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Cumulative C/Y 2013 Elite Rewards ELTA 3 (Registration required <link>)
Recover Your elite Rewards (requires signing in) link NOTE: ELTA Rewards must be claimed by midnight 28 Feb 2014.
"We want to thank you for flying the extra mile, so we've designed a new Elite Rewards program with you in mind. Select from special gifts to complement all of your existing elite status benefits.
Elite Rewards now offers four distinct milestones which are attainable throughout the year. The more you fly, the faster you'll reach the next level where you can choose one reward from each milestone for which you qualify. That's a total of up to four rewards. And now, you can qualify with elite-qualifying miles, points or segments.
. . . ● Milestone 1: 40,000 miles or points | 45 segments
. . . ● Milestone 2: 75,000 miles or points | 80 segments
. . . ● Milestone 3: 125,000 miles or points | 130 segments
. . . ● Milestone 4: 150,000 miles or points | 160 segments
To participate in Elite Rewards, simply register prior to December 31, 2013, using promotion code ELTA3." See the Mod Note in the OP for more.
Cumulative C/Y 2013 Elite Rewards ELTA 3 (Registration required <link>)
Recover Your elite Rewards (requires signing in) link NOTE: ELTA Rewards must be claimed by midnight 28 Feb 2014.
"We want to thank you for flying the extra mile, so we've designed a new Elite Rewards program with you in mind. Select from special gifts to complement all of your existing elite status benefits.
Elite Rewards now offers four distinct milestones which are attainable throughout the year. The more you fly, the faster you'll reach the next level where you can choose one reward from each milestone for which you qualify. That's a total of up to four rewards. And now, you can qualify with elite-qualifying miles, points or segments.
. . . ● Milestone 1: 40,000 miles or points | 45 segments
. . . ● Milestone 2: 75,000 miles or points | 80 segments
. . . ● Milestone 3: 125,000 miles or points | 130 segments
. . . ● Milestone 4: 150,000 miles or points | 160 segments
To participate in Elite Rewards, simply register prior to December 31, 2013, using promotion code ELTA3." See the Mod Note in the OP for more.
New (cumulative!) Elite Rewards for 2013: ELTA3 [closed 1 Mar 2014]
Apr 23, 2013, 4:38 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: ROC/NYC/MSP/LAX/HKG/SIN
Posts: 3,214
AAdvantage becoming more like US Dividend Miles... We've had "Special Dividends" at US for a few years now...
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...dividends.html
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...dividends.html
Apr 23, 2013, 4:38 pm
#32
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: AA LT Plat, UA 1k/1mm+, National EE, IC Plat, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,605
In my opinion, they are reducing the value of the VIPs and in the near future the VIPs are going to be the new 500-mile vouchers. I much rather see a CK or other status at 150/175K to reward the top elites with true benefits other than a bucket full of VIPs that we will not be able to use.
I think that there is also an expanded inventory for seats that are traditionally used for the SWUs with the new planes (especially 77W) and routes coming online. I don't think that they would have radically expanded the SWU inventory w/o having a corresponding increase of reasonable uses for them.
AA is really going for UA's jugular with this. Speaking for myself, I was going to fly quite a bit of UA this year starting in July. Now I am reconsidering...I can go over 200k on AA if necessary or I can split my flying. The decision just got much harder...
Apr 23, 2013, 4:40 pm
#33
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver • DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 21,602
AAdvantage becoming more like US Dividend Miles... We've had "Special Dividends" at US for a few years now...
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...dividends.html
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...dividends.html
Apr 23, 2013, 4:42 pm
#34
Join Date: May 2004
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, UA 1K, Marriott/SPG Platinum Elite
Posts: 774
Is Global Entry Fee Sponsorship a joke? Isn't that $100? Who would choose that over 4 SWUs or Admirals Club Membership or 40K miles?
Apr 23, 2013, 4:43 pm
#35
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Apr 23, 2013, 4:45 pm
#36
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
People who fly paid F exclusively and don't have time for awards, or redeem for toasters or microwaves normally. It also matches a benefit UA has for 1Ks and GS.
Apr 23, 2013, 4:52 pm
#37
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,268
Apr 23, 2013, 4:53 pm
#38
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Chicago O'Hare
Programs: AA EXP, LT PLT 2.6MM, HHonors Lifetime Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 678
Interesting that some amount of MCE selection for GLD's in 2014 (once free MCE for GLD goes away) isn't an award...
Apr 23, 2013, 4:54 pm
#39
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
Agreed completely. Even though I doubt I'd ever do it, I would always want the option to redeem for toasters or other such things, just to know that even if I became completely afraid of flying one day, I'd still be able to get something mildly useful with my miles.
Apr 23, 2013, 4:57 pm
#40
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
It actually is more akin to Five-Star service than to Priority tagging.
Apr 23, 2013, 4:59 pm
#41
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: ROC/NYC/MSP/LAX/HKG/SIN
Posts: 3,214
AA wont go water down to be sync with the US. I think they will be better!
I looked at their offerings of dividends, and closed the page within 10 seconds. Not worth my effort.
Apr 23, 2013, 5:02 pm
#42
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SYR
Programs: US/AA-Platinum, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Gold, AVIS-Presidents Club, National-Executive Elite
Posts: 2,755
Except they're free. Who cares how crappy they are. Its more than you had before.
Apr 23, 2013, 5:05 pm
#43
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
That is exactly what I worry about. Too many eVIPs floating around the system are not good.
What makes you say that? The new planes have less premium seats than the old planes, and the new routes are few and far between...in 2012, AA turned on the evip spigot when they matched a ton of UA and DL fliers, so there is a precedent for expanding eVIP supply without capacity increases.
What makes you say that? The new planes have less premium seats than the old planes, and the new routes are few and far between...in 2012, AA turned on the evip spigot when they matched a ton of UA and DL fliers, so there is a precedent for expanding eVIP supply without capacity increases.
New additional planes: 777-300 8 F Seats, 52 J seats
ICN, DUS, DUB & LIM routes..
Apr 23, 2013, 5:12 pm
#44
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Apr 23, 2013, 5:28 pm
#45
In memoriam
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP, DL PLT, UA 1P, SPG Gold
Posts: 415
Registered as soon as I saw this in my mailbox! Its a nice change that this time around it's not just based on 125k+ EQPs, not to mention it's nice that it's cumulative ^