Goodness Jan, I hope you didn't credit all those miles to AE!
I credited miles to 3 programs this year.
AC - 152K miles
UA - 106K miles
DL - 45K miles
There were some COS bonuses in there so not all BIS. I am almost a MM with AC (40K miles short), so want to finish that up. It was very fortuitous that I credited as much as I did to UA (practically all my non-AC flights), since I won't be able to maintain SE with the introduction of Tango fares to Europe, Asia, etc. So my transition to UA will be a smooth one. It's really too bad as I am sure I will miss AC but it has become too expensive for me to stay with them since all my travel is paid for by me!
I'm actually excited about getting reward tickets to China for only $60 in taxes with MP. So when one door closes, another one opens.
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The biggest problem with AC is they don't have a loyalty program.
Total visited countries: 38 - up to 128 lifetime.
Airports: 45 in 34 countries, 20 new.
New Airlines: 9, 18 total, up to 79 lifetime (not incl. regionals)
Total Flights: 70
Total BIS Miles: 124,972 (52.2% in Y)
Top Airline: UA (29% of mileage)
Time in air: 292:30 hours - avg flight time 4.2 hours.
And to show how worthless Aeroplan miles have become, and that its no longer a frequent flyer program, without crediting any flights:
MILES ACCUMULATED WITH ALL PARTNERS BETWEEN Jan 01, 2012 TO Dec 22, 2012: 92,877 MILES
Programs: DL PM, UA 1K, AF PE, BA Gold, HH Gold, MR Gold, some Amex
Posts: 14,927
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Originally Posted by margarita girl
Goodness Jan, I hope you didn't credit all those miles to AE!
I credited miles to 3 programs this year.
AC - 152K miles
UA - 106K miles
DL - 45K miles
There were some COS bonuses in there so not all BIS. I am almost a MM with AC (40K miles short), so want to finish that up. It was very fortuitous that I credited as much as I did to UA (practically all my non-AC flights), since I won't be able to maintain SE with the introduction of Tango fares to Europe, Asia, etc. So my transition to UA will be a smooth one. It's really too bad as I am sure I will miss AC but it has become too expensive for me to stay with them since all my travel is paid for by me!
I'm actually excited about getting reward tickets to China for only $60 in taxes with MP. So when one door closes, another one opens.
wow lots of miles and not taking DL to 50k despite the huge difference in Elite bonus
Programs: AC SE; AAdvantage Gold; Platinum Royal Ambassador
Posts: 1,053
Only logged 108,309 this year. Mostly with AC. Most likely to double this number in 2013.
Goals/Desires in 2013:
> Fly business class Dreamliner once (with which airlines)
> Fly a couple more times of the upper deck 747-400 long-hauls
> Explore a few more new countries/cities/airports (temporarily on the list that I have never visited: Tunisia/Tunis; Beirut/Lebanon; Doha; Warsaw; St. Petersburg, Russia)
> Explore new routing experience, such as to India: YYC-NRT-DEL; to Indonesia: YYC-NRT-CGK
__________________ might have to fly more in 2013......
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Programs: Qantas FF Plat; AC SE; Virgin Aust Gold; Qatar Priv, Royal Air Maroc, SPG Gold
Posts: 624
365,000 km / 226,000 miles
* About 40% AC and other *A, 30% QF and other 1W, 20% Virgin Australia and Gulf carriers, 10% Royal Air Moroc and others , including Air Burkina!
* Flights: 103
* Airports: 25
* Airlines: 15 (13 in business)
* Best business longhaul: SQ (QF in A380 2nd, AC in 777 3rd)
* Worst business longhaul: TAP
* Best premium lounge: QF Sydney F
* Worst premium lounge: Choose many of the USA carriers (except Admiral's at DFW)
* Best airport: Changi
* Worst airport: Ougadougu & Pakse a tie , but Lisbon of the 'mainstream'
* Most looking forward to in 2013: Using AC's Concierge as a Super Elite
* Least looking forward to in 2013: LHR T3
wow lots of miles and not taking DL to 50k despite the huge difference in Elite bonus
I was status matched to DL Gold, so not necessary. . Plus I don't plan on flying them any more than I have to. Thankfully most of those miles were earned on KE J or F. The only DL flight was LAX-CVG-YYZ and I got $200 compensation because so many things went wrong.
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The biggest problem with AC is they don't have a loyalty program.
Programs: AC Super Elite, *A Gold, BA Silver, OW Sapphire, Marriott Platinum, SPG Gold
Posts: 302
On December 31st: 118,025 status miles over 74 segments
AC - 38,645
BD - 28,422
LH - 1,770
LX - 43,157
UA - 33,725
I also flew some BA:
BA - 19,017 (625 tier points = BA Silver)
I started flying BA more since BD was sold. I find the tier point system flawed. I receive 90 tier points for a WT+ from LHR-DME which is the same I would earn for a WT+ flight from LHR-HKG. Moving up the tier ladder to Bronze, Silver and Gold is all based on tier points and miles are irrelevant.
I'm pretty pissed about just missing 120k but I didn't expect the 50% status bonus or a holiday trip to MIA. Not sure what I'll do about AC next year as I have shifted to BA for most of my travel.
AC board year-end flying summary
despite the huge difference in Elite bonus
. Plus I don't plan on flying them any more than I have to. Thankfully most of those miles were earned on KE J or F. The only DL flight was LAX-CVG-YYZ and I got $200 compensation because so many things went wrong.
