Time to re-start clock
Jan 2, 2020 | 8:16 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Denver, Colorado/Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA
Programs: AS Titanium, UA PremEx-MM
Posts: 3,348
We booked DEN-SEA-HNL-SEA-HNL for early October on 12/30. Expiring companion certificate was the motivator. Got a good fare and U class was available on all segments. Feels good to have something booked at least. We do have a trip to New York late this month booked on miles. Got AA J-class JFK-SFO (then on AS F to LAX and AA F back to DEN) for 25K x 2. The new year is my blank canvas!
Jan 2, 2020 | 2:01 pm
#4
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend, Moderator, Information Desk, Ambassador, Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: FAI
Programs: AS MVP Gold100K, AS 1MM, Maika`i Card, AGR, Hertz PC, Marriott Lifetime Plat, CO, 7H, BA, 8E
Posts: 44,386
Jan 3, 2020 | 5:10 am
#8
Join Date: May 2019
Location: RTW
Programs: Delta PM, AA PlatPro
Posts: 425
120k mikes booked so far in 2020. 20k on AS projected....
Moved most flying to Delta for ability to hit small cities plus international network. PDX-LHR with BA helps, but too little too late :/
need to update my signature, down to MVP for first time in many many years from gold or 75k.
Moved most flying to Delta for ability to hit small cities plus international network. PDX-LHR with BA helps, but too little too late :/
need to update my signature, down to MVP for first time in many many years from gold or 75k.
Jan 3, 2020 | 6:08 am
#9
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,906
I'm sitting on the home stretch of DEL-LHR-SFO in BA A class right now. Will have almost 24k EQM when they post. Not bad for Jan 3!
I'll also have 12 qualifying nights at Hyatt (again, not bad for 2 nights into the year) so I'm off to a bit of a head start this year.
No other flights booked though and I'm sitting on a lot of AS miles (close to half a million when this flight posts) so I'm not sure how much more long-haul paid travel I'll be doing this year. The miles should pretty much cover my international leisure travel. I'm hoping that this head start at least allows me to maintain MVPG.
I'll also have 12 qualifying nights at Hyatt (again, not bad for 2 nights into the year) so I'm off to a bit of a head start this year.
No other flights booked though and I'm sitting on a lot of AS miles (close to half a million when this flight posts) so I'm not sure how much more long-haul paid travel I'll be doing this year. The miles should pretty much cover my international leisure travel. I'm hoping that this head start at least allows me to maintain MVPG.
Jan 3, 2020 | 9:57 am
#10
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 8,358
Q1 2020: 51 flights January 6th through April 2nd, 120,138 BIS miles,average 2,536 miles/segment comprised of:
AS EQM - End of Month, Year 2020
Total spend on 36 AS+Partner flights, < USD $5K, EQM < 5.4 cpm, RDM < 1.98 cpm, average ~$139 per flight
James
- 36 AS+Partner Flights - 92,614 EQM
- 27 AS Flights - 32,374 EQM
- 5 QX400 Flights - 2500 EQM
- 22 Mainline Flights - 29,874 EQM - 5 transcon
- 9 segments upgraded with 3 GGUs
- 1 segment, R class upgraded at T-120
- 7 GGU eligible fares with no U availability
- 5 segments R Class - waitlisted
- 9 AS Partner Flights - 5 TPAC, 60,240 EQM
- AA PE 6841 EQM
- DFW-ICN 6841 EQM
- CX PE 48,544 miles + 4855 COS = 53,399 EQM (re-qualification for MVPG on 2 CX itineraries)
- CX PE SIN-HKG-LAX return 17,696 miles + 1,770 COS = 19,466 EQM
- CX PE JFK-HKG-CPT return 30,848 miles + 3,085 COS = 33.933 EQM
- AA PE 6841 EQM
- 27 AS Flights - 32,374 EQM
- 10 award flights, 4 redemptions, 125K AS, 40K AA, 28,108 Miles
- JL J GMP-HND-SIN, 25K AS, 4,023 Miles
- AA J TPE-HKG(CX)-BNE(QF)-AKL(QF), 40K AA, 6,235 Miles
- QF J SYD-PER AS 20K, 2,041 Miles
- CX F PER-HKG(J)-LAX(F)-FLL(A), 80K AS,13,335 Miles
- AS LAX-JFK 0K, 2,475 miles, Gratis! (I needed to get to LAX last November so I redeemed 20K for an N award to JFK with a stopover in LAX.
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- 5 non AS EQM earning flights - 5,983 miles
- AA 4 flights - 3,986 miles
- PHX-DFW - 868 miles
- MIA-SJU - 1,045 miles
- SJU-CLT-ORD (Y-UP to lie-flat J A330 SJU-CLT) - 2,073 Miles
- BR 1 flight - 1997 miles
- SIN-TPE PE - 1997 Miles
- AA 4 flights - 3,986 miles
AS EQM - End of Month, Year 2020
- JANUARY 31st - 61,718 miles - MVP - Jan 18, MVPG - Jan 28
- FEBRUARY 29th - 72,904 miles
- MARCH 31st - 88,788 miles
- APRIL 2nd - 92,614 miles - MVPG75K - April 1st.
Total spend on 36 AS+Partner flights, < USD $5K, EQM < 5.4 cpm, RDM < 1.98 cpm, average ~$139 per flight
James
Last edited by Flying for Fun; Jan 3, 2020 at 10:05 am
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Jan 4, 2020 | 8:02 pm
#12
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SFO
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold; Hilton Diamond; National C ar Executive Elite
Posts: 732