I've recently started flying infrequently out of MDW to local markets (OH, MI, MS, etc) with an occasional flight out west or down south.
At my current level of travel I would have no problem attaining A-List status over the course of 12 months, but since I just started traveling I won't make it on flights alone in the remainder of the 2012 calendar year.
If I want to get status for 2013 and not start over again on Jan 1st are my options limited to buying the remainder of points (guessing $150-200 worth of points)? Or are there other options available to help close (or eliminate) the gap before the end of the year? I see this
thread suggests car and hotel rental but my corporate system does all the booking for these and I'm not sure if I can earn RR points without booking them through the SW site manually.
Also, do the 50,000 bonus points from getting a RR Signature Visa card apply towards status attainment, or are these only points towards redeemable flights? (I've read through the FAQ and a couple threads but still can't find this one item called out specifically).
Thanks