Elite (EQM) Buy-Up Offers for 2019
Nov 29, 2018, 3:04 pm
#1
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Snohomish, WA
Programs: AS MVP Gold, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 2,793
Elite (EQM) Buy-Up Offers for 2019
Just got an email with an offer to buy up to MVP Gold for 2019. I'm currently 500 miles short but have two flights before the end of the year so I'll be fine.
Offer is to buy miles with either money or... miles! 1000 miles costs $275 cash or 27,500 miles. I can go all the way up to 10,000 miles for $1,400 cash or 140,000 miles, with 1,000 mile increments.
Neil
Offer is to buy miles with either money or... miles! 1000 miles costs $275 cash or 27,500 miles. I can go all the way up to 10,000 miles for $1,400 cash or 140,000 miles, with 1,000 mile increments.
Neil
Nov 29, 2018, 3:07 pm
#2
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS
Posts: 2,293
Targeted Offer to buy EQM
Received email from AS offering to sell me EQM so I can maintain status. $775 for 5000 miles. $225 for 1000.
first time receiving such an offer.
yesterdays flight will put us far beyond what was required.
Now, next years quest for MVP is another matter.
first time receiving such an offer.
yesterdays flight will put us far beyond what was required.
Now, next years quest for MVP is another matter.
Nov 29, 2018, 3:22 pm
#4
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AS MVPG, HH Diamond
Posts: 232
I just got the same offer. Strange thing is that I already re-qualified for MVPG a couple weeks ago, and according to AS am sitting at 44,754 AS-only miles for the year. Guess the list was generated and sent to the marketing team before then!
Nov 29, 2018, 3:42 pm
#5
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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
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Posts: 38,599
Yup - I requalified for 75K a couple of weeks ago. For me, 1000 EQMs $300, and 10000 for $1650.
Nov 29, 2018, 3:44 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Anchorage, AK
Programs: Lifetime AS 1MM & MVPG, AS MVPG100K, AA, DL, HH-G
Posts: 8,250
It is a targeted offer. You can buy up to 10,000 EQM's for $1650 or 165.,000 miles maximum. This will definitely add to the pool of AS Elites. Not sure how I feel about the 10K mile option when I have spent a lot of time and $ to get there the "right" way.... Not sure why I got the offer since I am already 75K for 2019 on partner miles and will get there pure AS miles on Sunday.
Also this "EQM miles are non-refundable and cannot be used toward award travel" so, they are useless except to obtain status.
Also this "EQM miles are non-refundable and cannot be used toward award travel" so, they are useless except to obtain status.
Last edited by BOB W; Nov 29, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Nov 29, 2018, 3:52 pm
#9
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It is a targeted offer. You can buy up to 10,000 EQM's for $1650 or 165.,000 miles maximum. This will definitely add to the pool of AS Elites. Not sure how I feel about the 10K mile option when I have spent a lot of time and $ to get there the "right" way.... Not sure why I got the offer since I am already 75K for 2019 on partner miles and will get there pure AS miles on Sunday.
Nov 29, 2018, 3:52 pm
#10
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: San Diego, Ca
Programs: AA 2MM LT PLT; AS MVP Gold75k; HHonors Diamond; IHG PLT
Posts: 3,502
It is a targeted offer. You can buy up to 10,000 EQM's for $1650 or 165.,000 miles maximum. This will definitely add to the pool of AS Elites. Not sure how I feel about the 10K mile option when I have spent a lot of time and $ to get there the "right" way.... Not sure why I got the offer since I am already 75K for 2019 on partner miles and will get there pure AS miles on Sunday.
I WOULD be bothered if AS followed AA by issuing wholesale challenges, offering most anyone interested a shortcut to status.
Nov 29, 2018, 3:54 pm
#11
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska Airlines
Posts: 658
Screenshot of the UI below for those curious if you didn't get the targeted offer.
Starts at $0.275 per mile (or 27.5 miles per mile) for 1,000.
Goes down to $0.14 per mile (or 14 miles per mile) for 10,000
Starts at $0.275 per mile (or 27.5 miles per mile) for 1,000.
Goes down to $0.14 per mile (or 14 miles per mile) for 10,000
Nov 29, 2018, 4:07 pm
#12
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Between BLI & PAE.
Programs: Nada of note these days….
Posts: 1,287
I got one of these as well. We will catch a R/T next week to squeeze out our 40K for the year.
However I am surprised by the offer as I have always thought that BIS was the only way to catch status with Alaska, other than a status match from another airline?
However I am surprised by the offer as I have always thought that BIS was the only way to catch status with Alaska, other than a status match from another airline?
Last edited by JPat; Nov 30, 2018 at 4:34 pm Reason: Punctuation
Nov 29, 2018, 4:11 pm
#13
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 5
I thought this part of the fine-print was strange too - doesn't seem right so I wasn't sure if I was reading it correctly. I guess this is purely just a way to pay to maintain status.
Nov 29, 2018, 4:16 pm
#14
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: San Diego, Ca
Programs: AA 2MM LT PLT; AS MVP Gold75k; HHonors Diamond; IHG PLT
Posts: 3,502
Thread discussing the AA version; appears AS is letting its targeted elites off CHEAP: Buy Back and Boost / Buy Up Status for 2019
Nov 29, 2018, 4:29 pm
#15
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
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The cash part is new as of 2 years ago, the miles part is new this year. Usually its a fly X segments/miles and get your expired status back. Those emails usually go out in January. I have never received one as i always did MR to maintain status