ARCHIVE: AAdvantage Gold & Platinum Elite Status Challenges 2004 - 2011
#3391
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SJC/VCE
Programs: AA PLT (2.9+ MM), HH GLD, Hyatt Diamond, SPG PLT
Posts: 10,161
Hi All, I've a flt next week Lax-CDg and I'm not sure if I should set up a Platinum Challenge. This flt would give me the needed points, but the status would expire at the end of this year. What happens to the expiration date if I continue to fly AA and reach the 50k mark (I am sure to do ) later this year, does the expiration date move to Feb 2011 or stay Feb 2010. Can't seem to find the answer on the AA site. Thanks for any help.
Your status says that you are currently AA PLT, if so, then you cannot do a challenge.
#3392
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: AAdvantage, Hilton
Posts: 3,191
Why do a challenge at this time at all? With the double elite qualifying miles promotion currently going on, a r/t from LAX to CDG should earn you in the neighborhood of 25k EQM, which would give you gold status for now. Any additional flying you do until June 15th will continue to be doubled for your EQM calculations. Also, status earned with butts in seat miles as opposed to a challenge, will automatically last until Feb 2011.
Remember, you have to go to aa.com and register for the double EQM promo.
Remember, you have to go to aa.com and register for the double EQM promo.
#3393
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SJC/VCE
Programs: AA PLT (2.9+ MM), HH GLD, Hyatt Diamond, SPG PLT
Posts: 10,161
Why do a challenge at this time at all? With the double elite qualifying miles promotion currently going on, a r/t from LAX to CDG should earn you in the neighborhood of 25k EQM, which would give you gold status for now. Any additional flying you do until June 15th will continue to be doubled for your EQM calculations. Also, status earned with butts in seat miles as opposed to a challenge, will automatically last until Feb 2011.
Remember, you have to go to aa.com and register for the double EQM promo.
Remember, you have to go to aa.com and register for the double EQM promo.
#3395
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SJC/VCE
Programs: AA PLT (2.9+ MM), HH GLD, Hyatt Diamond, SPG PLT
Posts: 10,161
#3396
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: AAdvantage, Hilton
Posts: 3,191
The OP seems more concerned with extending the life of the status than needing the status in time for a specific start date.
#3397
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: STL
Programs: AA 2MM, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,966
#3398
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
Posts: 21,422
#3399
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: AA 1MM
Posts: 3,182
PLT challenge gamble: too risky?
In June/July I'll be going from SoCal to both Miami and Chicago, both paid F. MIA is return is June 14. If I were to sign up for a challenge beginning on the 16th, but the miles from that flight don't post until the 16th or after, how are they counted? It's not worth the $150 to just have PLT for the rest of this year, but to have it for a year and a half would be. Those two trips would put me at about 8700 EQP, and I could easily find a way to make another 1300 happen in the next three months following. Any thoughts on the above scenario, including experience appreciated.
#3400
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,027
Any particular reason you didn't post this in the very aptly named
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...hallenges.html
thread at the very top of the forum page?
Regards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...hallenges.html
thread at the very top of the forum page?
Regards
#3401
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW-In Plano & CDG-In the 11th
Programs: DL Diamond, AA revenue negative, Bonvoy Titanium +, Avis likes me
Posts: 3,209
Yes. Way too risky.
Move on folks. There is nothing to see here.
Move on folks. There is nothing to see here.
#3402
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: PHX
Programs: AA Peon Gold
Posts: 2,915
Any particular reason you didn't post this in the very aptly named
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...hallenges.html
thread at the very top of the forum page?
Regards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...hallenges.html
thread at the very top of the forum page?
Regards
#3403
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,527
Any particular reason you didn't post this in the very aptly named
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...hallenges.html
thread at the very top of the forum page?
Regards
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...hallenges.html
thread at the very top of the forum page?
Regards
Cheers.
#3404
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Not risky at all, if you are planning to earn 10,000 EQ Points within three months of June 16 (after June 15!) As to hoping somehow the system will fail and your June 14 miles will count for a Challenge beginning June 16, I'd say those would be misplaced hopes. (It doesn't matter when the miles post, what matters is when they were earned.)
In June/July I'll be going from SoCal to both Miami and Chicago, both paid F. MIA is return is June 14. If I were to sign up for a challenge beginning on the 16th, but the miles from that flight don't post until the 16th or after, how are they counted? It's not worth the $150 to just have PLT for the rest of this year, but to have it for a year and a half would be. Those two trips would put me at about 8700 EQP, and I could easily find a way to make another 1300 happen in the next three months following. Any thoughts on the above scenario, including experience appreciated.
Last edited by JDiver; Apr 18, 2009 at 8:53 pm Reason: correct
#3405
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: AA 1MM
Posts: 3,182
Not risky at all, if you are planning to earn 10,000 EQ Points within thirty days of June 16 (after June 15!) As to hoping somehow the system will fail and your June 14 miles will count for a Challenge beginning June 16, I'd say those would be misplaced hopes. (It doesn't matter when the miles post, what matters is when they were earned.)