Apr 9, 2014, 9:08 pm
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Lifetime Gold / Platinum with NEW Million Miler Program!
(or crossed another million mile threshold- program since 01 Dec 2011)
Congratulations to our new Lifetime Gold and Platinum members!
AAdvantage® Million MilerSM program, a summary:
. . . • As of 1 Dec 2011, base miles earned by flying on AA, its affiliate carriers* or any eligible AAdvantage program participating airline will count towards Million Miler status. (Mileage minimum guarantees do not count, nor do class of service, etc. bonus miles.)
. . . • Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World Elite™ MasterCard® credit card account holders spending $40,000 in one calendar year will earn 10,000 EQ Miles*.
. . . •
AAdvantage Members will enjoy the following benefits when Million Miler status is reached:
. . . • At one million (1,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage Gold® status and 35,000 AAdvantage bonus miles**
. . . • At two million (2,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage Platinum® status and four (4) one-way systemwide upgrades
. . . • At each additional Million Miler mark, AAdvantage members will receive four (4) additional one-way systemwide upgrades. (No additional status is earned.)
. . . • All members' beginning Million Miler balance on 1 Dec 2011 included every AAdvantage mile ever earned in the program.
. . . • As of 1 Dec 2011, Million Miler activity is displayed in your AAdvantage account on AA.com separately from award miles.
*One mile for every dollar spent on eligible purchases using the new Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World Elite™ MasterCard® credit card that posted to billing statements through December 2012 counted toward Million Miler status*. The Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World Elite™ MasterCard® credit card account had to have been open and in good standing by December 1, 2011.
**American Eagle® or the AmericanConnection®
See How American AAdvantage Turned Its Back On Lifetime Elite Customers in 2017 by Gary Leff on May 17, 2017
The other active and archived threads discussing the American Airlines AAdvantage Million Miler Program are:
• Wiki: AAdvantage Million Miler Program Launched on 1 Dec 2011.
• ARCHIVE: Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum! million miles - brag etc. (ended 30 Nov 2011)
• Million Miles / Million Miler Program ARCHIVE
(or crossed another million mile threshold- program since 01 Dec 2011)
Congratulations to our new Lifetime Gold and Platinum members!
AAdvantage® Million MilerSM program, a summary:
. . . • As of 1 Dec 2011, base miles earned by flying on AA, its affiliate carriers* or any eligible AAdvantage program participating airline will count towards Million Miler status. (Mileage minimum guarantees do not count, nor do class of service, etc. bonus miles.)
. . . • Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World Elite™ MasterCard® credit card account holders spending $40,000 in one calendar year will earn 10,000 EQ Miles*.
. . . •
AAdvantage Members will enjoy the following benefits when Million Miler status is reached:
. . . • At one million (1,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage Gold® status and 35,000 AAdvantage bonus miles**
. . . • At two million (2,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage Platinum® status and four (4) one-way systemwide upgrades
. . . • At each additional Million Miler mark, AAdvantage members will receive four (4) additional one-way systemwide upgrades. (No additional status is earned.)
. . . • All members' beginning Million Miler balance on 1 Dec 2011 included every AAdvantage mile ever earned in the program.
. . . • As of 1 Dec 2011, Million Miler activity is displayed in your AAdvantage account on AA.com separately from award miles.
*One mile for every dollar spent on eligible purchases using the new Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World Elite™ MasterCard® credit card that posted to billing statements through December 2012 counted toward Million Miler status*. The Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World Elite™ MasterCard® credit card account had to have been open and in good standing by December 1, 2011.
**American Eagle® or the AmericanConnection®
See How American AAdvantage Turned Its Back On Lifetime Elite Customers in 2017 by Gary Leff on May 17, 2017
The other active and archived threads discussing the American Airlines AAdvantage Million Miler Program are:
• Wiki: AAdvantage Million Miler Program Launched on 1 Dec 2011.
• ARCHIVE: Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum! million miles - brag etc. (ended 30 Nov 2011)
• Million Miles / Million Miler Program ARCHIVE
Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum with NEW Million Miler Program! (>1 Dec 2011)
Nov 10, 2020, 5:49 am
#317
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP, 2 Million Miler
Posts: 821
Hit my first Million Miler this weekend. Yeah, I know it is not all that exciting these days, but hey I did it in the air. Hit the final little bit with a short hop from MCO-CLT. Yay! I wanted a special drink to celebrate so I brought my own stuff to make a Manhattan. Gave it to the FA and he simply said "I won't say anything if you don't - would you like a glass with ice?".
Interesting, I received a call yesterday from an AA rep to inform me how close I was to the 2m mark, discuss the benefits, and encourage me to hit it through more CC spend and flying. I let her know I was well aware of the situation, but appreciated her call anyways.
Nov 11, 2020, 7:34 pm
#318
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Saipan, MP 96950 USA (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands = the CNMI)
Programs: UA Silver, Hilton Silver. Life: UA .57 MM, United & Admirals Clubs (spousal), Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,055
Nov 14, 2020, 10:52 am
#320
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,546
Congrats to the recent graduates
Even with a little help from CC spend I am still at least a year away.
Nov 14, 2020, 8:21 pm
#321
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Cary, NC, USA - AA Plt 3mm/DL Dia 2mm, Hil/Dia Life, Bonvoy/Titanium Life, Spire
Posts: 3,261
I am just working for the 4 system upgrades. I'm at 3,789,976 on AA. Member since March 2, 1993. Actively flying AA starting with the CC offer in May, which makes the next threshold within reach. 56 domestic segments so far this year. What complicates things is I am also working for the 4 system upgrades with Delta, currently clocking 1,862,712 miles and 83 segments this year. Hoping to get both 2mm on DL (lifetime Gold) and 4mm on AA maybe on the same day late next year or early 2022. Congrats to all those that achieved lifetime status.
Nov 17, 2020, 7:31 pm
#322
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Hit my first Million Miler this weekend. Yeah, I know it is not all that exciting these days, but hey I did it in the air. Hit the final little bit with a short hop from MCO-CLT. Yay! I wanted a special drink to celebrate so I brought my own stuff to make a Manhattan. Gave it to the FA and he simply said "I won't say anything if you don't - would you like a glass with ice?".
Nov 25, 2020, 12:35 am
#323
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 2,026
Well, another ~5K miles just posted into my account an hour ago, and it has just put me over 2,000,100 miles.
Honestly got most of the way here with old program rules, and then it's been a long 9 years waiting for a credit card promotion like they're running now to help me get over the line.
Strange to hit the 2MM mark during a year in which I haven't travelled at all. Not 1 EQM this year.
Honestly got most of the way here with old program rules, and then it's been a long 9 years waiting for a credit card promotion like they're running now to help me get over the line.
Strange to hit the 2MM mark during a year in which I haven't travelled at all. Not 1 EQM this year.
Jun 10, 2021, 2:14 pm
#324
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP, 2 Million Miler
Posts: 821
Just hit the 2 million miles mark on a flight from CLT-SFO today. The credit card spend promotion last year helped. Before Covid, I was on track to get to 2m miles this past January, than all my Tokyo flights got cancelled with the pandemic. I am happy to get the lifetime Platinum as I head into retirement.
Jun 10, 2021, 5:16 pm
#325
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Just hit the 2 million miles mark on a flight from CLT-SFO today. The credit card spend promotion last year helped. Before Covid, I was on track to get to 2m miles this past January, than all my Tokyo flights got cancelled with the pandemic. I am happy to get the lifetime Platinum as I head into retirement.
Aug 20, 2021, 10:36 am
#326
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP MM, HHonors Lifetime Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Ti, UA Silver
Posts: 5,037
1,000,000 and 1,000,000
A little numerical coincidence occurred last night flying DFW-LAX. I crossed one million lifetime miles and also crossed one million redeemable miles in my account.
Prior to the flight I was at 999,859 RDMs and 999,251 lifetime miles. I earned 451 redeemable miles for the flight segment, so that pushed the RDM total across 1,000,000 (it's part of a larger trip that I snagged for a very low price before all the revenge travel buying ramped up). Then AA added the 35k RDM bonus for crossing one million.
I know that hitting a million redeemable miles doesn't have any particular meaning, but it was truly a coincidence as I haven't redeemed any miles at all since early 2020. I didn't manipulate anything to make this happen.
And yes, I know that sitting on a million RDMs is not a particularly good strategy. I just don't have a good use for them lately...
Prior to the flight I was at 999,859 RDMs and 999,251 lifetime miles. I earned 451 redeemable miles for the flight segment, so that pushed the RDM total across 1,000,000 (it's part of a larger trip that I snagged for a very low price before all the revenge travel buying ramped up). Then AA added the 35k RDM bonus for crossing one million.
I know that hitting a million redeemable miles doesn't have any particular meaning, but it was truly a coincidence as I haven't redeemed any miles at all since early 2020. I didn't manipulate anything to make this happen.
And yes, I know that sitting on a million RDMs is not a particularly good strategy. I just don't have a good use for them lately...
Aug 20, 2021, 10:41 am
#327
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP, 2 Million Miler
Posts: 821
A little numerical coincidence occurred last night flying DFW-LAX. I crossed one million lifetime miles and also crossed one million redeemable miles in my account.
Prior to the flight I was at 999,859 RDMs and 999,251 lifetime miles. I earned 451 redeemable miles for the flight segment, so that pushed the RDM total across 1,000,000 (it's part of a larger trip that I snagged for a great price before all the revenge travel buying ramped up). Then AA added the 35k RDM bonus for crossing one million.
I know that the redeemable miles bit doesn't have any particular meaning, but it was truly a coincidence as I haven't redeemed any miles at all since early 2020. I didn't manipulate anything to make this happen.
And yes, I know that sitting on a million RDMs is not a particularly good strategy. I just don't have a good use for them lately...
Prior to the flight I was at 999,859 RDMs and 999,251 lifetime miles. I earned 451 redeemable miles for the flight segment, so that pushed the RDM total across 1,000,000 (it's part of a larger trip that I snagged for a great price before all the revenge travel buying ramped up). Then AA added the 35k RDM bonus for crossing one million.
I know that the redeemable miles bit doesn't have any particular meaning, but it was truly a coincidence as I haven't redeemed any miles at all since early 2020. I didn't manipulate anything to make this happen.
And yes, I know that sitting on a million RDMs is not a particularly good strategy. I just don't have a good use for them lately...
I was surprised that there was absolutely zero acknowledgement from AA when I cross the 2M mile mark. I recalled years ago receiving luggage tags, which I still have, when I crossed the 1M mark. Let us know if you receive any kind of acknowledgement from AA from your 1M & lifetime Gold achievement.
Aug 21, 2021, 5:53 am
#328
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: Free agent AAdvantage LT GLD
Posts: 221
I made a push to hit 1M several years ago before they made it tougher. Since then I've become a free agent though I have a mild preference for AA. Now at 1.3M and it would take forever to get to 2M so I won't bother. They drove me away.
Aug 21, 2021, 10:17 am
#329
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: JFK/LGA
Programs: AA EXP/5 MM, BA Blue Bayou, HH LT Diamond
Posts: 5,828
I've got 3 MM for the same reason, and not worried about it. I did switch my CC earning to a cashback card a year or two ago as I didn't need any more AA miles. Now i am back to the AA CC just through to $15k in spend this summer to renew Plt Pro. I haven't ben on a plane since Jan 2020.
Aug 22, 2021, 1:39 pm
#330
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP MM, HHonors Lifetime Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Ti, UA Silver
Posts: 5,037
Congratulations.
I was surprised that there was absolutely zero acknowledgement from AA when I cross the 2M mile mark. I recalled years ago receiving luggage tags, which I still have, when I crossed the 1M mark. Let us know if you receive any kind of acknowledgement from AA from your 1M & lifetime Gold achievement.
I was surprised that there was absolutely zero acknowledgement from AA when I cross the 2M mile mark. I recalled years ago receiving luggage tags, which I still have, when I crossed the 1M mark. Let us know if you receive any kind of acknowledgement from AA from your 1M & lifetime Gold achievement.
Congratulations on earning 1,000,000 miles and becoming an American Airlines AAdvantage® Gold Million Miler℠ member. We've added 35,000 bonus miles into your account to celebrate and welcome you to this exclusive family of flyers.
You're now an AAdvantage Gold member for the lifetime of the AAdvantage Gold program. Of course, if you earn a higher AAdvantage status, you'll be recognized at that level.
Your exclusive Million Miler luggage tags will arrive in 4 to 6 weeks. Download the American Airlines app for your digital membership card.
Our online interactive guide will let you explore your benefits that will have you flying above the clouds…literally.
You're now an AAdvantage Gold member for the lifetime of the AAdvantage Gold program. Of course, if you earn a higher AAdvantage status, you'll be recognized at that level.
Your exclusive Million Miler luggage tags will arrive in 4 to 6 weeks. Download the American Airlines app for your digital membership card.
Our online interactive guide will let you explore your benefits that will have you flying above the clouds…literally.