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 2, 2017, 5:59 pm
#92
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: UK
Programs: BA Silver, AA Gold, A3 Gold, Honors Diamond, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,251
Current: EXP
EQD: $9,950
EQM: 69,500
I have trips booked on AA which will get me to around $13,500 EQD and 128,000 EQM
Got a ‘buy up’ offer to Plat Pro for 2018 for $1,645.
Are they nuts or just plane dumb? If they checked my booked trips they would see that I won’t need to buy up to a lower status than I am currently at and will be requalifying for in the next two weeks!
Incidentally I have reduced my crediting to AA this year and have achieved BA Gold which is very helpful for cheap Avois redemptions on BA in Europe. Had I not done that I would have requalified for EXP in August.
EQD: $9,950
EQM: 69,500
I have trips booked on AA which will get me to around $13,500 EQD and 128,000 EQM
Got a ‘buy up’ offer to Plat Pro for 2018 for $1,645.
Are they nuts or just plane dumb? If they checked my booked trips they would see that I won’t need to buy up to a lower status than I am currently at and will be requalifying for in the next two weeks!
Incidentally I have reduced my crediting to AA this year and have achieved BA Gold which is very helpful for cheap Avois redemptions on BA in Europe. Had I not done that I would have requalified for EXP in August.
Nov 2, 2017, 7:08 pm
#95
Join Date: Jun 2007
Programs: SQ AA TK
Posts: 1,438
Current Plat.
EQD: 8200
EQM: 60200
EQS: 12
Offered Plat Pro for 1645.
Makes no sense for me, because its still OW Saph, and I'm not US based. Rarely fly domestic anyway. If I do, I've tons of 500 miles stickers.
Rest of the year flying is going to be on Star.
EQD: 8200
EQM: 60200
EQS: 12
Offered Plat Pro for 1645.
Makes no sense for me, because its still OW Saph, and I'm not US based. Rarely fly domestic anyway. If I do, I've tons of 500 miles stickers.
Rest of the year flying is going to be on Star.
Nov 2, 2017, 7:15 pm
#96
Join Date: Sep 2006
Programs: DL PM, AA PLT, Marriott Titanium / Lifetime PLT
Posts: 206
I kinda want to buy it just to see what they would do...
Currently: EXP
EQD: $6,067
EQM: 57,476
EQS: 40
Offered Platinum for $265.
Seems awfully expensive considering I've already qualified for Platinum based upon my flying / spend. I might be pretty close on the EQDs at the end of the year for EXP. I wonder if I could take this offer to put me over the top...
EQD: $6,067
EQM: 57,476
EQS: 40
Offered Platinum for $265.
Seems awfully expensive considering I've already qualified for Platinum based upon my flying / spend. I might be pretty close on the EQDs at the end of the year for EXP. I wonder if I could take this offer to put me over the top...
Nov 2, 2017, 8:29 pm
#97
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: AA EXP, Etihad PLT, Oman Gld.
Posts: 6
Sorry AA but your offer is absolutely ridiculous!!
I mean how many people will actually pay that?! maybe less than 10%
Current EXP, EQD $6k, EQM 57k... Offer for Plat Pro $1,760!!
Honestly for a little more I can qualify again for EXP!
I mean how many people will actually pay that?! maybe less than 10%
Current EXP, EQD $6k, EQM 57k... Offer for Plat Pro $1,760!!
Honestly for a little more I can qualify again for EXP!
Nov 2, 2017, 9:53 pm
#98
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,470
AA: Optimistic or desperate, or both?
I am a long standing ExecPlat with about 120,000 EQM and 10,500 EQD earned so far in 2017; only 10 of the 12 months in the year have passed so far.
Yet AA solicited me to extend my ExecPlat status into 2018 by paying them only $1,850
So are they optimistic, desperate or both?
Yet AA solicited me to extend my ExecPlat status into 2018 by paying them only $1,850
So are they optimistic, desperate or both?
Nov 2, 2017, 10:17 pm
#99
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: STL/ORD/MCI/SAN
Programs: AA CK MM, AC SE100K, UA 1K, DL Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,986
I am a long standing ExecPlat with about 120,000 EQM and 10,500 EQD earned so far in 2017; only 10 of the 12 months in the year have passed so far.
Yet AA solicited me to extend my ExecPlat status into 2018 by paying them only $1,850
So are they optimistic, desperate or both?
Yet AA solicited me to extend my ExecPlat status into 2018 by paying them only $1,850
So are they optimistic, desperate or both?
Nov 2, 2017, 11:11 pm
#101
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: BUR/LAX, PHL
Programs: AA - EXP, UA - resigned in protest, Marriott - Platinum, Pepsi - Platinum, TSA One-Finger Saluter
Posts: 245
Currently EXP, $9,218 EQD, 99,900 EQM (seriously). Offered EXP in 2018 for $2,899. Ha! Yeah right AA. If I was going to spend that much to buy up the EQD, I'd take a quick MR in J on a partner airline for half (or less) of the buyback price. Should hit EXP anyway with upcoming and end of year flying.
Nov 3, 2017, 12:17 am
#102
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Programs: AS 100K, UA MM, AA MM, IC Plat Amb, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Explorist
Posts: 3,146
I'm a 100% self-funded traveler who flies only on cheap tickets. Apparently, given the cost of my buyback offer, I am the kind of flyer who AA wants to jettison.
The meager EQD I earned was on flights (mostly to Asia) to use up the remainder of my SWUs. I've since status-matched over to DL and AS, and from now on, I will choose whichever flights make the most sense.
The meager EQD I earned was on flights (mostly to Asia) to use up the remainder of my SWUs. I've since status-matched over to DL and AS, and from now on, I will choose whichever flights make the most sense.
Nov 3, 2017, 3:14 am
#103
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 16
I'd like to add to this, because I feel slapped in the face by AA. I fly far less than you and most of the people on FT, but I still spend a few thousand a year on airline tickets and even cross the oceans sometimes.
Over the past 2 years, I received about 8 emails all allowing me to purchase Gold status for $649. A few emails even had $100 discount, so $549. I never accepted the offer. Today I received a similar email, except the price wasn't disclosed, I had to log in to see my personalized offer. Given that I have flown 14,000 miles on AA in the past 6 months, including a cross-country flight earlier this week, I thought perhaps AA was sending a tempting offer. Instead, the Gold upgrade was over $2,000!
Now, how does this pricing structure get justified internally? Does AA assume I am too stupid to remember the earlier offers? Do they think I am more desperate? Do they think their service has suddenly improved so much as to justify a 4x increase in price?
F--- these jerks.
Over the past 2 years, I received about 8 emails all allowing me to purchase Gold status for $649. A few emails even had $100 discount, so $549. I never accepted the offer. Today I received a similar email, except the price wasn't disclosed, I had to log in to see my personalized offer. Given that I have flown 14,000 miles on AA in the past 6 months, including a cross-country flight earlier this week, I thought perhaps AA was sending a tempting offer. Instead, the Gold upgrade was over $2,000!
Now, how does this pricing structure get justified internally? Does AA assume I am too stupid to remember the earlier offers? Do they think I am more desperate? Do they think their service has suddenly improved so much as to justify a 4x increase in price?
F--- these jerks.
Nov 3, 2017, 3:35 am
#104
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
Looking at some of the other offers posted, it may be determined by the amount you are short on EQD's. Seems AA wants the full dollar amount spent, one way or the other.
Nov 3, 2017, 3:35 am
#105
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
It’s all a formula for the initial offer. U should know this as u said that u have received these in the past.
If you do not value it, just move on!
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If you do not value it, just move on!
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I'd like to add to this, because I feel slapped in the face by AA. I fly far less than you and most of the people on FT, but I still spend a few thousand a year on airline tickets and even cross the oceans sometimes.
Over the past 2 years, I received about 8 emails all allowing me to purchase Gold status for $649. A few emails even had $100 discount, so $549. I never accepted the offer. Today I received a similar email, except the price wasn't disclosed, I had to log in to see my personalized offer. Given that I have flown 14,000 miles on AA in the past 6 months, including a cross-country flight earlier this week, I thought perhaps AA was sending a tempting offer. Instead, the Gold upgrade was over $2,000!
Now, how does this pricing structure get justified internally? Does AA assume I am too stupid to remember the earlier offers? Do they think I am more desperate? Do they think their service has suddenly improved so much as to justify a 4x increase in price? F--- these jerks.
Over the past 2 years, I received about 8 emails all allowing me to purchase Gold status for $649. A few emails even had $100 discount, so $549. I never accepted the offer. Today I received a similar email, except the price wasn't disclosed, I had to log in to see my personalized offer. Given that I have flown 14,000 miles on AA in the past 6 months, including a cross-country flight earlier this week, I thought perhaps AA was sending a tempting offer. Instead, the Gold upgrade was over $2,000!
Now, how does this pricing structure get justified internally? Does AA assume I am too stupid to remember the earlier offers? Do they think I am more desperate? Do they think their service has suddenly improved so much as to justify a 4x increase in price?
F--- these jerks.