How to earn MQM without flying?

You might even be able to use a Delta SkyMiles credit card to earn Silver Medallion status without ever flying if you're a big enough spender. For example, with the Delta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express Card, you can earn 15,000 MQMs for every $30,000 you spend — up to four times annually through Dec. 31, 2023.



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MQMs can be kept by the Basic Card Member or gifted to someone else. MQM gift recipients must have a valid SkyMiles account. If a MQM gift recipient is not designated within 30 days of the MQMs being made available, the MQMs will be deposited in the Basic Card Member's SkyMiles account.

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Yes, you earn Delta Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs) and Medallion Qualifying Segments (MQSs) for tickets booked through Pay With Miles just as you usually would. This is one of the reasons the program is so popular, especially among elite members.

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You may be able to buy MQMs from Delta through its Elevate Your Status program at the end of the year. However, the prices can be exorbitant, up to a dollar per MQM in the past.

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Basic Economy tickets purchased on or after December 9, 2021 for flights departing on or after January 1, 2022, are not eligible to earn miles in the SkyMiles Program or earn credit towards Medallion Status (meaning not eligible for MQM, MQS or MQD earn).

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In short, Delta SkyMiles is the rewards currency you earn and spend to book award flights on Delta and its partners, while MQMs help you earn elite status with Delta but cannot be redeemed for flights.

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MQD will go to the primary traveler. Unless there was a change in the last year or two, the secondary traveler (the companion) does not get MQMs when traveling on a companion certificate.

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If you book a Delta award ticket you earn 1 MQM per mile flown on Main Cabin and Comfort+ tickets, and 1.5 MQMs per mile flown on Delta One, First, and Premium Select tickets.

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Only MQMs roll over, not Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs). That means you'll need to spend the full amount with Delta in 2023 to earn status again – and after a recent increase, those spending requirements are even higher for all but Silver status.

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To earn Platinum, you must fly 75,000 miles a year, or 100 segments, and then also spend $12,000 annually, or participate in a waiver through spend on a co-branded credit card. What are the benefits of Delta Platinum?

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At airports which do not have a dedicated Silver Medallion check-in lane, Silver Medallion Members are permitted to use the Sky Priority check-in lane.

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You don't have to wait for your next flight to earn the miles you need now. Purchase additional miles and use them on all of your favorite redemption options, like upgrades, Delta Sky Club® memberships as a Medallion Member, and more. After you purchase, your miles will be applied to your account within 24 hours.

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Achieving Platinum Medallion will surely please frequent Delta flyers thanks to a higher number of bonus miles, upgrade opportunities and airport benefits. Here's what you can expect once you earn this high tier. 9x SkyMiles: For every eligible dollar spent on airfare, Platinum Medallions earn nine SkyMiles.

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(1) Flights and itineraries eligible for MQMs will earn a minimum of 500 MQMs per segment. (2) “Distance flown” means the calculated distance between the origin and destination, as determined by Delta in its sole discretion, regardless of the actual distance traveled on any individual flight.

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So Delta's highest public loyalty tier is in the neighborhood of only . 02% of their flyers. But by flying at least an order of magnitude more than everybody else, we use up 2-3% of their seat miles. So on any given plane you'd expect an average of 0-9 Diamonds, to a first approximation.

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