The Great AA Mileage Race to "D-Day" (MM change day) - 12/1/11
Nov 20, 2011, 11:36 am
#1081
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,693
Fly roundtrip to Europe and do the EUR11 bonus. Must be booked in Y B H or Business/First.
U.S.-Europe. Earn Thousands of AAdvantage Bonus Miles.
U.S.-Europe. Earn Thousands of AAdvantage Bonus Miles.
Nov 20, 2011, 12:07 pm
#1082
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: west of DFW airport
Programs: AA LT Gold 1.9 MM flying my way to LT PLAT
Posts: 11,074
If you are going to be doing a lot of flying on AA, the 12/01/11 date means nothing.
Just about the only choice you have now is to BIS- it.
Just about the only choice you have now is to BIS- it.
Nov 20, 2011, 1:31 pm
#1083
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: JFK
Programs: AA EXP/CK 2M+
Posts: 540
Date Transaction Description* Mileage Bonus Total
11/17/11 EUROPE BONUS - 2ND TRIP 0 35,000 35,000
11/17/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 113 J LHR JFK 3,452 4,315 7,767
11/17/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 903 J FRA LHR 408 602 1,010
11/15/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 906 J LHR FRA 408 602 1,010
11/14/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 174 J JFK LHR 3,452 4,315 7,767
Program to Date Miles 2,016,906
Nov 20, 2011, 3:06 pm
#1084
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP / LT PLT / 3MM, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 35,489
Posted today into my history:
Date Transaction Description* Mileage Bonus Total
11/17/11 EUROPE BONUS - 2ND TRIP 0 35,000 35,000
11/17/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 113 J LHR JFK 3,452 4,315 7,767
11/17/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 903 J FRA LHR 408 602 1,010
11/15/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 906 J LHR FRA 408 602 1,010
11/14/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 174 J JFK LHR 3,452 4,315 7,767
Program to Date Miles 2,016,906
Date Transaction Description* Mileage Bonus Total
11/17/11 EUROPE BONUS - 2ND TRIP 0 35,000 35,000
11/17/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 113 J LHR JFK 3,452 4,315 7,767
11/17/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 903 J FRA LHR 408 602 1,010
11/15/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 906 J LHR FRA 408 602 1,010
11/14/11 BRITISH AIRWAYS 174 J JFK LHR 3,452 4,315 7,767
Program to Date Miles 2,016,906
Nov 20, 2011, 4:15 pm
#1085
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: AA PLT Pro (2MM), HH DIA, IHG PLT
Posts: 496
Some us also hope that from time to time AA will offer special deals to get LT miles in the future so I am still piling all I can in.
Nov 20, 2011, 7:30 pm
#1086
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA PLAT, *wood Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 434
Transferring SPG points
Is there still time to transfer SPG points over to AA by Dec 1? I've been waiting to hit the 20K mark (for the 5K bonus) and should be there midweek to transfer.
Nov 20, 2011, 8:41 pm
#1087
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ORD, DEL
Programs: AA (Plt Pro; 1.5 MM)
Posts: 6,185
Do it, and ASAP. In all likelihood you'll get the credit in time. However, there is good anecdotal evidence that AA countsthe date of transaction rather than posting. So don't get discouraged, just do it ASAP.
Last edited by aktchi; Nov 20, 2011 at 11:38 pm
Nov 20, 2011, 9:14 pm
#1088
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: AA 2.2MM LT Plat, Hilton Diamond, Marriott/SPG Platinum
Posts: 1,572
Lots of IFs there. If you make that last cutoff. If they do the transfer weekly (some reports are that it's every other week, others are that it's weekly). If it posts on 11/30 instead of 12/1. There's no room for error.
Nov 20, 2011, 10:16 pm
#1089
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA LT PLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,564
I've never had a transfer take more than a week to post so you will likely be fine. I just wouldn't wait too much longer...beyond Wednesday.
Nov 21, 2011, 8:52 am
#1091
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Times Square
Programs: SPG Gold, AAdvantage
Posts: 1,397
I just ordered 100 miles from Bing. Will order a final 100 today.
I offered to buy my neighbor's office lunch for his staff today. I was going to suggest an Italian restaurant near us from the dining program, but left it up to them. Lucky for me, that's the restaurant they selected. So a final boost of miles from there.
We are flying one-way JFK-DCA for the weekend so a few miles + PLT bonus from that.
And finally, I opened the Citi Executive card so I'm good for some more miles for next year. The statement is supposed to close tomorrow so the bonus should be posting this week.
I'll end up at something around 650K which is still far from 1 million but I could get there through flying in my lifetime.
I offered to buy my neighbor's office lunch for his staff today. I was going to suggest an Italian restaurant near us from the dining program, but left it up to them. Lucky for me, that's the restaurant they selected. So a final boost of miles from there.
We are flying one-way JFK-DCA for the weekend so a few miles + PLT bonus from that.
And finally, I opened the Citi Executive card so I'm good for some more miles for next year. The statement is supposed to close tomorrow so the bonus should be posting this week.
I'll end up at something around 650K which is still far from 1 million but I could get there through flying in my lifetime.
Last edited by sent; Nov 21, 2011 at 9:01 am
Nov 21, 2011, 8:59 am
#1092
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: west of DFW airport
Programs: AA LT Gold 1.9 MM flying my way to LT PLAT
Posts: 11,074
Me too!
There are those of us that are a long way away from the next threshold but I am still pushing to get the miles because every mile I get by 12/1 accellerates my time-line to the next threshold exponentially vs BIS miles.
Some us also hope that from time to time AA will offer special deals to get LT miles in the future so I am still piling all I can in.
Some us also hope that from time to time AA will offer special deals to get LT miles in the future so I am still piling all I can in.
For those who are sweating out last minute postings, a Hilton Stay I had a few weeks ago posted with the date of my arrival at that hotel (not the check out date).
Bing AA miles have posted very quickly.
iTunes posts fairly quickly and with the date of purchase.
Drugstore.com posts with the date of shipping as does Overstock.com.
AA Rewards (dining) post all over the place with no logic at all.
Good luck to all and safe travels on this holiday!
Nov 21, 2011, 1:54 pm
#1093
Join Date: May 2003
Programs: AA (1MM), Marriott (LT Gold)
Posts: 1,766
It's unfortunate because I was well on my way to LT Platinum before the announcement of this change.
Just to gauge whether or not I am making a mistake, for any other airline program that has a LTM program, can anyone name a LTM promo that permitted the accumulation of a signficant number of of non-BIS miles? If so, what was it?
Nov 21, 2011, 3:08 pm
#1094
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ocean Beach
Programs: Alaska MPVG75, AAdvantage PlatPro, Hyatt Platinum, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 535
How do you reach that conclusion? I'm under the impression that whatever miles you have in your acccount as of November 30, 2011 (whether you are owed any from previous activity or not) is the beginning balance for the MM counter. I'd be happy to be wrong, but I haven't seen anything in writing that suggests otherwise.
(P.S. In the OP's case, if I am correct, elite bonuses posted prior to 11/30 would count toward MM status, elite bonuses posted subsequent to 11/30 would not count toward MM status.)
(P.S. In the OP's case, if I am correct, elite bonuses posted prior to 11/30 would count toward MM status, elite bonuses posted subsequent to 11/30 would not count toward MM status.)
Nov 21, 2011, 3:33 pm
#1095
Join Date: May 2003
Programs: AA (1MM), Marriott (LT Gold)
Posts: 1,766
To my knowledge, AA has never come on this forum and provided a definitive answer. However, someone purporting to be an AA rep used the milepoint website to announce that actiivty date would take precedence over posting date. So, I am working under the assumption that as long as an activity has a date of 11/30/11 or prior, it will count toward MM status no matter when it posts.