ARCHIVE: AAdvantage Gold & Platinum Elite Status Challenges 2004 - 2011
Apr 28, 2009, 11:18 am
#3451
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Apr 28, 2009, 12:16 pm
#3452
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Midwest
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 120
Exact Entry
Sure - it posted on my March AAdvantage account miles summary as an entry:
02/17/09 PLT CHALLENGE BONUS-GLD MEMBER 0 760 760
(With the first 0 after member being in the miles colum, 760 in the bonus column and the last 760 in the Total column).
02/17/09 PLT CHALLENGE BONUS-GLD MEMBER 0 760 760
(With the first 0 after member being in the miles colum, 760 in the bonus column and the last 760 in the Total column).
Apr 28, 2009, 1:49 pm
#3453
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: London UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,044
That's exactlywhat posted in my account when I challenged a couple of years back. I presume it means you were gold when you started the challenge so they are recognising the fact you've already received the 25% GLD bonus when the flight originally posted and this bonus is the just the 75% difference to top it up to the 100% PLT bonus now your status has been updated.
Apr 28, 2009, 3:52 pm
#3454
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Apr 28, 2009, 9:45 pm
#3455
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1
Gold Challenge
I've read the FAQ on the challenges, but I'm unclear as to whether an already booked trip can count towards the challenge.
Example: RT Flight already booked from DFW to EZE for September. If I call in July or August to enroll in the challenge does that count towards the challenge? Or do you have to book the flight after enrolling in the challenge?
Thanks.
Example: RT Flight already booked from DFW to EZE for September. If I call in July or August to enroll in the challenge does that count towards the challenge? Or do you have to book the flight after enrolling in the challenge?
Thanks.
Apr 28, 2009, 9:54 pm
#3456
Join Date: Feb 2008
Programs: UA AA MR HH B6
Posts: 1,419
I'm a bit of a newbie myself, but yes, as far as I know, and I tried to do a challenge myself (and failed!), you do not have to enroll before you reserve. Challenge starts either on the 1st or 16th and its three months from there. You can start from either one. You do have to start the challenge before you fly though, but not before you reserve
good luck with your challenge, and I assume you're aware you have to pay to enroll in a challenge now
good luck with your challenge, and I assume you're aware you have to pay to enroll in a challenge now
Apr 28, 2009, 9:55 pm
#3457
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: CTS
Programs: AA:1MM
Posts: 743
Yes. That would qualify.
You can have the flights booked in advance of when you call them and give the start date and money for the challenge.
You can have the flights booked in advance of when you call them and give the start date and money for the challenge.
Apr 28, 2009, 9:57 pm
#3458
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: London UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,044
I've read the FAQ on the challenges, but I'm unclear as to whether an already booked trip can count towards the challenge.
Example: RT Flight already booked from DFW to EZE for September. If I call in July or August to enroll in the challenge does that count towards the challenge? Or do you have to book the flight after enrolling in the challenge?
Thanks.
Example: RT Flight already booked from DFW to EZE for September. If I call in July or August to enroll in the challenge does that count towards the challenge? Or do you have to book the flight after enrolling in the challenge?
Thanks.
You may want to post future questions regarding challenges in the sticky which you will find at the top of the AA forum.
"AAdvantage Gold & Platinum Elite Status Challenges"
Apr 29, 2009, 3:53 am
#3459
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: DC Metro (WAS--DCA/IAD/BWI)
Programs: AA Plat 2MM, OW Sapphire, QF Bronze, Marriott Silver, Starwood Gold; National Emerald
Posts: 2,533
You have to call to start the challenge before the flights post.
I was finally able to "swing" the double challenge to engage (after call attempts for weeks--don't bother to try now as you can't with the fees) about 65 hours after my series of 15 flights started, mere hours before the first flights posted online.
Pulling that off in time made my life a lot easier starting out in this game.
Steve
Apr 29, 2009, 4:05 pm
#3460
Join Date: Oct 2008
Programs: BA EC Peasant, AAdvantage Platinum
Posts: 43
How quickly does status update?
I'm taking a platinum challenge, and will (all being well) complete the challenge on an AA flight on Monday.
Myself and Mrs blaknail will then be flying AA again on the Wednesday, two days afterwards.
Will the system update quick enough to let me use the new status on that flight, in particular lounge access (an international flight from LHR)? If not, is there anything I can do to hurry it along?
Myself and Mrs blaknail will then be flying AA again on the Wednesday, two days afterwards.
Will the system update quick enough to let me use the new status on that flight, in particular lounge access (an international flight from LHR)? If not, is there anything I can do to hurry it along?
Apr 29, 2009, 4:23 pm
#3461
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: TPA
Programs: AA EXP, Hertz Club Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 282
Apr 30, 2009, 8:53 am
#3462
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Chicago
Programs: UA 1K, AA LT Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 18
new plat
Hi,
My first post, although I have been lurking for several months. Thanks for all of the helpful advice!
Started as Gold this year with many long-distance trips planned this spring (ORD - OGG, ORD - Dub, ORD - LYS) so I registered for a Platinum challenge. All segments in O or Q (points = .5 miles). AAdvantage agent calculated that challenge would be met in the middle of my second trip. Much to my surprise my status changed to Platinum two days after completion of my first r/t. I called AA to confirm and they did but I have not received an email and of course no new cards yet (it happened only last week).
Is this a mistake? Can they take my status away once it is posted? Trip to Dublin is in a week, so would like to have status for that.....
My first post, although I have been lurking for several months. Thanks for all of the helpful advice!
Started as Gold this year with many long-distance trips planned this spring (ORD - OGG, ORD - Dub, ORD - LYS) so I registered for a Platinum challenge. All segments in O or Q (points = .5 miles). AAdvantage agent calculated that challenge would be met in the middle of my second trip. Much to my surprise my status changed to Platinum two days after completion of my first r/t. I called AA to confirm and they did but I have not received an email and of course no new cards yet (it happened only last week).
Is this a mistake? Can they take my status away once it is posted? Trip to Dublin is in a week, so would like to have status for that.....
Apr 30, 2009, 1:42 pm
#3463
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ATL, BHM, DUB, County Wexford
Programs: DL DM, AA ExPlt, Diamond HH, HY, BW, & Titanium Elite Marriott
Posts: 4,864
Hi,
My first post, although I have been lurking for several months. Thanks for all of the helpful advice!
Started as Gold this year with many long-distance trips planned this spring (ORD - OGG, ORD - Dub, ORD - LYS) so I registered for a Platinum challenge. All segments in O or Q (points = .5 miles). AAdvantage agent calculated that challenge would be met in the middle of my second trip. Much to my surprise my status changed to Platinum two days after completion of my first r/t. I called AA to confirm and they did but I have not received an email and of course no new cards yet (it happened only last week).
Is this a mistake? Can they take my status away once it is posted? Trip to Dublin is in a week, so would like to have status for that.....
My first post, although I have been lurking for several months. Thanks for all of the helpful advice!
Started as Gold this year with many long-distance trips planned this spring (ORD - OGG, ORD - Dub, ORD - LYS) so I registered for a Platinum challenge. All segments in O or Q (points = .5 miles). AAdvantage agent calculated that challenge would be met in the middle of my second trip. Much to my surprise my status changed to Platinum two days after completion of my first r/t. I called AA to confirm and they did but I have not received an email and of course no new cards yet (it happened only last week).
Is this a mistake? Can they take my status away once it is posted? Trip to Dublin is in a week, so would like to have status for that.....
Yes, they can take anything back, cancel your flight, take away your points. Numerous threads on here about people violating t&c's and getting everything taken away. People that call when something goes wrong in thier favor, cause a lot of people to suffer all of the time.
Apr 30, 2009, 4:00 pm
#3464
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: STL
Programs: AA Lifetime GLD; DL Gold
Posts: 9
TATL Q and O fares
The last date I see (it refers to a GLD challenge) mentioned on the wiki page letter is dated May 2008. The thread pj2 linked was started in late 2008.
You are wise to be cautious, and it certainly won't hurt to call AA and double-check for yourself, but you will find that the advice you were given is correct and your TATL Q fares will earn points toward the challenge.
The reason the Q fare is asterisked in the sample challenge letter is not because TATL Q fares were excluded only from earning challenging points, it is because until recently, TATL Q fares did not earn elite qualifying points at all. NO EQP, no points towards a challenge. Now that TATL Q fares do earn EQP, there is no reason to believe those points won't count toward fulfilling a challenge.
You are wise to be cautious, and it certainly won't hurt to call AA and double-check for yourself, but you will find that the advice you were given is correct and your TATL Q fares will earn points toward the challenge.
The reason the Q fare is asterisked in the sample challenge letter is not because TATL Q fares were excluded only from earning challenging points, it is because until recently, TATL Q fares did not earn elite qualifying points at all. NO EQP, no points towards a challenge. Now that TATL Q fares do earn EQP, there is no reason to believe those points won't count toward fulfilling a challenge.
Apr 30, 2009, 4:29 pm
#3465
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Yes, at the rate of .5 EQP/EQM.