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The active and archived threads discussing the American Airlines AAdvantage Million Miler Program are:
Wiki: AAdvantage Million Miler Program Launched on 1 Dec 2011.
Wiki: Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum with NEW Million Miler Program! (>1 Dec 2011)
ARCHIVE: Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum! million miles - brag etc. (ended 30 Nov 2011)
Million Miles / Million Miler Program ARCHIVE
#16
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London, UK
Programs: AA 2MM - PLT, BA GGL, SPG Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,221
Originally Posted by onedog
For someone who has only been flying for the past 3 years, having >600k miles in your FF account ain't too shabby (averaging about >200k miles yr). Pay a lot of attention to FT and keep on flying like you are, and 3 MM is just around the corner. Oh yeah, and do like what a lot of us here do. After you get tired of working for the man, strike out on your own so that you can rack up 100's of 1,000's of miles on credit cards. Lots of risk, but the rewards are worth it.
Yes must get one of those credit cards that earns AA points - to think all the miles I could have achieved in the last three years makes me wince
I didn't know about the MM thingy until I joined this forum. If I had I would certainly of pulled my finger out and got a different CC back then.
#17
Join Date: Jul 2005
Programs: MUCCI Classe des Flatteurs Preferes, LH SEN, BA silver, IHG Gold, Accor Gold
Posts: 968
Originally Posted by oldpenny16
Lands' End has double miles on AA eshopping, so I'm going to buy some cotten sheets.
Thanks to FT I am thinking of swapping CC too!
#18
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
I don't know about UK prices for sheets
Originally Posted by flyingbee
I'm having a little sulk because the AA eshopping doesn't seem to work for UK delivery. Since I wanted to make some purchases from Lands End anyway I did it through the AA eshopping link and got to the Lands End UK site. I am waiting to see if I get any miles, and will be most pleased and surprised if I do.
Thanks to FT I am thinking of swapping CC too!
Thanks to FT I am thinking of swapping CC too!
#19
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 12
million miles
Hi all,
I've heard that if you have a million miles, you have permanent gold status and 2 million is permanent plat. Does that mean you must have 1 million miles available, or does the million miles count miles you've already redeemed? Thanks in advance!
I've heard that if you have a million miles, you have permanent gold status and 2 million is permanent plat. Does that mean you must have 1 million miles available, or does the million miles count miles you've already redeemed? Thanks in advance!
#20
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: MSP (and will only fly NWA in re-routes if I HAVE to)
Programs: AA EXP (4.5MM), hotel programs as needed
Posts: 5,800
i am not going to suggest search .. since that would be too simple.
one million total miles (any source) gets you lifetime GLD. In other words .. fly, charge and buy to get miles!
Your next question will be 'what else do I get a 1MM' and for that I strongly suggest search
one million total miles (any source) gets you lifetime GLD. In other words .. fly, charge and buy to get miles!
Your next question will be 'what else do I get a 1MM' and for that I strongly suggest search
#22
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: HY
Programs: AA-EXP (3.3MM), AAirpass, SQ-PPS Solitaire, DL-PM (.777MM), SPG-Plat, HH-D
Posts: 2,307
million miles question
sorry if it looks like im hijacking this thread, but i have a question on AA MM and searching yielded a lot of stuff not related.
I will be approaching 1mm AA miles 12-18 months or so (still have a loong way to go...). I read somewhere that its better to reach 1mm mile threshold while being registered with a foreign address. I happen to own property in Europe which I also enjoy residency from and it would be no sweat to add that as my "primary" residence per AA. What are the benefits of doing that? (i hope im not talking out of my a... apologies if its all BS)
I will be approaching 1mm AA miles 12-18 months or so (still have a loong way to go...). I read somewhere that its better to reach 1mm mile threshold while being registered with a foreign address. I happen to own property in Europe which I also enjoy residency from and it would be no sweat to add that as my "primary" residence per AA. What are the benefits of doing that? (i hope im not talking out of my a... apologies if its all BS)
#23
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Siesta Key
Programs: AA EXP-1.6MM, Hilton Diamond, ManU & Chicago Bears #1 Fan
Posts: 9,697
Originally Posted by psyflyer
sorry if it looks like im hijacking this thread, but i have a question on AA MM and searching yielded a lot of stuff not related.
I will be approaching 1mm AA miles 12-18 months or so (still have a loong way to go...). I read somewhere that its better to reach 1mm mile threshold while being registered with a foreign address. I happen to own property in Europe which I also enjoy residency from and it would be no sweat to add that as my "primary" residence per AA. What are the benefits of doing that? (i hope im not talking out of my a... apologies if its all BS)
I will be approaching 1mm AA miles 12-18 months or so (still have a loong way to go...). I read somewhere that its better to reach 1mm mile threshold while being registered with a foreign address. I happen to own property in Europe which I also enjoy residency from and it would be no sweat to add that as my "primary" residence per AA. What are the benefits of doing that? (i hope im not talking out of my a... apologies if its all BS)
#24
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: HY
Programs: AA-EXP (3.3MM), AAirpass, SQ-PPS Solitaire, DL-PM (.777MM), SPG-Plat, HH-D
Posts: 2,307
Originally Posted by andrzej
the only difference (but a nice one in your favor), and if it's still available a year or 2 from now is that instead of 8-500 domestic upgrade stickers, you will receive 4 e-vips, system wide upgrades.
I knew i didnt hallucinate...
#25
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: MSP (and will only fly NWA in re-routes if I HAVE to)
Programs: AA EXP (4.5MM), hotel programs as needed
Posts: 5,800
Here we go again.
By bending the rules and having a non North American address as your AAdvantage adress (should be for a bunch of months before and after the threshold) will currently get you 4(?) eVIPs (controlled capacity confirmable upgrade worldwide on AA to next class) when you cross 1MM. If you have a North American address you get some 500-mile stickers (do not recall the number). 2MM and above ALL get the eVIPs.
AA's logic (and this entire MM program is undocumented and not published by AA anywhere) is that non North American fliers are mainly international fliers who would not use the stickers. Tho at 2MM and above they just reward you and say 'thanks'.
But by bending these rules (as other posts have discussed) MAY be caught by AA and you would loose out and just get stickers. We do not know if the MM program will continue or if they will raise the limit to 2MM being the base .. or what MAY happen in the next 12-18 months. There are getting to be so many 1MM's who complain or bend the rules that AA may just give up and raise the limit to 2MM ...
BTW .. the eVIPs are nice but not once what they were. With Yield Management controlling inventory so much more (new program to not release C inventory until there are sold seats and such) .. the eVIP advance confirmability gets to be really dicey. I looked for Thanksgiving weekend for Japan and found no availability .. tho the cabin was totally empty.
By bending the rules and having a non North American address as your AAdvantage adress (should be for a bunch of months before and after the threshold) will currently get you 4(?) eVIPs (controlled capacity confirmable upgrade worldwide on AA to next class) when you cross 1MM. If you have a North American address you get some 500-mile stickers (do not recall the number). 2MM and above ALL get the eVIPs.
AA's logic (and this entire MM program is undocumented and not published by AA anywhere) is that non North American fliers are mainly international fliers who would not use the stickers. Tho at 2MM and above they just reward you and say 'thanks'.
But by bending these rules (as other posts have discussed) MAY be caught by AA and you would loose out and just get stickers. We do not know if the MM program will continue or if they will raise the limit to 2MM being the base .. or what MAY happen in the next 12-18 months. There are getting to be so many 1MM's who complain or bend the rules that AA may just give up and raise the limit to 2MM ...
BTW .. the eVIPs are nice but not once what they were. With Yield Management controlling inventory so much more (new program to not release C inventory until there are sold seats and such) .. the eVIP advance confirmability gets to be really dicey. I looked for Thanksgiving weekend for Japan and found no availability .. tho the cabin was totally empty.
#26
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Siesta Key
Programs: AA EXP-1.6MM, Hilton Diamond, ManU & Chicago Bears #1 Fan
Posts: 9,697
Originally Posted by JGR01
Here we go again.
By bending the rules and having a non North American address as your AAdvantage adress (should be for a bunch of months before and after the threshold) will currently get you 4(?) eVIPs (controlled capacity confirmable upgrade worldwide on AA to next class) when you cross 1MM. If you have a North American address you get some 500-mile stickers (do not recall the number). 2MM and above ALL get the eVIPs.
AA's logic (and this entire MM program is undocumented and not published by AA anywhere) is that non North American fliers are mainly international fliers who would not use the stickers. Tho at 2MM and above they just reward you and say 'thanks'.
But by bending these rules (as other posts have discussed) MAY be caught by AA and you would loose out and just get stickers. We do not know if the MM program will continue or if they will raise the limit to 2MM being the base .. or what MAY happen in the next 12-18 months. There are getting to be so many 1MM's who complain or bend the rules that AA may just give up and raise the limit to 2MM ...
BTW .. the eVIPs are nice but not once what they were. With Yield Management controlling inventory so much more (new program to not release C inventory until there are sold seats and such) .. the eVIP advance confirmability gets to be really dicey. I looked for Thanksgiving weekend for Japan and found no availability .. tho the cabin was totally empty.
By bending the rules and having a non North American address as your AAdvantage adress (should be for a bunch of months before and after the threshold) will currently get you 4(?) eVIPs (controlled capacity confirmable upgrade worldwide on AA to next class) when you cross 1MM. If you have a North American address you get some 500-mile stickers (do not recall the number). 2MM and above ALL get the eVIPs.
AA's logic (and this entire MM program is undocumented and not published by AA anywhere) is that non North American fliers are mainly international fliers who would not use the stickers. Tho at 2MM and above they just reward you and say 'thanks'.
But by bending these rules (as other posts have discussed) MAY be caught by AA and you would loose out and just get stickers. We do not know if the MM program will continue or if they will raise the limit to 2MM being the base .. or what MAY happen in the next 12-18 months. There are getting to be so many 1MM's who complain or bend the rules that AA may just give up and raise the limit to 2MM ...
BTW .. the eVIPs are nice but not once what they were. With Yield Management controlling inventory so much more (new program to not release C inventory until there are sold seats and such) .. the eVIP advance confirmability gets to be really dicey. I looked for Thanksgiving weekend for Japan and found no availability .. tho the cabin was totally empty.
and who makes the arbitrary decision if one did actually move or is just doing an "temporary" address change?
What if a non FT but AAdvantage member with about 950K lifetime miles gets transfered by his company to Paris, London, Buenos Aires, Tokyo? and a year later gets transferred back......How would AA know if that's the case as opposed to a FT member that did "move" for few months to Europe?
e-vips have been very good to me. So far this year:
1 R/T TPA-ORD-DUB
1 R/T TPA-DFW-NRT
both cleared way ahead of time
coming up:
1 R/T TPA-DFW-KIX in June outbound waitlisted/inbound cleared at booking
1 R/T TPA-DFW-LGW in early November cleared at booking
2 R/Ts TPA-ORD-DUB in Nov and Dec, all cleared at time of booking
To me that looks like pretty good batting average. YMMV.
#27
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Peru
Programs: AA ExPlat 1mm , FD GE
Posts: 30
I have not been that lucky
I tried:
Lim - .... - Madrid for september
Lim - ..... - Tokio for october
And could not get the upgrades even with some flexibility in the dates
I tried:
Lim - .... - Madrid for september
Lim - ..... - Tokio for october
And could not get the upgrades even with some flexibility in the dates
#28
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
Posts: 21,422
Originally Posted by mightyme23
Hi all,
I've heard that if you have a million miles, you have permanent gold status and 2 million is permanent plat. Does that mean you must have 1 million miles available, or does the million miles count miles you've already redeemed? Thanks in advance!
I've heard that if you have a million miles, you have permanent gold status and 2 million is permanent plat. Does that mean you must have 1 million miles available, or does the million miles count miles you've already redeemed? Thanks in advance!
#29
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP / LT PLT / 3MM, Marriott LT Gold
Posts: 35,425
Originally Posted by ntinman
I have not been that lucky
I tried:
Lim - .... - Madrid for september
Lim - ..... - Tokio for october
And could not get the upgrades even with some flexibility in the dates
I tried:
Lim - .... - Madrid for september
Lim - ..... - Tokio for october
And could not get the upgrades even with some flexibility in the dates
#30
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 12
Originally Posted by JGR01
i am not going to suggest search .. since that would be too simple.
one million total miles (any source) gets you lifetime GLD. In other words .. fly, charge and buy to get miles!
Your next question will be 'what else do I get a 1MM' and for that I strongly suggest search
one million total miles (any source) gets you lifetime GLD. In other words .. fly, charge and buy to get miles!
Your next question will be 'what else do I get a 1MM' and for that I strongly suggest search