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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: 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: 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: 2019 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
#331
Join Date: Sep 2019
Programs: Delta Platinum Medallion
Posts: 14
I can even scale it back to 16-20k if that makes it easier. I have a few trips coming up as well.
#332
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 11
Departure Airport: Mia preferred (any In US)
Miles Needed: 40k (can be 2 separate trips)
Required Spend or Budget: 1,000
Available Travel Dates: sep - dec
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*:yes
Miles Needed: 40k (can be 2 separate trips)
Required Spend or Budget: 1,000
Available Travel Dates: sep - dec
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*:yes
#333
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 28
10/31-11/4
LAX-SIN (PVG layover)
Booking Class: T,B,B,T
$481.40 (32,093 UR points)
Expected MQDs: 1591.3
I should be able to meet the difference required to hit my platinum MQD requirement from other business travel. Now I just need to mentally prepare myself for the long economy flight on MU. Thanks again
#334
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
Posts: 100,334
#336
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
You are probably looking at repositioning to JFK and doing two trips to Singapore on China Eastern. Most likely $1000 will not be enough.
#337
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
or Save your voucher and
China Eastern, Oct. 26 - 27 (arrive back in NYC on Oct. 28), JFK-SIN, $580, about 21,800 MQMs, bookable on Expedia
Last edited by canuck_traveler; Sep 12, 2019 at 4:52 pm Reason: add China Eastern option
#338
Join Date: Sep 2019
Programs: Delta Platinum Medallion
Posts: 14
Is it ok to book this on Expedia? Meaning, will Delta give me a hard time about it when I am trying to convert it over to MQMs?
#339
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: DL PM 1MM
Posts: 3,437
What is "convert it over to MQMs"? If your itinerary is booked in the qualifying fare classes / booking classes and you credit the flight to DL, yes you will get your MQMs. As always, save every boarding pass until after the flights post to your SkyMiles account.
#340
Join Date: Sep 2019
Programs: Delta Platinum Medallion
Posts: 14
Sorry. My wording was wrong. New to this. Thank you for your help.
#341
Join Date: Nov 2018
Posts: 7
DTW 22K
I need 22K miles in November/December for Diamond; home airport is DTW, totally flex in dates, prefer zero to 1 need for hotel stay, $1000 target. Looked at JFK-SIN but that seems to have gone away. Two 10K runs is fine but still targeting total $1K budget Tx in advance
#342
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 207
Departure Airport: FRA; STR or DUS if substantially better MR is possible from there
Miles Needed: 4100 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: as cheap as possible, no more than 200 or 300 EUR, me thinks
Available Travel Dates: weekends from early October through mid-November; some Mondays in Oct/Nov, too
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Yes, codeshares okay.
Somebody recommended STR-AMS-CDG-OTP (or STR-CDG-AMS-OTP) return.
I cannot reproduce this at a decent price. The hub-to-hub leg is what seems to make it expensive. STR-AMS-OTP r/t or FRA-AMS-OTP r/t (I prefer the latter) I can find at decent prices. Same if I route through CDG. But not AMS and CDG at the same time.
Any alternatives? I would like to limit this MR to at most two days/one night.
Miles Needed: 4100 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: as cheap as possible, no more than 200 or 300 EUR, me thinks
Available Travel Dates: weekends from early October through mid-November; some Mondays in Oct/Nov, too
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Yes, codeshares okay.
Somebody recommended STR-AMS-CDG-OTP (or STR-CDG-AMS-OTP) return.
I cannot reproduce this at a decent price. The hub-to-hub leg is what seems to make it expensive. STR-AMS-OTP r/t or FRA-AMS-OTP r/t (I prefer the latter) I can find at decent prices. Same if I route through CDG. But not AMS and CDG at the same time.
Any alternatives? I would like to limit this MR to at most two days/one night.
#343
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 22,930
I need 22K miles in November/December for Diamond; home airport is DTW, totally flex in dates, prefer zero to 1 need for hotel stay, $1000 target. Looked at JFK-SIN but that seems to have gone away. Two 10K runs is fine but still targeting total $1K budget Tx in advance
#344
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: UA*S, AA Plat, HH Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 256
Hi all, trying to get some MQMs to requalify before end-of-year. Crediting to DL.
Departure Airport: BOS
Miles Needed: 8200 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: Hopefully <$500, but can be flexible on that
Available Travel Dates: Weekends or any day trips; day trips preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Anything works. Can go to Europe (excl. UK and Ireland) or Asia (even China). Preferably domestic though, can even do an exorbitant amount of segments to make it happen.
Thanks!
Departure Airport: BOS
Miles Needed: 8200 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: Hopefully <$500, but can be flexible on that
Available Travel Dates: Weekends or any day trips; day trips preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Anything works. Can go to Europe (excl. UK and Ireland) or Asia (even China). Preferably domestic though, can even do an exorbitant amount of segments to make it happen.
Thanks!
#345
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
Hi all, trying to get some MQMs to requalify before end-of-year. Crediting to DL.
Departure Airport: BOS
Miles Needed: 8200 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: Hopefully <$500, but can be flexible on that
Available Travel Dates: Weekends or any day trips; day trips preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Anything works. Can go to Europe (excl. UK and Ireland) or Asia (even China). Preferably domestic though, can even do an exorbitant amount of segments to make it happen.
Thanks!
Departure Airport: BOS
Miles Needed: 8200 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: Hopefully <$500, but can be flexible on that
Available Travel Dates: Weekends or any day trips; day trips preferred
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Anything works. Can go to Europe (excl. UK and Ireland) or Asia (even China). Preferably domestic though, can even do an exorbitant amount of segments to make it happen.
Thanks!
A trip to Hawaii should get also you the miles you need. Some flights to OGG in the $560s. Requires red-eye flight after immediate turn in Hawaii.
Two trips to the West Coast will do it as well. Tickets from BOS to SFO or LAX (immediate turn) are available for $231 in November
Last edited by canuck_traveler; Sep 17, 2019 at 4:25 pm Reason: add West Coast option