Limited time: Get to elite status 50% faster!
May 11, 2020, 12:36 am
#181
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TUS/PDX
Programs: WN CP/A-List, AS MVPG75K
Posts: 5,798
Nope. You’ll earn one segment and miles for nonstop OKC-SEA.
May 13, 2020, 7:54 pm
#182
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA ExPlat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 17,399
Not sure if this was mentioned in other threads yet, but since I don’t see it here, might as well mention it: the end date for the 50% bonus EQM promo now appears to be May 31, 2020.
https://www.alaskaair.com/promo/AS20...-prodID:MPEarn
”For a limited time, earn 50% more elite-qualifying Mileage Plan™ miles on Alaska Airlines flights between March 7 and May 31, 2020.”
https://www.alaskaair.com/promo/AS20...-prodID:MPEarn
”For a limited time, earn 50% more elite-qualifying Mileage Plan™ miles on Alaska Airlines flights between March 7 and May 31, 2020.”
May 13, 2020, 7:59 pm
#183
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: PDX
Programs: AS MVP Gold 100K
Posts: 2,332
Not sure if this was mentioned in other threads yet, but since I don’t see it here, might as well mention it: the end date for the 50% bonus EQM promo now appears to be May 31, 2020.
https://www.alaskaair.com/promo/AS20...-prodID:MPEarn
”For a limited time, earn 50% more elite-qualifying Mileage Plan™ miles on Alaska Airlines flights between March 7 and May 31, 2020.”
https://www.alaskaair.com/promo/AS20...-prodID:MPEarn
”For a limited time, earn 50% more elite-qualifying Mileage Plan™ miles on Alaska Airlines flights between March 7 and May 31, 2020.”
Interestingly, WN is now advertising a 2x Rapid Rewards promo for flights taken through the end of August. I don't actually know if this is new, but I've seen them posting about it on social media recently and it's at the top of their webpage.
May 13, 2020, 8:04 pm
#184
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA ExPlat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 17,399
Yeah, they made the change about a month ago. They certainly didn't go out of their way to advertise it though.
Interestingly, WN is now advertising a 2x Rapid Rewards promo for flights taken through the end of August. I don't actually know if this is new, but I've seen them posting about it on social media recently and it's at the top of their webpage.
Interestingly, WN is now advertising a 2x Rapid Rewards promo for flights taken through the end of August. I don't actually know if this is new, but I've seen them posting about it on social media recently and it's at the top of their webpage.
Yes, the WN offer made me wonder what AS is doing. Then - ding - an email from Alaska with my monthly statement and “Miles on the Ground Sweepstakes”. I guess the marketers have to do something while they are being paid by us taxpayers... but that was a bit underwhelming.
May 18, 2020, 3:58 pm
#185
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 10,861
Well...it looks like WN was the first to start their version of DEQM....crossing my fingers for AS to join the party at least for summer travel. The other option they might take is to extend the 50% EQM promotion for a third time since it ends at the end of this month, but I'm still hoping for DEQM.
May 18, 2020, 4:08 pm
#186
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SEA (previous locations: DTW, TLV, EWR, BOS)
Programs: AS: 75K; DL/NW: Plat; DL SC: Lifetime; Hyatt: Diamond; HH: Gold; SPG: Plat;
Posts: 3,385
What would motivate me to travel more this year would be the extension of the rollover EQMs from 2020 to 2021. Right now, any miles earned through 4/30/20 rolled into 2021 to help requalify for 2022 status.
Would love to see this rollover extended, so that any miles flown this summer/fall become 2021 earned EQMs.
Would love to see this rollover extended, so that any miles flown this summer/fall become 2021 earned EQMs.
May 18, 2020, 4:25 pm
#187
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: London, UK
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, Marriot Platinum
Posts: 617
Given I was on track for 75K for the first time, I too would love to see the miles rollover. I expect my travel through 2021 will still be less than originally planned for just 2020, so maybe if I had rollover for all of my 2020 miles I might just be encouraged to push for more travel in 2021 to get me 75K. That would be nice given the OWE alliance that is supposed to start next summer.
Also, I assume if I had already registered for the 50% bonus, we don't need to do it again? I can't find an email, but I thought I had signed up for this back when they announced in early March. But I can't find any sort of confirmation. Wondering if I should sign up again just in case.
Also, I assume if I had already registered for the 50% bonus, we don't need to do it again? I can't find an email, but I thought I had signed up for this back when they announced in early March. But I can't find any sort of confirmation. Wondering if I should sign up again just in case.
May 19, 2020, 9:12 am
#188
Join Date: May 2006
Location: TUS/PDX
Programs: WN CP/A-List, AS MVPG75K
Posts: 5,798
Well...it looks like WN was the first to start their version of DEQM....crossing my fingers for AS to join the party at least for summer travel. The other option they might take is to extend the 50% EQM promotion for a third time since it ends at the end of this month, but I'm still hoping for DEQM.
May 19, 2020, 2:37 pm
#189
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Programs: United MM, Alaska MVP, Marriott Plat
Posts: 575
I was already to take advantage of this but my trips keep cancelling. I had a trip booked to HNL from SAN that I cancelled due to the Hawaii quarantine. Then was going to Austin but TX is requiring a 14 day quarantine for CA residents among others.
Heading to FLL on Friday doing the milk run via SEA and back so that alone will add about 11,000 miles or so to my 6600 I already have. I'll still make MVPG this year and have a decent head start into next year.
Heading to FLL on Friday doing the milk run via SEA and back so that alone will add about 11,000 miles or so to my 6600 I already have. I'll still make MVPG this year and have a decent head start into next year.
May 19, 2020, 4:54 pm
#191
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
Posts: 10,861
I was already to take advantage of this but my trips keep cancelling. I had a trip booked to HNL from SAN that I cancelled due to the Hawaii quarantine. Then was going to Austin but TX is requiring a 14 day quarantine for CA residents among others.
Heading to FLL on Friday doing the milk run via SEA and back so that alone will add about 11,000 miles or so to my 6600 I already have. I'll still make MVPG this year and have a decent head start into next year.
Heading to FLL on Friday doing the milk run via SEA and back so that alone will add about 11,000 miles or so to my 6600 I already have. I'll still make MVPG this year and have a decent head start into next year.
May 19, 2020, 8:42 pm
#192
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Seattle
Programs: Alaska airlines 100k
Posts: 963
I was already to take advantage of this but my trips keep cancelling. I had a trip booked to HNL from SAN that I cancelled due to the Hawaii quarantine. Then was going to Austin but TX is requiring a 14 day quarantine for CA residents among others.
Heading to FLL on Friday doing the milk run via SEA and back so that alone will add about 11,000 miles or so to my 6600 I already have. I'll still make MVPG this year and have a decent head start into next year.
Heading to FLL on Friday doing the milk run via SEA and back so that alone will add about 11,000 miles or so to my 6600 I already have. I'll still make MVPG this year and have a decent head start into next year.
May 19, 2020, 9:15 pm
#193
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,405
May 19, 2020, 9:54 pm
#194
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 623
Any elite-qualifying miles earned between January 1, 2020 and April 30, 2020 will be rolled over to 2021 to give you a head start on earning your status for 2022.
Rollover for all of 2020 miles was said during the earnings call but then retracted.
There isn't a point in getting on a plane this week if you already have MVPG and are just concerned about having doing a mileage run for 2022 status.
May 20, 2020, 1:37 am
#195
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
The only real benefit of the 50% EQM bonus from May 1st to May 31st is the additional EQM towards requalifying organically for the same or a higher Elite Tier in 2020 which would grant the usual benefits for achieving those Elite levels; GGUs, Lounge Passes and the 50K RDM bonus for 75K. Of course, the 50% EQM bonus is also RDM. Any accrued EQM from May 1st will not rollover.
James