I wrote to Elevate awhile ago to suggest they break down base vs bonus points in both the booking engine and the upcoming reservations in the online profile, which would make it as simple as any mileage-based program to keep track of. They told me they appreciated my feedback and would look into it...hopefully they actually do because it's a pretty big negative in terms of attracting and keeping elites if they don't know how many points they will earn with upcoming trips (that is, without having to do the math themselves).
On the plus side, you can keep track of base points for completed travel by looking at your activity online. The elevate activity homepage shows year-to-date status points as a line item. Base points (which count towards status) are also recorded separately from bonus points (which do not count) in the detailed account of earnings activity.
Originally Posted by
grt2106
Don't forget if you get their Visa you only need 3000 to qualify, and might be able to get them to match you gold for 8000 or so in spending with the Visa.
The 3000 points was only for the status match. You still need to earn 10,000 to requalify for 2014.