Originally Posted by
johnp012001
Wow! Nearly TEN YEARS of MVPP speculation!
I don't think AS is in any hurry to change their elite program. The only thing that may hasten that decision would be entry into one of the alliances which, again, they seem to be in no hurry to do.
As was reported from the Gold lunches there may be another "unpublished" benefit added which may be based on a combination of BIS AS miles plus YTD spend. CO has this as well. It's called CO Star and while the metrics by which one achieves this status aren't published it really doesn't come with any additional elite benefits nor does it dilute the benefits of regular elites.