Originally Posted by
js1993
If people were getting 4x LP on credit card spending, it would have been all over this forum several months ago. $50,000 in CC spending would get people Executive Platinum status.
Most of the promos like this that I've seen are pretty limited in terms of the amount of spend that the promo actually applies to. I got a Q4 promo and it was limited to 2500 bonus miles, so just $625 in eligible spend. No danger of anyone qualifying for EXP on these promos even if the bonus miles were counted. Signup bonuses would be a much more significant consideration.
In any case, I agree the bonus miles don't count towards status. Here's what I see with my bonus miles:
