Originally Posted by
TalkingPoint
There's a lot of confusing math in this. I think you mean that 2025 titaniums who open the Summit card in 2025 would need only $210k spend in 2026 to requalify. 2025 Titaniums who open a Summit next year would need $230k Summit spend. This assumes elites not forgoing points for SP head start with their milestone selections.
Yes, you are correct. There was an error in my calculation. I updated my post including for those starting fresh in 2026. The key is that each Status Point earned on the revenue track is $0.20 towards the $27K yearly revenue requirement for Titanium.
The 10K Status Points anniversary boost for holding the Atmos Summit will reduce the yearly revenue requirement by $2K as noted in my first post. (10,000 SP × $0.20 = $2,000)
$10K spend on the Atmos Summit will earn 5,000 Status Points which is equivalent to spending $1K on pre-tax airfare. ($1K × 5 SP/$)
Earning 3K redeemable points on partners earns 1K Status Points, equivalent to $200 off the $27K Titanium spend requirement.
An 85K redemption earns 85,000/20 = 4250 Status Points, equivalent to spending $850 on pre-tax airfare. Essentially, a revenue Titanium would be redeeming Points at 1 cent each while the cost to aquire them is 8 cents from revenue flying. ($1 spend = 5 Status Points = 12.5 Redeemable Points = 8 cents each)
For those with the Atmos Ascent/Business Card, the companion certificate would earn 5 Status Ponits per $1 of pre-tax. On a $500 + $99 pre-tax itinerary, the primary would earn 2500 Status Points, the companion would earn 495 Status Points.
James