Dec 27, 2016, 5:58 pm
Last edit by: Pat89339
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")
NOTE: some partner flights earn MQMs at reduced rates. See this chart for more info.
Newcomers may also be interested in the FlyerTalk Glossary
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:
- signup bonuses for various DL-branded AMEX cards (usually have a spend requirement)
- if you already have planned travel, consider buying up (in advance, not at check in) for 50% MQM bonus and more flexible same-day-confirmed options which are another way to increase MQMs
- Hilton 250 MQMs per stay of 2 nights or more
- if you are close to a threshold Delta often will offer a buy-up (at exorbitant prices). 2016 thread, and speculation/anticipation thread for 2017
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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")
NOTE: some partner flights earn MQMs at reduced rates. See this chart for more info.
Newcomers may also be interested in the FlyerTalk Glossary
DL/Sky Team: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Oct 10, 2017, 7:12 am
#376
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MSN
Programs: Delta DM, Bonvoy LT Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,987
Yes but I think that some SkyTeam partners don't earn MQM's at 100% so check out the partner page on Delta's web site to verify earnings rate
Oct 10, 2017, 10:09 am
#377
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 28
Thanks! It receives full MQM's... Figured it would as it's Air France. Excited to join you guys in this... Hopefully Delta Platinum Medallion is worth it!!
Oct 10, 2017, 11:44 am
#378
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MSN
Programs: Delta DM, Bonvoy LT Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,987
I find the difference between GM and PM to be huge. I love the free award ticket redeposit the best. Let's me make tweaks to my trips.
Oct 10, 2017, 11:47 am
#379
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PNS
Posts: 2
2017 DL Mileage Run
Departure Airport: PNS
Miles Needed: 15000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: ~$1500
Available Travel Dates: 4 Day period after 15 November
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Yes; provided 100% MQM
Finalizing Diamond Status and would prefer R/T to England. LHR, LGW or BHX preferred. Any help is sincerely appreciated. Moose
Miles Needed: 15000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: ~$1500
Available Travel Dates: 4 Day period after 15 November
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Yes; provided 100% MQM
Finalizing Diamond Status and would prefer R/T to England. LHR, LGW or BHX preferred. Any help is sincerely appreciated. Moose
Oct 10, 2017, 11:49 am
#380
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: MSN
Programs: Delta DM, Bonvoy LT Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,987
Departure Airport: PNS
Miles Needed: 15000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: ~$1500
Available Travel Dates: 4 Day period after 15 November
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Yes; provided 100% MQM
Finalizing Diamond Status and would prefer R/T to England. LHR, LGW or BHX preferred. Any help is sincerely appreciated. Moose
Miles Needed: 15000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: ~$1500
Available Travel Dates: 4 Day period after 15 November
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Yes; provided 100% MQM
Finalizing Diamond Status and would prefer R/T to England. LHR, LGW or BHX preferred. Any help is sincerely appreciated. Moose
Oct 10, 2017, 12:00 pm
#381
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Tumi
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 473
Departure Airport: PNS
Miles Needed: 15000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: ~$1500
Available Travel Dates: 4 Day period after 15 November
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Yes; provided 100% MQM
Finalizing Diamond Status and would prefer R/T to England. LHR, LGW or BHX preferred. Any help is sincerely appreciated. Moose
Miles Needed: 15000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: ~$1500
Available Travel Dates: 4 Day period after 15 November
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Yes; provided 100% MQM
Finalizing Diamond Status and would prefer R/T to England. LHR, LGW or BHX preferred. Any help is sincerely appreciated. Moose
PNS-ATL-ICN-CGK for 950. Should get you around 18k miles.
https://goo.gl/flights/NZ7c
Oct 10, 2017, 8:22 pm
#382
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Michigan
Programs: Delta Skymiles
Posts: 8
DTW fares hard to come by
Departure Airport: DTW
Miles Needed:20,000
Required Spend or Budget:Under 800
Available Travel Dates: Flexible
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:?
Seems like the better airfares are out of other cities even though DTW is a DL hub...
Thanks for your help!
Miles Needed:20,000
Required Spend or Budget:Under 800
Available Travel Dates: Flexible
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:?
Seems like the better airfares are out of other cities even though DTW is a DL hub...
Thanks for your help!
Oct 10, 2017, 8:46 pm
#383
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,895
If you can reposition to New York, then are some flights to SIN for $502 between now and end of year; cheaper in Basic Economy
e.g. Nov 8 - 10
LGA-DTW-NRT-SIN-NRT-DTW-(EWR) ; 20000 miles (20,500 miles)
Bookable on Delta. Flexible calendar
e.g. Nov 8 - 10
LGA-DTW-NRT-SIN-NRT-DTW-(EWR) ; 20000 miles (20,500 miles)
Bookable on Delta. Flexible calendar
Oct 10, 2017, 10:30 pm
#384
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,070
I'm afraid your logic is backwards. It's precisely because DTW is a large, captive hub for DL that fares are higher. Much more competition out of other large cities where DL has to compete more aggressively on price. The answer to these queries are pretty much always the same -- reposition to NYC, CHI, or WAS and look at flights to SIN or JNB using Google Flights. There are almost always good deals going on to these destinations. You can generally leverage hidden city so you only need to book a one-way to reposition and then route the return through DTW.
Oct 11, 2017, 4:28 am
#385
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Michigan
Programs: Delta Skymiles
Posts: 8
I'm afraid your logic is backwards. It's precisely because DTW is a large, captive hub for DL that fares are higher. Much more competition out of other large cities where DL has to compete more aggressively on price. The answer to these queries are pretty much always the same -- reposition to NYC, CHI, or WAS and look at flights to SIN or JNB using Google Flights. There are almost always good deals going on to these destinations. You can generally leverage hidden city so you only need to book a one-way to reposition and then route the return through DTW.
Oct 11, 2017, 6:25 am
#386
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Atlanta
Programs: Delta
Posts: 65
I was about 6,000 MQM’s short of Diamond on Delta and applied for the AMEX Platinum BUSINESS card earlier this week. I signed up as a sole proprietor with my annual income as my revenue and was approved instantly. If you can spend $4,000 in the first three months, you get 10,000 MQM’s, 70,000 bonus miles and $100 statement credit on any Delta purchase in that 3 month period. For a $195 annual fee, that’s a nice mileage run for basically free. Good luck!
Oct 11, 2017, 9:47 am
#387
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: Delta DM, Marriott PP
Posts: 23
Pushing for gold
Departure Airport: In order of preference: JFK, LGA, (EWR if it's absolutely necessary)
Miles Needed:~11,000
Required Spend or Budget: up to $1000 (I've earned the waiver on spend)
Available Travel Dates: Any time Fridays after 1800, return Sundays by 2100 on the following weekends:
10/27-10/29
12/1-12/3
12/8-12/10
12/15-12/17
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Any
**Need two seats, I'll have an earning companion.
Miles Needed:~11,000
Required Spend or Budget: up to $1000 (I've earned the waiver on spend)
Available Travel Dates: Any time Fridays after 1800, return Sundays by 2100 on the following weekends:
10/27-10/29
12/1-12/3
12/8-12/10
12/15-12/17
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Any
**Need two seats, I'll have an earning companion.
Oct 11, 2017, 9:50 am
#388
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: BOS
Programs: AA Gld; DL Plat; UA Gld;Bonvoy Titanium4Life; Hyatt Silver;
Posts: 162
Departure Airport: BOS, NYC, WAS, CLT, ATL
Miles Needed:11,000 in 2017.
Budget: $500 +/-, Required Spend met.
Available Travel Dates: before 12/31, will also take Jan/Feb ideas to requalify ASAP!
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Prefer DL, codeshare OK
Current GM looking to rollover as close to 24,999 miles as possible, currently about halfway there. I'd also like to jumpstart my 2019 qualifying. Pretty flexible as to east coast airports, but I prefer midweek mileage runs. Willing to go to Asia, but doing BOS-MNL MR on UA in late Jan., so prefer US runs until then. Thanks!
Miles Needed:11,000 in 2017.
Budget: $500 +/-, Required Spend met.
Available Travel Dates: before 12/31, will also take Jan/Feb ideas to requalify ASAP!
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Prefer DL, codeshare OK
Current GM looking to rollover as close to 24,999 miles as possible, currently about halfway there. I'd also like to jumpstart my 2019 qualifying. Pretty flexible as to east coast airports, but I prefer midweek mileage runs. Willing to go to Asia, but doing BOS-MNL MR on UA in late Jan., so prefer US runs until then. Thanks!
Oct 11, 2017, 12:28 pm
#389
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,895
JFK-LAX-HNL-LAX-JFK
e.g. Dec. 2 - 3 (immediate return on Dec. 2 but getting back to JFK on Dec 3), $810 and 10,000 miles
Bookable on Delta. Various dates available
e.g. Dec. 2 - 3 (immediate return on Dec. 2 but getting back to JFK on Dec 3), $810 and 10,000 miles
Bookable on Delta. Various dates available
Departure Airport: In order of preference: JFK, LGA, (EWR if it's absolutely necessary)
Miles Needed:~11,000
Required Spend or Budget: up to $1000 (I've earned the waiver on spend)
Available Travel Dates: Any time Fridays after 1800, return Sundays by 2100 on the following weekends:
10/27-10/29
12/1-12/3
12/8-12/10
12/15-12/17
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Any
**Need two seats, I'll have an earning companion.
Miles Needed:~11,000
Required Spend or Budget: up to $1000 (I've earned the waiver on spend)
Available Travel Dates: Any time Fridays after 1800, return Sundays by 2100 on the following weekends:
10/27-10/29
12/1-12/3
12/8-12/10
12/15-12/17
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Any
**Need two seats, I'll have an earning companion.
Last edited by canuck_traveler; Oct 11, 2017 at 12:39 pm
Oct 11, 2017, 1:29 pm
#390
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CHS
Programs: UA Mileage Plus, Delta Skymiles PM, AA ExPlat, Hilton Honors Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 362
Departure Airport: CHS is home, but CAE or SAV work also.
Miles Needed: 27000
Required Spend or Budget: Hoping to Pay With Miles up to $2500
Available Travel Dates: Anytime leaving Dec 3 or later, and home no later than Dec 23
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Pretty sure it will have to be a Delta Issued ticket on AF or VS
My go to would be CHS - JFK - CDG - JNB, but everything that I can find has a 25 hour layover in JFK on the way home, and I am hoping to avoid that. The 9 and 10 hour layovers in JFK and CDG are acceptable. Just don't want an overnight layover on the way home.
Miles Needed: 27000
Required Spend or Budget: Hoping to Pay With Miles up to $2500
Available Travel Dates: Anytime leaving Dec 3 or later, and home no later than Dec 23
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Pretty sure it will have to be a Delta Issued ticket on AF or VS
My go to would be CHS - JFK - CDG - JNB, but everything that I can find has a 25 hour layover in JFK on the way home, and I am hoping to avoid that. The 9 and 10 hour layovers in JFK and CDG are acceptable. Just don't want an overnight layover on the way home.