50k miles planned - when to buy tickets to get elite status
Sep 7, 2013, 5:32 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 107
50k miles planned - when to buy tickets to get elite status
I have about 50k miles of travel I need to complete in the next 2 months or so. I haven't bought any tickets as I'm waiting for an elite status deal on AA. I'm currently Platinum, but will slip down to Gold without this travel. I'd like to bump up to Exec if I can (especially since others are buying the tickets!).
When do you think would be the latest time to wait? I have to take my first trip at the end of September.
When do you think would be the latest time to wait? I have to take my first trip at the end of September.
Last edited by flyingdervish; Sep 7, 2013 at 5:54 pm
Sep 7, 2013, 5:42 pm
#2
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,533
While it could happen, there is no way to predict. Given the way they've been handing out elite status to anyone with a pulse lately, and the minor fiasco that they created with the recent offer, I'd certainly not expect anything, and not very soon if something does happen. 50K gets Platinum. That's what I'd count on.
Are you expecting that folks here have some secret knowledge of something coming? If so, anyone with such knowledge would not disclose it here. So, there really are no solid answers to your question. Well, other than mine that says "not a chance in hell," but take that for what it's worth
Cheers.
Are you expecting that folks here have some secret knowledge of something coming? If so, anyone with such knowledge would not disclose it here. So, there really are no solid answers to your question. Well, other than mine that says "not a chance in hell," but take that for what it's worth
Cheers.
Sep 7, 2013, 9:19 pm
#3
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: DFW
Programs: AS, BA, AA
Posts: 3,670
You won't slip down to gold unless you are a million miler. AA announced they were discontinuing the 'soft landing' policy earlier this year.
Sep 7, 2013, 10:02 pm
#4
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,342
My question is, where are you exactly between 25K and 50K? If closer to 50K, perhaps a mileage run may be in order.
The latest you should wait? Fly it before Dec. 31st. Or fly 50K miles all in 2014 before Feb. 28 to get status through 2/2016).
Just fly it when you need to. If you're asking when to book, I remember the last DEQM promo didn't require you to book after you register, only fly during the promo dates.