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Old Jul 30, 2006, 12:34 pm
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925
 
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Seattle, WA
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Originally Posted by YourAAdvantageVoice
But I have your answer. Purchasing the Prepaid Travel Card provides you with all of the benefits and privileges of the corresponding elite status -- through February 28, 2007. As the text notes, "With this special mid-year offering, your elite status benefits will be honored through February, 2007." Which means that the 8 eVIPS that new AAdvantage Executive Platinum members will receive for purchasing the $10,000 Prepaid Travel Card will expire on 2/28/07.
Has anyone noticed the (likely) slick trick of buying the $10K card after January 1 to stretch the eVIPs for another 12 months? Wouldn't work for everybody, but for someone who was flying large in January/February...
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