I'm cautiously optimistic that this may be in addition to normal earning.
Originally Posted by
coleslaw
I would be pretty surprised if it's 5 LP per $1 total with no LP earned on the airfare component. If this was the case then they would be discouraging elites from booking via AAH - e.g. an EXP would get 11 LP per $1 spend on flights.
Yeash, I'm now thinking there is some hope, given the LPs awarded are based on average per person cost. The vast majority of packages are likely to be at the 1x earning rate, so perhaps it's just low cost spiff to bring more elites to the product.