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2018 Program Year Elite Status Buyback / Renew / Boost (as of EOY 2017)
"Grace" for those close to completing status requirements has not been offered since AA began the buyback / renew / boost program.
In previous years, AA (and US) have offered those who failed to requalify for elite status the opportunity to buy back or "boost" status for the following status year. That offer was extended for the 2017 programme year, and the 2018 offering is be discussed here. E-mails have gone out to many members (16 Nov) with tailored offers. To see if you are eligible and to see what your offers are, go to https://elite.americanairlines.com/e...ewal/login.cfm
NOTE: “Plus, your purchase price will count toward your Rolling Elite Qualifying Dollars, helping improve your upgrade priority.” - AA
List of members' offers for 2018 program year to be added below. See end for 2016 offers.
List current status, EQD & EQM / EQS, $ required for buyback or boost and status offered:
GOLD PLAT PPRO EXP
To read what each status tier offers, see:
What are AA Gold / GLD Benefits? Are they worth it? (Master thd) (link)
What are AA Platinum / PLT Benefits? Are they worth it? (Master thd) (link)
What are AA Platinum Pro Benefits? Are they worth it? (Master thd) (link)
What are AA Executive Platinum / EP / EXP Benefits? Are they worth it? (Master thd) (link)
For the thread discussing last year's programme, see this archived thread.
List of people's 2018 program year (1 Feb through 31 Jan) offers here. List is current up to post #147
Code:
Status EQM EQD GLD PLT PPR EXP
EXP 94k $17,960 ——————— ——————— ——————————— —————$1,895
PLT 24k $ 1,800 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 4k $ 1,000 $ 699 $ 1,999 ——————— ———————
EXP 86k $13,538 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,295
EXP 130k $11,940 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 345
PLT 12k $ 1,518 $ 699 $ 1,995 ——————— ———————
EXP 72k $16,000 ——————— ——————— $ 995 ———————
?(#16) 68k $ 9,315 ——————— ——————— $ 1,345 ———————
EXP 108k $11,855 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 225
EXP 101k $10,340 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
EXP 100k $10,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,995
None(#20)18k >$3,000 $ 495 ——————— ——————— ———————
GLD 46k $ 4,451 ——————— $ 1,865 ——————— ———————
PLT 34k $ 4,500 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
???(#25) 66k $10,500 ——————— ——————— $ 1,345 ———————
PLT 26k $ 6,900 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 46k $ 4,382 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 10k $ 858 $ 699 $ 1,995 ——————— ———————
PLT 30k $ 2,264 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 58k $17,000 ——————— ——————— $ 1,945 ———————
PLT 19k $ 6,500 $ 500 $ 1,995 ——————— ———————
EXP 40k $ 5,383 ——————— $ 1,295 ——————— ———————
EXP 88k $ 8,000 ——————— ——————— $ 1,135 $ 4,155
EXP 102k $11,513 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 765
EXP 90k $14,361 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
PLT 45k $12,246 ——————— $ 695 ——————— ———————
GLD 19k $ 5,011 $ 495 ——————— ——————— ———————
???(#37)<80k $ 9,100 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 44.6k $ 2,230 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 93k $23,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
PPR 92k $13,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
EXP 45.5k $ 1,656 ——————— $ 1,479 ——————— ———————
PLT 63k $ 6,328 ——————— ——————— $ 2,885 ———————
None 14k $ 964 $ 2,215 ——————— ——————— ———————
PLT 65.7k $10,800 ——————— ——————— $ 1,345 ———————
PLT 42.4k $ 8,639 ——————— $ 1,075 ——————— ———————
PLT 44.9k $ 5,577 ——————— $ 995 ——————— ———————
EXP 57k $ 4,200 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 40.6k $ 5,832 ——————— $ 995 ——————— ———————
PLT 40.5k $ 5,843 ——————— $ 895 ——————— ———————
EXP 84.6k $12,460 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 95.8k $11,679 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,395
PPR 81k $11,465 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 735
EXP 116k $11,870 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 225
EXP 90.6k $14,361 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,798
EXP 22k $ 1,100 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 92.5k $11,986 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,895
EXP 61k $ 8,800 ——————— ——————— $ 1,745 ———————
PPR 97k $20,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,295
EXP ~124k $11,296 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 935
EXP 94.8k $11,543 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,895
EXP 97.4k $14,228 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,295
PLT 73.6k $ 8,832 ——————— ——————— $ 995 ———————
EXP 98.4k $13,600 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,295
EXP 91.5k $11,660 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,895
PLT?(#80)62.6k $ 7,707 ——————— ——————— $ 1,645 ———————
EXP?(#81)99.9k $16,603 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,395
PLT 21k $ 1,500 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PPR 93.3k $19,775 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,795
PLT 26.3k $ 4,172 ——————— $ 1,479 ——————— ———————
PLT 17k $ 2,221 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 88k $14,500 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,500
PLT 2k $ 230 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 0 $ 0 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
GLD 72.3k $10,735 ——————— ——————— $ 995 ———————
PLT 75.9k $ 9,854 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 69.5k $ 9,950 ——————— ——————— $ 1,645 ———————
EXP 41.6k $ 8,077 ——————— $ 995 ——————— ———————
PLT 60.2k $ 8,200 ——————— ——————— $ 1,656 ———————
EXP 57.4k $ 6,067 ——————— $ 265 ——————— ———————
EXP 57k $ 6,000 ——————— ——————— $ 1,760 ———————
EXP 120k $10,500 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,850
EXP?(#100) 84.8k $13,025 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 99.9k $ 9,218 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,899
PPR 85k $ 9,200 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,985
PLT 36.2k $ 7,636 ——————— $ 1,295 ——————— ———————
GLD 44.7k $ 5,541 ——————— $ 895 ——————— ———————
PLT 46.5k $12,500 ——————— $ 650 ——————— ———————
PLT 43.1k $10,531 ——————— ——————— ——————— ———————
GLD 33.4k $ 4,966 ——————— $ 1,495 ——————— ———————
GLD 0 $ 0 $ 699 ——————— ——————— ———————
PPR 79.5k $19,295 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 3,575
GLD 39.6k $ 7,616 ——————— $ 1,195 ——————— ———————
None 35.1k $ 2,180 $ 995 ——————— ——————— ———————
PLT 25.2k $ 3,478 ——————— $ 1,479 ——————— ———————
EXP 99.5k $16,323 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,395
PLT 30k $ 4,988 ——————— $ 1,295 ——————— ———————
GLD 11k $ 1,652 $ 699 ——————— ——————— ———————
PLT 45.7k $12,250 ——————— $ 695 ——————— ———————
GLD 18.7k $ 5,000 $ 495 ——————— ——————— ———————
PLT 40.3k $ 3,050 ——————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
PLT 0 $ 0 ——————— ——————— $ 1,479 ———————
PPR 86k $21,500 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 2,495
EXP 92.3k $10,400 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,895
GLD ~9k ~$ 1,000 $ 699 ——————— ——————— ———————
EXP 99.4k >$14,000 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,299
EXP 95.5k $17,779 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 1,395
PLT 21k $ 2,200 $ 699 $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
EXP 115k $11,961 ——————— ——————— ——————— $ 225
EXP 53k $15,000 ——————— ——————— $ 1,765 ———————
EXP 30.5k $5,714 —————— $ 1,299 ——————— ———————
Program Year 2018 Elite Status Buy back / Buyback / Renew / Boost (master thd) .
#196
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 124
It depends. If your routes are hub to hub, probably not. If your flights are to those secondary/tertiary cities where there is first class offered, Platinum Pro receive unlimited complimentary upgrade requests. Whereas Platinum only receive the complimentary request for flights < 500 miles. I typically receive upgrades between those smaller city pairs, so it would be worth it to me. I did a MR to hit EXP this year - only because I'd like to see if having EXP will make a difference in getting those upgrades on the longer domestic flights. We'll see... there are an awful lot of EXP and CK fliers out there...
#197
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: San Diego
Programs: Plat Pro AAdvantage, but defected to BAEC
Posts: 1,222
More data.... $4500 EQD, 33.5K EQM, 16 EQS. Offer was $1299 for Plat and I'm currently at Plat and obviously re qualified for Gold next year. Fortunately, I have a MR to HNL next week (shhhhh, don't tell Doug) and a TATL in 1st just before Christmas that should see me requal for Plat.
#198
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: ORD (formerly SAN)
Programs: Hilton Diamond; IHG Platinum; Bonvoy Gold; AA Platinum Pro and United Premier Silver (DH = AA EXP)
Posts: 1,927
#199
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Jose Cuervo Gold, Bud Light Platinum, Schwab 401K, VW Bug 2MM
Posts: 1,099
#200
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EP, HH Diamond, Admirals Club, Global Entry
Posts: 417
Not a good offer!
Current Status: PPR
EQM = 89,474
EQD = 9,316
EQS = 40
Offer for EXP: $2,855.
Tickets booked for another 14,806 EQM and roughly $1,200 EQD by 12/31. There will be no shortfall for EQM but I may need about $1,400 EQD to make EXP.
Not an attractive offer! AA isn't acting smart!
EQM = 89,474
EQD = 9,316
EQS = 40
Offer for EXP: $2,855.
Tickets booked for another 14,806 EQM and roughly $1,200 EQD by 12/31. There will be no shortfall for EQM but I may need about $1,400 EQD to make EXP.
Not an attractive offer! AA isn't acting smart!
#201
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Manhattan Beach, California
Programs: BMI Diamond Club Gold forever
Posts: 6,367
Current Status: PPR
EQM = 89,474
EQD = 9,316
EQS = 40
Offer for EXP: $2,855.
Tickets booked for another 14,806 EQM and roughly $1,200 EQD by 12/31. There will be no shortfall for EQM but I may need about $1,400 EQD to make EXP.
Not an attractive offer! AA isn't acting smart!
EQM = 89,474
EQD = 9,316
EQS = 40
Offer for EXP: $2,855.
Tickets booked for another 14,806 EQM and roughly $1,200 EQD by 12/31. There will be no shortfall for EQM but I may need about $1,400 EQD to make EXP.
Not an attractive offer! AA isn't acting smart!
#202
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA Plat Pro; DL Gold; UA Silver; IHG Plat; Marriott Titanium; Hyatt Globalist; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 104
neither of those are under 500 miles though. so you had to of burned upgrade stickers for those then. i have 24 of them and unable to use them cuz all my longer flights so far never clear =(
#203
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: MCO/FLL
Programs: AA-gold(MM); Marriott-Lifetime Titanium Elite; Hilton-Gold;
Posts: 503
Current Status: EXP
EQD - $7661
EQM - 64,705
EQS - 24
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Offer for Plat. Pro - $1645
I've been EXP for about 10 years, but work travel has been slowing down the past couple of years requiring personal mileage runs. I'm about to retire the end of the month but I still plan to travel quite a bit in 2018 for pleasure. I cannot travel the rest of the year and even doing a mileage run plus the added expense of paying enough to get the EQD from base fair seemed too difficult. I'm not sure how easy or hard it will be to get complimentary domestic upgrades or high enough on the list to use miles + copay on international flights, but I decided to go for the boost. I figure $1645 was okay as I still was quite a bit out. The mileage I could have easily gotten with a cheap ticket to the West coast or Europe, but trying to meet that dollar amount, plus the addition of a hotel and time away during the holidays when in reality would have been too much.
I am confident that for just one more year, I will travel in comfort.
EQD - $7661
EQM - 64,705
EQS - 24
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Offer for Plat. Pro - $1645
I've been EXP for about 10 years, but work travel has been slowing down the past couple of years requiring personal mileage runs. I'm about to retire the end of the month but I still plan to travel quite a bit in 2018 for pleasure. I cannot travel the rest of the year and even doing a mileage run plus the added expense of paying enough to get the EQD from base fair seemed too difficult. I'm not sure how easy or hard it will be to get complimentary domestic upgrades or high enough on the list to use miles + copay on international flights, but I decided to go for the boost. I figure $1645 was okay as I still was quite a bit out. The mileage I could have easily gotten with a cheap ticket to the West coast or Europe, but trying to meet that dollar amount, plus the addition of a hotel and time away during the holidays when in reality would have been too much.
I am confident that for just one more year, I will travel in comfort.
#205
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP >3 Million miles,HH Lifetime Diamond
Posts: 2,887
EXP in 2017
They want to charge me $1295 to get EXP next year or almost $1 a mile. You can get 2000 EQM doing 2 round trips austin to dallas for $300. Apparently their offers counts as IQ tests.
The best part is I have a paid J trip to Singapore in a week on them. They didn't bother checking the offers apparently against their own purchased tickets.
They want to charge me $1295 to get EXP next year or almost $1 a mile. You can get 2000 EQM doing 2 round trips austin to dallas for $300. Apparently their offers counts as IQ tests.
The best part is I have a paid J trip to Singapore in a week on them. They didn't bother checking the offers apparently against their own purchased tickets.
#206
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Stilllwater OK (SWO)
Programs: AAdvantage ExecPlat, World of Hyatt Globalist, plain "member" of Marriott, IHG, enterprise, etc.
Posts: 1,844
Here is my example:
Current status: -- (none)
EQD: 919
EQM: 8,586
Segments: 12
Offer for Gold -- $2,215
For the rest of this year, I have a couple flights booked with :EQDs:$618, EQMs: 4,598, EQS: 8
I laughed. Like I am going to pay 2,215 for a being at the back of the line for cabin upgrades.
Current status: -- (none)
EQD: 919
EQM: 8,586
Segments: 12
Offer for Gold -- $2,215
For the rest of this year, I have a couple flights booked with :EQDs:$618, EQMs: 4,598, EQS: 8
I laughed. Like I am going to pay 2,215 for a being at the back of the line for cabin upgrades.
#210
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: DFW/ORD/EDI
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum (Matching to UA Gold)
Posts: 24