Originally Posted by
mimimin
I thought about YYZ-ORD/EWR/SFO-PVG on UA, and yes I would earn 100%, but I believe AC's new requirement is to have at least 10k AC miles...so have to get those from somewhere...AC domestic Tango earns me nothing, domestic Tango+ is overpriced...and I usually fly out of BUF to destinations south of the border, no AC mileage accruals either...
True, you still need to meet the 10k AC metal requirement. But ask yourself, if you can make it to 50K (or even 75K) tier next year? If not, just making 35K with AP is fairly useless. (I am not going to repeat again, read other posts)