[motion]

I'm a bit of a mileage junkie, and am just now getting serious with Platinum AMEX cards to really ramp up my mileage bonuses. Mrs Motion and I will be using the miles for 2 free round the world tickets next year.

But, does anyone have any idea what the heck medallion, MQD, MQM etc are used for? It seems like getting a bump in your Medallion level is good for something, but I'm not sure what. Free upgrades? Anyone?


Saw this and it just makes no sense to me. The people on flyertalk are a bit intimidating, with all their contractions and abbreviations, LOL.

Silver Medallion – you will need 25,000 MQMs or 30 MQSs and $2,500 MQDs
Gold Medallion – you will need 50,000 MQMs or 60 MQSs and $5,000 MQDs
Platinum Medallion – you will need 75,000 MQMs or 100 MQSs and $7,500 MQDs
Diamond Medallion – you will need 125,000 MQMs or 140 MQSs and $12,500 MQDs