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.
Anyone know the answer to above?
My situation and the reason I ask,
I've had the red card since October 24th, 2023. I just saw the silver upgrade offer today 2/16/24! Seems to be about 90-100 days since account opening. I've spent enough to reach the $20k threshold for the 5,000 LPs. Anyone know if I accept now (says will be effective 2/25/24) if whether or not that 5000 LPs are for the AA 2023 earn year? I'd ideally like to upgrade on March 1st and have those 5000 LPs count for next year, even if the spend starts over.
Any one know if the upgrade offer is good for the next 2 weeks? I would have to assume so to allow people to check their mail. Hate to risk it though. Red the terms of the upgrade, the extra $100 annual fee is worth it, and they won't charge it until Oct 2024.
Thanks.