I have lots of updates for just what works for your MQD exempt spending as I posted about the other day. Things are tracking VERY well with no issues at all so far.
What is an issue is MQM rollovers. The problem is, unlike ALL the past years, some flyers have already got their rollover. Others have not (like me, clearly). So, that really messes up my HOOU giveaway idea. What I will do is let everyone keep guessing the date “most” of us get it and then ALL will have a shot at ONE HOOU each (5 to give away) and some other good stuff I will toss in (seems fair right?)! So go guess (ON THAT POST) any date if you have not as everyone has a shot to win now! 🙂
On to this week’s SWAG contest. The rules are back to normal and you can see them HERE. By commenting you have agreed that you have reviewed them. Then on to what I want from you for a shot at the travel swag you see above. I am just thrilled that I will be MQD exempt in the next few weeks and it will cost me next to nothing (thank you Delta AMEX card).
My question to you is: How long will it take you to reach your MQD exempt spend goal for the year or if you do not need it how long till you reach your MQD spend goal for the year with Delta? Or, if you are not chasing any kind of status with Delta – you can tell us that is the case. Have fun and I will use Random.org to pick the winner late Friday January 16th. – René
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I meet the mqd spending first via spending on the Amex reserve but spend on tickets would have qualified eventually.
probably by end of Q1 due to pulling forward business expenses. But it won’t matter much last year I spent $16k at delta!
I’m a DL Plat, but don’t have to hit a spend requirement because I live in Canada! Wohoo
Give me two months…
On my EAT-MSP Mileage Run (commenting from the sky) and it take me until March 6th to reach my MQD exempt spend goal for the year!
Thanks DeltaPoints!
July 1 – Happy Birthday USA
Not chasing – just use delta gold Amex for free bags
I’m halfway there with my Amex Reserve Card. Could be exempt by end of Feb, but will probably ease into it and be there by the end of April. I also do not have my rollover miles in my account yet. So you are not alone. They will come.
not chasing any status, except my own tail
One month normally does it for me.
Not trying, just using the credit card for the bags and early boarding.
Delta just doesn’t work for me, especially now with miniscule rdm earning.
Mid year. Don’t need to rush it any sooner then that.
Focusing on AA as its schedules work better for me from DAY.
I am going to give it a go – maybe in 3 months?
I’m not chasing status now. I used 112,000 SkyMiles to get to Prague and back (IAH) a few months ago. Not many miles left and am no longer Gold.
Delta not a priority for me now.
I only fly 5 or 6 times a year, so it’s unlikely I’ll be chasing status.
Unfortunately I am actually not chasing status with Delta this year. We are traveling a little less (less on Delta significantly), and feel more inclined to be “loyal” to our wallets (and focus on Chase/Amex points, etc.). 🙂
I know Delta gets a lot of grief but we continue to fly them because they run a good operation, offer a decent product/service for the money, and continue to get us where we want to go without hassle!
Probably hit it mid year with AMEX spend.
End of Feb., thank you RedBird!
I’ll be exempt by the time you award the prize (jan 16)
Not chasing status with Delta…but still love and follow your blog!
I’m going for end of first quarter, with work expenses and manufactured spend on the Reserve
Just not happening this year.
I’ll never make it, I don’t fly Delta enough!
Not going for Delta status this year.
Unlikely to hit it before December 🙁 Simply do not have enough opportunities — for example, a Walmart I used will no longer accept any sort of gift cards for Bluebird load. They want to see the card and will refuse it if it’s not stamped with my name! I guess I just don’t spend enough!
March/April via cc spend and I’ll be done for another year.
Not chasing status, mostly going for Ultimate Rewards due to flexibility and ease of cashing them in…unlike the last time I tried to use Delta miles. 🙁
I already spent $26k on AMEX reserve on the 8th of Jan. Paid a lot of business suppliers for my Dec. 2014 purchases the first week of the new year.
Three months on my first card, then 3 more months on my second card (for the second MQM bonus). Then we start working on my spouse’s cards for the MQM’s.
It’s not a priority for me this year, but I’ll probably hit it around the end of summer.
I put it off til the end of the year
I’m not chasing any kind of status with Delta
I live abroad so I have already hit it being exempt from the mqd requirement!
Usually spread over a few months through normal business spending.
Probably April 30. Paying my daughter’s tuition balance for the semester will almost get me there, unfortunately!
Not trying to get any DL status. I fly them when they are cheaper than UA for work travel that requires lowest fare. Usually on CRJ200. DL has become less useful for me in SGF since they only serve my airport from ATL now.
I should hit my spend by March 1st
still piling up delta points with my amex card.
I will be exempt before the end of Jan. Plan to spend 30k by then.
Prob august
April via AMEX spend
Not trying, don’t see the benefits for the travel I do.
I will make my 25k spend by May but my goal is to spend 60K on my Delta Reserve card by November. 60k spend will reward me with a bonus 30K MQM’s. I only average around 50k flight miles per year so I need that spend bonus to keep me at platinum medallion. Rene, your gift card strategy has already gotten me off to a healthy start 🙂 thank you 🙂
I should have it in 3 months.
Most likely May for MQD spend. Flying business class to Asia in March and ticket is just under $10 k.
Just finished making the spend today for the MQD Amex exemption. Shooed have hit it just for airfare by mid year.
sigH that depends upon
Bumpertunities due to my being Platinum Medallion and not having a delta Amex card 🙁 so I guess December 2015
Probably won’t hit it until November or December, as I did last year.
Business expenses on AMEX is the way to go.
Probably 5 or 6 months. Finding VDGF’s around here is tough!
1st by apr 1 then 2nd by aug 1
30000 mqms in the bucket
should take me about two- three months.
Thank!
By june
i fly ~~just~~ not enough to get status….but if i could, i would, and i’d love it!
I gave up on Delta after all the devaluations.
Delta Plat, chasing Diamond and would hopefully get there 4th qtr. Don’t need spend as my residence is out of the country
not going for status with Delta this yrear
3 months.
8-10 months
Currently, I am not chasing status with any airline. Who knows, the situation may change in the future.
By July
Not chasing status, but it’s great to read all the tips and ideas just in case there’s opportunity to change that.
3rd Quarter. Spend a lot on other cards as well throughout the year.
Annual chase for PM. Spend will take about 2-3 months. Try not to overspend on Delta, so that goodness for Amex.
Not chasing status – don’t fly enough.
April
Looks like it might be closer to summer this year. Several international trips help out a lot!
Flying Delta but crediting miles to Alaska Airlines for seeking 2016 Alaska eilte status. Second year of deciding not to seek Delta status after many years of having it.
Got a home remodeling project coming up and my contractor accepts AmEx. So July 🙂
Mine has not arrived yet
Not chasing status; I don’t fly enough to make it worthwhile.
I am so far off from achieving “status” with Delta that it doesn’t even matter. I guess I should be happy to fly way back in “steerage” and hope for a complimentary bowl of gruel!
Using Delta Amex Plat, should get first bonus by June, 2nd bonus by Nov, using business spend to help. I have just over 18,000 rolled over, so will make Silver (will drop from Gold Feb 1) unless take more trips than planned now!
Mine will take 2-3 months…
It will take me 6 months.
I should get my first AMEX Reserve bonus sometime in March and that’ll cover MQD as well then.
Don’t think I’m going to be chasing status this year with all the enhancements being made.
It should take 4-5 months on my Platinum AmEx. Would love to have the Reserve card, but can’t justify the annual cost difference.
It’s going to take a lot longer than last year, as I’m kinda in the dark (at least the shadows) right now as to how to go about mfg spend. Last year I was able to take advantage of C V S.
I should reach it by March/April…
Hopefully will get status for the first time with Delta by April. With a combination of spend with my newly acquired Delta reserve AMEX card (10,000 signup MQM’s) along with a few snowbird trips to Florida and a mileage run. If i keep going with the game plan all year with spend and more mileage runs may even push towards platinum status by end of year.
Putting all our charges on my husband’s Amex first so he should make it by end of march and then I’ll work on my spend from there!
Based on last year, I assume I’ll meet my spend by the fall. Then again, I am already at 10% and it’s barely mid-January… good sign?
won’t be chasing status this year
By july if all goes well!
By May
Not chasing any. Usually just meet MQD exempt by augustbwth normal spending.
moving my allegiance to AA so not chasing this year. Will be burning the remainder of my points on vacations!
May try to get it largely through credit card spend
I should probably hit the MQD requirement at the same time I hit Diamond which will be in June or July.
I will get there by July
Currently most of my status is with UA. If I pursue status with another airline probably won’t be with Detla tbh.
I am not doing status with Delta because I like plan to fly more with UA.
I plan to fly with UA more this year