Million Miler ... sort of
Jan 28, 2015, 9:57 am
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Million Miler ... sort of
I've never cashed a single AS mile since I joined a decade ago, so now my balance shows as 1,003,929.
How much is CX F to Australia again?
How much is CX F to Australia again?
Jan 28, 2015, 12:13 pm
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Not sure where that assumption comes from…OP's bio says they are MVPG, which means they get 200% RDM for miles flown on AS + partners - considering that it's possible to earn 1M+ AS miles without actually flying a single mile on AS, there's a lot of ways for someone to hit 1M RDMs without getting anywhere close to actual Million Miler status.
Jan 28, 2015, 12:15 pm
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I've toyed with that # for a while...and then burned 600K+ this past year. I'm already earning back quite a bit
I've toyed with that # for a while...and then burned 600K+ this past year. I'm already earning back quite a bit
Jan 28, 2015, 12:25 pm
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Burning the nearly 200K Skypesos left over seems much more challenging for anything decent.
Jona -- this is a decade's worth of hoarding.
Jona -- this is a decade's worth of hoarding.
Jan 28, 2015, 1:48 pm
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Not sure where that assumption comes from…OP's bio says they are MVPG, which means they get 200% RDM for miles flown on AS + partners - considering that it's possible to earn 1M+ AS miles without actually flying a single mile on AS, there's a lot of ways for someone to hit 1M RDMs without getting anywhere close to actual Million Miler status.
I would happily pay over $10k for a million Alaska miles if only it were that simple.
Jan 28, 2015, 1:52 pm
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What's the easiest way to earn 1M AS Miles other than MS on a credit card?
I would happily pay over $10k for a million Alaska miles if only it were that simple.
Flying.
That's how I earned a bulk of my miles.
Elite status multiplier helps.
Originally Posted by bmwman3241
Not sure where that assumption comes from…OP's bio says they are MVPG, which means they get 200% RDM for miles flown on AS + partners - considering that it's possible to earn 1M+ AS miles without actually flying a single mile on AS, there's a lot of ways for someone to hit 1M RDMs without getting anywhere close to actual Million Miler status.
I would happily pay over $10k for a million Alaska miles if only it were that simple.
That's how I earned a bulk of my miles.
Elite status multiplier helps.
Jan 28, 2015, 2:01 pm
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Jan 28, 2015, 2:44 pm
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Jan 28, 2015, 3:15 pm
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Jan 28, 2015, 5:14 pm
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