Oct 21, 2017, 12:00 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
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) .
Oct 21, 2017, 12:00 pm
#1
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Program Year 2018 Elite Status Buy back / Buyback / Renew / Boost (master thd) .
"As questions have started to arrive and are sure to continue to trickle in regarding the buyback / buy-up programme for next year, I've created this thread for discussion and capped off last year's.
For posterity, anyone interested in reading the details on the 2017 programme year offer can see that thread here."
/Moderator
For posterity, anyone interested in reading the details on the 2017 programme year offer can see that thread here."
/Moderator
Oct 23, 2017, 7:10 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Manhattan Beach, California
Programs: BMI Diamond Club Gold forever
Posts: 6,367
If you look at the exorbitant price that AA offered to buy up from under 10k miss in EQMs, I wouldnt get your hopes up that AA would offer any discount at all on EQD shortfalls. The 8k EQM shortfall could easily be met with an outlay of 1/3 the buy up offers that AA was making last year. In terms of EQD, I don't see how this is anything other than the amount of your shortfall, I mean it's not like with an EQM shortfall where they have to set a hypothetical cost to have gotten those EQMs. In this case they know just how much you need to buy up, I wouldn't expect an offer much lower than that.
Oct 23, 2017, 10:36 am
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
At the end of 2016 AA was offering "high" priced buy-ups (even to EXP), but that was EQM only (EQD was not needed then). But for pax who have already exceeded 100k EQM, they may be less draconian, since this is the first year two components are needed.
Based on future flts (one part of an AA Vacation package*, the other a TYP purchase*) I should cross 12K EQD (I'm way over on EQM).
*these are supposed to be "mileage based"
PS: I think DL offers "reasonably" priced buy-ups to their members who are short.
Based on future flts (one part of an AA Vacation package*, the other a TYP purchase*) I should cross 12K EQD (I'm way over on EQM).
*these are supposed to be "mileage based"
PS: I think DL offers "reasonably" priced buy-ups to their members who are short.
Nov 1, 2017, 9:56 am
#8
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: AA EXPLT, Marriott Titanium (LT PLT), HHonors Gold, AMEX PLT, UA Silver, National EXC
Posts: 1,059
Its live on the website for 2018 now:
"AAdvantage® elite status gives you access to exclusive benefits designed to add more comfort to your journey at each membership level – Gold, Platinum, Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum. New this year, your base purchase price will count toward your Rolling Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs), helping improve your upgrade priority.
The 2018 AAdvantage elite status qualification year ends on December 31, 2017. Not on track to reach your goal? You still have the opportunity to ensure your status and enjoy benefits such as upgrades, bonus miles, priority at the airport and more.
Ready To Secure Your Status?
Log in now to view the offer we’ve created just for you. We hope you’ll make the most of this opportunity to secure your status and enjoy the benefits. "
LINK:
https://elite.americanairlines.com/e...PM_BoostRenew#
"AAdvantage® elite status gives you access to exclusive benefits designed to add more comfort to your journey at each membership level – Gold, Platinum, Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum. New this year, your base purchase price will count toward your Rolling Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs), helping improve your upgrade priority.
The 2018 AAdvantage elite status qualification year ends on December 31, 2017. Not on track to reach your goal? You still have the opportunity to ensure your status and enjoy benefits such as upgrades, bonus miles, priority at the airport and more.
Ready To Secure Your Status?
Log in now to view the offer we’ve created just for you. We hope you’ll make the most of this opportunity to secure your status and enjoy the benefits. "
LINK:
https://elite.americanairlines.com/e...PM_BoostRenew#
Nov 1, 2017, 10:13 am
#9
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUS
Programs: AA Exec Platinum/MM, DL Gold/MM, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,958
A few data points...
Both my kids are currently Plat, earned via challenge in 2016. One is less than 100 EQM shy of 25K, but has only around $1,800 EQD. Buy up to Gold for $699, to Plat for $1,299. The other has fewer than 4K EQM and less than $1,000 EQD. Can buy up to Gold also for $699, to Plat for $1,999.
Apparently no buyups to EXP. Wife has over 82K EQM and over $12,000 EQD but no offer.
I have already requalified for EXP but I tried it myself anyway. Sadly, no offer to buy up to CK.
Both my kids are currently Plat, earned via challenge in 2016. One is less than 100 EQM shy of 25K, but has only around $1,800 EQD. Buy up to Gold for $699, to Plat for $1,299. The other has fewer than 4K EQM and less than $1,000 EQD. Can buy up to Gold also for $699, to Plat for $1,999.
Apparently no buyups to EXP. Wife has over 82K EQM and over $12,000 EQD but no offer.
I have already requalified for EXP but I tried it myself anyway. Sadly, no offer to buy up to CK.
Nov 1, 2017, 10:32 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: New York
Programs: AA, CX, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,484
A few data points...
Both my kids are currently Plat, earned via challenge in 2016. One is less than 100 EQM shy of 25K, but has only around $1,800 EQD. Buy up to Gold for $699, to Plat for $1,299. The other has fewer than 4K EQM and less than $1,000 EQD. Can buy up to Gold also for $699, to Plat for $1,999.
Apparently no buyups to EXP. Wife has over 82K EQM and over $12,000 EQD but no offer.
I have already requalified for EXP but I tried it myself anyway. Sadly, no offer to buy up to CK.
Both my kids are currently Plat, earned via challenge in 2016. One is less than 100 EQM shy of 25K, but has only around $1,800 EQD. Buy up to Gold for $699, to Plat for $1,299. The other has fewer than 4K EQM and less than $1,000 EQD. Can buy up to Gold also for $699, to Plat for $1,999.
Apparently no buyups to EXP. Wife has over 82K EQM and over $12,000 EQD but no offer.
I have already requalified for EXP but I tried it myself anyway. Sadly, no offer to buy up to CK.
"Thanks for visiting. Our records show that you're not eligible to receive an offer at this time."
Nov 1, 2017, 10:54 am
#11
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Live: IWI; Work: DCA/Everywhere; Play: LAS/SJU/MLE
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Ambassador/LTP, Nat'l Exec Elite, LEYE Gold
Posts: 6,656
I got an offer to buy up to EXP for $1295:
Obviously not very useful for me though (& I have another 5k EQD, 40k+ EQM, and 17 EQS scheduled before year's end...) :
Obviously not very useful for me though (& I have another 5k EQD, 40k+ EQM, and 17 EQS scheduled before year's end...) :
Nov 1, 2017, 12:16 pm
#12
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: AA EXP, SPG / Marriott GLD, HHonors GLD
Posts: 520
Just another data point. I'm going to requal for EXP easily - have another $5-7k eqd and 60-70k EQM booked for the rest of the year, but am currently sitting at 130k EQM and 11,940 in EQD (so about $60 off). My extend your status offer was $345. That's probably the lowest they'll offer I'd guess
Edit- just got the email; looks like it's actually $225 now
Edit- just got the email; looks like it's actually $225 now
Last edited by lds89; Nov 2, 2017 at 1:28 pm
Nov 1, 2017, 12:36 pm
#14
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: DFW/ORD/EDI
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum (Matching to UA Gold)
Posts: 24
Nov 1, 2017, 12:38 pm
#15
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Chicago, London
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 31
I am at $16K EQD and 72K EQM. AA offered $995 to secure Plat Pro. No thanks as there aren't many additional benefits to plat (1 more mile per $ and higher upgrade priority/no stickers).
