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Cumulative C/Y 2013 Elite Rewards ELTA 3 (Registration required <link>)
Recover Your elite Rewards (requires signing in) link NOTE: ELTA Rewards must be claimed by midnight 28 Feb 2014.
"We want to thank you for flying the extra mile, so we've designed a new Elite Rewards program with you in mind. Select from special gifts to complement all of your existing elite status benefits.
Elite Rewards now offers four distinct milestones which are attainable throughout the year. The more you fly, the faster you'll reach the next level where you can choose one reward from each milestone for which you qualify. That's a total of up to four rewards. And now, you can qualify with elite-qualifying miles, points or segments.
. . . ● Milestone 1: 40,000 miles or points | 45 segments
. . . ● Milestone 2: 75,000 miles or points | 80 segments
. . . ● Milestone 3: 125,000 miles or points | 130 segments
. . . ● Milestone 4: 150,000 miles or points | 160 segments
To participate in Elite Rewards, simply register prior to December 31, 2013, using promotion code ELTA3." See the Mod Note in the OP for more.
Cumulative C/Y 2013 Elite Rewards ELTA 3 (Registration required <link>)
Recover Your elite Rewards (requires signing in) link NOTE: ELTA Rewards must be claimed by midnight 28 Feb 2014.
"We want to thank you for flying the extra mile, so we've designed a new Elite Rewards program with you in mind. Select from special gifts to complement all of your existing elite status benefits.
Elite Rewards now offers four distinct milestones which are attainable throughout the year. The more you fly, the faster you'll reach the next level where you can choose one reward from each milestone for which you qualify. That's a total of up to four rewards. And now, you can qualify with elite-qualifying miles, points or segments.
. . . ● Milestone 1: 40,000 miles or points | 45 segments
. . . ● Milestone 2: 75,000 miles or points | 80 segments
. . . ● Milestone 3: 125,000 miles or points | 130 segments
. . . ● Milestone 4: 150,000 miles or points | 160 segments
To participate in Elite Rewards, simply register prior to December 31, 2013, using promotion code ELTA3." See the Mod Note in the OP for more.
New (cumulative!) Elite Rewards for 2013: ELTA3 [closed 1 Mar 2014]
Apr 23, 2013, 8:38 pm
#76
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NYC/PSP
Programs: AA EXP, A3 Gold
Posts: 4,106
Am I the only one that caught this?
Apr 23, 2013, 8:40 pm
#77
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NYC, USA
Programs: AA EXP 3MM, Lifetime Platinum, Marriott Titanium, HH Gold
Posts: 10,967
YES I noticed that as well. Not a good thing.
(although PLTs are eligible to earn eVIPs for passing each 2+MM threshold)
Apr 23, 2013, 8:41 pm
#78
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: KAUS
Programs: AA EXP; AC 100K
Posts: 132
Signed up this morning, just got the e-mail... The only news to travel faster this day was the erroneous AP tweet hahah. I'm all about that SWU at 75k, between that the 8 at qual and the 2 + 4 I'll get for the rest of the year, they've got me hooked.
Apr 23, 2013, 8:42 pm
#79
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: United Premier 1K 1MM; AA Plat Pro; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott Platinum; Avis President's Club
Posts: 2,528
This program is pretty nice. I haven't flown AA in some time but definitely wish UA would match. I used to hate the e-500 upgrades but after the merger's selling of kettle upgrades (which continues) this program seems better and better every day
Apr 23, 2013, 8:43 pm
#80
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NYC, USA
Programs: AA EXP 3MM, Lifetime Platinum, Marriott Titanium, HH Gold
Posts: 10,967
Also, note the timing of this offer.....just as the sequester is starting to have an impact on commercial air travel. I imagine there will be some bad press coming soon about air travel delays nationwide, and so this offer might be an attempt by AA to encourage people to continue buying tickets for future travel while the current situation is turning people off to air travel.
Apr 23, 2013, 8:43 pm
#81
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Honolulu, HI
Programs: UA 1K 1MM, AA Exec Plat
Posts: 1,240
This is just awesome... I will have to move my 50K miles over the 100K threshold from UA to AA. This is far more generous than the 4 regional upgrades and 2 UA SWU that UA awards for getting to 150K miles.
Apr 23, 2013, 8:46 pm
#82
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: RDU
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt Diamond, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold, Hertz PC, AMEX PLT
Posts: 314
Does anyone think this will lessen the chance of a DEQM/DEQP promo?
Apr 23, 2013, 9:07 pm
#84
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: LAX/JFK
Programs: AA PLT
Posts: 106
Not certain of this but I see no reason why the 10K EQM bonus from the Executive MC for 40K spend would not count towards the new milestones. They count towards qualification on the tiers so why not the milestones as well?
Apr 23, 2013, 9:23 pm
#85
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
I don't think we'll be seeing 777's on DUB or LIM routes. I'd be happy to be wrong though...
Apr 23, 2013, 9:25 pm
#86
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Benicia, California, USA
Programs: AA PLT,AS,UA PP,J6,FB,EY,LH,SQ,HH Dmd,Hyatt Glbl,Marriott Plat,IHG Plat,Accor Gold
Posts: 10,820
Nice promo. I wish they AA had launched it even earlier, as it would have affected certain of my flying decisions earlier this year. But I'm by no means complaining about a promo launched with more than eight months to go in the year.
Apr 23, 2013, 9:47 pm
#87
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
Currently have 110k booked through EOY. Guess if I can get 15k mi at a decent rate it'd be worth it for the 4 extra SWUs since now I have a GF to ensure gets upgraded with me. Some things easier solo, some things not 
Apr 23, 2013, 10:03 pm
#88
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,533
Apr 23, 2013, 10:18 pm
#89
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: AA LT Plat, UA 1k/1mm+, National EE, IC Plat, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,605
Apr 23, 2013, 11:02 pm
#90
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: MIA
Programs: AAdvantage EXP, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat, Hertz PC, Delta PM, SPG Gold
Posts: 1,031
I wonder if they are doing this to keep people onboard thru the merger. If business was strong, presumably they wouldn't need these promotions.