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Nov 20, 2024
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Zach Morris
#NeverNavy
I’m pretty well burned out with flying this year but looking at how close I am to Diamond status — is it worth doing a
couple more round trips to get me to Diamond status?
I was hoping to not fly the rest of this year but being this close has me thinking I might as well just get over the finish line.
Thoughts?
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I’m pretty well burned out with flying this year but looking at how close I am to Diamond status — is it worth doing a
Zach Morris
#NeverNavy
Nov 20, 9:15am
I've found that diamond isn't all that much different from platinum out of SLC
cougfanz
Nov 20, 9:17am
Different bag tag that you can flash around though
Ojiisan
Nov 20, 10:12am
This reminds me of my wife’s rich cousin who told her once, “I’m all SPA-ed out”
Traveshamockery
Nov 20, 9:17am
Platinum never gets upgrades. Most of my flights the last 6 years as Diamond has gotten first class upgrades. And for me
specsauce
Nov 20, 9:18am
Im not SLC based, but I got first class upgrades on probably 75% of my flights last year as platinum
WP17
Nov 20, 10:19am
It’s a big difference coming from SLC and other places. To/from SLC upgrades are
Socrates Johnson
Nov 20, 6:15pm
All the rich CBers buying up first class
WP17
Nov 20, 6:40pm
Just a lot of Delta status holders methinks
Socrates Johnson
Nov 20, 10:13pm
100%. Just got free first class upgrade to Costa Rica as Diamond.
mulletino
Nov 20, 9:20am
I was under the impression that they didn’t upgrade for international flights but sounds like there are some routes they
Zach Morris
Nov 20, 10:08am
They do it all the time or used to.
Socrates Johnson
Nov 20, 6:16pm
sheesh you travel too much
BYU Grounds
Nov 20, 9:23am
Yeah… you better
Peterbilt
Nov 20, 9:26am
Is that all flights or does that include $ spent on a Delta card?
FatThor
Nov 20, 9:28am
Just MQDs which is the reward system for flights — not money spent on the Delta Amex.
Zach Morris
Nov 20, 10:06am
Do you have a delta platinum or reserve? If you got one you’d hit Diamond with
califcougar
Nov 20, 9:52am
I’ll look into this. Hopefully the MQDs come before the standard 3 month waiting period.
Zach Morris
Nov 20, 10:07am
Even if they come after I believe they’ll be applied retroactively if you got
califcougar
Nov 20, 10:11am
You can buy your way there soon using Delta's The Window Seat Shop. It opens next week.
JayOwen
Nov 20, 9:53am
Yes, totally worth it
Tare
Nov 20, 9:53am
Worth if you plan to travel at anything close to that level next year. If you're about to stop traveling, then no.
Pete
Nov 20, 10:03am
I've only flown once this year and that sucked.
VACOUGFAN
Nov 20, 11:50am
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