↓ Another Skirmish in the Battle for Seattle Although good for the residents of Washington state, Delta was up to no good when they offered select members in Washington
Gold Medallion status for two months plus a two - month Sky Club membership with the added incentive of Gold Medallion for 10 months, a Sky Club membership for an additional two months and 25,000 bonus points if they booked and paid for two roundtrip Delta or Delta Connection flights on select fares within two months of registering for the promotion.
For example, if you are matched to
Gold Medallion Status, you will not be able to earn Platinum Medallion Status through this offer.
Gold Medallion Status will be maintained upon reaching the 3 Million Miler Level.
Other options include 25,000 bonus miles or
Gold Medallion status for a friend.)
As you travel with
Gold Medallion Status, you'll earn even more miles.
Option # 6: Once you reach
Gold Medallion status, you will have the award booking fee waived.
Here's an example of how Rollover MQMs work: You reach
Gold Medallion Status for 2018 by earning 60,000 MQMs and $ 9,000 MQDs during the 2017 calendar year.
Additionally, as we discussed in earlier BYOE Posts you can still trade for Delta
Gold Medallion status, enjoying complimentary upgrades occasionally.
Starting in January I'll be keeping my eyes out for a good signup offer for the personal card, which has the same benefits as the business card, and which will allow me to almost reach
Gold Medallion status each year without setting foot on an airplane.
Option # 6: Once you reach
Gold Medallion status, you will have the award booking fee waived.
Not exact matches
Gold Medallion stands out for same - day change and same - day standby fee waivers, which are not a benefit of American and United at their comparative
status levels.
Gold Medallion members get SkyTeam ElitePlus
status, and will receive a high level of treatment when flying partner airlines.
His two children (4 and 1 years old) have had American Airlines AAdvantage
Gold and Delta SkyMiles Silver
Medallion status — with a little luck and grit, they'll both be at Platinum on each airline, soon enough!
Medallion Members can participate in Crossover Rewards ™ with the Starwood Preferred Guest ® (SPG ®) program and receive complimentary elite
status in the Hertz
Gold Plus Rewards ® program.
As a
Medallion Member, earn elite
status in the Hertz
Gold Plus Rewards program for even more benefits.
Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) Waiver: If the
Medallion Qualification Dollar (MQD) threshold is not met for a Qualification Year, you can still qualify for Platinum,
Gold or Silver
Medallion Status if you have earned the required
Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) or
Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) and make at least $ 25,000 in Eligible Purchases within that Qualification Year on your eligible Card.
Members who have
Medallion status (Silver,
Gold, Platinum, and Diamond levels are available) are also able to earn miles in other ways.
Ever since Delta announced its new «Sky Priority» recognition program (for
gold, platinum and diamond members of SkyMiles), I've been hearing from long - time silver
medallion status members complaining about their rank at the bottom of the
medallion totem poll.
Effective immediately,
Gold, Platinum, and Diamond
Medallion members in the airline's SkyMiles program are eligible to receive elite
status in the Hertz
Gold Plus Rewards program.
All of Delta's co-branded credit cards are issued through American Express, and you have four options, each with a different focus, according to Delta: Delta SkyMiles Credit Card,
Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card (earn miles faster), Platinum Delta SkyMiles Credit Card (achieve
Medallion status) and the Delta Reserve Credit Card (elevate
Medallion status).
However, SPG
Gold status is complimentary with an Amex Platinum Card, and the Platinum and Reserve versions of the Delta Amex cards offer bonus
Medallion Qualifying Miles when you sign up as well as when reaching certain annual spend thresholds.
Furthermore,
Medallion members with
Gold, Platinum or Diamond
status also receive SkyTeam Elite Plus benefits, which include expedited baggage - handling and complimentary lounge access (plus one guest) to most SkyTeam lounges worldwide.
There are four different
Medallion statuses — Silver,
Gold, Platinum, and Diamond.
Gold Medallion stands out for same - day change and same - day standby fee waivers, which are not a benefit of American and United at their comparative
status levels.
Gold Medallion members get SkyTeam ElitePlus
status, and will receive a high level of treatment when flying partner airlines.
Hertz will also offer
status to Delta elites as it did to United's customers, providing President's Circle
status to Diamond and Platinum
Medallion members and Five Star
status to
Gold Medallion members.
If you spend $ 25,000 in a calendar year on any of these cards, you will receive a waiver for Delta's
Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) requirement for Silver,
Gold or Platinum
status.
«The
Medallion Qualification Miles, Segments, and Dollars required to reach Diamond
Status aren't changing and the $ 25,000 MQD Waiver can still be used to achieve all of the best - in - class benefits of Platinum,
Gold, and Silver
Medallion Status.»
Thanks to their award chart devaluation I'm going to be crediting my Delta flights to Alaska Airlines next calendar year (hopefully after a
status match gets me to MVP
Gold or MVP
Gold 75K), but in the meantime Platinum
Medallion is absolutely priceless for the ability to rebook awards — for free — from the «medium» and «high» levels to the «low» level as award availability appears.
Gifting
Gold or Silver
Medallion Status Gifted
Medallion Status can only be gifted to a recipient who currently has no
Medallion Status or
Status below the gifted Tier.
To be considered for SkyMiles Platinum,
Gold or Silver
Medallion Status through this promotion, please complete the below form.
Enjoy
Medallion Status Complimentary Status for 3 months Once your request is approved, you will be automatically enrolled in the challenge and matched to Platinum, Gold or Silver Medallion Status based on your current elite status with another ai
Status Complimentary
Status for 3 months Once your request is approved, you will be automatically enrolled in the challenge and matched to Platinum, Gold or Silver Medallion Status based on your current elite status with another ai
Status for 3 months Once your request is approved, you will be automatically enrolled in the challenge and matched to Platinum,
Gold or Silver
Medallion Status based on your current elite status with another ai
Status based on your current elite
status with another ai
status with another airline.
If you've lost
Medallion status, here's a bit of good news: If you have the
Gold or Platinum Delta Sky Miles American Express card, get ready to head back to the front of the line.
Medallions can also scan Hertz's summary of benefits for the
Gold Plus Rewards
status levels.
Delta has bolstered its partnership with Hertz by offering SkyMiles
Medallion members elite
status in the car rental company's
Gold Plus Rewards program, which will give them expedited service and car upgrade eligibility.
Medallion Members will now receive Complimentary Upgrades based on their individual
Medallion Status (starting with Diamond, then Platinum, Gold, and Silver) instead of SkyTeam Elite status, better recognizing the loyalty of our Medallion Me
Status (starting with Diamond, then Platinum,
Gold, and Silver) instead of SkyTeam Elite
status, better recognizing the loyalty of our Medallion Me
status, better recognizing the loyalty of our
Medallion Members.
All Platinum,
Gold and Silver
Medallion Members are eligible for Elevate Your
Status, unless they received complimentary
Status for a Tier above the Tier they earned
Status for.
Eligible Members can reach Diamond, Platinum,
Gold or Silver
Medallion Status for the 2018
Medallion year by participating in the Elevate Your
Status program.
We understand this is a significant increase, but keep in mind that the MQD Waiver to qualify for all of the best - in - class benefits of Platinum,
Gold and Silver
Medallion Status will remain at $ 25,000 and you can still reach Diamond
Medallion Status by earning 125,000
Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) or 140
Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) and $ 15,000 MQDs.
The MQDs requirement to reach Platinum,
Gold or Silver
Medallion Status during the qualification year will remain the same and be waived if you make $ 25,000 or more in Eligible Purchases in that year with your Eligible SkyMiles Credit Card.