Refresher Course on Challenge?
Dec 7, 2005, 7:30 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Baja, Mexico
Posts: 137
Refresher Course on Challenge?
We're currently gold (lost status from platinum). Can we do a platinum challenge while we are still gold? (We got the status in the first place by challenging.)
Additional question: if it is possible to challenge again for platinum, do Q points equal the miles earned with the gold bonus? Specifically, if we get 5000 airmiles on Q fare, is that 2,500 Q points or does the 25% gold bonus apply to the Q points also?
Additional question: if it is possible to challenge again for platinum, do Q points equal the miles earned with the gold bonus? Specifically, if we get 5000 airmiles on Q fare, is that 2,500 Q points or does the 25% gold bonus apply to the Q points also?
Dec 7, 2005, 7:42 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 885
Originally Posted by PStreet1
We're currently gold (lost status from platinum). Can we do a platinum challenge while we are still gold? (We got the status in the first place by challenging.)
Additional question: if it is possible to challenge again for platinum, do Q points equal the miles earned with the gold bonus? Specifically, if we get 5000 airmiles on Q fare, is that 2,500 Q points or does the 25% gold bonus apply to the Q points also?
Additional question: if it is possible to challenge again for platinum, do Q points equal the miles earned with the gold bonus? Specifically, if we get 5000 airmiles on Q fare, is that 2,500 Q points or does the 25% gold bonus apply to the Q points also?
Dec 7, 2005, 7:45 pm
#3
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 6,425
You can do a PLT challenge while GLD. The restriction appears to be against doing a PLT challenge while PLT, although there is the occassional rumor of not being able to do multiple PLT challenges.
Bonus points are not q-points. The aa website has a chart showing q-points per mile flown depending on the relevant fare class. Q gets you 0.5 points/mile or no points, depending.
edit: I should learn to type faster.
Bonus points are not q-points. The aa website has a chart showing q-points per mile flown depending on the relevant fare class. Q gets you 0.5 points/mile or no points, depending.
edit: I should learn to type faster.
Last edited by richarddd; Dec 7, 2005 at 7:48 pm
Dec 8, 2005, 8:13 am
#5
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: San Juan, PR, USA
Programs: AA PLT 1MM, Starwood Preferred, Hilton Gold VIP
Posts: 310
I will likely lose PLT in Feb 28 and will begin a challenge con Mar 15. Will probably post more than 10k EQPs by Apr15.
Dec 8, 2005, 9:09 am
#6
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: AUS/DCA
Programs: Nothing fits in my travelling wallet any more...
Posts: 314
Originally Posted by PStreet1
(We got the status in the first place by challenging.)
Dec 8, 2005, 9:36 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 885
Originally Posted by thagale
I could be mistaken, but I thought there was a prohibition on challenging to the same status in back-to-back years. Meaning, if I acquired PlAAtinum via challenge last year, I can't challenge to PlAAtinum again this year, to maintain it.
Dec 8, 2005, 11:38 am
#8
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Baja, Mexico
Posts: 137
Thanks for all the replies (and yes, we're currently gold--due to become nothing at all).