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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")

NOTE: some partner flights earn MQMs at reduced rates. See this chart for more info.

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Old Feb 19, 2018, 11:10 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: BZN
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Departure Airport: BZN
Miles Needed: As many as possible
Required Spend or Budget: <$800 USD
Available Travel Dates: April 1 - June 30, 2018 (3 days max)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Any that earn me as many possible MQMs as possible

Best I've found so far is HKG over the course of 3 days.
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Old Feb 20, 2018, 11:24 pm
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Location: XNA
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Departure Airport: SLC
Miles Needed: 5,635
Required Spend or Budget: $300 USD
Available Travel Dates: 2/23-3/3, 3/19-3/17, 3/24-3/25
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Prefer DL metal, but will take anything that gets me MQMs

Or alternatively OAK/SFO

Departure Airport: OAK/SFO
Miles Needed: 6,224
Required Spend or Budget: $300 USD
Available Travel Dates: 3/24-3/25
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Prefer DL metal, but will take anything that gets me MQMs
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Old Feb 21, 2018, 6:21 am
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Originally Posted by war.eagle.30
Departure Airport: BZN
Miles Needed: As many as possible
Required Spend or Budget: <$800 USD
Available Travel Dates: April 1 - June 30, 2018 (3 days max)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Any that earn me as many possible MQMs as possible

Best I've found so far is HKG over the course of 3 days.
BZN-SIN for $635 (5/4 - 5/7, for example)
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Old Feb 21, 2018, 9:03 am
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Thanks so much - I am still looking so if you have any other suggestions, I missed the Hong Kong special, please let me know!
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Old Feb 22, 2018, 3:05 pm
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Originally Posted by mridley2
anyone able to help out? Thanks
Have you looked at MU, JFK-SIN? 100% MQM, various rates of MQD/RDM depending on fare class.

Matrix - ITA Software by Google

https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...-partners.html

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Old Feb 22, 2018, 6:14 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Originally Posted by LBJ
BZN-SIN for $635 (5/4 - 5/7, for example)
Unfortunately, I can't make that happen. It has to be 3 days... that one is 4 days. SIN is tough to find a decent fare for 3 days!
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 10:55 am
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AIRPORT: MSP
CURRENT STATUS: MM SILVER

​​​​​​MILES NEEDED: 13K+
​​​​​​​SPEND: $1720+
​​​​​​​DATES:
Open but prefer quick trip, will do immediate turn around

​​​​​​​Thank you!
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 11:04 am
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Join Date: Nov 2017
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Originally Posted by In2ishn
AIRPORT: MSP
CURRENT STATUS: MM SILVER

​​​​​​MILES NEEDED: 13K+
SPEND: $1720+
DATES:
Open but prefer quick trip, will do immediate turn around

Thank you!
MSP - PEK Main Cabin $1254 14320 MQMs

Bookable on Delta.com
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by ChuckieB
Have you looked at MU, JFK-SIN? 100% MQM, various rates of MQD/RDM depending on fare class.

Matrix - ITA Software by Google

https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...-partners.html

Thank you for links. I still can’t find a chart showing percentages earned on various fare classes for any partner airline. I would like to consider this type of run
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 11:05 am
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Originally Posted by rwalkley1
MSP - PEK Main Cabin $1254 14320 MQMs

Bookable on Delta.com
Thank you!
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 2:18 pm
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Originally Posted by In2ishn
AIRPORT: MSP
CURRENT STATUS: MM SILVER

​​​​​​MILES NEEDED: 13K+
​​​​​​​SPEND: $1720+
​​​​​​​DATES:
Open but prefer quick trip, will do immediate turn around

​​​​​​​Thank you!
MSP-SIN Apr 3
SIN-MSP Apr 5

From DL.com: Options via ATL outbound and DTW on the return $1513 / something like 21,329 MQMs.
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Old Mar 1, 2018, 2:43 pm
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Originally Posted by mnbp
MSP-SIN Apr 3
SIN-MSP Apr 5

From DL.com: Options via ATL outbound and DTW on the return $1513 / something like 21,329 MQMs.
Thank you! I’ve done Sin runs in the past. So easy
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Old Mar 2, 2018, 7:16 am
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Originally Posted by In2ishn


Thank you for links. I still can’t find a chart showing percentages earned on various fare classes for any partner airline. I would like to consider this type of run
Click this link: https://www.delta.com/content/www/en...-partners.html

Then scroll down to China Eastern, and click on mileage earn on/after 1Jan18 (or whatever the date is) and you'll see the earnings by booking class.
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Old Mar 2, 2018, 10:43 am
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Originally Posted by In2ishn


Thank you for links. I still can’t find a chart showing percentages earned on various fare classes for any partner airline. I would like to consider this type of run


You need to click on the boxes that say "MILEAGE EARN ON/AFTER JAN. 1, 2018". The charts are pop-up's.
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Old Mar 6, 2018, 11:57 am
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Originally Posted by LBJ
You need to click on the boxes that say "MILEAGE EARN ON/AFTER JAN. 1, 2018". The charts are pop-up's.
Got it! Thanks
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