2010 and future: are you keeping EXP ?
Sep 11, 2010, 12:35 am
#31
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,315
Not unless I plunk down $1k for runs ex Stl, rdu, etc. From LAX not that easy or cheap.
Sep 11, 2010, 1:59 am
#32
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: SoCal
Posts: 676
Definitely not going to give up EXP---I'm DM on DL, which is nice for domestic flights, but AAdvantage rocks for international travel...
Sep 11, 2010, 3:31 am
#33
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,686
I am on 0 miles for this year and have no plans to earn any more than that.
I've been quite happy with just sticking to Europe for the year.
I've been quite happy with just sticking to Europe for the year.
Sep 11, 2010, 3:33 am
#34
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2006
Programs: AAdvantage PP
Posts: 13,913
I will requalify for 2011 and assuming that I have the time, the money, and the ability to travel I plan to remain EXP until either the program ends or I do.
Sep 11, 2010, 4:53 am
#35
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Racine, WI/VCE
Programs: AA EXP, MR LT PPE, Arise Mucci des Hommes de Fer
Posts: 1,047
Yup. Only 532 miles away from requal.
Sep 11, 2010, 5:29 am
#36
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: NH, USA
Programs: AA PLAT (2.8MM), DL Diamond, UA*S, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LTE, Hilton DIAMOND, IHG PLT
Posts: 770
Will requalify once the STLDT miles post for my last trip... got 30K more for the rest of the year... hopefully we will get a reward for hitting 125K this year again.
Sep 11, 2010, 6:19 am
#37
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: New York City
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, SaksFirst Plat (hey, if we're listing loyalty programmes....)
Posts: 87
On target for Nov requalification. A surprise couple of business trips next month are speeding up the process--was supposed to requalify entirely on personal travel by the end of Dec, and even threw in a *precautionary* mileage run last month that is now moot. Well, not moot for purposes of reaching 1mm, etc. 
Plan to keep going in 2011 as well, gotta put those SWUs to proper use!
Plan to keep going in 2011 as well, gotta put those SWUs to proper use!
Sep 11, 2010, 7:14 am
#38
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: AA EXP, 4.6 MM
Posts: 138
Will requalify for EXP by mid November. Most of my flights are leisure so I book them way in advance. I churn through those SWUs. Just got 4 more for reaching 4MM.
Sep 11, 2010, 8:08 am
#39
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Racine, WI/VCE
Programs: AA EXP, MR LT PPE, Arise Mucci des Hommes de Fer
Posts: 1,047
Sep 11, 2010, 8:46 am
#40
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: PHX/NYC/LA
Programs: AA Plt, Marriott Gold, National EE, Hertz PC, El Mambero De Mucci, PWP Aide to Generalissimo Godot
Posts: 4,893
I will be reaching EXP by the end of the year. I plan to hold on to it as I've had nothing but great experiences so far from AA.
Sep 11, 2010, 9:03 am
#41
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: AA LT G (1MM);DL G, UA GM
Posts: 2,028
I'm hoping to hang on but it will be tight. With last year's DEQMs I was at about 150K, but even with regular TATL travel it will take some careful planning for the rest of the year.
Sep 11, 2010, 9:04 am
#42
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Miami, Fla. USA
Posts: 42
80% of the way there thanks to the DEQM promos...planning a couple BNA/RDU runs before year end to requalify..
Sep 11, 2010, 9:22 am
#43
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: NYC-BNA
Programs: Lifetime Plat/4mm miles, Starwood, HiltonHonors
Posts: 657
I've been EXP ever since the tier was created and plan to requal this year, though, like last year, only thanks to a promo (DBLBNA, in my case). Without those promos, I may find myself getting satisfied with Plat for life status. The economy's just to unpredictable to warrant extra MRs.
Sep 11, 2010, 10:01 am
#44
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: TVC
Programs: AA EXP/LT PLT., Marriott LT GLD
Posts: 504
EXP for the past 5 years--would not even qualify for Gold this year. Unemployment and the lack of TATL MRs out of ORD this year have doomed me to a PLT soft landing for 2011.
Sep 11, 2010, 10:11 am
#45
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: A few
Posts: 5,499
After switching my domestic weekly RDU-LGA runs to DL in March I figured I'd be giving up EXP this year. But then change of job and some international travel to Asia bumps up my AA travel and with the RDU bonuses one NRT MR will get me over the line. Thanks to DL for starting the RDU bonuses as that will see me getting both Plat with them and EXP with AA for this year plus around 200k in RDM on both. Way to go!