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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 10:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Beerman92
I'm no expert but I don't believe this is true. Credit card spending does not count towards annual elite status. It does count towards lifetime miles I think (so to earn 1MM flyer, etc.).
Nope. Not even Star Alliance miles count towards lifetime MM status. Below is from the UA web site:

"When you have flown one million lifetime base flight miles on United and United Express, you are rewarded with some exclusive benefits including:"
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