Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
I got the Red card in December and am waiting for (and considering upgrading to) the Silver card. One benefit I would be interested in this the 5k LP bonus for $20k in spend.
The Wiki says:
"Aviator Silver Bonus Loyalty Points: Bonuses are based on spend during status year, not anniversary year. When upgrading to Silver your Red spending will carry over. Five thousand Loyalty Points after spending $20k/$40k/$50k. "
It seems to take about 3 months for a Silver upgrade offer to appear, so assume I am upgrading in March. Will spend that I am putting now - in February - on the Red card count towards the $20k for 5K LP? My reading of the wiki is that the $20k counter gets reset on 3/1/2024, so it wouldn't count, but there is some controversy about on one of the blogs recently that appears unresolved. I have some spend I would be willing to put on the card now if it counted, but if not, would probably put it elsewhere as I don't need additional regular credit card spend LPs before 2/29.
I don't know much about your original inquiry but as for the upgrade offer (to appear in 3 months time) is not always true. I have few cards in my family, Wife and Dad's upgrade offer appeared in 3-4 months time with no spending at all. I am still waiting for the offer though after spending almost $20K in the first few months of card approval. I have stopped spending and let's see if the offer appears on my account (so far 30 days or so, I haven't put a single dime on this card).