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Dec 30, 2011, 3:31 pm

#6136

1pRoscoe

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: DFW

Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 71

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBOSman

Did you do it after you had hit 5000 EQPs (threshold for a GLD challenge)? It seems to be unofficial policy to give it then if someone is on the PLT challenge.

No, it was given the day I signed up for the challenge. I did have about 1k EQPs that were 3 days out of use that couldn't be grandfathered in, but you get the right associate, they do have the power to do so.

Dec 30, 2011, 3:31 pm

#6137

nidem

Join Date: Apr 2011

Programs: AA PLT; DL GLD; Hertz #1; Hilton Diamond

Posts: 234

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1pRoscoe

Ask for GLD status immediately DURING your PLT challenge. I did and was given it immediately.

I wish I would have gotten that agent. The agents I talked to nearly laughed at me when I asked.

Dec 30, 2011, 3:33 pm

#6138

1pRoscoe

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: DFW

Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 71

Quote:

Originally Posted by nidem

I wish I would have gotten that agent. The agents I talked to nearly laughed at me when I asked.

Flirt more. It helps if you've made them laugh a few times before hinting/asking...

Dec 30, 2011, 3:34 pm

#6139

TheBOSman

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Aug 2011

Location: Austin, Texas

Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!

Posts: 26,062

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1pRoscoe

Did you ask for it at signup time, or did you sign up and call back? Just reading what you wrote closely, maybe too much so.

Dec 30, 2011, 5:53 pm

#6140

kyunbit

Join Date: Jun 2010

Programs: AA Plat,PC Plat, HHonors Gold

Posts: 904

Quote:

Originally Posted by Microwave

You asked for comped Gold during the Platinum challenge, and the agent's response was to offer the Gold challenge instead? Perhaps the agent didn't understand what you were asking... Maybe call back and ask another agent?

I told the agent, I am looking at flying about 30K miles in Jan itself and am interested in the plat challenge...Asked him if it would be possible to have Gold status in the interim, to ease the transition. He denied it and instead suggested that I go for the Gold challenge, so that I would have Gold status on 2/3 of my trip.

Dec 30, 2011, 8:57 pm

#6141

ckendall

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: DCA

Programs: AA EXP; BoNVoY Tit LTP

Posts: 1,922

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagy

When you call to sign up for the Plt challenge, ask them to give you Gold right away. This has a better than 50/50 success rate and you have nothing to lose, if you have status on another airline, make sure you mention it before asking for the gold status right away.

Thanks for the tip (and to the previous posters as well). I am more or less without status (SPG excepted) but I will give it a try and let you know in a few days.