Yes and Yes. Despite being a real AA frequent flyer for less than 1 year, I've already accumulated more lifetime miles with AA than I had with 5 years of elite DL membership. AA offers lifetime Gold for 1 million miles and lifetime Platinum for 2 million miles (bottom and mid-tier elite respectively, analogous with silver and gold medallion). DL gives lifetime Silver for 1 million flown miles and no higher status for subsequent million mile levels.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by CanuckFlyer:
askworldtraveller, did you say *all* miles count toward status on AA?? Even credit card purchases, tier bonuses, and the like? (I assume you get tier bonuses on AA comparable to other airlines, 25%, 100%, etc)?
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[This message has been edited by Spiff (edited 11-10-2002).]