The contributors to this site are not investment advisors, financial planners, nor legal or tax professionals. Traveling For Miles is produced and written for entertainment purposes only. Platinum cardholders can now earn up to 25,000 MQM while holders of Reserve cards can earn up to 75,000 MQM. Holders of the personal and business versions of Delta SkyMiles Platinum and Delta SkyMiles Reserve credit cards will be able to earn 25% more Medallion Qualification Miles (MQM) from the spending they put on their credit cards in 2021. If you’re a fan of Delta and have a lot of expenses that you can pay using your Delta credit cards, this added boost for 2021 just made it a little more tempting to do just that. Holders of the Delta SkyMiles Reserve Card and the Delta SkyMiles Business Reserve Card can do considerably better as they can earn all the MQM they need for Platinum status just by spending on their cards and they can earn 60% of the MQM needed for top-tier Diamond status too. Today’s announcement means that holders of the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Card and the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business Card can now earn all the MQM needed for Silver status, 50% of the MQM needed for Gold status, 25% of the MQM needed for Platinum status, and 20% of the MQM needed for Diamond status just from the spending they put on their cards. In 2021, holders of the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Card and the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business Card will earn 25% more Medallion MQM at each milestone (12,500 MQMs at $25k and another 12,500 MQM at $50k) for a total of 25,000 MQM in 2021. Holders of the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Card and the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business Card usually earn 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs) when they spend $25,000 miles on their cards (in a year) and a further 10,000 MQM when their card spending reaches $50,000. Delta & Amex Boost Status Boost For 2021 Delta SkyMiles Platinum & Platinum Business Card Members For more details please see the disclosures found at the bottom of every page.ĭelta and American Express have announced that holders of Platinum and Reserve Delta SkyMiles American Express Cards (personal and business varieties) will receive a 25% increase in the number of Medallion Qualification Miles (MQM) they can earn through the cards’ “Status Boost” milestones. Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any of these entities. Traveling For Miles and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Traveling For Miles has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Some links to products and travel providers on this website will earn Traveling For Miles a commission that helps contribute to the running of the site.