ARCHIVE: AAdvantage Million Miler Program as of Dec 2011 (master thd)
May 26, 2012, 1:28 pm
#1546
Join Date: Sep 2009
Programs: AA Gold, 1MM; Hyatt Explorist; MR Gold; HH Diamond
Posts: 533
May 26, 2012, 4:05 pm
#1547
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: west of DFW airport
Programs: AA LT Gold 1.9 MM flying my way to LT PLAT
Posts: 11,074
The gap between my PTD miles and my MM miles grows almost daily and is now 40,000 miles apart (advantage to the PTD miles).
I had assumed that I would fly my way to LT Plat in a couple three years, but now I see LT Plat as nearly impossible.
I've asked before but will bring it up again: Why can't AA throw us a bone on this and give us a chance to move toward LT status?
Buying AA miles and credit card miles earn AA an awful lot of money. I went over to a real 2% cash back credit card when the rules changed and use that card for my major purchases.
I had assumed that I would fly my way to LT Plat in a couple three years, but now I see LT Plat as nearly impossible.
I've asked before but will bring it up again: Why can't AA throw us a bone on this and give us a chance to move toward LT status?
Buying AA miles and credit card miles earn AA an awful lot of money. I went over to a real 2% cash back credit card when the rules changed and use that card for my major purchases.
May 26, 2012, 4:54 pm
#1548
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: JFK, DCA, BUR, YVR
Programs: AC, AS, BA, DL, HH (D), MR (T/LTP), UA (*S), UScAAre (PLT/1,87MM), WN
Posts: 5,207
The gap between my PTD miles and my MM miles grows almost daily and is now 40,000 miles apart (advantage to the PTD miles).
I had assumed that I would fly my way to LT Plat in a couple three years, but now I see LT Plat as nearly impossible.
I've asked before but will bring it up again: Why can't AA throw us a bone on this and give us a chance to move toward LT status?
Buying AA miles and credit card miles earn AA an awful lot of money. I went over to a real 2% cash back credit card when the rules changed and use that card for my major purchases.
I had assumed that I would fly my way to LT Plat in a couple three years, but now I see LT Plat as nearly impossible.
I've asked before but will bring it up again: Why can't AA throw us a bone on this and give us a chance to move toward LT status?
Buying AA miles and credit card miles earn AA an awful lot of money. I went over to a real 2% cash back credit card when the rules changed and use that card for my major purchases.
At any rate, if I do cross 2MM in 8 years, then great! If it takes 16 years, then meh, but I'd be happy if AA still existed by that point. Who knows? The only fact that remains constant is that MM is for the lifetime of the AAdvantage programme.
May 26, 2012, 5:02 pm
#1549
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,032
Those who say AA didn't want to have lifetime members who rarely fly (like myself) are missing an important piece of the calculation: We cost them next to nothing.
I'm sitting on a ton of miles, as is my wife, we accumulate more than we use each year (presumably, when the kids are in college, that will reverse course) and when we do fly we get, maybe, better seats, free luggage and bonus miles. We don't always check, and we'd get free luggage anyway with Citibank CCs. Upgrades are extremely rare.
And AA gets our loyalty.
Seems like a pretty good deal for AA to me.
Oh - and my PTD is now almost 300K more than my MMB.
I'm sitting on a ton of miles, as is my wife, we accumulate more than we use each year (presumably, when the kids are in college, that will reverse course) and when we do fly we get, maybe, better seats, free luggage and bonus miles. We don't always check, and we'd get free luggage anyway with Citibank CCs. Upgrades are extremely rare.
And AA gets our loyalty.
Seems like a pretty good deal for AA to me.
Oh - and my PTD is now almost 300K more than my MMB.
May 26, 2012, 5:07 pm
#1550
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: JFK, DCA, BUR, YVR
Programs: AC, AS, BA, DL, HH (D), MR (T/LTP), UA (*S), UScAAre (PLT/1,87MM), WN
Posts: 5,207
Those who say AA didn't want to have lifetime members who rarely fly (like myself) are missing an important piece of the calculation: We cost them next to nothing.
I'm sitting on a ton of miles, as is my wife, we accumulate more than we use each year (presumably, when the kids are in college, that will reverse course) and when we do fly we get, maybe, better seats, free luggage and bonus miles. We don't always check, and we'd get free luggage anyway with Citibank CCs. Upgrades are extremely rare.
And AA gets our loyalty.
Seems like a pretty good deal for AA to me.
Oh - and my PTD is now almost 300K more than my MMB.
I'm sitting on a ton of miles, as is my wife, we accumulate more than we use each year (presumably, when the kids are in college, that will reverse course) and when we do fly we get, maybe, better seats, free luggage and bonus miles. We don't always check, and we'd get free luggage anyway with Citibank CCs. Upgrades are extremely rare.
And AA gets our loyalty.
Seems like a pretty good deal for AA to me.
Oh - and my PTD is now almost 300K more than my MMB.
May 26, 2012, 8:15 pm
#1551
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Cypress Hills Research Center
Posts: 5,295
I suppose AA could institute a two-tiered mileage purchase program. Pay 2.7c/mile to get standard RDMs and 4c/mile for EQMs.
May 26, 2012, 8:27 pm
#1552
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Oak Park, IL
Posts: 999
With the bankruptcy and possible merger looming, do people think it is worth pursuing 2MM? I'm about 90k away from it but not that frequent of a flyer these days.
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
Deb
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
Deb
May 26, 2012, 9:25 pm
#1553
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,781
With the bankruptcy and possible merger looming, do people think it is worth pursuing 2MM? I'm about 90k away from it but not that frequent of a flyer these days.
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
May 26, 2012, 9:27 pm
#1554
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 6,769
With the bankruptcy and possible merger looming, do people think it is worth pursuing 2MM? I'm about 90k away from it but not that frequent of a flyer these days.
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
Deb
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
Deb
May 26, 2012, 10:27 pm
#1555
Join Date: Nov 2009
Programs: AA PLT, 60K "old miles"
Posts: 188
With the bankruptcy and possible merger looming, do people think it is worth pursuing 2MM? I'm about 90k away from it but not that frequent of a flyer these days.
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
Deb
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
Deb
The next few months will tell you a lot about Aadvantage. I fully expect it to continue to be the best program out there. But particularly if you are flying international it may be worthwhile to wait and see. The information that will become available in the next months will help you decide if you want to have a horde of AA miles.
Last edited by bubba198; May 26, 2012 at 10:29 pm Reason: Didn't read original post closely.
May 26, 2012, 11:51 pm
#1556
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,574
With the bankruptcy and possible merger looming, do people think it is worth pursuing 2MM? I'm about 90k away from it but not that frequent of a flyer these days.
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
Deb
If I were to pursue LT Plat, I'd be buying international tickets and upgrading with miles + copay. Otherwise, I'd be burning my miles on C award tickets. I've got a couple international trips coming up in the next year and trying to make a decision.
Deb
May 27, 2012, 1:39 am
#1557
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Programs: UA 1K, AA Lifetime Platinum, DL Platinum, Honors Diamond, Bonvoy Titanium, Hertz Platinum
Posts: 7,969
More specifically, lifetime Gold status is for the lifetime of the Gold Elite feature of AAdvantage, and lifetime Platinum is for the lifetime of the Platinum Elite feature. They could conceivably remove Gold and Platinum Elite status levels and thus their associated lifetime members, while retaining AAdvantage in general.
May 27, 2012, 2:06 am
#1558
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: in the vicinity of SFO
Programs: AA 2MM (LT-PLT, PPro for this year)
Posts: 19,781
More specifically, lifetime Gold status is for the lifetime of the Gold Elite feature of AAdvantage, and lifetime Platinum is for the lifetime of the Platinum Elite feature. They could conceivably remove Gold and Platinum Elite status levels and thus their associated lifetime members, while retaining AAdvantage in general.
May 27, 2012, 3:49 am
#1559
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: JFK, DCA, BUR, YVR
Programs: AC, AS, BA, DL, HH (D), MR (T/LTP), UA (*S), UScAAre (PLT/1,87MM), WN
Posts: 5,207
More specifically, lifetime Gold status is for the lifetime of the Gold Elite feature of AAdvantage, and lifetime Platinum is for the lifetime of the Platinum Elite feature. They could conceivably remove Gold and Platinum Elite status levels and thus their associated lifetime members, while retaining AAdvantage in general.
May 27, 2012, 11:03 am
#1560
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 7,901
I think a lot depends on how many miles you have. I have been burning miles since the bankruptcy declaration. I've burned about 500k with more to go.
The next few months will tell you a lot about Aadvantage. I fully expect it to continue to be the best program out there. But particularly if you are flying international it may be worthwhile to wait and see. The information that will become available in the next months will help you decide if you want to have a horde of AA miles.
The next few months will tell you a lot about Aadvantage. I fully expect it to continue to be the best program out there. But particularly if you are flying international it may be worthwhile to wait and see. The information that will become available in the next months will help you decide if you want to have a horde of AA miles.