Delta Announcing Changes to Status Qualification
Dec 12, 2023 | 2:29 pm
#646
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: LAX
Programs: DL DM, 2 MM; OW Emerald; MVP Gold 100k;Marriott/SPG LTPlat; HH Diamond
Posts: 975
Dec 12, 2023 | 2:55 pm
#647
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Gold, GlobalEntry, Admirals Club, United Club
Posts: 2,095
Hello, new to forum but long-time Delta Diamond. Trying to wrap my head around the new SkyMiles rules for 2024 and it looks like this is the place to ask questions! Thank you in advance for anyone who takes the time to respond:
OK, my situation: Have reached Diamond in 2024 and will have 180,000 Rollover MQMs that will have to be converted (have 305,000 MQMs in account currently). Here are my questions:
1. Assuming I extend Diamond status through 2025 for 100,000 MQMs, is their any incentive for converting the remaining 80,000 to MQDs since MQDs will reset at the end of 2024 anyway?
2. Rather than extending status, I can convert all 180,000 MQMs into 18,000 MQDs. Given my yearly spend with Delta and my Delta Reserve Card, it will sadly be no problem to reach the required 28,000 MQDs by end of 2024. Is this preferred over extending the status for any reason? Perhaps from a choice benefits stand point?
3. Is there any non-flying way to get the extra 20,000 MQDs I would need to get to 325,000 MQDs and get two year extension? Have already maxed out 4 status boosts with Reserve Card (again, sadly).
Thanks again for any insight!
OK, my situation: Have reached Diamond in 2024 and will have 180,000 Rollover MQMs that will have to be converted (have 305,000 MQMs in account currently). Here are my questions:
1. Assuming I extend Diamond status through 2025 for 100,000 MQMs, is their any incentive for converting the remaining 80,000 to MQDs since MQDs will reset at the end of 2024 anyway?
2. Rather than extending status, I can convert all 180,000 MQMs into 18,000 MQDs. Given my yearly spend with Delta and my Delta Reserve Card, it will sadly be no problem to reach the required 28,000 MQDs by end of 2024. Is this preferred over extending the status for any reason? Perhaps from a choice benefits stand point?
3. Is there any non-flying way to get the extra 20,000 MQDs I would need to get to 325,000 MQDs and get two year extension? Have already maxed out 4 status boosts with Reserve Card (again, sadly).
Thanks again for any insight!
But even if you can't get PM choice benefits if you extend DM status, you'd be giving up 40k RDMs to get PM choice benefits. I wouldn't do that.
MQDs to date is a tiebreaker for upgrades so that's one factor to possibly consider, but I personally wouldn't really give that much weight.