Delta and United both offer cards with elite
qualifying dollar waivers.
Medallion
Qualifying Dollar waiver — You'll be exempt from the MQD requirements of obtaining elite status.
The best things about this card is that you can spend $ 25K in 2017 and receive
qualifying dollar waiver, it has no annual fee and it also has a small signup bonus.
In 2015, United is continuing the Elite
Qualifying Dollars waiver for Chase United credit card holders who spend at least $ 25,000 in a year.
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.
Not exact matches
While this card does not offer MQMs for the welcome bonus or for making larger purchases, it does offer a Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD)
waiver if you spend over $ 25,000 in purchases in a calendar year.
While you don't earn any Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD) or Miles (MQM) with the card, it does come with a MQD
waiver.
If you make at least $ 25,000 in purchases on your card in a year, you'll get a Premier
Qualifying Dollar (PQD) requirement
waiver.
The Presidential card also comes with an automatic
waiver for the Premier
Qualifying Dollar requirement, something you have to earn with the Club card by spending $ 25,000.
However, you can get a
waiver for the elite
qualifying dollars (EQD) required to earn elite status.
If you make at least $ 25,000 in purchases on your card in a year, you'll get a Premier
Qualifying Dollar (PQD) requirement
waiver.
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.
That $ 25,000 in spending earns cardholders an elite status Premier
Qualifying Dollars (PQDs)
waiver.
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).
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.
If you spend $ 25,000 on the AAdvantage Aviator Red, Aviator Blue, and Aviator Business MasterCard cards, you can get a $ 3,000 elite
qualifying dollar (EQD)
waiver on your earning requirements.
And American peeked in some good news announcing a partial
waiver for the elite
qualifying dollar spend requirement put into place for next year's elite program.
Extend it by earning the required amount of Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) or Medallion Qualification Segments (MQSs) during the 3 month complimentary period and, for U.S. - based Members only, earning the required amount of Medallion Qualification
Dollars (MQDs) during the 3 month complimentary period or
qualifying for the MQD
Waiver *.
In addition, over the past couple years they've made tweaks to the cards, including getting rid of the Gold card companion ticket and instituting a
waiver for cardholders to be exempt from the new Medallion
Qualifying Dollars program if you spend $ 25,000 in a calendar year on your card.