View Poll Results: I have received an interim status offer + challenge and am
taking advantage of this offer and will take up the challenge too
24
60.00%
using my interim status but won’t attempt a challenge
8
20.00%
ignoring this offer - it’s just not for me
6
15.00%
Other: please post below
2
5.00%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll
Jan 8, 2019, 10:36 pm
Last edit by: SpammersAreScum
Status Challenge promotional (targeted) offer
Courtesy of eyi: Sign into your account and look under promotions to see if you're targeted.
Must sign up prior to travel. Ends 15 May 2019.
There is now second targeted promotional.
Based on reports here, it requires travel by 25 Sep 2019, and provides status through Jan 2021.
Courtesy of eyi: Sign into your account and look under promotions to see if you're targeted.
Must sign up prior to travel. Ends 15 May 2019.
Courtesy of Pedro M:
“You've been selected to receive free American Airlines AAdvantage® Gold status through May 15, 2019, where you'll experience all the benefits of Gold status. Plus, elevate your experience with ten 500-mile upgrades just for registering — no strings attached.
Want to keep Gold status or earn an even higher status through January 2020?
Earn the following Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) and Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) between the date you register and May 15, 2019.
Elite status level - EQMs needed - EQDs needed
Gold25,000 7,000 $3,000 $850
Platinum50,000 12,500 $6,000 $1,500
Platinum Pro75,000 20,500 $9,000 $2,400
Executive Platinum100,000 35,000 $15,000 $5,000”
“You've been selected to receive free American Airlines AAdvantage® Gold status through May 15, 2019, where you'll experience all the benefits of Gold status. Plus, elevate your experience with ten 500-mile upgrades just for registering — no strings attached.
Want to keep Gold status or earn an even higher status through January 2020?
Earn the following Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) and Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) between the date you register and May 15, 2019.
Elite status level - EQMs needed - EQDs needed
Gold
Platinum
Platinum Pro
Executive Platinum
There is now second targeted promotional.
Based on reports here, it requires travel by 25 Sep 2019, and provides status through Jan 2021.
AA comp interim status + challenge offer / targeted promo 2019
Jan 14, 2019, 5:22 pm
#107
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: FNT, but DTW if I can't help it
Programs: AAdvantage Former EXP/Current PLT / Total Rewards - Diamond / Hilton HHonors - Gold
Posts: 757
Jan 14, 2019, 5:25 pm
#108
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
Definitely not everyone.
I flew AA once in 2017 (SFO-MGA RT in paid F) and once in 2018 (SFO-NYC OW in Y; AS booked me there when my AS flight got canceled). I also have an award trip booked in 2019 (miles from credit cards). I didn't get the offer.
I flew AA once in 2017 (SFO-MGA RT in paid F) and once in 2018 (SFO-NYC OW in Y; AS booked me there when my AS flight got canceled). I also have an award trip booked in 2019 (miles from credit cards). I didn't get the offer.
Jan 15, 2019, 8:48 pm
#109
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: SNA
Posts: 18,240
She flies back next week and is happy to be selecting nice seats and going to the lounge in LAX and LHR.
Last edited by VickiSoCal; Jan 16, 2019 at 10:24 am
Jan 21, 2019, 12:59 pm
#111
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: Back to UA, missing DL; Marriott Gold
Posts: 10,500
I opted in. Unless my travel patterns change significantly, I expect to make the Gold threshold but not likely beyond that.
After you log in to the website, click My Account, then on the next page three sections appear underneath your basic info: Account Summary, Promotions, and My Wallet.
After you log in to the website, click My Account, then on the next page three sections appear underneath your basic info: Account Summary, Promotions, and My Wallet.
Jan 21, 2019, 6:26 pm
#112
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: FNT, but DTW if I can't help it
Programs: AAdvantage Former EXP/Current PLT / Total Rewards - Diamond / Hilton HHonors - Gold
Posts: 757
Jan 21, 2019, 11:22 pm
#113
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: New York, NY
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Tit, Hilton Diamond, BA Gold, Carlson Gold, UA*S,
Posts: 1,363
Mrs Rocket got offered GOLD AA. Are there any benefits to this or is she better off continuing to strive for BA Silver which is a higher tier?
Jan 23, 2019, 10:19 pm
#115
Join Date: Aug 2018
Programs: Marriott
Posts: 46
I was offered that Plat Pro upgrade for free as well. My husband was Plat Pro in 2018, and I traveled with him several times, but not enough to earn Gold status. Overall, though, my husband had less business travel that year (though not by much), so he dropped from Plat Pro to Plat for 2019. American immediately offers me Plat Pro for free--and offers my husband the chance to buy his Plat Pro status for something like $1800. It was pretty clear that AA saw his dip in travel and is basically using me to convince my husband to keep flying with them. Trouble is, that tactic had the opposite effect. My husband is now pissed and looking into a United status match challenge. If American had offered him the chance to keep the Plat Pro status, he'd have taken it, but there's no way he's paying $1800 to keep it when it's being offered to others (especially those like me who didn't even earn Gold status) for free. He's probably going to fly at least 75k miles this year...but it may not be with American. He feels like his loyalty means zip to the airline.
Jan 24, 2019, 8:48 am
#117
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2018
Posts: 1,186
"[Provide] A copy of your most recent mileage summary or 2019 membership card for the frequent flyer program you are matching from. It must clearly identify your current elite status, including your status expiration date."
They may deny the status match if they see that your AA status is only valid for a short time, and they are most likely aware of the current AA status challenge offer(s).
Last edited by GFrye; Jan 24, 2019 at 9:12 am
Jan 30, 2019, 4:26 pm
#119
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Seattle
Programs: AAdvantage Plat+, FoundersCard, Amex Plat, TR Diamond, Marriott Gold, Wyndham Dia, HH Gold, Hertz 5*
Posts: 785
I accepted the Gold challenge & just took a Caribbean RT with my new status - worked out pretty well as I was able to spend all 10 of my 500-mile stickers to upgrade Mrs Huge and myself on a redeye flight and generally got very good MCE or exit/bulkhead seats on all other segments. Now I'm half way to fulfilling the challenge for Gold status (and a quarter of the way to Platinum) and trying to decide whether I should manufacture some flying to make it work...
My obstacle will be getting enough EQDs - the EQMs should take care of themselves (I currently have $441 of $850 EQDs needed for Gold, and 6055 of the 7000 EQMs needed). I don't have any specific travel planned and I'm probably not willing to do a pure Mileage/EQD-Run, but if I can find a decent deal on a flight to a beach I can sit on or a poker tournament series I can play in, that's a good enough excuse for me to spend $400+ on a ticket to secure Gold status through Jan 2020. Spending $1000+ to make Platinum would be a tougher pill to swallow, but if the deal/destination was right I might go for it.
Can anyone suggest ways to search for good EQD-generating flights out of a particular city (Seattle in my case)? It's my understanding that depending on fare class I might be better off looking at partner airlines, but I'm not sure which partners/flights/fares will qualify, and again I don't really know how to find good value there.
Thanks for any guidance you might provide...
-huge
My obstacle will be getting enough EQDs - the EQMs should take care of themselves (I currently have $441 of $850 EQDs needed for Gold, and 6055 of the 7000 EQMs needed). I don't have any specific travel planned and I'm probably not willing to do a pure Mileage/EQD-Run, but if I can find a decent deal on a flight to a beach I can sit on or a poker tournament series I can play in, that's a good enough excuse for me to spend $400+ on a ticket to secure Gold status through Jan 2020. Spending $1000+ to make Platinum would be a tougher pill to swallow, but if the deal/destination was right I might go for it.
Can anyone suggest ways to search for good EQD-generating flights out of a particular city (Seattle in my case)? It's my understanding that depending on fare class I might be better off looking at partner airlines, but I'm not sure which partners/flights/fares will qualify, and again I don't really know how to find good value there.
Thanks for any guidance you might provide...
-huge
Jan 30, 2019, 5:09 pm
#120
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: BGI | MIA
Programs: AA Platinum Pro | Hyatt Globalist | HH Diamond | SPG Gold
Posts: 316
I accepted the Gold challenge & just took a Caribbean RT with my new status - worked out pretty well as I was able to spend all 10 of my 500-mile stickers to upgrade Mrs Huge and myself on a redeye flight and generally got very good MCE or exit/bulkhead seats on all other segments. Now I'm half way to fulfilling the challenge for Gold status (and a quarter of the way to Platinum) and trying to decide whether I should manufacture some flying to make it work...
My obstacle will be getting enough EQDs - the EQMs should take care of themselves (I currently have $441 of $850 EQDs needed for Gold, and 6055 of the 7000 EQMs needed). I don't have any specific travel planned and I'm probably not willing to do a pure Mileage/EQD-Run, but if I can find a decent deal on a flight to a beach I can sit on or a poker tournament series I can play in, that's a good enough excuse for me to spend $400+ on a ticket to secure Gold status through Jan 2020. Spending $1000+ to make Platinum would be a tougher pill to swallow, but if the deal/destination was right I might go for it.
Can anyone suggest ways to search for good EQD-generating flights out of a particular city (Seattle in my case)? It's my understanding that depending on fare class I might be better off looking at partner airlines, but I'm not sure which partners/flights/fares will qualify, and again I don't really know how to find good value there.
Thanks for any guidance you might provide...
-huge
My obstacle will be getting enough EQDs - the EQMs should take care of themselves (I currently have $441 of $850 EQDs needed for Gold, and 6055 of the 7000 EQMs needed). I don't have any specific travel planned and I'm probably not willing to do a pure Mileage/EQD-Run, but if I can find a decent deal on a flight to a beach I can sit on or a poker tournament series I can play in, that's a good enough excuse for me to spend $400+ on a ticket to secure Gold status through Jan 2020. Spending $1000+ to make Platinum would be a tougher pill to swallow, but if the deal/destination was right I might go for it.
Can anyone suggest ways to search for good EQD-generating flights out of a particular city (Seattle in my case)? It's my understanding that depending on fare class I might be better off looking at partner airlines, but I'm not sure which partners/flights/fares will qualify, and again I don't really know how to find good value there.
Thanks for any guidance you might provide...
-huge