Originally Posted by
Cerebral
One thing that makes AA's program great, is that it is simple to understand. There are three different ways to qualify for elite status. Most business travelers don't want to spend a ton of time figuring out how a FF program works. If you move to a revenue based system, it does make the program more complex.
A revenue based system is very simple; earn X points per $ spent is a pretty simple system and, I would posit, simpler than AA's current system; attain a certain number of points and progress in status