I was actually somewhat in your shoes last year and is in the transitioning stage this year. Travel is usually 75000-80000 miles per year. So by the end of this year, my CX GLD and AA GLD become AA EXP because of DBEQM.
Originally Posted by
Cathay Boy
Dear veterans of MPO:
Currently my job allows me 55,000 miles travel per year. I've always been given the cold shoulder by MPO that refuse to upgrade me to Gold, and recently I've been reading how AA has a better mileage reward (such as 135,000 for First class!) Thus I want to check with you guys if I switched to AA - which lands me Platinum (One World Sapphire), would that be better for me?
Some awesome benefits I saw:
1) 500 miles upgrade with Full Y fare (Y is what my company pays for)
2) 100% elite mileage bonus
3) Pretty much all the benefits of One World Sapphire
Just want to know if MPO members here can correct me on what I may be missing if I stay with MPO. Thanks!
For 1) The 500 miles only apply on US/Canada/Caribbean routes so this highly depends on where your based.
Originally Posted by
cxfan1960
For most US residents, the AA programme is much better. You can get 1.5 EQP per base mile on full fare Y and above. You can get elite bonus miles. Once a while they have some other offers such as AADER and DBEQM. You can take a Platinum Challenge and become a PLAT in one trip.
If you can close to but cannot make MPC Gold, AA Plat should be a very good alternative.
As well, you'll have to make sure your company buys you Y/B/H fare. Good things for AA is their mileage is quite redeemable on AA, their accumlation rate is better and they do provide Original routing credit. Bad for AA is you'll have to pay for admiral club, good investment to have if your fly their routes, and service can be hit or miss. All in All, it comes to down to where your-based and what your most frequent routes are. The benefits are only as good if you can actually use them, which for most AA members included myself will be the sticker upgrades.