HVCAA Promo (targeted) Double Miles/EXP / Executive Platinum for 25,000 base miles
Feb 9, 2012, 6:06 pm
#121
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,319
"Register, expect nothing and be happy if you get something."
Translation: Don't call. Don't email. Don't tweet. Don't post. Don't complain.
Feb 9, 2012, 6:45 pm
#123
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
Just for anyone curious, I am registered for the promo and I will be flying 25k miles during the promo time period. I'll check back in late May and we'll see if I get any SWUs 
. I'm guessing we will all get a rejection letter sooner than that. I am not concerned either way, I'll take whatever AA is willing to give me.
. I'm guessing we will all get a rejection letter sooner than that. I am not concerned either way, I'll take whatever AA is willing to give me.
Feb 9, 2012, 7:03 pm
#124
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 193
Elite challenge
I just talked to AA, initially the CS said I was not targeted, so the registration did not valid.
Then I asked to talk to a supervisor. She told me there were 2 codes for the targeting. I asked what codes were, she did not tell me. She told me I did not have either one.
Finally, she offered me a plat challenge, flying 10k points (not miles) in 3 months to be plat (she gave me gold right away). But no EXP. She insisted EXP only can be earned by flying 100K miles/points, no other way.
I don't think I do it (although I have a trip to China at the end of Mar, which can double my miles). Plat does mean anything, as I am 1K for CO until next year. Does that make sense?
Then I asked to talk to a supervisor. She told me there were 2 codes for the targeting. I asked what codes were, she did not tell me. She told me I did not have either one.
Finally, she offered me a plat challenge, flying 10k points (not miles) in 3 months to be plat (she gave me gold right away). But no EXP. She insisted EXP only can be earned by flying 100K miles/points, no other way.
I don't think I do it (although I have a trip to China at the end of Mar, which can double my miles). Plat does mean anything, as I am 1K for CO until next year. Does that make sense?
Feb 9, 2012, 7:34 pm
#125
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Plano, Texas, USA
Programs: AA PPro, Hilton Gold, Lindy Award Winner (2013)
Posts: 503
The over / under is now set at 500.
Feb 9, 2012, 7:34 pm
#126
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 2,894
Otherwise, if you think you will have plenty of UA trips that will allow you to requalify for 1K, then perhaps you can use your UA 1K status to do a EXP challenge. While the agent said there are no other ways than 100K miles logged, as top tier UA or DL flyer, you can get EXP challenge. So, if you are keen on trying out AA, then ask for it (with a proof of your UA status).
Feb 9, 2012, 8:25 pm
#127
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 193
I told her I am 1K, asked if I could do a match/challenge, she said no match.
Feb 9, 2012, 11:56 pm
#128
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Bay Area
Programs: WN A-List, AA good-riddance, Safeway Club Card Extraordinaire
Posts: 3,851
No evidence, except for the fact that what they were saying is exactly consistent with the last sentence of the promo T&C. I don't understand why some people are pretending there's ambiguity in the phrase "This is an exclusive offer only for members who receive this email from American Airlines..."
Feb 10, 2012, 4:11 am
#130
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 9,794
"Hope springs eternal".
But the reality is that the computer system that accepts the promo codes can't parse who is eligible and who is not for every possible promo. It takes your submission, and then later (in a batch process?) these entries are qualified and sorted against an eligibility list for specific promos. How could anyone expect immediate and binding verification?
But the reality is that the computer system that accepts the promo codes can't parse who is eligible and who is not for every possible promo. It takes your submission, and then later (in a batch process?) these entries are qualified and sorted against an eligibility list for specific promos. How could anyone expect immediate and binding verification?
Feb 10, 2012, 5:08 am
#131
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: TBD
Programs: AA since 1988 (ex-elite status); Alaska; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 497
Feb 10, 2012, 6:29 am
#132
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
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No evidence, except for the fact that what they were saying is exactly consistent with the last sentence of the promo T&C. I don't understand why some people are pretending there's ambiguity in the phrase "This is an exclusive offer only for members who receive this email from American Airlines..."
So, the only way anyone is REALLY going to know is that we already know. No reason not to register, of course, but statements that this may somehow, magically, be different from all the other times are unfounded.
Cheers.
Feb 10, 2012, 6:37 am
#133
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Planet Earth
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Posts: 3,772
Failed
I registered and phoned in to ask for more information about the promotion.
CSR informed that the offer is targeted to their premium flyers I am not eligible.
CSR informed that the offer is targeted to their premium flyers I am not eligible.
Feb 10, 2012, 7:05 am
#134
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Finally back in Boston after escaping from New York
Posts: 13,644
Well, that and the fact that every other time that people here have done exactly this same thing, it has turned out that those not eligible have gotten nothing.
So, the only way anyone is REALLY going to know is that we already know. No reason not to register, of course, but statements that this may somehow, magically, be different from all the other times are unfounded.
Cheers.
So, the only way anyone is REALLY going to know is that we already know. No reason not to register, of course, but statements that this may somehow, magically, be different from all the other times are unfounded.
Cheers.
Mike
Feb 10, 2012, 7:50 am
#135
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 2,894
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.