Renewing MVP GOLD or option to purchase?
Nov 26, 2017, 12:43 am
#31
Join Date: Jul 2012
Programs: Delta Gold, Alaska Gold 75K, LATAM Black
Posts: 3,393
Alaska does not have to service your city for Gold to be an extremely beneficial status to retain. Alaska does not service my city, and admittedly losing AA on Jan 1 is going to be a big deal but If you spend any time flying their international partners it’s no question ! I personally fly Qantas, LATAM a lot and MVPG has been invaluable.
good luck on reaching gold again. I will be hitting 75K for the first time in a couple weeks and super excited for it !
MB
Nov 26, 2017, 1:26 am
#32
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
OP,
Alaska does not have to service your city for Gold to be an extremely beneficial status to retain. Alaska does not service my city, and admittedly losing AA on Jan 1 is going to be a big deal but If you spend any time flying their international partners it’s no question ! I personally fly Qantas, LATAM a lot and MVPG has been invaluable.
good luck on reaching gold again. I will be hitting 75K for the first time in a couple weeks and super excited for it !
MB
Alaska does not have to service your city for Gold to be an extremely beneficial status to retain. Alaska does not service my city, and admittedly losing AA on Jan 1 is going to be a big deal but If you spend any time flying their international partners it’s no question ! I personally fly Qantas, LATAM a lot and MVPG has been invaluable.
good luck on reaching gold again. I will be hitting 75K for the first time in a couple weeks and super excited for it !
MB
While the domestic, non AS codeshares will no longer count starting Jan 1st the international routes are still eligible. The OP is well positioned to connect through DFW to Australia, the Caribbean, Latin & South America & Europe. Although the loss of Elite benefits ie Free upgrade to MCE and premium cabin waitlisting is a bit of a sting. For the connecting domestic to DFW those can be credited to the AA (Absolutely Abysmal) disAAdanantage program.
James
Nov 26, 2017, 1:12 pm
#33
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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
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I didn't think all the EQM earning on AA was going away on Jan 1st. Only on duplicate routes. If it is only AA and you can't get there or back on AS or VX you could still earn AS EQM's on AA. But there are also no more perks after Jan 1st so AA will be just another codeshare for certain routes. So if AS or VX don't service your airport but AA does there is still a chance to earn EQM's. Others please correct me if I am remembering wrong.
Nov 26, 2017, 1:51 pm
#34
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
I didn't think all the EQM earning on AA was going away on Jan 1st. Only on duplicate routes. If it is only AA and you can't get there or back on AS or VX you could still earn AS EQM's on AA. But there are also no more perks after Jan 1st so AA will be just another codeshare for certain routes. So if AS or VX don't service your airport but AA does there is still a chance to earn EQM's. Others please correct me if I am remembering wrong.
James
So what is changing?
For domestic travel: Starting Jan. 1, 2018, you’ll no longer earn Mileage Plan miles on domestic American Airlines flights that are not marketed by Alaska, which includes all flights numbers beginning with airline code “AA”. In other words, you will no longer earn Alaska Mileage Plan miles for any domestic flights booked directly with American Airlines. The good news is that Alaska and Virgin America serve 80 percent of the top routes that Mileage Plan members have historically flown and earned miles on with American. What this means for you as a Mileage Plan member depends a bit on the location of your hometown airport:
Nov 26, 2017, 3:49 pm
#35
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: MVP Gold
Posts: 215
Don't you think you will be a bit dizzy circling Texas, Washington & Illinois twice in as many days? lol. What fare class is your IAH-SEA flight? I can check Expert Flyer to check the price differential to M class if you like?
HOLD ON!!!!
I just checked your flight IAH-SEA on the 16th. The upgradable M class is $367 and U space available.
BUT BETTER YET!!!!
The discounted First Class ( Fare class P) is only $349. Purchase that and get 75% COS. 1871 * 1.75 = 3275 EQM/RDM + 1871 RDM Elite Bonus = 5146 RDM. Thats enough for a Hop award on that single segment. Furthermore you would have lounge access too. Since you are already MVPG you can change without fees. You should be able to do the changes online or the friendly AS agents can assist.
James
HOLD ON!!!!
I just checked your flight IAH-SEA on the 16th. The upgradable M class is $367 and U space available.
BUT BETTER YET!!!!
The discounted First Class ( Fare class P) is only $349. Purchase that and get 75% COS. 1871 * 1.75 = 3275 EQM/RDM + 1871 RDM Elite Bonus = 5146 RDM. Thats enough for a Hop award on that single segment. Furthermore you would have lounge access too. Since you are already MVPG you can change without fees. You should be able to do the changes online or the friendly AS agents can assist.
James
Nov 26, 2017, 7:39 pm
#36
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
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Ah, and many discount codes (all?) exclude P class flights (discount F). Makes that more difficult to take advantage of.
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Nov 26, 2017, 7:50 pm
#38
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Seattle, Wa
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