HVCAA Promo (targeted) Double Miles/EXP / Executive Platinum for 25,000 base miles
#136
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: DL Platinum, AA Lifetime Gold, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, Radisson Premium
Posts: 6,635
I was able to register for the offer and received the email
Background: I was flying 100-150 or so segments per year. Atleast 125K EQM. Some on deep discount fares, some not.
Last July I switched all my business to United, and only have one remaining rezzie on AA. The only thing I can think of is that its targeted to those who suddenly had a big drop in their revenue pattern.
It's a good strategy to get someone to reconsider their loyalty. The double award miles will be great for my international travel planned in the Spring
Background: I was flying 100-150 or so segments per year. Atleast 125K EQM. Some on deep discount fares, some not.
Last July I switched all my business to United, and only have one remaining rezzie on AA. The only thing I can think of is that its targeted to those who suddenly had a big drop in their revenue pattern.
It's a good strategy to get someone to reconsider their loyalty. The double award miles will be great for my international travel planned in the Spring
#137
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: New York, NY, USA
Programs: BAGold; AA3MMPlat; UA1MMGold; FBGold; MarriottAmb; AccorPlat; HHGold; ICPlatAmb; HyattDiscoverist
Posts: 4,378
#138
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP 1M, SPG PLT
Posts: 165
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#139
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA Plt
Posts: 1
Just called AA to clear things up.. transferred around a bit. you are correct. i was told this is essentially a free challenge, target customers are gold members or members who have shown a sharp decline in travel. the agent told me that although my registration was confirmed, even by email, they have to post a special code at the end of the promo to those who qualify to receive the benefits. i told her to keep me registered even though i dont qualify for the targeted promo, she said sure, but it would not be likely that they would mess up and accidentally get the double miles. The registration does not impact any other promotions you may be registered for, and will not void any either.
I was able to register for the offer and received the email
Background: I was flying 100-150 or so segments per year. Atleast 125K EQM. Some on deep discount fares, some not.
Last July I switched all my business to United, and only have one remaining rezzie on AA. The only thing I can think of is that its targeted to those who suddenly had a big drop in their revenue pattern.
It's a good strategy to get someone to reconsider their loyalty. The double award miles will be great for my international travel planned in the Spring
Background: I was flying 100-150 or so segments per year. Atleast 125K EQM. Some on deep discount fares, some not.
Last July I switched all my business to United, and only have one remaining rezzie on AA. The only thing I can think of is that its targeted to those who suddenly had a big drop in their revenue pattern.
It's a good strategy to get someone to reconsider their loyalty. The double award miles will be great for my international travel planned in the Spring
#140
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Finally back in Boston after escaping from New York
Posts: 13,643
#142
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Finally back in Boston after escaping from New York
Posts: 13,643
I emailed to ask if I qualified and got a very nice response telling me "no." So this forum says that it probably won't work and AA said that it definitely won't work, but I did get that confirm that I was signed up for the promotion. Should I book a whole bunch of flights and hope for the best?
That last sentence was a joke and only a joke. If I had anything serious to write, you can bet that I wouldn't be wasting so much time on FT.
Mike
That last sentence was a joke and only a joke. If I had anything serious to write, you can bet that I wouldn't be wasting so much time on FT.
Mike
#143
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Bay Area
Programs: WN A-List, AA good-riddance, Safeway Club Card Extraordinaire
Posts: 3,851
#144
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
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I guess I can't say much since I actually DID book a couple of flights during the targeted promo period, but that was more coincidence than anything else. I still want and was planning to qualify for EXP either way. My flights are all in N, O, or Q though. Sorry to disappoint .
#145
Moderator: New York City and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: AA PLT, Natl EC
Posts: 10,855
Pretty clear that this is, indeed, a targeted promotion (and, parenthetically, that only those receiving the email should expect to be eligible for the corresponding offer, regardless of confirmation emails, which always go out for every promo regardless of eligibility). Accordingly, the ? in the thread title has been removed.
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#148
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Planet Earth
Programs: | *G | STE | HGP ♦ | SPG Au | MR Au
Posts: 3,772
Unless I am completely outdated, I think the supervisor is incorrect. Please give it another shot (or email AA). With your 1K status as a proof, you should first be comped to Plat status (without any challenge fee) and AA should give you EXP challenge for 25K miles flown in 3 months.
Additionally, I am DM on DL and they didn't offer me comp Plat and an EXP challenge when I asked about it.
They asked me to register for a Plat challenge.
#149
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: MIA/LAS
Programs: AA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Starwood PLT
Posts: 572
And I'd have a trip to Seoul and two trips to California from BOS and I'd get over 25k. Then, I could easily not go anywhere the rest of the year either. The people who are actually being targeted by this promo aren't in that mold. Also, flying 25k just to get EXP and then not flying anymore after that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. The key isn't simply to become EXP, you want to use the benefits of being EXP for the most part. If you become EXP and then don't fly much/at all afterwards, it doesn't really make a huge amount of sense to do it.
#150
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Join Date: Aug 2011
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I was responding to a previous poster who noted that they could fly twice to Asia for 25k and not fly 100k in a year. I said that most people who would fly 25k within 3-4 months AND be targeted by this promo probably fly 100k a year. Personally once I hit EXP I plan to keep going. I've already hit PLT and I now have 24k more flight miles booked, and then the 17k to hit EXP will follow, and probably more after that so I can take advantage of being EXP. Of course, then I want to requalify next year so I'll have to do another 100k, but with domestic comp upgrades and SWUs, it should be a bit easier than getting to EXP from kettle. The goal isn't simply to accumulate status on multiple airlines for me. I've picked one, and once I achieve the status levels I want to keep flying so I can take advantage of that status. It would not make sense for me to hit EXP on AA, then go over to DL (I would never go to UA ) and say "ok make me an elite" and they say "we'll let you challenge for a lower status then you have to fly 125k (or whatever it is) to get the same level as you have at AA". Since I do not travel for business, I'm freely able to choose AA whenever the fares make sense, and simply not fly anyone when they don't.