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AA Concierge Key invitations / renewal for 2019 status (out early 12/2018)

AA Concierge Key invitations / renewal for 2019 status (out early 12/2018)

Old Dec 9, 2018, 6:39 am
  #46  
 
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Not sure yet
Programs: Marriott - Lifetime Platinum Premier, AA - CK
Posts: 263
I’m still showing 1/31/19 expiration.... I didn’t think I’d make it this year though with a $40k EQD cutback.

Stats
EQD - 31k
EQM - 102k
EQS - 110

Im still flying every week through EOY. Will add about $3500 EQD, 7500 EQM, and 11 EQS.

im gonna miss the email service and proactive IRROPs handling the most!
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Old Dec 9, 2018, 10:50 am
  #47  
 
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: NY, NY
Programs: AA EP, UA 1K
Posts: 124
Originally Posted by Leotis
I don’t at all appreciate the lack of transparency in their qualification criteria. If I spend $70k on 140k miles I expect more so I will treat them like they treat me and move loyalty elsewhere.
I agree it's frustrating trying to figure out what all the levers are. My EQD is mostly on unrestricted J/F fares booked on competitive routes that are supposedly high-margin for AA (JFK-LHR, JFK-SFO/LAX), and for those routes I could fairly easily move the bulk of my spend to UA or DL...which is why I thought I'd have a chance this year. I'm going to assume AA mostly knows what it's doing and its dataset of thousands and thousands of travelers tells them I'm not as valuable as I think I am (not really a surprise...), but there does seem to be at least one hole in their approach. It seems pretty compelling if I can move most of that high-margin (supposedly) 70k to UA and make GS out of EWR (which based on this year's reports looks pretty doable with that EQD level), which is exactly what I'd think the CK program is designed to prevent.

Of course at the end of the day I have no clue what goes on inside the black box of CK, and AA has no obligation to provide me anything other than the flight I purchased, but it probably doesn't make much sense to have a big disparity between GS and CK program qualification out of the same market. I'll give some real thought to switching to UA, especially as they roll out their new J product to London and start flying 787-10s on transcons.
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Old Dec 9, 2018, 12:00 pm
  #48  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 14

GOT 2019 CK BACK
I lost CK last year with $38,500 spend and 181,000 miles (has it for 2 years by then). So this year I was a “measly” EP like everyone else :-) yesterday I CK back this year with $58,800 spend and 212,000 qualifying miles (so far). Really wish AA published these requirements...


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Old Dec 9, 2018, 12:11 pm
  #49  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 14


CK made 2019

CK made 2019
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Old Dec 9, 2018, 2:30 pm
  #50  
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 14
Looks like you get to gift a Platinum membership if you hit 300,000 Qualifying miles..



300,000 miles promo..


300,000 miles promo..
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 2:53 am
  #51  
 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: USA
Programs: AA-CK, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 1,441
Originally Posted by JonNYC
I wouldn't say that even rose to the level of "a rumor."

If anyone else had posted that response, I would have still held a smidgen of hope. Now I have none.
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 10:19 am
  #52  
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Platinum
Posts: 232
Originally Posted by dhultqui
Reupped for 2019, not quite sure how:

EQD: 39k
EQM: 147k
EQS: 77

Just took a new job with zero travel too 🤷.♂️ Will look forward to the ORD flagship lounge on my 5 or so personal trips next year.
Where are you based out of? Interested to hear as my spend is close to yours and no word.
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 11:43 am
  #53  
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: New York
Programs: AA EXP 1.0mm, not sure where I am with hotels these days
Posts: 2,795
I'm still waiting for my renewal letter from 2013.........
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 11:58 am
  #54  
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The FT AA forum, until it no longer wants me.
Programs: CK or bust
Posts: 1,913
Originally Posted by IflyonAA
I’m a walking EXP - I don’t think I will recommit to AA unless I was given firm numbers for CK. Why wouldn’t I?
Does that mean that you're going to change your FlyerTalk username?

I would imagine it would be something like one of the following
  • IflyonDL
  • IflyonUA
  • IflyonWN
  • IflyonB6
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 1:55 pm
  #55  
 
Join Date: Dec 2018
Programs: AA Concierge Key
Posts: 1
For an additional data point, I just made CK for 2019 with $45K EQD, 118K EQM, and 38 EQS -

Big thing for me was that I had zero status with AA at the start of the year, so getting all the way to CK was kind of surprising.
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 4:26 pm
  #56  
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Jose, CA
Programs: CX Diamond, AA CK (quit 2018), Starwood Platinum, National EXC Elite
Posts: 283
Originally Posted by prw555
Qualified yesterday, through January 2020 with $66k and 290 EQM. All paid J and F. No email though.
Email came though over the weekend. This year have option of gifting EXP too. Since September, been focussed on Cathay Diamond re-qualification (for my intra Asia travels) so to accrue the 1200 required club points, I have been flying SFO-HKG in J at 180 points a pop. Diamond again in January, and may stretch to 1600 CP's for 4 bookable UPG (like a SWU, but easier to use).
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 5:58 pm
  #57  
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: RDU
Programs: AA EXP / 1MM, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, IHG Gold
Posts: 198
Nothing for me thus far, so not holding my breath. $59k, 289,000 miles, and 102 segments. RDU based.
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 6:48 pm
  #58  
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: FL400
Programs: DL 360, Marriott Ambassador, AA Plat
Posts: 120
Got my renewal on Friday

EQD: 47K
EQM: 196K - paid travel for the year is done so no scope of getting to 200k
EQS: 128
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Old Dec 10, 2018, 8:13 pm
  #59  
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AA CK, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Radisson Platinum
Posts: 82
Gah...

Originally Posted by Astronomer
Got my renewal on Friday

EQD: 47K
EQM: 196K - paid travel for the year is done so no scope of getting to 200k
EQS: 128
My numbers are similar, and I'm still sporting a 2019 expiration. I'm hoping that another wave is coming soon... I'm really nervous now! I just begged my manager to send me anywhere before year's end
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Old Dec 11, 2018, 6:13 am
  #60  
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Programs: AA
Posts: 14
Originally Posted by sm82
Where are you based out of? Interested to hear as my spend is close to yours and no word.
ORD
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