Delta Reserve v. Platinum
Jul 28, 2009, 9:36 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: ATL
Programs: Diamond Medallion
Posts: 14
Delta Reserve v. Platinum
I have a Reserve card and will make DM. Given the fact that DM comes with free Skyclub I am kind of thinking I no longer need the Reserve card. The only thing that may be worth the $500 is the additional 20,000 MQMs I get over using the Platinum card??? Thoughts?
Jul 28, 2009, 9:47 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SYD
Programs: |QF Platinum|HH Gold|DL Silver|ALL Silver|
Posts: 1,736
It would also give you upgrade priority over other DM's without the Reserve Card.
Jul 28, 2009, 10:42 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: ATL
Programs: DL SkyMiles, MR, HH, ICH/PC, Avis Pref., Hertz Gold
Posts: 2,897
Yup, there is an ovelap in benefits with DM and AMEX Reserve.
Would you need the 20K MQMs to re-qualify for DM? If not, I would try for a lower-fee AMEX. Even if you did, you could get some MQMs with the Platinum AMEX at 1/3 the cost.
Would you need the 20K MQMs to re-qualify for DM? If not, I would try for a lower-fee AMEX. Even if you did, you could get some MQMs with the Platinum AMEX at 1/3 the cost.
Jul 28, 2009, 12:30 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: LEX
Programs: Delta Reserve - PM
Posts: 1,143
there's not a 20K mile difference between Plat and Reserve. Plat gets 20K MQMs with 50K spending and Reserve gets 30K MQMs with 60K spending. Am I missing something here?
depends on how much of a benefit the Reserve tie-breaker would be for you on upgrades.
depends on how much of a benefit the Reserve tie-breaker would be for you on upgrades.
Jul 28, 2009, 1:33 pm
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: ATL
Programs: Diamond Medallion
Posts: 14
there's not a 20K mile difference between Plat and Reserve. Plat gets 20K MQMs with 5
All the more reason to switch back to the Platinum card unless they upgrade the benefits associated with the Reserve card. It seems the only people who really benefit from the Reserve card are non-DMs.
Jul 28, 2009, 3:16 pm
#7
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Huntsville, AL
Programs: DL DM 1.929MM, Hilton Lifetime Diamond, IHG Platinum, Avis CHM, Marriott Titanium (lifetime gold)
Posts: 7,856
Jul 28, 2009, 3:55 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Atlanta & San Francisco
Programs: DL 2MM DM & My Wife is a DL 3MM DM
Posts: 2,784
I look at it this way. My wife and I do lots of transcons (to SFO and SEA) and buy FC (A) fares. Using a 2 for 1 FC companion certificate is a savings of somewhere between $1000 and $1200--two to three times more than the annual fee. That alone makes it worth it. If I only bought LUT type fares, maybe it wouldn't be--but fortunately that isn't the case.
