ARCHIVE: AAdvantage Million Miler Program as of Dec 2011 (master thd)
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ARCHIVE: AAdvantage Million Miler Program as of Dec 2011 (master thd)
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Here’s how it’s going to work:
Starting December 1, 2011, AAdvantage base miles earned by flying on American Airlines, American Eagle® or the AmericanConnection® carrier or any AAdvantage program participating airline will count towards Million Miler status. Before you get nervous about just BIS miles counting, for those of you who have the new Citi Executive(SM) / AAdvantage® World Elite(TM) MasterCard® credit card, as a limited time offer, one AAdvantage mile for every dollar spent on eligible purchases using this card will count toward Million Miler status. Bonus miles and additional miles earned through special offers will not count. The Citi Executive(SM) / AAdvantage® World Elite(TM) MasterCard® credit card account must be open and in good standing by December 1, 2011, and miles must post to billing statements through December 2012. Realize that this makes American Airlines the only major US airline to provide a significant non-flight way to achieve Million Miler status. And one of the few to allow Million Miler miles accrual on participating airlines.
Here are the benefits at each Million Miler threshold:
● At 1,000,000 Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage Gold® status and 35,000 AAdvantage bonus miles (which, as you know, can be exchanged for eight 500-mile upgrades if that’s what you prefer)
● At 2,000,000 Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage Platinum® status and four one-way systemwide upgrades
● At each additional Million Miler mile mark, AAdvantage members will receive four additional one-way systemwide upgrades
You might be wondering about the AAdvantage miles you’ve earned so far. The good news is that when the Million Miler program launches on December 1, your starting Million Miler balance will include every AAdvantage mile you’ve ever earned since joining the program. And any Million Miler status or benefits you’ve earned so far remain as well.
When you log into your AAdvantage account on AA.com on and after December 1, you’ll see your Million Miler balance separate from your award miles, so you can easily track your progress toward these mileage milestones.
For more information you can visit http://bit.ly/aadvmillion or ask any questions you may have right here.
Thank you for your continued loyalty, and we look forward to seeing you on board soon.
Maya Leibman
President – AAdvantage Loyalty Program
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MODERATOR'S NOTE
8/25/11 - AmericanAirlines has announced that members who achieved Lifetime Gold under the existing unpublished program after Jan 1, 2011 and received 8 500-mile electronic (sticker) upgrades are eligible to exchange them for 35,000 AAdvantage miles, which will be the standard for members achieving Lifetime Gold under the new published program after Dec 1, 2011. The exchange must be requested before the end of the year.
We have good news for some of you. Members who have earned 1 Million Miler status since January 1, 2011, will have a limited opportunity to exchange eight (8) 500-mile upgrades for 35,000 AAdvantage bonus miles if none of the upgrades have been used. Please call AAdvantage Customer Service at 1-800-882-8880 (say “AAdvantage Account” when prompted at the Main Menu) to request this transaction.
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MILLION MILERSM PROGRAM The new AAdvantage® Million MilerSM program recognizes and rewards AAdvantage members when Million Miler thresholds are achieved. Starting on December 1, 2011, base miles earned by flying on American Airlines, American Eagle® or the AmericanConnection® carrier or any eligible AAdvantage program participating airline will count towards Million Miler status. Also, as a limited time offer, one mile for every dollar spent on eligible purchases using the new Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World Elite™ MasterCard® credit card that post to billing statements through December 2012 will count toward Million Miler status*. The Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantage® World Elite™ MasterCard® credit card account must be open and in good standing by December 1, 2011. AAdvantage Members will enjoy the following benefits when Million Miler status is reached:
- At one million (1,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage Gold® status and 35,000 AAdvantage bonus miles**
- At two million (2,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage Platinum® status and four (4) one-way systemwide upgrades
- At each additional Million Miler mark, AAdvantage members will receive four (4) additional one-way systemwide upgrades
For those who have made lifetime status and earned Million Miler status under the new plan, see Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum with NEW Million Miler Program! (>1 Dec 2011)
Also see the now largely historical thread Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum! 1 - 2 million miles - brag etc. (ended 30 Nov 2011)
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Thank you, AmericanAirlines, for passing along this info. For the most part, it sounds like what we were expecting. I suspect it will be a relief to many on this forum to have a firm timetable for this upcoming program change, in particular since it is now a documented part of AAdvantage.
Now, those of us who are approaching a MM threshold have to be sure to transfer as many RDMs as possible into our accounts before Dec 1!
Now, those of us who are approaching a MM threshold have to be sure to transfer as many RDMs as possible into our accounts before Dec 1!


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ARCHIVE: AAdvantage Million Miler Program as of Dec 2011 (master thd)
As predicted.
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Will elite and class of service bonus miles count towards million miler status?

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I assume this eliminates the international exception of receiving SWUs instead of stickers?

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No. If you look at the first line of the paragraph, it says "AAdvantage base miles" (my emphasis).
Only actual BIS will count. No elite or class of service bonus miles will be included in the new MM counter starting 12/1/11.

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oh well. just as I started marching toward million miles...
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Very astute! Yes, it does.

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I'm a bit surprised that this will start on 12/1 and not 1/1.
It seems that the 10MM Lifetime EXP benefit remains unpublished.
It seems that the 10MM Lifetime EXP benefit remains unpublished.

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Out of curiosity, am I correct to assume that Starwood transfers will no longer count under this new scheme?
I'm annoyingly close to million miler status. With 650K banked, two 75K bonuses upcoming, and 100K Starwood points to transfer, I'll only need 75K more by December 1st. I guess I'll have to do a lot of flying on AA!
Come to think of it, I'm sure I'll be able to spend $30-$40K on my AA card by December, 2012. Soooo close!
I'm annoyingly close to million miler status. With 650K banked, two 75K bonuses upcoming, and 100K Starwood points to transfer, I'll only need 75K more by December 1st. I guess I'll have to do a lot of flying on AA!
Come to think of it, I'm sure I'll be able to spend $30-$40K on my AA card by December, 2012. Soooo close!

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So, the current unpublished program will stay intact until Nov 30, 2011, I assume. No 35k miles for 1mm...

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Thanks for the heads up, Maya!

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So Bank Direct miles will no longer count after Dec?
