Unknown Mileage Deduction
Sep 22, 2010, 1:12 am
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YYC
Programs: AC
Posts: 38
Unknown Mileage Deduction
I just qualified for Elite a few days ago and selected all of my privileges, including 1,000 bonus status miles.
Today, I noticed the strangest thing in my account transactions:
Is this normal? What is this mileage deduction?
Today, I noticed the strangest thing in my account transactions:
Is this normal? What is this mileage deduction?
Sep 22, 2010, 1:23 am
#2
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Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programs: OWEmerald; STARGold; BonvoyPlat; IHGPlat/Amb; HiltonGold; A|ClubPat; AirMilesPlat
Posts: 38,186
When you got your Prestige kit you must have selected 1500 status miles as one of your choices. If you make early E or SE, those SMs are deducted from your account so you can select that or another option when you get your welcome email and make your E choices (which could include 2500 SMs but not really worth it since you're likely not going for SE). But don't worry, the loss of those SMs won't affect your just achieved E status if your SM total now drops slightly below 35K. Just one of AC's little ideosyncracies. So welcome to the upper echelons...hope you don't get addicted to this stuff!
Sep 22, 2010, 6:32 am
#3
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*SE MM, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat Amb
Posts: 3,439
I wonder why he only got 1,000 status miles as an Elite bonus? Looks like they've double-deducted?
- nevermind, I forgot that they had split the 2,500 points into two choices.
- nevermind, I forgot that they had split the 2,500 points into two choices.
Last edited by Tax Dude; Sep 22, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Sep 22, 2010, 8:19 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: YYC
Programs: AC
Posts: 38
When you got your Prestige kit you must have selected 1500 status miles as one of your choices. If you make early E or SE, those SMs are deducted from your account so you can select that or another option when you get your welcome email and make your E choices (which could include 2500 SMs but not really worth it since you're likely not going for SE). But don't worry, the loss of those SMs won't affect your just achieved E status if your SM total now drops slightly below 35K. Just one of AC's little ideosyncracies.
