Originally Posted by buschoi

Thanks for pointing this out. That was my first reaction, too. I was wondering if I should pay next year's MVCI maintenance fee now and get the points for a travel package redemption. With this exclusion, I don't have to consider it anymore. I have literally decided to give up achieving LT status and just convert my points into Alaska in the future, which gives me better redemption rate on CX's J and F.