EMail: "Announcing 2008 Medallion Threshold Rewards"
Jun 27, 2008, 6:45 am
#46
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: New York, western US
Programs: DM/3MM
Posts: 4,246
IMHO, this is not much of an incentive. If those amounts were for carryover MQMs, rather than bonus miles, that would be different. I've got too many miles now that I have trouble using due to reasonable availability.
Jun 27, 2008, 6:52 am
#47
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Somewhere today, somewhere tomorrow!
Programs: Delta DM
Posts: 6,768
I got it...almost to the 100k this month, I should hit 150 this year.
Jun 27, 2008, 7:09 am
#49
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: NC
Programs: AAConciergeKey/1MM, DL DM/2 MM, UA Gold,Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 11,995
I think everyone is getting it from what I understand.
And to answer the other post, it is also my understanding that hitting 175k MQM will yield 85k miles.
Im at 130kMQM for the year and have a J-class ticket coming up that will put me over 150kMQM. Im looking forward to this bonus as a way to balance out any upcoming fees DL plans to add to my upcoming award travel using these miles!!! Either way, thank you DL!
And to answer the other post, it is also my understanding that hitting 175k MQM will yield 85k miles.
Im at 130kMQM for the year and have a J-class ticket coming up that will put me over 150kMQM. Im looking forward to this bonus as a way to balance out any upcoming fees DL plans to add to my upcoming award travel using these miles!!! Either way, thank you DL!
Jun 27, 2008, 7:17 am
#50
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Location: NC
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Jun 27, 2008, 7:35 am
#51
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NJ/NYC
Programs: AA EXP/LT Plat, SPG Plat/LT Plat, HHonors Gold, Hyatt Plat, IHG Plat, MR Silver
Posts: 2,786
Not sure if this matters but I know someone who has already been given their criteria to keep Executive Partner for next year, so that would lead me to believe that they are not taking it away.
Jun 27, 2008, 8:05 am
#52
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Jun 27, 2008, 8:31 am
#53
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: SAN
Programs: AS 100K, DL MM, AA PLT
Posts: 2,934
Jun 27, 2008, 8:51 am
#54
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Wayne, PA USA
Programs: DL MM, Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, HHonors Gold
Posts: 7,242
It's not free. It's a reduction in price from 40K miles (what a Platinum normally pays for CRC membership) to 25K miles. Note that your choice is either 25K bonus miles or the CRC membership, hence you're "paying" 25K miles for the CRC membership.
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Jun 27, 2008, 8:56 am
#55
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: ATL
Programs: DL SkyMiles, MR, HH, ICH/PC, Avis Pref., Hertz Gold
Posts: 2,897
Originally Posted by keeton
The regular SM award for a CR membership for a Platinum is 40K so 25K is a great deal
The regular SM award for a CR membership for a Platinum is 40K so 25K is a great deal
Not only have I bought my CR membership with miles for this year, I will continute to do so. The CR is a valuable benefit for me and I will visit a CR at least 50 times a year.
Back to the original topic: I am a bit surprised that they simply did not offer the CR membership as a benefit rather than an "...or 25,000 miles" like they used to do in the old days with Platinum status.
Jun 27, 2008, 10:17 am
#56
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: PIH
Programs: DL PM CRC, HH Gold, Marriott Silver, Hertz 5*
Posts: 15
Last year, I flew more than 150k MQM, never once received indication I was eligible for 125k/150k extras. I asked in this forum and to RealDLInsider if someone could explain the targeting and never once got a response. It could be $ or general revenue, etc., but I still do not have any indication what the priority items are.
This year, with the cost of fuel, and other associated travel cost increases, I will struggle to make PM again. Have to pay for my own CRC, etc. These bonuses are out of reach for me unless something unusual happens. Good luck with this plan to all you guys who are doing this level routinely! It will be interesting to see what happens as we get closer to the year-end.
Jun 27, 2008, 3:13 pm
#57
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Munich, Germany
Programs: LH HON, DL FO/MM, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Accor Lifetime Platinum, Sixt Diamond
Posts: 6,174
For those who did not get the e-mail
Attention - all those who did not get the e-mail: according to GRS, the promotion is not targetted this year and open to all Skymiles members:
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09702-SM PROMOTIONS DELTA OFFERS 4 PAGE 10 01 *PUBLIC*----------------------------------------------- 02 PROMO NAME - SKYMILES 2008 MEDALLION THRESHOLD REWARD 03 VALIDITY - EARN MQMS BEFORE 31DEC08 04 DESCRIPTION - MBRS WHO EARN 100K-175K MQMS WILL ENJOY 05 THEIR BNS MI..OR OTHER EXCLUSIVE GIFTS. 06 - EARN 100K MQMS-EARN 15K BONUS MI 07 - EARN 125K MQMS-20K BNS MI 08 - EARN 150K MQMS- RCV RWD ABOVE PLUS 09 CHOICE OF 25K BNS MI OR 1 YR CRC MBRSHP 10 - EARN 175K MQM - RCV CHOICE OF RWDS ABOVE 11 - MORE - ; 12 PLUS 25K BNS MI OR OTHER EXCLUSIVE GIFTS 13 IE MODEL REPLICA DELTA 767-300 AIRCRAFT 14 ELIGIBILITY - SKYMILES MEMBERS 15 HOW TO EARN - GO TO DELTA.COM/PROFILE..LOG IN $ UPDATE 16 PROFILE W/CORRECT E-MAIL ADDRS IN 17 **ABOUT ME** TAB 18 - SELECT TO RECEIVE **TRAVEL AND SKYMILES 19 INFO** ON **CONTACT ME** TAB. 20 - EARN REQ MQMS(QUALIFICATION IS BASED 21 ON TL SHOWING IN YTD MQM BALANCE) 22 - MORE - 23 .; 24 TRACKING - THRESHOLDAWD08 25 BNS MI POSTED 2-3 WEEKS AFTER EARNING 26 REQUIRED MQM 27 ACCNT RMKS - TBA 28 ADVERTISED - E-MAIL AND MAILER 29 . 30 . 31 . 32 . 33 . 34 ------------------------------------------------------- 35 ENTERED/26JUN08/ATLHGDL/CE
Jun 27, 2008, 3:58 pm
#58
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA, USA NW Platinum Elite Since 1999, United GoldMM, Hyatt Plat, SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz #1 Gold, IC Ambassador, Avis Chairman's
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Jun 27, 2008, 4:29 pm
#59
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I think everyone is getting it from what I understand.
And to answer the other post, it is also my understanding that hitting 175k MQM will yield 85k miles.
Im at 130kMQM for the year and have a J-class ticket coming up that will put me over 150kMQM. Im looking forward to this bonus as a way to balance out any upcoming fees DL plans to add to my upcoming award travel using these miles!!! Either way, thank you DL!
And to answer the other post, it is also my understanding that hitting 175k MQM will yield 85k miles.
Im at 130kMQM for the year and have a J-class ticket coming up that will put me over 150kMQM. Im looking forward to this bonus as a way to balance out any upcoming fees DL plans to add to my upcoming award travel using these miles!!! Either way, thank you DL!
Jun 27, 2008, 4:30 pm
#60
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It's not going away as far as I've heard. If anything I think they are likely to "enrich" aspects for EPs.