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DL/Sky Team: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

Old Dec 27, 2016, 5:58 pm
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For each request, please include the following information:

Departure Airport:
Miles Needed:
Required Spend or Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*:


For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A SEPARATE THREAD.

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NOTE: there is not much time left in 2017, given that travel tends to be expensive around holidays. You will have greater chances of success if you have greater flexibility on travel dates and cost. If you need a lot of MQMs on weekends only for < 5 cpm it probably won't happen.

Other creative possibilities depending how many MQMs you need:
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*"Required Metal or Codeshares" is, approximately, asking whether you need a flight operated specifically by Delta or if partner flights are ok. If you are just looking for MQMs to hit a Medallion tier the normal way, then the answer is yes. If you are doing a status challenge, the answer is also probably yes, but read the T&C of your challenge carefully to be sure (for the regular status challenge the answer is also "yes")

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DL/Sky Team: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

Old Oct 20, 2017, 5:58 am
  #436  
 
Join Date: May 2010
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Were you flying Business class? The mileage difference seems to be about the 150% earning of business class.

Also, was it a direct flight to Calgary?

Generally, I find that the mileage awarded is pretty close to the online miles calculator.

Originally Posted by sparksals
TY!

Editing to add: I calculated miles to YYC where I am going in Nov. On the miles calculator app online, it says it is about 1065 miles, but my past trips to YYC from MSP have been about 1565. I don't want to miss this by a hair, so do the miles typically work out to be similar on different trips?
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Old Oct 20, 2017, 4:35 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Delta
Posts: 2
Talking Milessssssss

Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed: 18000
Required Spend or Budget: $700 - $1,000
Available Travel Dates: anything outside of 11/16-11/29
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: no preferences

FYI I will be AMS on the 25th so I don't mind spending the last 2-3 days of vacation on a quick run. I just have to fly out of Madrid on the 29th 11am.

Thanks!
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Old Oct 20, 2017, 11:38 pm
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ORD-ATL-NRT-SIN-NRT-DTW-ORD (return on A350)

20,600 miles @ $626

October 31 - November 2

Bookable on Delta

Originally Posted by notfromhere1122
Departure Airport: ORD
Miles Needed: 18000
Required Spend or Budget: $700 - $1,000
Available Travel Dates: anything outside of 11/16-11/29
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: no preferences

FYI I will be AMS on the 25th so I don't mind spending the last 2-3 days of vacation on a quick run. I just have to fly out of Madrid on the 29th 11am.

Thanks!
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Old Oct 21, 2017, 8:41 am
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Nashville: Delta DM
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott PP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 130
Hilton 250 MQM with 2 night stay returning on November 1, per my direct inquiry email response from Hilton
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Old Oct 21, 2017, 8:47 am
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Nashville: Delta DM
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott PP, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 130
New to MR activity, currently need 16,500 MQMs but have to steer clear of work demands over next 2 months. Are there ever good priced MRs available at 1-2 weeks in advance? Prefer to stay with domestic. I can reposition as needed for the right deal. What do you use to monitor routes for good deals?

Last edited by durango67; Oct 21, 2017 at 9:09 am
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Old Oct 21, 2017, 9:28 am
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Boston
Programs: SkyMiles
Posts: 1
Departure Airport: BOS
Miles Needed: 13263 MQM needed for gold
Required Spend or Budget: $800
Available Travel Dates: any except thanksgiving week
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: codeshare ok

This is my first post, but I've been following the forum for a while. Thanks for any help!
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Old Oct 21, 2017, 10:12 am
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
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Originally Posted by morx
Departure Airport: BOS
Miles Needed: 13263 MQM needed for gold
Required Spend or Budget: $800
Available Travel Dates: any except thanksgiving week
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: codeshare ok
BOS-DTW-PEK-SEA-BOS out 10/31 return 11/3 is $483, 15159 miles. Same days to PVG, same price. Both require China visa.
BOS-SEA-HKG-SEA-BOS out 11/1 return 11/3 is $779, 17920 miles.
All of these available some other days for similar price.
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Old Oct 21, 2017, 1:50 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: ATL
Programs: Delta
Posts: 1
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Departure Airport: ATL
Miles Needed: 2500 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: <$500
Available Travel Dates: any Friday-Sunday except 11/1 through 11/5 and 11/23 through 11/26.

This is my first post! Trying to hit silver Thank you!
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Old Oct 21, 2017, 3:59 pm
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Join Date: Aug 2017
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Originally Posted by Rana Riad
Departure Airport: ATL
Miles Needed: 2500 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: <$500
Available Travel Dates: any Friday-Sunday except 11/1 through 11/5 and 11/23 through 11/26.

This is my first post! Trying to hit silver Thank you!
you can do atl- lax 11/10 to 11/11 for 308 bookable on delta
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Old Oct 21, 2017, 4:46 pm
  #445  
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Programs: Delta Diamond Medallion; Hhonors Diamond; Southwest A List
Posts: 11
Looking for enhanced mqm LIT-MSY

Departure Airport: LIT - MSY (one way)
Miles Needed: 5,000-6,000 MQMs
Required Spend or Budget: $700 +/-
Available Travel Dates: Oct. 30
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: as long as mqm requirement is met, it doesn't matter


FWIW someone helped me re-route the reverse route (MSY-LIT) through LAX and DTW for 5,700 MQMs last month at about $590. I'm trying to do something similar again.

Thanks!

Last edited by woopig; Oct 22, 2017 at 8:41 am Reason: Specify mqm vs award miles
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Old Oct 22, 2017, 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by canuck_traveler
Were you flying Business class? The mileage difference seems to be about the 150% earning of business class.

Also, was it a direct flight to Calgary?

Generally, I find that the mileage awarded is pretty close to the online miles calculator.
No. It was Economy. I got the MQM miles of 1048 and then an additional 500 bonus for I don't know what.

I called Skymiles and the gal on the phone was so nice. She helped me figure out what I needed for gold. I wound up doing 2x MSP/SEA/FAI and one non stop MSP/ANC. Puts me over, but now I'm thinking, we are going to AZ for Xmas and if our return flight is delayed or canceled, it could screw it all up since we fly back on the 30th and i need that trip to qualify. I might take the buy up to FC on one of these MR flights. After all my MR's, I will be at 49,404. I need the trip to AZ to put me over. Xmas holidays are always frought with trouble, so i may take a pre-emptive and secure it before we go.
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Old Oct 22, 2017, 2:54 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Delta
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my MQD is 767. can I buy random things in flight to meet that spend? Upgrade my seat?


Originally Posted by canuck_traveler
ORD-ATL-NRT-SIN-NRT-DTW-ORD (return on A350)

20,600 miles @ $626

October 31 - November 2

Bookable on Delta
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Old Oct 22, 2017, 5:04 pm
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For the same dates, on the return flight (SIN-NRT-DTW-ORD), booking in U class (instead of X in my previous quote) raises the cost of the ticket to $816.

Originally Posted by notfromhere1122
my MQD is 767. can I buy random things in flight to meet that spend? Upgrade my seat?
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Old Oct 24, 2017, 4:18 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Programs: Delta SKYMiles
Posts: 3
I got a great mileage run itinerary here last year so giving it another whirl.

Departure Airport: MEM
Miles Needed: 18,500 to Platinum Medallion
Required Spend or Budget: Not too important
Available Travel Dates: Looking at December 1-5 but other December weekends are pretty flexible.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:
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Old Oct 25, 2017, 4:52 pm
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: NYC
Programs: AS MVP Gold
Posts: 9
Departure Airport: NYC (JFK, EWR, LGA, HPN)
Miles Needed: 4798
Required Spend or Budget: < $350
Available Travel Dates: Must be before 11/24
Codeshares okay: Yes

I'm trying to get some miles to finish up a status challenge. I see there's some same day options in November to LAX and SAN for about 315, but I was wondering if there was anything cheaper. Thanks!!
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