Originally Posted by Efrem
AA is one exception, though the OP doesn't give enough information to know if it would apply here. AA gives lifetime Gold for one million lifetime miles, lifetime Platinum for 2MM. All miles from all sources, including transfers and everything else, count toward these totals.
I think he did. OP said:
Originally Posted by msaks
I've accumulated some miles on both Delta and AA but not enough for status. I'm leaning toward transferring to Delta as their top tier status seems easier to attain....
The AA exception is a good point. However, when OP hasn't got enough miles for status, I doubt he would be one of the AA 1 or 2 MM club. That's when I pointed out that transferring miles won't get him status. My guess is OP had misunderstood BIS Miles (i.e. status earning miles) vs. Award miles (i.e. free ticket miles).