Originally Posted by
3galsontour
My question is it worth it to try and push for EXP just once? Or is the value of that goal so reduced that logic suggests don't bother and save the time/$ for something more productive?
I will be about 25000 EQP's short for EXP this year. I had decided that I was going to try for EXP next year because 25,000 seemed a little too much for December (flying back from Burma early Dec). It did seem logical to start early in 2016 and go for it.
Given the new playing field I am actually lost as to if my standard accumulation ways will work - I do a bit of big ticket (ASia (P), UK a few times) that this year benefitted from the promotions and have been loyal to AA on the domestic but in the back.
Any similar thinking and your conclusions are helpful.
If you are going to do it just once, this may be the year to do it. You will still earn 8 systems upgrades and when the RDM changes hit, you will earn 11 miles per dollar. You would need to weigh if the cost of earning those 25K additional EQP and the time to do the mileage run (or mini-vacation) in December is worth it to you.