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2011 AAdvantage status year repurchase/buyback (released Dec 15, 2010) (consolidated)

2011 AAdvantage status year repurchase/buyback (released Dec 15, 2010) (consolidated)

 
Old Dec 6, 2010, 2:42 pm
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2011 AAdvantage status year repurchase/buyback (released Dec 15, 2010) (consolidated)

I called AAdvantage CS today about the DFW to LAX/SFO DEQM promo, and was told that flights can originate in either DFW, LAX or SFO. I called b/c my wife will be at 44.5K miles for the year (with already scheduled flights), and I was about to book LA-Dallas-LA for this weekend to get her up to 49.4K, if the DEQM applied to flights starting in LA.

More significantly, I asked about Elite Buyback for 2011, and the rep told me that AA plans to announce on Dec 15 or so that PLT status can be 'bought' if a member is short of miles for the year. And, this rep knew the prices. If member has 40,000 miles or more for the year, cost = $619, if under 40,0000 miles, cost will be about $200 more, which would make it $819 or so. (That is high, but cheaper than a few transcon roundtrips.) I did not ask, so did not get, the prices for Gold buyback.

Checking the AA website re: elite renewal also shows some hint that this will be public soon:
Elite Offer Coming Soon
http://www.aa.com/eliterenewal

When I checked that web page about a month ago, I only recieved a message that the page was not active. So, there is hope for those who are short of miles for requalifying this year, and don't want to do any mileage runs during this busy travel season.


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MODERATOR'S NOTE


The 2011 status buy back offer has been posted here on aa.com (Dec 15, 2010).

Link to Terms & Conditions of this offer: https://aaelite.points.com/html/terms.html

In essence (extracted and annotated):

AAdvantage Platinum:
* $619 if member has completed 40,000 (Elite Qualifying) Miles or Points or 48 Segments (during C/Y 2010)
* $769 if member has completed less than (EQ) 40,000 Miles and Points and less than 48 Segments (during C/Y 2010)

AAdvantage Gold:
* $409 if member has completed 20,000 (Elite Qualifying) Miles or Points or 24 Segments (during C/Y 2010)
* $559 if member has completed less than (EQ) 20,000 Miles and Points and less than 24 Segments (during C/Y 2010)

Who's Eligible
All current AAdvantage Platinum and AAdvantage Gold members who earned their 2010 elite status* are eligible to participate in this offer provided they have flown at least one elite qualifying segment during 2010. Members who participated in the 2010 renewal offer are not eligible to extend their status for the 2011 membership year.

**To earn 2010 AAdvantage Gold status, a member must have accrued 25,000 elite qualifying miles or points or flown 30 qualifying segments in 2009. To earn 2010 AAdvantage Platinum status, a member must have accrued 50,000 elite qualifying miles or points or flown 60 qualifying segments in 2009. (If one purchased status last year through a buy back offer, one is ineligible to repeat status renewal with this offer.)
Follow the link provided above for further information and instructions on buying status back for the status year March 1 2011 - Feb 29, 2012 - the offer will be available to qualified AAdvantage members January 26, 2011, through April 30, 2011.

For previous years' threads on this topic, see:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...er-2008-a.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html

For this year's general thread on 2011 requalification, see:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html



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Old Dec 6, 2010, 4:15 pm
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There still might be some LAX-IAD/BOS/JFK trans-cons available for $114 ($249 a/i rt). There were plenty a week ago dates now through December 17th. A lot more of a bargain if one has the time.
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 7:04 pm
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Originally Posted by MAH4546
There still might be some LAX-IAD/BOS/JFK trans-cons available for $114 ($249 a/i rt). There were plenty a week ago dates now through December 17th. A lot more of a bargain if one has the time.
Not if you need two of them. And the value of the time should be counted it, shouldn't it? Though, buying status doesn't get the miles or upgrade credits...
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 7:05 pm
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Thanks for posting, WestLA-FF! I think we'll probably keep this thread separate on it's own from the general 2011 requalification thread.

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Old Dec 6, 2010, 7:09 pm
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http://www.aa.com/eliterenewal and http://www.aa.com/eliterewards are now showing "Coming Soon" Hmm!!!

Although on a side note with your first paragraph, the AAgent told you something different we were told here at the forum about the LASF2 promo...so much confusion as far as thats concerned.

But maybe they're planning to offer a late elite rewards promo in addition to buyback. I sure hope so.
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 8:08 pm
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Originally Posted by demkr
http://www.aa.com/eliterenewal and http://www.aa.com/eliterewards are now showing "Coming Soon" Hmm!!!

Although on a side note with your first paragraph, the AAgent told you something different we were told here at the forum about the LASF2 promo...so much confusion as far as thats concerned.

But maybe they're planning to offer a late elite rewards promo in addition to buyback. I sure hope so.
"Coming Soon" could mean next year or never. We are almost into the holiday travel season, which means there would be little incentive for AA to offer a 125K bonus.
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 11:18 pm
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Originally Posted by WestLA-FF
the value of the time should be counted it, shouldn't it?
I hear this argument quite often for the reason why MRs can be a worse deal than they seem, and I think for some they are. In my case (and I think I'm not alone), I can be just as productive on a GoGo flight as I am on the ground, so when I need to do MRs I take them during the week (when cheap flights also tend to be most plentiful). While some should most certainly account for their time in the cost, like folks who have to give up a weekend day, I and a perhaps small cadre of others are lucky enough not to lose much in the way of productive time on MRs, so I'd personally rather take a 762 transcon or two than pay to buy back status. Everyone's situation is unique of course!
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Old Dec 6, 2010, 11:35 pm
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http://www.aa.com/elitrewards also shows coming soon. But I doubt that means the elite rewards will be repeated for '10. Just a hunch, but thats my thoughts.
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Old Dec 7, 2010, 1:55 am
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Originally Posted by Microwave
I hear this argument quite often for the reason why MRs can be a worse deal than they seem, and I think for some they are. In my case (and I think I'm not alone), I can be just as productive on a GoGo flight as I am on the ground, so when I need to do MRs I take them during the week (when cheap flights also tend to be most plentiful). While some should most certainly account for their time in the cost, like folks who have to give up a weekend day, I and a perhaps small cadre of others are lucky enough not to lose much in the way of productive time on MRs, so I'd personally rather take a 762 transcon or two than pay to buy back status. Everyone's situation is unique of course!
I do put some value on it, but most of the time, especially on long distance flights, I am relaxed. My MRs this year are to places I don't mind visiting. I visited my sister in RDU that I haven't seen in a long time. I spent an overnight in Seattle. And the longest time in the 2 MRs for this year will have been spent with a total of 4 days in Puerto Rico. I also like the ability to work with GOGO.
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Old Dec 7, 2010, 6:14 am
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Originally Posted by Microwave
I hear this argument quite often for the reason why MRs can be a worse deal than they seem, and I think for some they are. In my case (and I think I'm not alone), I can be just as productive on a GoGo flight as I am on the ground, so when I need to do MRs I take them during the week (when cheap flights also tend to be most plentiful). While some should most certainly account for their time in the cost, like folks who have to give up a weekend day, I and a perhaps small cadre of others are lucky enough not to lose much in the way of productive time on MRs, so I'd personally rather take a 762 transcon or two than pay to buy back status. Everyone's situation is unique of course!
I agree that it may not be necessary to count the value of one's time, but one should in any case count the added out-of-pocket cost of getting to the airport, perhaps parking at the airport, eating en route (over and above the cost of eating at home), perhaps a hotel room on a long MR, and so on. These can add up.
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Old Dec 7, 2010, 7:24 am
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Originally Posted by mvoight
"Coming Soon" could mean next year or never. We are almost into the holiday travel season, which means there would be little incentive for AA to offer a 125K bonus.
Little incentive? What about my eternal friendship and gratitude. Oh well, I decided to end 2010 with 127k just in case.
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Old Dec 7, 2010, 7:41 am
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Originally Posted by mvoight
"Coming Soon" could mean next year or never. We are almost into the holiday travel season, which means there would be little incentive for AA to offer a 125K bonus.
As someone else pointed out on a different thread, "Coming Soon" is the standard placeholder for the redirected URL:

http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/eliteStr...e=eliterewards

no matter what's in the "&title=" field, i.e.

http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/eliteStr...=tripleEQM2010

The redirection from aa.com/eliterewards is almost certainly a relic of last year's promo.
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Old Dec 7, 2010, 10:30 am
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Originally Posted by rjw242
As someone else pointed out on a different thread, "Coming Soon" is the standard placeholder for the redirected URL:

http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/eliteStr...e=eliterewards

no matter what's in the "&title=" field, i.e.

http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/eliteStr...=tripleEQM2010

The redirection from aa.com/eliterewards is almost certainly a relic of last year's promo.
Yep. All of the following are also "Coming Soon"!
http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/eliteStr...=endoftheworld
http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/eliteStr...ellfreezesover
http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/eliteStr...e=fatladysings
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Old Dec 7, 2010, 1:16 pm
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Originally Posted by rjw242
As someone else pointed out on a different thread, "Coming Soon" is the standard placeholder for the redirected URL:

...

The redirection from aa.com/eliterewards is almost certainly a relic of last year's promo.
As noted in my op, I checked that page a month or so ago, and did not get a Coming Soon message. This has been turned on, or updated, just in the last few weeks.
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Old Dec 7, 2010, 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by WestLA-FF
As noted in my op, I checked that page a month or so ago, and did not get a Coming Soon message. This has been turned on, or updated, just in the last few weeks.
So has all of aa.com

I was just applying Occam's razor. Which is more likely: AA accidentally spliced in some old HTML in their tens of thousands of lines of website code, or they're going to offer elite rewards for the last three weeks of the year? The latter would be a lot of effort for essentially zero extra revenue.
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