FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - [ISO advice] SFO/SJC home airports: Leaving AA -> AS/VA or UA?
Old Feb 19, 2018, 8:12 pm
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DrAlex
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Between SFO and STS
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, United Serf, Delta Gold
Posts: 731
Fair enough. But I will say that you technically only need 40K on purely AS/VX to achieve MVP Gold (without any EQD requirements). And, you'd earn significantly more RDMs through AS as well (100% RDM bonus on most economy fares). - you are just more limited on partners and the redemption can become tricky on international awards (since that's something you are planning on doing). And you are more limited on schedule.

I'm not sure if you are familiar with TPG, but they've put together some good guides this year on approximate worth of various elite statuses - that may be helpful to you as well.
AA: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/what-...-status-worth/
UA: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/what-...-status-worth/
AS: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/what-...-status-worth/
Head-to head: https://thepointsguy.com/guide/the-b...atus-programs/
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