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
Apr 24, 2018, 12:52 pm
#1201
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Edina, Mn
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 31
Departure Airport: MSP or willing to fly to LAX to International flights
Miles Needed: 14,658
Required Spend or Budget: $1904
Available Travel Dates: May - July 22
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Yes (please)
Plat Challenge. Must complete before July 22 2018.
Miles Needed: 14,658
Required Spend or Budget: $1904
Available Travel Dates: May - July 22
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Yes (please)
Plat Challenge. Must complete before July 22 2018.
Apr 24, 2018, 3:18 pm
#1202
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,895
There are some MSP-SIN which will get you the mileage and MQD needed. e.g. May 5 - 7, $2097 (1969 MQD) and about 19,000 MQM.
Apr 25, 2018, 8:51 am
#1203
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Amsterdam
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, Oneworld pleb, Accors Hotel Gold
Posts: 163
Any suggestions on this??
Departure Airport: AMS, CDG, BRU, HAM or close airport
Destination: Central Asia preferably Uzbekistan
Miles Needed: as many XP as possible
Required Spend or Budget: €500 max
Available Travel Dates: October 2018
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: yes Skyteam
Gold challenge.. but can be completed until December 2018
Thank you!
Departure Airport: AMS, CDG, BRU, HAM or close airport
Destination: Central Asia preferably Uzbekistan
Miles Needed: as many XP as possible
Required Spend or Budget: €500 max
Available Travel Dates: October 2018
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: yes Skyteam
Gold challenge.. but can be completed until December 2018
Thank you!
Last edited by asian_crossfitter; Apr 26, 2018 at 4:17 pm
Apr 26, 2018, 9:59 am
#1204
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CLT-adjacent
Programs: AARP, DL Skymiles, Marriot Bonvoy, Moe's Rewards
Posts: 962
Departure Airport: ATL
Miles Needed: 3,000 or more
Required Spend or Budget: $400 or less
Available Travel Dates: Any Thursday through Sunday, 0 nights or overnights OK
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Codeshares OK, preferably domestic destinations
Miles Needed: 3,000 or more
Required Spend or Budget: $400 or less
Available Travel Dates: Any Thursday through Sunday, 0 nights or overnights OK
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Codeshares OK, preferably domestic destinations
Apr 27, 2018, 3:49 pm
#1205
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: Delta SkyMiles
Posts: 5
Trying to get Delta Medallion Platinum or Diamond
First time here. Please excuse my newbie self.
Is this possible:
Departure Airport:LAX
Miles Needed:no limit just within budget
Required Spend or Budget: 1000-1400
Available Travel Dates: anytime December 2018
Required Metal or Codeshares: Delta
Is this possible:
Departure Airport:LAX
Miles Needed:no limit just within budget
Required Spend or Budget: 1000-1400
Available Travel Dates: anytime December 2018
Required Metal or Codeshares: Delta
Apr 27, 2018, 7:43 pm
#1206
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: MSP
Programs: Skyteam
Posts: 38
MSP-DPS [via SEA,ICN], MQM 19754, 1035 MQD, Bookable on Delta Prices from $1020-$1200. Lots of dates available starting May first week.
Last edited by VBoogie; Apr 27, 2018 at 7:47 pm Reason: Added travel dates info
Apr 27, 2018, 7:56 pm
#1207
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: MSP
Programs: Skyteam
Posts: 38
Departure Airport: MSP, DTW, MDW
Miles Needed: 22,410
Required Spend or Budget: $1692
Available Travel Dates: May-December, preferably weekends but can extend stay.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Yes, preferably Delta bookable
Miles Needed: 22,410
Required Spend or Budget: $1692
Available Travel Dates: May-December, preferably weekends but can extend stay.
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Yes, preferably Delta bookable
Apr 28, 2018, 11:08 am
#1208
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,038
LAX-HKG V fares are $562 RT in December. About 15K MQM's.
May 6, 2018, 5:37 am
#1209
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: LTN
Programs: Aeroflot Bonus, British Airways Executive Club
Posts: 463
First time here. Please excuse my newbie self.
Is this possible:
Departure Airport: HKG / SZX / CAN
Miles Needed: 2.5k aeroflot bonus miles
Required Spend or Budget: <= 50 USD
Available Travel Dates: anytime in 2018, weekend / holiday preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares: CZ domestic preferred
Is this possible:
Departure Airport: HKG / SZX / CAN
Miles Needed: 2.5k aeroflot bonus miles
Required Spend or Budget: <= 50 USD
Available Travel Dates: anytime in 2018, weekend / holiday preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares: CZ domestic preferred
Last edited by miklcct; May 6, 2018 at 5:45 am
May 6, 2018, 12:46 pm
#1210
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,895
First time here. Please excuse my newbie self.
Is this possible:
Departure Airport: HKG / SZX / CAN
Miles Needed: 2.5k aeroflot bonus miles
Required Spend or Budget: <= 50 USD
Available Travel Dates: anytime in 2018, weekend / holiday preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares: CZ domestic preferred
Is this possible:
Departure Airport: HKG / SZX / CAN
Miles Needed: 2.5k aeroflot bonus miles
Required Spend or Budget: <= 50 USD
Available Travel Dates: anytime in 2018, weekend / holiday preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares: CZ domestic preferred
to see what routing and earnings available for CZ within China. I would guess that 2500 miles for $50 will be
quite a challenge.
May 9, 2018, 11:27 am
#1211
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC
Programs: DL PM. 1MM
Posts: 2,045
need help out of NYC...
Departure Airport: NYC (LGA, JFK, EWR)
Miles Needed: 6K MQMs
Required Spend or Budget: $300 or less. MQD's not relevant
Available Travel Dates: Any Fri/Sat/Sun Departure with 0 overnight (red eye return preferred)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: prefer DL but codeshare OK
Departure Airport: NYC (LGA, JFK, EWR)
Miles Needed: 6K MQMs
Required Spend or Budget: $300 or less. MQD's not relevant
Available Travel Dates: Any Fri/Sat/Sun Departure with 0 overnight (red eye return preferred)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: prefer DL but codeshare OK
May 9, 2018, 6:36 pm
#1212
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,038
need help out of NYC...
Departure Airport: NYC (LGA, JFK, EWR)
Miles Needed: 6K MQMs
Required Spend or Budget: $300 or less. MQD's not relevant
Available Travel Dates: Any Fri/Sat/Sun Departure with 0 overnight (red eye return preferred)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: prefer DL but codeshare OK
Departure Airport: NYC (LGA, JFK, EWR)
Miles Needed: 6K MQMs
Required Spend or Budget: $300 or less. MQD's not relevant
Available Travel Dates: Any Fri/Sat/Sun Departure with 0 overnight (red eye return preferred)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: prefer DL but codeshare OK
May 9, 2018, 6:51 pm
#1213
Join Date: Mar 2018
Programs: Delta
Posts: 10
May I ask two quick questions of you guys on things I saw reading the above?
1) What does it mean "Required Metal". Flying "Metal"?
2) It's my first year hitting diamond. When MU went on sale last year, I booked 3 RTs in business class for "work/mileage runs" and one in economy. When you guys decide on value, and people target 2.8 and 3.3 cpm (cent per mile) do you include the MQM and the actual miles? I grabbed an international business class ticket for 1200 which will earn me 23k mqm and 44k miles. I am guessing this is 1.9ish and the better value would have been in economy purely from a mileage run standpoint because it was $350 for 15k miles... The question is how you guys look at mileage run value?
1) What does it mean "Required Metal". Flying "Metal"?
2) It's my first year hitting diamond. When MU went on sale last year, I booked 3 RTs in business class for "work/mileage runs" and one in economy. When you guys decide on value, and people target 2.8 and 3.3 cpm (cent per mile) do you include the MQM and the actual miles? I grabbed an international business class ticket for 1200 which will earn me 23k mqm and 44k miles. I am guessing this is 1.9ish and the better value would have been in economy purely from a mileage run standpoint because it was $350 for 15k miles... The question is how you guys look at mileage run value?
May 9, 2018, 11:30 pm
#1214
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,038
May I ask two quick questions of you guys on things I saw reading the above?
1) What does it mean "Required Metal". Flying "Metal"?
2) It's my first year hitting diamond. When MU went on sale last year, I booked 3 RTs in business class for "work/mileage runs" and one in economy. When you guys decide on value, and people target 2.8 and 3.3 cpm (cent per mile) do you include the MQM and the actual miles? I grabbed an international business class ticket for 1200 which will earn me 23k mqm and 44k miles. I am guessing this is 1.9ish and the better value would have been in economy purely from a mileage run standpoint because it was $350 for 15k miles... The question is how you guys look at mileage run value?
1) What does it mean "Required Metal". Flying "Metal"?
2) It's my first year hitting diamond. When MU went on sale last year, I booked 3 RTs in business class for "work/mileage runs" and one in economy. When you guys decide on value, and people target 2.8 and 3.3 cpm (cent per mile) do you include the MQM and the actual miles? I grabbed an international business class ticket for 1200 which will earn me 23k mqm and 44k miles. I am guessing this is 1.9ish and the better value would have been in economy purely from a mileage run standpoint because it was $350 for 15k miles... The question is how you guys look at mileage run value?
May 10, 2018, 6:47 am
#1215
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Smyrna, GA, USA
Programs: DL FO 1MM
Posts: 1,761
There are potentially 3 carriers often discussed here:
Ticketing Carrier: airline that sold you your flight. determined by the first digits of your ticket #
Marketing Carrier: The carrier whose name appears as part of the flight number (e.g. Delta 41). The same physical flight can have multiple marketing cariers
Operating Carrier: the airline whose name is on the airplane.