Short for Elite Qualification by XXX Miles?
Dec 31, 2018, 10:16 pm
#48
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
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Wife was short about 300 miles or so towards MVP requal. Never got a buy up offer. Called in to ask, and agent bumped her up on the spot.
Nov 12, 2019, 11:18 am
#49
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clinging to the edifices of a decadent past from the biggest city in America nobody really cares about.
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Morning All - based on current travel it's looking like I'll fall 144 miles short of re-qualifying for MVP Gold 75 (89,856 of AS + Partner EQMs).
Any guidance from the pros of what AS has done in the past for flyers in a similar position? Thanks!
Any guidance from the pros of what AS has done in the past for flyers in a similar position? Thanks!
Nov 12, 2019, 9:04 pm
#50
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: sometimes, strangely, I find myself at home
Programs: I need to do better in managing my affiliations. Oops, I overshot the runway for status next year.
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I'd just fly the one more leg instead of asking for special dispensation. Either by an additional trip or adding a leg to an existing planned itinerary.
Nov 12, 2019, 9:06 pm
#51
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: sometimes, strangely, I find myself at home
Programs: I need to do better in managing my affiliations. Oops, I overshot the runway for status next year.
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Nov 13, 2019, 9:23 am
#52
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum
Posts: 200
You will likely get an offer to buy the EQM. Read the fine print though as you don't necessarily qualify for all the 75K rewards. I think it is better to fly a short segment and be done with it.
Nov 13, 2019, 10:41 am
#53
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
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All good advice above. Another possibility is a challenge offer in the beginning of next year (note that the OP's status will only be Gold until completed).
I'd either suck up being Gold, fly/upfare the difference, or just call in after my last flight of the year (like in the back half of December), acknowledge being short, and ask if they'd kindly bump me up.
I'd either suck up being Gold, fly/upfare the difference, or just call in after my last flight of the year (like in the back half of December), acknowledge being short, and ask if they'd kindly bump me up.
Nov 13, 2019, 11:06 am
#54
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Verdi, NV, SFO & Olympic (aka Squaw )Valley.
Programs: Ikon Pass Full + AS Gold + Marriott Titanium + Hilton Gold. Recovering UA Plat. LT lounge AA+DL+UA
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So next year I'll be UA Platinum (earned with EQMs) and WN A-list + CP (earned with segments). I'm going to miss requalifying for MVP by about 4,000 miles, and don't really want to do a mileage run.
Any advice in terms of whether they are likely to do a status match, or if I'll have to suffer through being a plebeian with no status for my first 20k of Alaska BIS flying next year?
Any advice in terms of whether they are likely to do a status match, or if I'll have to suffer through being a plebeian with no status for my first 20k of Alaska BIS flying next year?
Nov 13, 2019, 11:45 am
#55
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
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So next year I'll be UA Platinum (earned with EQMs) and WN A-list + CP (earned with segments). I'm going to miss requalifying for MVP by about 4,000 miles, and don't really want to do a mileage run.
Any advice in terms of whether they are likely to do a status match, or if I'll have to suffer through being a plebeian with no status for my first 20k of Alaska BIS flying next year?
Any advice in terms of whether they are likely to do a status match, or if I'll have to suffer through being a plebeian with no status for my first 20k of Alaska BIS flying next year?
Nov 14, 2019, 12:46 pm
#56
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 490
Im also going to be short about 180 miles from 75k at year end, I’ve already done a mileage run, so hoping to avoid that. You’re suggesting if I call and ask to be bumped up I will not receive all the benefits? Can you elaborate on which benefits won’t be included?
Last edited by ASA_1; Nov 14, 2019 at 12:55 pm
Nov 14, 2019, 12:59 pm
#57
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
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It's the buy up offers/status win back challenges than usually don't receive all of the benefits, specifically the 50K 75K RDM bonus. If they bump you up over the phone, you should be good.
Nov 14, 2019, 1:01 pm
#58
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: AS MVPG, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 1,445
However, I'd say that if you can call before those offers go out (usually I think in the last few days of the year, so maybe call right before xmas?), you may have a better chance finding an agent willing to help you out. If you call and you've received the offer, they're likely to encourage you to accept that instead.
Nov 14, 2019, 1:46 pm
#59
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Seattle WA, USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, Marriott LT Plat, AS Lounge
Posts: 3,478
However, I'd say that if you can call before those offers go out (usually I think in the last few days of the year, so maybe call right before xmas?), you may have a better chance finding an agent willing to help you out. If you call and you've received the offer, they're likely to encourage you to accept that instead.
"Members buying elite qualifying miles to achieve MVP Gold 75K status are not eligible for the 50,000 bonus miles awarded to those who earn MVP Gold 75K." Wouldn't affect me but might affect others here.
I'm currently 106 miles short of MVPG requal and expect to fly in December. If I don't I'll be looking for that offer. I'd rather save calling in for a time when I have no alternative --- just in case they like it to be a one time only assist.
Dec 11, 2019, 10:36 am
#60
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 3,904
MVPG 75K - 545 miles short
My YTD is going to end up at 89,455 of the 90,000 required for getting to MVPG 75K using mostly partners.
Do you think if I call this is within their buffer?
It's hard to take a short haul as I'm on the east coast so it's a several hour commitment for a mileage run.
I guess I could do AA to Toronto but I'd rather not.
Do you think if I call this is within their buffer?
It's hard to take a short haul as I'm on the east coast so it's a several hour commitment for a mileage run.
I guess I could do AA to Toronto but I'd rather not.