Originally Posted by
CyberProfessor
I need to get 100 tier points to hit Silver and I have until the end of April to do it. I used the Tier points calculator and it looks like I can book a round trip AA flight that has a layover. The flight is LGA > CLT > MCO.
LGA > CLT should be 40 points if I book Business class. CLT > MCO should be 40 points (also business class).
Return would be another 20 points (if I book flexible Economy).
I would book through British Airways website. Does this make sense? My wife and I were thinking of doing a short weekend getaway.
Anything I should be aware of or look out for with this plan?
Yes - you get 40 points per leg of a flight for business class on AA, so you get this for each connection.
BUT as pointed out elsewhere you need to have flown 4 ELIGIBLE flights to get status - these must be BA codeshare flights, BA flights or Iberia flights (not codeshares). I got a whole load of tier points using AA but forgot this....
Also - ensure that you use your BA Executive Club number on any bookings with AA.
Can I suggest a better experience - book a single Flagship business class from JFK->SNA. Santa Ana is pretty near to Disneyland...
AA's flagship business class is miles better than there normal "First". You'll get 140 tier points for it (it's over 2000 miles) and you can use the Lounge at JFK with a Flagship Business class ticket. You can't use the lounges with normal First domestic tickets. For full value maybe consider LAX or SFO that have lounges you could use the other way as well (SNA doesn't have any) but they aren't that near Disneyland...