Please enter a valid email address Please check mailing preferences. Sign-up Successful! Welcome to The Points Guy! He's been a miles and points fanatic since and previously wrote for Upgraded Points and Credit Karma.
Outside of the travel world, Andrew is a cyclist, craft coffee aficionado and — despite now living in NYC — a Chicagoan at heart. Why you might want to cancel some Marriott Suite Night Award requests as award extensions arrive. Earn 3X Miles on Delta purchases and purchases made directly with hotels. Earn 2X Miles at restaurants worldwide, including takeout and delivery and at U. Earn 1X Miles on all other eligible purchases.
Receive a Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal of your Card. Baggage charges and other restrictions apply. See terms and conditions for details. Enjoy your first checked bag free on Delta flights. No Foreign Transaction Fees. Here are some other options to help shortcut your way to Delta elite status:. You then must complete a set amount of flying and spending during that three-month period to extend the status.
Delta added the ability to upgrade your flight using miles at the end of , and TPG confirmed that you earn bonus MQMs with this redemption option. Technically this is still flying, but by using miles to bump yourself to first class, you could accelerate your progress toward Medallion status.
In the above example for both Reserve cards, this can result in six years of Diamond Medallion status with yearly spending. Check out this guide for additional last-minute suggestions on qualifying for Delta Medallion status.
Related: All the tips and tricks you need to use Delta Upgrade Certificates. The Delta SkyMiles program is unique among major U. Terms Apply. Disclaimer: The responses below are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser. Responses have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the bank advertiser. Many of the credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.
This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. This site does not include all credit card companies or all available credit card offers. Please view our advertising policy page for more information. Skip to content. Advertiser Disclosure. That would net you Platinum Medallion Status without stepping on a plane. This is an increase from the standard 10, MQM. In the years before our daughter was born, it was just the two of us traveling together.
So that alone was 90, bonus MQM just from credit card spending. Now that both of us are Medallions, I sometimes gift her my bonus MQM if she needs a top-off to maintain her status. I received bonus MQM for taking a Delta survey a few years ago. Chris Carley is the owner, editor, and lead writer of Eye of the Flyer formerly known as Rene's Points. Check out this post. There are still mileage runs for Quito, Ecuador posted in still available out of certain cities, via aeromexico.
Out of Ohare. I was told by a Delta DM agent it had to be a Delta flight. Can you confirm? What if you buy up to F? Delta is pretty much our preferred airline. Being new to the travel game we are just not familiar with these. Then come back here to learn how to do it for less! If you use miles to upgrade to first, you get the bonus, right?
Do you get the bonus if you used regional upgrade certificates for first? Be pleasantly surprised if it happens and enjoy the seats up front! My Q pertains to the upgrade priority sequence. So — in this instance — there will be DMs who earn their status and others whose DM status simply rolls over. DMs who earn their status will clear before those whose status was rolled over. Then PMs who earned their status…so on and so forth.
And you still earn MQMs. You have to apply SkyMiles in increments of 5,, and you need a minimum of 5, SkyMiles in your account. Earlier this year, Delta rolled out a new promotion with a fast-track offer to elite status. Every takeoff and landing will give a SkyMiles member one qualifying segment. If your flights have multiple connections you may be able to qualify for Medallion status with this method. For example, if you were flying from Minneapolis-St. And as mentioned above, through the end of , all basic economy and main cabin tickets through Dec.
MQDs measure your yearly spending on Delta flights. Not looking to spend a fortune on your Delta credit card? If you are a frequent Delta traveler, make sure to utilize the Delta American Express credit cards to help boost your MQM balance to the next level while adding to your SkyMiles balance. And remember to keep an eye on cheap international fares, as that is the best way to get the most MQMs for the least amount of money. Disclaimer: The responses below are not provided or commissioned by the bank advertiser.
Responses have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by the bank advertiser. Hey Chris.
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