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) .
Nov 22, 2017, 2:36 pm
#272
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: LAX/VNY (Hometown: CAK)
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, Regal Diamond
Posts: 743
Crossed over into requalifying for Platinum. New offer for Platinum Pro: $1765.
Current/final totals for the year: $6,060 EQD ($3K from Aviator bonus), 50,449 EQM.
Current/final totals for the year: $6,060 EQD ($3K from Aviator bonus), 50,449 EQM.
Nov 23, 2017, 7:57 pm
#273
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 124
Might have been some lag time - I just checked the link again and now I have an EXP offer for $2495.
Anticipate I'll hit EXP by the first week of December, with ending EQD of about $18k, probably 110k EQM, and another 12-15 flights before year end - meaning I worked my butt off for the EXP, and while I'll hit it without having to do it the painful way of segment by segment, that's still a ton of flights.
Anticipate I'll hit EXP by the first week of December, with ending EQD of about $18k, probably 110k EQM, and another 12-15 flights before year end - meaning I worked my butt off for the EXP, and while I'll hit it without having to do it the painful way of segment by segment, that's still a ton of flights.
16,789 EQD, 91,489 EQM, 75 EQS
Am taking a trip next weekend that will add @20k EQM, taking me over the line fir EXP. Will also have a few other December trips that will add 3-5k EQM, with an expected year end close of near 20k EQD, 116k EQM, and 85 EQS. Phwew.
Nov 23, 2017, 8:35 pm
#274
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA & UK -- AA EXP 3.5MM, Hyatt Diamond, SPG Plat, Avis President's Club
Posts: 6,411
From reading this forum, you'd get the idea that _nobody_ is accepting the buyback offer. Yet AA offers the program year after year. Surely _some_ folks accept it (else AA wouldn't bother). C'mon. Fess up. Who _accepted_ AA's buyback offer?
Nov 23, 2017, 9:08 pm
#275
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Programs: Sometimes known as [ARG:6 UNDEFINED]
Posts: 26,679
Not yet, but I probably will. Right now it's a bit more than half the price of the PQD's I'd need.
Nov 24, 2017, 10:07 am
#276
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,449
There is no way for you to make this statement, FT is a very small community of travelers and I'm sure there are many people who have or will take there offer. I know I will at their offer since I won't make PLT on travel. I like being able to select MCE seat at booking.
Nov 24, 2017, 12:02 pm
#277
Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,888
I'm sitting at 43,000 EQM with only a Christmas flight scheduled. It's either a mileage run or a buy up for me, unless I wanted to stretch for Platinum Pro. From what I can tell, basically no one on the board thinks it is worth stretching for Platinum Pro, so I will just take whatever Platinuim offer AA has for me in January. Hopefully it will be in the $500 range.
Nov 24, 2017, 1:10 pm
#278
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: LHR
Programs: AA
Posts: 773
EDIT: Just remembered the cutoff is actually January 31, not December 31, so I probably will get a revised offer.
Nov 24, 2017, 3:06 pm
#279
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: DFW/ORD/EDI
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum (Matching to UA Gold)
Posts: 24
I've actually taken the plunge to go over to United as a gold currently and going to take it up to 1K next year with finances in better order and more travel. I font travel at all for work, so it doesn't matter who I fly. I hate what AA has become
Nov 24, 2017, 3:08 pm
#280
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Programs: Sometimes known as [ARG:6 UNDEFINED]
Posts: 26,679
And you love what United has become?!?
Nov 24, 2017, 3:17 pm
#281
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: DFW/ORD/EDI
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum (Matching to UA Gold)
Posts: 24
Mainly the thing that pushes it over is RewardsPlus and I've had much worse performance the past year with AA vs UA with not single UA delay and about 30-40%% AA delays DFW/ORD/YYZ/LHR. Also their million miler is better, and in general if I'm going to be overpaying for Y seats from BE, I want the program that will let me gift my sister status when I earn it it the next 5-7 years of flying
Nov 25, 2017, 4:15 am
#282
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: IAD / DCA
Programs: AA EP, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Diamond, United Silver, Bonvoy Titanium.
Posts: 158
This. Plus the people taking the offer don't know what a milage run is. Which is most people.
There is no way for you to make this statement, FT is a very small community of travelers and I'm sure there are many people who have or will take there offer. I know I will at their offer since I won't make PLT on travel. I like being able to select MCE seat at booking.
Nov 25, 2017, 6:46 am
#283
Join Date: Jul 2015
Programs: Hilton Honors Diamond, United 1K
Posts: 37
I will hit PPro on the 12th with a trip. When I get back from that, I am going to see where I stand, what they are offering, and what I can mileage run to hit EXP. I normally wouldn't put much time, effort, and money into this but I want to send my wife and mother in law to Israel next year and the SWU's would be great. If I were as smart as some of the experts on this board, I would know exactly where I will as far as EDQ and EQM, but this trip involves a partner flight.
Nov 25, 2017, 7:41 am
#284
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHX & AGP
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 11,449
Nov 25, 2017, 9:45 am
#285
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SMF
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 77
Current status: EXP
EQD: $11,913
EQM: 139,577
EQS: 61
AAdvantage Executive Platinum Total Cost: $225.00
Not a terrible deal for someone that doesn't have any trips planned for the rest of the year but I am expecting some UL flights to post plus I have another trip scheduled next week that will push me close to $13k EQD.
FWIW, before my last international trip which added about $1,500+ EQD the "offer" was somewhere north of $800.
EQD: $11,913
EQM: 139,577
EQS: 61
AAdvantage Executive Platinum Total Cost: $225.00
Not a terrible deal for someone that doesn't have any trips planned for the rest of the year but I am expecting some UL flights to post plus I have another trip scheduled next week that will push me close to $13k EQD.
FWIW, before my last international trip which added about $1,500+ EQD the "offer" was somewhere north of $800.