In my case, I want to make sure I'm on target to earn
my Delta qualifying dollars through my credit card during the 90 - day period of my status challenge.
Not exact matches
Earn 10 points per
dollar on room and
qualifying charges at Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance,
Delta, Autograph Collection, and Marriott Vacation Club
Earn two miles for every eligible
dollar spent on
qualifying Delta purchases.
Earn 10 points per
dollar on room and
qualifying charges at Marriott, JW Marriott, Renaissance,
Delta, Autograph Collection, and Marriott Vacation Club
If you fly with
Delta regularly and are hoping to earn elite status, the Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD) requirement can really cause issues for you... even if you will hit the Medallion Qualification Mile (MQM) or Medallion Qualification Segment (MQS) requirements.
There have been rumors going around the travel blogosphere for some time that
Delta would be making negative changes to the Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD) waiver offered by Amex cobranded credit cards.
Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD) waiver — If you spend more than $ 25,000 on the card in a year, you'll be able to earn
Delta status by earning enough Medallion
Qualifying Miles (even if you do not make enough MQD to earn Medallion status).
Bottom Line: Using the Gold
Delta SkyMiles ® Credit Card from American Express will cost you $ 95 per year and does not earn you any
qualifying points or
dollars on
Delta Air Lines.
Delta and United both offer cards with elite
qualifying dollar waivers.
For example, spending $ 50,000 on
Delta credit cards can get you not only enough
qualifying dollars (MQDs), but also enough
qualifying miles (MQMs) to propel you to Gold status and corresponding SkyTeam Elite Plus status, even if you've never set a foot on a SkyTeam airline before.
Another benefit of all
Delta co-branded cards is that spending $ 25K per year (combined on all cards) waives the Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD) requirement for achieving elite status.
In the latest tweak to its ever - changing SkyMiles program,
Delta is increasing by 20 percent the minimum spend required during 2015 to achieve 2016 Medallion status — e.g., Medallion
Qualifying Dollar requirements go from $ 2,500 to $ 3,000 for Silver status and so on, up to $ 15,000 for Diamond from the current $ 12,500.
Delta flyers who want to reach SkyMiles» ultra-elite Diamond Medallion status have to fly 125,000
qualifying miles or 140 segments annually, and they have to rack up at least $ 15,000 in spending (i.e., Medallion Qualifying Dollars or MQDs) on Delta and its
qualifying miles or 140 segments annually, and they have to rack up at least $ 15,000 in spending (i.e., Medallion
Qualifying Dollars or MQDs) on Delta and its
Qualifying Dollars or MQDs) on
Delta and its partners.
The other type of person that will benefit from this card is someone who would
qualify for
Delta Medallion status based on miles or segments, but doesn't spend enough money to hit the Medallion Qualification
Dollar requirement.
Each tier requires a certain number of Medallion
Qualifying Dollars — credit based on the value of your flights with
Delta all year long.
It's interesting to note that American Airlines is only willing to award EQD at a maximum of 30 % of miles flown for BA marketed flights while
Delta (who AA has been unashamedly copying so far) awards Medallion
Qualifying Dollars (MQD) at a maximum rate of 40 % of miles flown on its major partners.
Delta SkyMiles members earn one mile per
dollar spent on
qualifying stays (not counting taxes and fees) when they book Airbnb accommodations through a link on the
Delta website.
In order to
qualify for any level of Medallion status with
Delta, you must hit a threshold of Medallion
Qualifying Miles (MQMs) or Medallion
Qualifying Segments (MQSs) and hit a Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD) threshold.
It only took United a few months to copy
Delta's Medallion
Qualifying Dollars move....
As a Gold member, you'll enjoy one bonus Starpoint for every
dollar spent on
qualifying Delta flights.
Last year, when American detailed its 2016 program changes, one of the highlights was that the airline wasn't following in
Delta and United's footsteps by adding an «elite -
qualifying dollars» requirement for earning elite status.
American Express Platinum
Delta SkyMiles: Cancel — When I was concerned about maintaining
Delta elite status, I liked this card's ability to earn Medallion
Qualifying Miles based on spending and to help me circumvent the new Medallion
Qualifying Dollar system by spending $ 25,000 annually on it instead, but given
Delta's recent devaluations and negative award program changes, I'm dumping the airline.
In order to earn top tier Diamond status,
Delta SkyMiles members must meet the following requirements within each calendar year: Earn 125,000 MQMs (Medallion
Qualifying Miles) or 140 MQSs (Medallion
Qualifying Segments), and $ 15,000 MQDs (Medallion
Qualifying Dollars).
As 2017 starts I'll be moving spend back to my
Delta Platinum Business American Express to start running up the score on Medallion
Qualifying Miles and towards a Medallion
Qualifying Dollar waiver.
Note that you need a certain number of Medallion
Qualifying Miles (MQMs, measured in distance) or Medallion
Qualifying Segments (MQSs, measured in arrivals and departures) as well as Medallion
Qualifying Dollars (MQDs, measured in dollars spent on personal Delta flights) to gain membership into the next award
Dollars (MQDs, measured in
dollars spent on personal Delta flights) to gain membership into the next award
dollars spent on personal
Delta flights) to gain membership into the next awards tier.