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Old Apr 15, 2012, 1:47 pm
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Upcoming MRs in April-May
Hi All,

I will be Diamond Medallion (Delta) by May 13th. This year I started with no rollover miles and will made 60,000 of purchases on my Delta Reserve card this month for my final 15,000 bonus. I've never been a Diamond before, always been Silver before this. I'm interested to see if I notice a difference in my upgrade percentages / level of service. Any comments?

Guess I should add the total cost on these tickets was $1,820

Here are my flights:
Code:
Day Date  Flight                       City               Time  Cabin   
--- ----- -------------------- -------------------- ----- ----- --------

Fri 27APR Delta 1724           LV Hartford, CT      (BDL)  622P Economy
                               AR Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  858P 
Fri 27APR Delta 1649           LV Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  955P Economy
Sat 28APR                      AR San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1227A 
Sat 28APR Delta 30             LV San Francisco, CA (SFO)  630A Economy
                               AR New York, NY      (JFK)  304P 
Sat 28APR Delta 6              LV New York, NY      (JFK)  530P Economy
                               AR San Francisco, CA (SFO)  914P 
Sat 28APR Delta 1880           LV San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1035P Economy
Sun 29APR                      AR Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  608A 
Sun 29APR Delta 1049           LV Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  725A Economy
                               AR Hartford, CT      (BDL)  950A 

Mileage Listing:
BDL-SFO X/ATL X/ATL 5984 total miles
SFO-JFK NS NS 5158 total miles
Total: 11,142

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Tue  1MAY Delta 1724           LV Hartford, CT      (BDL)  610P Economy
                               AR Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  848P 
Tue  1MAY Delta 1649           LV Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  955P Economy
Wed  2MAY                      AR San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1216A 
Wed  2MAY Delta 2200           LV San Francisco, CA (SFO)  605A Economy
                               AR Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  142P 
Wed  2MAY Delta 1724           LV Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  255P Economy
                               AR Hartford, CT      (BDL)  530P 

Mileage Listing:
BDL-SFO X/ATL X/ATL 5984 total miles
Total: 5,984

------------------------------------------------------------------------


Fri  4MAY Delta 1724           LV Hartford, CT      (BDL)  610P Economy
                               AR Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  848P 
Fri  4MAY Delta 1649           LV Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  955P Economy
Sat  5MAY                      AR San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1220A 
Sat  5MAY Delta 30             LV San Francisco, CA (SFO)  630A Economy
                               AR New York, NY      (JFK)  313P 
Sat  5MAY Delta 1465           LV New York, NY      (JFK)  530P Economy
                               AR San Francisco, CA (SFO)  922P 
Sun  6MAY Delta 806            LV San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1230A Economy
                               AR Minneapolis/St Pa (MSP)  604A 
Sun  6MAY Delta 3559          LV Minneapolis/St Pa (MSP)  705A Economy
                               AR Hartford, CT      (BDL) 1048A 

Mileage Listing:
BDL-SFO X/ATL X/MSP 5624 total miles
SFO-JFK NS NS 5158 total miles
Total: 10,782

------------------------------------------------------------------------


Fri 11MAY Delta 1724           LV Hartford, CT      (BDL)  610P Economy
                               AR Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  848P 
Fri 11MAY Delta 1649           LV Atlanta, GA       (ATL)  955P Economy
Sat 12MAY                      AR San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1220A 

Sat 12MAY Delta 806            LV San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1245A Economy
                               AR Minneapolis/St Pa (MSP)  615A 
Sat 12MAY Delta 2084           LV Minneapolis/St Pa (MSP)  700A Economy
                               AR New York, NY      (JFK) 1049A 
Sat 12MAY Delta 6              LV New York, NY      (JFK)  730P Economy
                               AR San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1129P 

Sun 13MAY Delta 906            LV San Francisco, CA (SFO)  625A Economy
                               AR Minneapolis/St Pa (MSP) 1207P 
Sun 13MAY Delta 1226           LV Minneapolis/St Pa (MSP)  159P Economy
                               AR Hartford, CT      (BDL)  538P 

Mileage Listing:
BDL-SFO X/ATL X/MSP 5624 total miles
SFO-JFK X/MSP NS 5189 total miles
Total: 10,813

Grand Total: 38,721 MQM
Last edited by mbwmbw; Apr 15, 2012 at 1:58 pm
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Old Apr 15, 2012, 3:02 pm
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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I saw a nice upgrade in service going from Silver to Gold so I imagine the upgrade going to Diamond will be huge. Congratulations. As a Gold ex-MSY I get upgrades most of the time, but I got them frequently as a (Northwest) Silver as well, so it might just be my airport. Gold or higher, you see more benefits when traveling internationally, such as Lounge, skipping to the head of some nuisance lines, etc.

I'm a rather careful shopper/planner and don't normally change my tickets but if you need the flexibility of being able to change your tickets frequently then I think the Plats and Diamonds can save tons of money there.
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Old Apr 15, 2012, 9:34 pm
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4.7cpm.... happy for you, but you know, you could've done better

3.7cpm would've been $1432

and the magic number 3.0cpm would've been $1161

But honestly those routes look nice, good aircraft JFK-SFO, hope you get upgraded
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Old Apr 16, 2012, 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by w0r1dtrave1er
4.7cpm.... happy for you, but you know, you could've done better

3.7cpm would've been $1432

and the magic number 3.0cpm would've been $1161

But honestly those routes look nice, good aircraft JFK-SFO, hope you get upgraded
Yes, ; I probably could have done better, but it's *VERY* hard out of BDL to get cheap routes. If I flew out of BOS of JFK I could have gotten it easily at 4.0cpm or even lower. I'll fly anything under 5.0 CPM and generally try to shoot for 4.5 CPM or lower.

I'll keep you posted on the UG's. Right now I'm still Gold; will be Diamond after these routes. Plat after the first two.
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Old Apr 17, 2012, 8:09 pm
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Join Date: May 2009
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Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
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Originally Posted by peachfront
I saw a nice upgrade in service going from Silver to Gold so I imagine the upgrade going to Diamond will be huge. Congratulations. As a Gold ex-MSY I get upgrades most of the time, but I got them frequently as a (Northwest) Silver as well, so it might just be my airport. Gold or higher, you see more benefits when traveling internationally, such as Lounge, skipping to the head of some nuisance lines, etc.

I'm a rather careful shopper/planner and don't normally change my tickets but if you need the flexibility of being able to change your tickets frequently then I think the Plats and Diamonds can save tons of money there.
How so? What type of service improvements did you see? I'm curious as to the difference in service between levels.
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 5:30 pm
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Thank you for the details. Anymore specifics you can provide would be fantastic!

Michael
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Old Apr 18, 2012, 6:13 pm
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUS
Programs: AA Exec Platinum/MM, DL Gold/MM, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,976
Originally Posted by mbwmbw
I will be Diamond Medallion (Delta) by May 13th. This year I started with no rollover miles and will made 60,000 of purchases on my Delta Reserve card this month for my final 15,000 bonus. I've never been a Diamond before, always been Silver before this. I'm interested to see if I notice a difference in my upgrade percentages / level of service. Any comments?
You will only notice an improvement in service if you actually FLY after you get DM. If your "normal" flying gets you only to silver you won't really be traveling enough to take full advantage of the new status. But when you do you will almost always get upgraded, you'll be treated better in IROPs, and your calls will be answered more quickly. You already have SkyClub access with your credit card. Any special treatment beyond that, such as a Porsche ride in ATL, will be rare.

Also I don't understand your math. 0 rollover + 38,721 from flying + 30,000 from CC spend = 68,721 MQMs. Where are the remaining MQMs to get you to 125K coming from?
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Old Apr 20, 2012, 3:58 pm
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I've already flown 58,000 miles this year. Add the 68, brings me to 126,000 MQM.
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Old Apr 25, 2012, 4:52 am
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Join Date: May 2005
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Tight, evening connections through ATL, hopefully the weather cooperates.
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