Poll for E: Are you going for SE, E at 35K, in between or less than E.
 

This is a Poll for E in view of the downgrade of the 45K SSWU for SWU.

A. Are you expecting to:
1) going for SE at 100K,
2) E at well between 35K and 100K
3) E at 35K only
4) drop down to P at 25K
5) not going to qualify for status on AC.

B. Did you choose the bonus EQM to give you a head start?

C. If you are stopping early at 35K due to the changes in the Elite, which other program do you plan to build status in?

D. How many years have you had status with AC (include CP if you were ex-CP)? How many years at E or SE? If your current profile does not have other Elite staus you hold, please state them too.

I think I am scheduled to hit E 35K around early to mid April and I have Sun Pass(s) and a soon to be expired weekend pass (which I had mistakenly thought valid till end of Sept till Sat. :eek: :( ) so have to make the decision soon personally and wanted to see what others are thinking.

Thanks. I think all of us would find the results enlightening...

A. Will hit E with a 34k RTW and a flight from HKG-YYZ.
B. No, I wanted the SSWU.
C. N/A, staying with AC as not crossing significantly over 35k.

I will try for Elite at 35k on AC.
I did choose the 5k Q-mile headstart just in case........ I made Elite for the first time last year and I was Prestige for 2 years before that.

I've never been far enough above 35k to worry too much about it. I think I made it to 50k once, and over 45k a couple of times.

This year I wanted the 2 SSWUs so didn't choose the miles. I should hit about 35k this year. If I go over, I might credit it to BMI so I can use the Miles+cash redemptions. I'll worry about it more when I get there :)

Dr. PITUK

ex-BKK C fares on SQ, OZ, TG or AC?

A: E at 35k only (there is no way I could get even close to 100k for SE so with the changes this year, a second FF program is a better option once at 35k)
B: No
C: BA EC Silver
D: AP member since 2003, last two at E status

NH has been pretty good but their current fares ex-BKK, ticketed in BKK, are only good until 31 March so I am also waiting for the new price list. So far, low season travel looks especially good.

SQ is a little more but due to opportunities I may be able to fly them which is why I may go for PPS with q-miles going to AC......

This is a Poll for E in view of the downgrade of the 45K SSWU for SWU.

A. Are you expecting to:
1) going for SE at 100K, NO
2) E at well between 35K....YES
3) E at 35K only Been trying to hit it just on last year was a complete bust.
4) drop down to P at 25K What for, P isn't worth anything.
5) not going to qualify for status on AC. Easily qualify

B. Did you choose the bonus EQM to give you a head start?
Yes
C. If you are stopping early at 35K due to the changes in the Elite, which other program do you plan to build status in? N/A

D. How many years have you had status with AC (include CP if you were ex-CP)? How many years at E or SE? If your current profile does not have other Elite staus you hold, please state them too. Close to 15 if not over including CP and AC, have always held E on AC(2 years as P, math problems :p ) and President's Club (same level as Elite , I remember the stickers too....)

This year I don't intend to run for status , just let it happen! I can easily make E........will try and use different airlines this year while AC revamps it's fleet.....Hopefully E won't be too denigrated by the time the new fleet comes on -line.

I guess I should answer my own survey:

A. I think I can hit 100K+ EQM this year and currently leaning a little toward going for SE vs hold at around 35K. But not 100% decided yet.

B. No, I wanted the SSWUs and the 50% bonus miles.

C. Undecided yet..

2 years I made sure I hit 50K or so for the 2 SSWUs. I think I would either go for SE or hold at 35K E but no middle ground.

Made P in 2001 and hit E end of 2002, 2003 and 2004 was 50K and last year maintained E with a little help and a flight Dec 31 :D

Would also be interested to hear from members who hit higher Elite status this year i.e. general member hitting P, P hitting E or E hitting SE for instant status if you are allowed to choose a package or are you given the default package.

Thanks QSG..... I have been following, and contributing, to that particular thread..... I have an interim quote which is far below the LH travesty on NH which is being followed up by contacts in BKK..... the upwards adjustment may also be a seasonal thing... April through June is high season for travel there..... so here's hoping......

after realizing that I would hit 50-60 this year but certainly not 100, i decided to comp to UA MP 1P ;)

A) I expect it will be E at somewhere between 40 and 50 k.

B) No, I was fairly confident I'd make E, so chose the 2 SSWUs.

C) N/A

D) I've been E for six years; I was just over 35k for the first four and just over 45k for the last two.

While disappointed with the loss of the SSWUs at 45k, it hasn't really affected the amount I will travel on AC this year. Interestingly, what has changed my travelling behaviour is the city pass (which is probably exactly what AC wants to hear): I come and go on short notice on my regular routes in Canada and have so far been up front earning a 50% Q mile bonus each time. That's hard to turn your back on. :D

A. Are you expecting to:
3) E at 35K only

B. NO

C. UA MP. The change makes a difference to me. No incentive to go beyond 35K since I won't reach 100K. Tend to get about 60-80K per year

D. How many years have you had status with AC (include CP if you were ex-CP)? How many years at E or SE? If your current profile does not have other Elite staus you hold, please state them too.

3 years with AC/E, 6+ with UA (Prem Ex)

If my trips to PRG materialize as scheduled, I will be again E at around 35K q miles.

I wanted a SSWU and 50% bonus miles, so I did not select 5K q miles bonus.

I became E for the first time only last August, were P many times before.

No other program, even though I have insignificant # of miles in OK Plus.

A. E at 35K with maybe a bit of room to spare.
B. No. See D below.
C. No -- will not achieve status in any other programs, but do accumulate in NW when the corporate travel gods don't cooperate with my AC bias.
D. Just finished a 4-yr run as E, but dropped to P for 2006 and therefore did not take the bonus 2500 EQM. If I'm that close at the end of the year, I'll MR to hit the threshold.
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A. Might hit P this year. Trip to MAN has been put off, so status miles/flights will have to be made up with domestic/transborder flights instead.

B. Never had status, not applicable

C. Gunning for P only - first time to the dance, figure I'd start off slow :)

D. See B.

A. I'm currently SE but will probably not make it again this year. Probably will make E and end the year with 50K+. It's an unpopular opinion, I know, but I'd like to see the E threshhold raised to 50K and the benefits improved.

B. Took the 10K bonus, but on reflection I should have taken the 50 per cent mileage bonus, since I should easily make Elite threshhold even without the 10K.

C. Building status in BA this year (hence not making SE). Since I'm SE this is obviously not because of the 45K SSWU issue.

D. I've been an AP member since 2001. Prestige in 2002 and 2003. Elite in 2004 and 2005. SE this year and for the balance of last year after instant recognition.

My work is such that I cannot really forecast too fare in advance what my business travel patterns will be, other than a few transcons between YYZ-YEG throughout the year. However, based on some personal travel I know I'll take, and one film project that has now been confirmed, I know I will be able to make Elite again for 2007/8.

However, having removed the 45K pair of SSWUs gives me no initiative to continue much further with AC on any overseas travel, or even transborder, if it is a certainty I will not have enough travel to hit SE.

So, this change has definitely made me look at shifting non-domestic travel to a ONEWORLD carrier to maintain even GOLD/Ruby or PLATINUM/Sapphire status with AAdvantage. Monte and his boys have really blundered on this one...

A. Are you expecting to:
1) going for SE at 100K

Not likely given current forecast of business travel

2) E at well between 35K and 100K

Not likely given the removal of the incentive of the 45K pair of SSWUs

3) E at 35K only

Pretty much so

4) drop down to P at 25K

Not likely, as I will pass that mark next month based on a personal trip

5) not going to qualify for status on AC.

n/a


B. Did you choose the bonus EQM to give you a head start?

Nope, didn't see much benefit as I knew I'd easily make Elite again, and the lack of the 45K SSWU made that a "nothing threshold" to go after. 50% miles on AC and other select partners seemed more useful in the end.

C. If you are stopping early at 35K due to the changes in the Elite, which other program do you plan to build status in?

As above, it will be my AAdvantage ONEWORLD account that gets built up from overseas and transborder travel. Without the 45K SSWUs there is no incentive to fly STAR carriers either.

D. How many years have you had status with AC (include CP if you were ex-CP)? How many years at E or SE? If your current profile does not have other Elite staus you hold, please state them too.

Since elite tiers were added to both AC's and CP's programs, I have held either ELITE or PRESIDENTS GOLD in each, and after the merger SE for four years. Have well over 1 million status miles with each program. Close to five million miles from all sources when the two programs are combined.

So unless I take on a project that will make it relatively painless to achieve SE, I have no incentive to stay with AC/AE once I've passed my 35K Elite threshold requirement.

Loyalty has seldom been rewarded under the new regime at AC. About the only good thing was moving back to 100% for domestic flights, and the reintroduction of SSWUs. Each year upgrade fare validity was upped a notch and SE benefits pulled. Whenever one gave AC more business, they removed another elite benefit. This year it was the 45K SSWU, so why do anything more than the minimum? (And don't give us the BS about Passes. These are still too expensive for microbusinesses, and even T+ are not cost-effective as they average $100 more than the usual T+ fare that can be booked even on short notice.)

A. Are you expecting to:
1) going for SE at 100K,

B. Did you choose the bonus EQM to give you a head start?
No- only the flight bonuses for AC/LH

C. If you are stopping early at 35K due to the changes in the Elite, which other program do you plan to build status in?
After 100 I will go to see if I can keep my SEN status

D. How many years have you had status with AC (include CP if you were ex-CP)? How many years at E or SE? If your current profile does not have other Elite staus you hold, please state them too.
Including CP...no idea..but remember clearly what a great program it was- have kept e or se depending on the year since then.

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A. Are you expecting to:
1) I will hit 35K by end of April and due to the removal of the 45K SSWU will only fly a couple more segments with AC after that.

B. Did you choose the bonus EQM to give you a head start?

Yes...if I'm jumping ship I wanted to get it over with quickly

C. If you are stopping early at 35K due to the changes in the Elite, which other program do you plan to build status in?

I have flown on Alaska a few times and really enjoyed their service. From YVR they have a fairly good schedule. I will probably go for AS MVP which should be reachable by Dec. Alternatively, I might start using my AirMiles (from all those Safeway purchases) on West Jet and start charging the equivalent ticket value back to the company.

D. How many years have you had status with AC (include CP if you were ex-CP)? How many years at E or SE? If your current profile does not have other Elite staus you hold, please state them too.

P for 1 year, E for 4 years.

1) Aiming for 200k this year (and hopefully give the GF Elite status, if that option is still around)

2) No, did not select bonus QM.

3) All will go towards Aeroplan.

I made E this year for the first time (I was P a few years back) and was able to choose all of the my options like everyone else.

after 13 yrs of AC only, and 4 years of SE status .. last year I put 60k into AA/CX to get platinum, and another 50k into AC for E status.

this year I might go back to SE just for the better u/g chances on the new AC seats for next year. I'll hit AP E status by end of this mth (playing a game of chicken on AC16 next week with a 90 minutes connecting time at HKG for SIN).

I took the SSWU and 50% bonus.

I will land somewhere between 36K and 56K status miles this year. I chose the 2 SSWU, to bring my total up to 4, which if all goes according to plan, will make for a great trip across the pacific and another RT across the country. I will stick with AC, as the 50% are a nice added touch for sure. This is my 2nd year with status, last year I was P, now Elite. I want to build up my miles this year, then I will probably blow many of them next year.

How did you get 4 SSWU??

Probably the same way I and many others did, by crossing 45K late in December and getting 2006 certs.

I will likely be between 50 and 60K. If it looks like I am going to make it over 60K I am seriously considering a couple of MR's to make SE for the instant KK benefits for next year.

This is my 4th year with E status and the closest I have come to SE was the first year when I had around 77k with the majority being on 50% Q mile fares at the time.

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Sorry to be dense but: "MR's" ??

Mileage Runs

=aw

A. Are you expecting to:
1) going for SE at 100K (since I am almost at E already)

B. Did you choose the bonus EQM to give you a head start?
YES for the first time--figured it was worth more than SSWUs which I already had from December earning (as well as lots of SWUs)

D. How many years have you had status with AC -- didn't keep track before 1998 but have been SE ever since that first year of SE (1998), was Elite before that but can't remember for how long (likely 3 years) . . .

1)Aiming for E...That is what I can afford$$.
2) Took the 5K bonus(hasn't shown up in the account yet)
3) Will try to Renew BA gold for this year as well. Will hit AA gold as I have
2 trips to DEL on AA this summer!
4)I have been E for the past 6 or 7 years.

"Duplicate - please delete" :)

A/B) I'm going to be at 40K Q miles by the end of the month (includes 5K bonus]

C) I'm debating whether I should stay with Aeroplan after the end of the month. I don't expect to travel much for the remainder of the year and thinking of crediting miles to UA MP given that any flights I do have for the remainder of the year would likely be *A.

D) 2 years @ E

A. Are you expecting to:
3) E at 35K only

B. Did you choose the bonus EQM to give you a head start?
No - SSWU's + 50%

C. If you are stopping early at 35K due to the changes in the Elite, which other program do you plan to build status in?
UA/MP prolly

D. How many years have you had status with AC? How many years at E?
First year Elite.

My travel can really change - 14k miles in January, almost none in Feb... I'm going AC until I hit 35k for sure, then not crediting flights for a while until I decide. (You have up to 6 months after to claim/assign *A miles, right?)

Depending on how things work out I might be doing a couple of transpac flights... if they are reward flights, it's immaterial. If I end up on paid tix, I might flip over to UA, do a status match and see what I can do with the end of year promo stuff there. Lucky me, I do not have to make my choice quite yet.

A. Will probably be between 35 - 50 K this year, so should requal for E.
B. Expected to make 35K, so did not take head start.
C. Will not worry so much about flying on AC/UA if other alternatives are as convenient. Will probably fly AA more (not happy about that, particularly) and run up my balance there, though will probably not fly enough to make status there also.
D. 1st year as AC elite, previously AAdvantage Gold.

A. Are you expecting to:
2) E at well between 35K and 100K

B. Yes

C. Staying w AP

D. This is my first year w E status.

I screwed up and did not forecast my travel correctly.

I intended to do 35k on AC/AP and funnel the rest of my traffic to SkyTeam. I will over shoot the 35k but definitely not do the 75k I gave them last year. Not enough incentive to do more than the minimum. I did not take the bonus status miles.

This will be my 7th year qualifying as E.

A: Currently already 35K, should pass 50K by mid April and by forging ahead should make SE first time by year end comfortably. However, I probably will jump seat to OW as there is no incentive for me to stay with AC beyond E (Lounge and Priority Checkin/Boarding is my most used features) and AC has pissed me by dropping E benefits.

B: Yes, I just can't win playing Aerolotto.

C: OW and SkyTeam

D: P on and off since 1996 sprinkles with E here and there.