaningless rambling claiming to to breaking the news that provides no useful substance other than EXACTLY what was written in the article....
oh wait, they beat me to it.
oh wait, they beat me to it.
Oct 6, 2022, 8:54 am
#56
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New Premium Choice Benefits The best rewards are the ones that mean the most to you.
That’s why we’re excited to introduce new 2024 Medallion Status Choice Benefits for Diamond and Platinum Medallion Members—getting you closer to dream destinations, next year’s Medallion Status and more.
Learn More >
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Oct 6, 2022, 8:56 am
#57
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DL is sending 2 messages
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There are too many elite members - when all are elite, no one is elite
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The pandemic related lowering of qualification standards is over!
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There are too many elite members - when all are elite, no one is elite
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The pandemic related lowering of qualification standards is over!
Oct 6, 2022, 8:56 am
#58
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Just as a DP but my issue is never MQD's really (Well maybe now since I do on average $18,000) but MQM's. I'd rather Delta add a MQD only option even if it'd be $25,000 MQD's. Hell with current flight prices you could easily hit $3k spent on a few paid FC seats and have under 10k MQM's lol.
Oct 6, 2022, 8:58 am
#59
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