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A Challenge: The Least-Expensive Way to Get The Most Medallion Qualification Miles?
Oct 22, 2004, 7:13 am
#136
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, DL DM since inception, 3+ MM, HH Gold, SPG-Gold
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Originally Posted by jfulcher
You get 5000 though immediatley on first purchase.
MQM's? - Do you have a link for that?
Oct 22, 2004, 7:28 am
#137
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: SJC
Programs: UA
Posts: 650
Originally Posted by Flying_Duck
MQM's? - Do you have a link for that?
"To get off to a flying start, you'll earn 15,000 bonus SkyMiles® (5,000 of which are Medallion® Qualification Miles) the first time you make a purchase."
Oct 22, 2004, 9:00 am
#138
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: IND
Programs: DL PM & 2MM™, Lifetime HHonors Diamond
Posts: 20,889
Originally Posted by Delta Hog
Thanks to all -- I'll probably just go ahead and fly a Delta segment instead of NW to push me over the top.
Oct 22, 2004, 9:03 am
#139
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: STL
Programs: WN, DL, AA; Hyatt or Wyndham
Posts: 1,078
Originally Posted by indufan
Just go ahead and fly NW and credit it to SkyMiles.
Well, either way, I'm always connecting out of MCI anyway (since I'm usually not headed to ATL, CVG, SLC, DFW, DTW, MEM, MSP).
Oct 22, 2004, 9:03 am
#140
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, DL DM since inception, 3+ MM, HH Gold, SPG-Gold
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Originally Posted by miro
Fundamentals of the card, first paragraph
"To get off to a flying start, you'll earn 15,000 bonus SkyMiles® (5,000 of which are Medallion® Qualification Miles) the first time you make a purchase."
"To get off to a flying start, you'll earn 15,000 bonus SkyMiles® (5,000 of which are Medallion® Qualification Miles) the first time you make a purchase."
Thanks, that is good to know as this question of needing "instant" SM/MQM's comes up at regular intervals.
Nov 6, 2004, 12:34 pm
#141
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Posts: 331
Any values ATL-California for November-December?
I'm finding approx. $650 A fares from ATL-SNA or ATL-LAX for the rest of November. Is anyone finding some MQM values (A fares or otherwise) for ATL? I'm probably limited to N American flights since my MR will need to be over the weekend.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Nov 6, 2004, 5:24 pm
#142
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: SJC
Programs: UA
Posts: 650
Originally Posted by fcrit
Is anyone finding some MQM values (A fares or otherwise) for ATL?
Nov 7, 2004, 7:20 am
#143
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Marietta, GA
Programs: AA EXP;SPG Gold; Priority Club Spire Ambassador; Hilton Diamond
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Originally Posted by miro
Try Houston through Cincinnatti and Salt Lake City in A. $570 for over 12k MQMs. Doable in one weekend.
Nov 7, 2004, 7:05 pm
#144
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Portland, OR 97201
Posts: 77
Portland, Oregon
I need to get about 11,000 to make Gold by the end of the year - I know Delta has such a limited schedule from Portland but does anyone know of a cheap way?
Nov 7, 2004, 7:44 pm
#145
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: SJC
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Originally Posted by danray
I need to get about 11,000 to make Gold by the end of the year - I know Delta has such a limited schedule from Portland but does anyone know of a cheap way?
Save Today on Fall Travel from Portland, OR to Asia.
It seems that you can get to Tokyo for $480 RT plus taxes.
Nov 8, 2004, 12:51 am
#146
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: lax
Posts: 727
Originally Posted by miro
Why don't you fly to NRT on Northwest and credit the miles to your DL account. They have a promo from Portland running right now:
Save Today on Fall Travel from Portland, OR to Asia.
It seems that you can get to Tokyo for $480 RT plus taxes.
Save Today on Fall Travel from Portland, OR to Asia.
It seems that you can get to Tokyo for $480 RT plus taxes.
Although cheap, and can earn 1.0 MQM, there is a 6 day minimum stay required.
Nov 8, 2004, 10:44 am
#147
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Posts: 331
Originally Posted by miro
Try Houston through Cincinnatti and Salt Lake City in A. $570 for over 12k MQMs. Doable in one weekend.
Nov 8, 2004, 5:28 pm
#148
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Marietta, GA
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Originally Posted by fcrit
Thanks! Excellent at $0.051 per MQM (I'm only getting 11,136 MQMs), and I've been looking for an excuse to get to Houston for a day or so. SaveDelta, I can't quite make CVG work on mainline - you can't get from ATL-CVG in time to get the only mainline CVG-IAH at 905 am (or am I missing something?).
Nov 8, 2004, 6:12 pm
#149
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: SJC
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Originally Posted by SaveDelta
Try routing ATL-CVG-SLC-IAH-SLC-CVG-ATL
Nov 8, 2004, 8:03 pm
#150
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Marietta, GA
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Originally Posted by miro
That's the one I was talking about