Sep 22, 2017, 3:48 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Help! I need ....... by a certain date / the end of the year / to (re)qualify.
See here for the 2019-2020 thread.
See here for the 2019-2020 thread.
Earning status:
Link to AAdvantage status requirements page on AA.com
Link to AAdvantage status benefits page on AA.com
If you have not received a buy back offer or would like to see your offer (if any), you can see it by visiting https://elite.aa.com
You must earn the requisite Elite Qualifying Miles or flown Elite Qualifying Segments in one calendar year as well as earning the requisite Elite Qualifying Dollar spend. That earns status for the remainder of the current and the following status years: earn during 2017, status persists through 31 Jan 2019. You must fly to earn; There’s no way to earn EQ instruments for yourself flying someone else or no-showing for a purchased flight.
See FAQ: Earning EQD / Elite Qualifying Dollars on AA and partner airlines (2017 on)
Renewing status:
AA once used to offer "grace" if one was just short of achieving status, particularly if one was reachieving, by earning Elite Qualifying Miles or Segments; that hasn't been the case in recent years. Choices are:
1) Requalifying, but just missing the goal? AA has the buyback / renew / boost program, enabling you to purchase back status if you fall short of requalifying by stipulated levels.
2018 Buyback / Renew / Boost Program for Status year 2019[/URL][/B][/U].
NOTES:
- Flights flown as marketed by AA (AA codeshare) earn as if one is flying AA. (It doesn't matter where one purchased the ticketed - the word "marketed" doesn't mean where you purchased the ticket.) But watch those Basic Economy fares!
- Through flights with a single flight number such as MIA-PHX-SFO will count as a single segment and only earn miles as if flown MIA-SFO.
- One no longer must fly at least 4 segments on American Airlines or American Eagle to qualify for AAdvantage status within the qualifying year. (AA marketed / AA codeshares do count for this. This requirement no longer is in effect, but there is a minimum dollar spend requirement -MQD - as well as EQM or EQS.)
- EQMs do not include class-of-service bonus miles, elite bonuses, other participant miles, any other AAdvantage bonus mileage, or miles obtained from BuyMiles, GiftMiles or the offer you get when buying a ticket or checking in.
- If you were involuntarily rerouted losing EQM / EQS, you might want to read FAQ: Involuntary Reroute and Original Routing Credit (ORC) (consolidated)
- Two AAdvantage credit cards award EQM for high annual spenders: Citi Executive card and the Barclaycard Aviator Silver offer EQM at certain spend points, and the latter offers EQD offset. See your current card benefits for the amounts. (These are merely for status purposes, not Million Miler, etc.) The Barclaycard Aviator cards also award EQD credit.
- AA has introduced new "Basic Fares"; be aware of many restrictions.
Guide to AAdvantage elite status (requirements and benefits) on aa.com
Some links to resources and tools:
Use tools available (Google Flights, ITA Matrix by Google, etc.) to find flights for "mileage runs" or "segment runs" to complete status requirements. There are threads (and aa.com pages) that explain how many EQM you earn on AA and partners' flights
Link to Google Flights (put in the origin only, add your restrictions such as airline or alliances)
Link to FT-AA Thread "Using Google Flights for American Airlines flight searches"
Link to Google ITA Matrix (flights and rules finder)
Link to Innosked oneworld interactive network map and timetable
Link to Great Circle Mapper (miles and distance calculations)
Link to FT Mileage Run Deals forum
Link to FT Premium Fare Deals forum
Link to FT Mileage Run Discussion forum[/B]
For the 2016 thread, please see:
ARCHIVE: 2016 "HELP! I need xx EQM / EQP / EQS by end of year" master thread
For the 2015 thread, please see:
ARCHIVE: 2015 "HELP! I need XXX EQM / EQP / EQS by end of year" thread
The transaction date is what AA counts for account activity purposes, not the posting date.
Be aware of the difference between the kinds of miles we are discussing.
Those concerned about earning of retaining status are seeking Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) to earn in the current calendar year. For that or EQ Segments, see 2016 "I'll be short EQM / EQS for status this year?" & related status earning qq
Others are looking for Award or Redeemable Miles (RDM) which can be spent on various awards and earned in various ways - flying, buying, gifting and even using. Your account redeemable (previously occasionally called "prize-eligible" by AA) miles will remain usable for a period of eighteen months after your last account activity - this can be earning miles in any way, flying or even via using your AA-linked credit card, purchasing miles or renting a car with an AA partner, or using miles by gifting them, donating to charity. To prevent your account from lapsing, you must have account activity in the period of 18 months.
AAdvantage members must have mileage earning or redeeming activity once every 18 months in order to retain their miles. If your account has no qualifying activity in any 18-month period, all miles in the account will expire. Qualifying activity extends the expiration date of all unexpired mileage credit in your account for 18 months from the date of the qualifying activity. Qualifying activity is defined as redeeming any AAdvantage award or accruing mileage credit on any eligible American, American Eagle® or AAdvantage airline participant as well as accruing mileage credit with participating hotels, car rental companies, credit cards, telecommunication providers and other service providers offering AAdvantage mileage credit.
A very few of the more popular ways of earning miles, other than actually flying, include:
● using Barclays, CitiBank and American Express cards linked to AAdvantage; see the AA credit cards page here. There are several threads that can be found on this Forum using the Search function.
● in the USA, signing up for AAdvantage Dining here
● shopping via the AA shopping portal - read about and link to portal here (iTunes for a few miles)
● buying, gifting or sharing AA miles - read more here
● in the USA, signing up for AAdvantage Dining here
● shopping via the AA shopping portal - read about and link to portal here (iTunes for a few miles)
● buying, gifting or sharing AA miles - read more here
ARCHIVE: HELP! I need xx EQM / EQD / EQS by xx/yy/20zz / end of year - master thread
Dec 20, 2017, 1:32 pm
#151
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: American PLT 2MM/ Hilton Lifetime Diamond/National EC Executive Elite
Posts: 2
Need EQM help to attain Platinum Pro - 1679 miles or 5 segments short
Hello! This is the first time that I have actually considered doing a mileage run. I'm 1679 miles or 5 segments shy from Platinum Pro.
I am based out of Austin and looking for the most cost effective way to get this done by the 31st. The fares are pretty high with the holidays and it being short notice. Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I am based out of Austin and looking for the most cost effective way to get this done by the 31st. The fares are pretty high with the holidays and it being short notice. Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Dec 20, 2017, 1:55 pm
#152
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP; Avis PC; Hertz PC; Marriott LT Gold; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,133
Post your request in this thread: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...er-thread.html
Dec 20, 2017, 2:01 pm
#153
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Gatwick, UK
Programs: UA *G, BA Silver
Posts: 1,673
That's true for the distance but what earn more EQMs than you actually need? So, I assumed the "OP" would prefer shorter flights if possible and I couldn't spot any better fares on non-stop flights. Chicago and Miami come in next cheapest (at around $850) but thats quite a lot more flying time, and JFK also offers the option of flying back on the daytime flight on Dec 31. Boston would, of course, be a fraction shorter, but it comes in at $1000. PHL is a similar price to New York, but seems to have no daytime flight on Dec 31.
Dec 20, 2017, 3:01 pm
#154
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PPro, DL Gold, UA Silver, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 116
Hello! This is the first time that I have actually considered doing a mileage run. I'm 1679 miles or 5 segments shy from Platinum Pro.
I am based out of Austin and looking for the most cost effective way to get this done by the 31st. The fares are pretty high with the holidays and it being short notice. Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
I am based out of Austin and looking for the most cost effective way to get this done by the 31st. The fares are pretty high with the holidays and it being short notice. Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Currently seeing it for $189 starting 12/27 through the rest of the year
Can do it all in a day if you AA reservation system allows it(unsure), otherwise find 2 days to make this run
$378 total for 2 Round Trips
Dec 20, 2017, 3:09 pm
#155
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PPro, DL Gold, UA Silver, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 116
aus-dfw-cha-clt-aus 12/29 for $228 This will eat up you day though =p
From google flights
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...US0AA1847;a=AA
Dec 20, 2017, 4:42 pm
#156
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Gatwick, UK
Programs: UA *G, BA Silver
Posts: 1,673
First Class fare is $389 from AUS-DFW, so for $11 extra you could do it a single round-trip.
Dec 20, 2017, 4:58 pm
#157
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PPro, DL Gold, UA Silver, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 116
Dec 21, 2017, 3:12 pm
#158
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Advantage
Posts: 27
I need $3K in EQD by the 31st to maintain EXP. I have an offer from AA to keep my status for $3,700, which I think I can save money on by making a run.
I can leave from BOS, PVD from the 26th.
Apologies, I'm a rank beginner at the Google Flights search. Anyone more adept at the search who'd like to help - I'd appreciate it very much.
I can leave from BOS, PVD from the 26th.
Apologies, I'm a rank beginner at the Google Flights search. Anyone more adept at the search who'd like to help - I'd appreciate it very much.
Dec 21, 2017, 3:19 pm
#159
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: SLC
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Plat
Posts: 616
Was short 6300 EQMs for EXP renewal, was in good shape for EQDs. Had limited schedule options, so booked a F flight departing PHL on 22DEC2017 at 6pm, destination TPA, going through BOS and CLT. Same routing for the return the morning of 23DEC2017. 6900 EQMs, but six short flights and a 8 hour stay in TPA. The benefit is I am flying PHL DEN the evening of 23 DEC 2017, so after the EQM run, I am already at PHL for my prior scheduled flight to DEN. Hopefully no IRROPs, if I don't show up in DEN for Christmas Eve, my Wife will go nuts if the reason was a EQM run......
Dec 21, 2017, 9:26 pm
#160
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP; Avis PC; Hertz PC; Marriott LT Gold; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,133
I need $3K in EQD by the 31st to maintain EXP. I have an offer from AA to keep my status for $3,700, which I think I can save money on by making a run.
I can leave from BOS, PVD from the 26th.
Apologies, I'm a rank beginner at the Google Flights search. Anyone more adept at the search who'd like to help - I'd appreciate it very much.
I can leave from BOS, PVD from the 26th.
Apologies, I'm a rank beginner at the Google Flights search. Anyone more adept at the search who'd like to help - I'd appreciate it very much.
Dec 22, 2017, 9:02 am
#161
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Advantage
Posts: 27
I was really hoping (and I'm still looking) for a One World partner flight that would get me some EQD's for less than what I pay in fare.
Thanks again!
Dec 22, 2017, 9:14 am
#162
Moderator: American AAdvantage, Travel Safety/Security & Texas, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: AUS / GRK
Programs: AA, HHonors, Hertz
Posts: 13,485
Yes, thank you, I'm realizing that this year, which is the first year I've really paid attention to my status or how much I fly.
I was really hoping (and I'm still looking) for a One World partner flight that would get me some EQD's for less than what I pay in fare.
Thanks again!
I was really hoping (and I'm still looking) for a One World partner flight that would get me some EQD's for less than what I pay in fare.
Thanks again!
Should net about $3200 in EQD.
Note: make sure you book the non-AA flight numbers, so you get the partner EQD (20% of miles for PE).
Dec 22, 2017, 10:30 am
#163
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Gatwick, UK
Programs: UA *G, BA Silver
Posts: 1,673
BOS-HKG, HKG-NRT-BOS is about $2700 (CX out, JL back, in PE): https://goo.gl/flights/ovVz
Should net about $3200 in EQD.
Note: make sure you book the non-AA flight numbers, so you get the partner EQD (20% of miles for PE).
Should net about $3200 in EQD.
Note: make sure you book the non-AA flight numbers, so you get the partner EQD (20% of miles for PE).
Actually it looks like you can do round trip on JAL BOS-NRT-HKG on Dec 28-30 for $2423, with one leg on CX (NRT-HKG in Economy).
Last edited by SeattleDavid; Dec 22, 2017 at 10:35 am Reason: More information
Dec 22, 2017, 1:39 pm
#164
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 375
Yes, thank you, I'm realizing that this year, which is the first year I've really paid attention to my status or how much I fly.
I was really hoping (and I'm still looking) for a One World partner flight that would get me some EQD's for less than what I pay in fare.
Thanks again!
I was really hoping (and I'm still looking) for a One World partner flight that would get me some EQD's for less than what I pay in fare.
Thanks again!
Dec 22, 2017, 1:44 pm
#165
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Advantage
Posts: 27
BOS-HKG, HKG-NRT-BOS is about $2700 (CX out, JL back, in PE): https://goo.gl/flights/ovVz
Should net about $3200 in EQD.
Note: make sure you book the non-AA flight numbers, so you get the partner EQD (20% of miles for PE).
Should net about $3200 in EQD.
Note: make sure you book the non-AA flight numbers, so you get the partner EQD (20% of miles for PE).
Thank you! I saw a similar fare, but I didn't think I could book it with American using non-AA flight numbers. Do I do this over the phone with AA? Booking with CX would not make sense since it's $6,700 through them.
