Originally Posted by
bchandler02
Crazy is an understatement. Either they're smoking some dang good stuff in the C-Suite, or they are trying to thin the herd on purpose.
Probably to get people to have a reason to buy the card plus the upgrades sound good enough that they don't want the lounge to become a better value than having a couple drinks and some tapas at Vino Volo.
The release says the following, which to me implies this is NOT tied to card spend. If so, then I guess it's a no brainer for me to keep this card.
The new benefits include:- Loyalty Point bonuses to reach AAdvantage status faster
- A 10,000 Loyalty Point bonus after reaching 50,000 Loyalty Points in a status qualification year.
- An additional 10,000 Loyalty Point bonus after reaching 90,000 Loyalty Points in the same status qualification year
That plus the 100k mile sign up offer may be enough for me to get the card for at least a year, especially as I think I can earn 30k LPs this way with what my travel patterns will likely be through next summer (10k this year, 20k early next year).