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Nov 5, 2019, 5:05 pm

#16

MSPeconomist

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Join Date: Sep 2009

Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM

Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM

Posts: 100,413

Quote:

Originally Posted by MathMusic

Looking at my rest of year travel, I may be 3 segments short of hitting PLT. Currently at 45 segments, 30K EQM and about 7k EQDs.

AA wants a buy-up of $1195 or 141k miles. No thanks, I will just fly an extra trip if I have to haha.

Why is AA asking for so many miles in your offer? Shouldn't it be 119,500 miles = $1195.00?

Nov 5, 2019, 5:15 pm

#17

yobub

Join Date: Nov 2019

Programs: AA

Posts: 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by enviroian

I never understood buying status. If you don't earn it from flying enough does it really matter to have it the few times you do?

I'm EXP this year, which means I get upgraded on almost every flight. I was Platinum Pro a year ago, and only upgraded on about 40% of my flights.

This year I will fly about 105 segments or 75,000 miles (on $30k in spend!). I'll check my offer, but for me, it's probably worth it to pay to get EXP level of upgrade status rather than platinum pro. This would probably translate into 50 more upgrades next year.

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Nov 5, 2019, 5:27 pm

#18

Kamalaasaa

Join Date: Aug 2013

Location: Olde Dominion

Programs: DL Silver - uh huh!

Posts: 948

Made Gold for the first time last year.

So far this year I have

$1,600 spend
13k miles
19 segments

My offer is $749/75k

I could make the needed segments with my travel for the rest of the year, but not the spend (or miles).

Don’t think I’ll take the offer, as my credit card gets me a free checked bag and I didn’t get much in the way of upgrades this year.

Nov 5, 2019, 5:40 pm

#19

enpremiere

Join Date: Aug 2015

Location: The FT AA forum, until it no longer wants me.

Programs: CK or bust

Posts: 1,913

Quote:

Originally Posted by enviroian

I never understood buying status. If you don't earn it from flying enough does it really matter to have it the few times you do?

I understand -

In today’s you can’t buy class, humanity, morals, or intelligence but you can buy status.

Sort of.

Nov 5, 2019, 5:45 pm

#20

traveler202

Join Date: May 2019

Posts: 171

I am ~600 EQM short of Gold and my offer is $295 or equivalent mileage.

Nov 5, 2019, 6:49 pm

#21

wireless_999

Join Date: Jun 2009

Location: New York, NY

Programs: AAdvantage PltPro, AMEX Platinum

Posts: 239

Only see Ppro offer

Hi all. Currently p pro. Have 70k and $7k. Will hit the eqm for exp. never have been exp and dying for that level lol. Will have $9500 and over 100k miles by next month. Wondering did anyone receive a current p pro to exp offer? I think I will buy it but not sure if exp is only offered when you are already at that level.

thanks all.

Nov 5, 2019, 7:00 pm

#22

redtop43

Join Date: May 2008

Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)

Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!

Posts: 4,550

Quote:

Originally Posted by adunker

Currently EXP at:
EQD: $12.6k
EQM: 86k

Offer:
Keep EXP for $2,645 or 264.5K miles.

Already have the travel booked to push me into EXP, so I'll be passing on this.

I'm PPro but with very similar stats ($13.7K, 87K EQM) and my offer was $2,695. Like you, I have travel booked to go over.

Nov 5, 2019, 7:01 pm

#23

redtop43

Join Date: May 2008

Location: PHL (kinda, no airport is really close)

Programs: AA Exp, but not sure for how long. Enterprise Platinum woo-hoo!

Posts: 4,550

Quote:

Originally Posted by wireless_999

Yes, see post immediately below yours.

Nov 5, 2019, 7:13 pm

#24

xliioper

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Join Date: Jul 2003

Posts: 23,057

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakesetter93

Looks like AA has opened up the portal to see what your options are for buying 2020 status as of this afternoon.

Looks like there's no flat rate but it's dependant on how many miles/segments/dollars you need to hit the next tier.

https://elite.aa.com/eliterenewal/purchase.cfm

Don't believe AA has ever had flat rates on these buy-up offers. DL did for a year or two back in 2012 or 2013 (before MQD's were a thing), but like AA, decided to price based on which level you were being boosted to rather than at a flat rate.

Nov 5, 2019, 7:18 pm

#25

Zeromus-X

Join Date: Oct 2008

Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA

Programs: DL, HH, Bonvoy

Posts: 204

Data point: I'm currently Gold, $4,387 EQD and 27,935 EQM / 41 EQS (can you say short haul flights?), with booked travel through year end that will put me at about 5k EQD and 30k EQM. I've been Platinum once via status match a couple years ago but that's it.

Thanks for visiting. Our records show that you're not eligible to receive an offer at this time.

Nov 5, 2019, 7:43 pm

#26

mauve

Join Date: Sep 2016

Posts: 245

I am $365 short of Gold, and the offer is $535.

Not going for this, because I have enough travel scheduled to get me almost to Platinum this month, but is it normal for the price to be more than the deficit?

Nov 5, 2019, 7:48 pm

#27

pauleeepaul

Join Date: Nov 2003

Location: JFK/LGA

Programs: AA EXP/5 MM, BA Blue Bayou, HH LT Diamond

Posts: 5,827

Currently at $12k in spend and 62k EQM, will get to 67k EQM with travel already booked. Buy up to Plt Pro is $1,800. I could get the needed EQM with a one day $800 FC MR, and to get back to EXP I would do it. But PP vs plain ole Plt seems to be much muchness so i will pass on either option.

Any new business travel may still yet carry the day.