Promotion to qualify for status in 2020
Dec 11, 2019, 6:54 am
#17
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Lewisville, TX USA
Programs: AA EXP 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Bonvoy LT Ti; National EE; WDW Passholder
Posts: 838
Perhaps mine is an edge case, but I often take high dollar, short distance flights in economy. I typically blow the EXP EQD requirement out of the water, but struggle to qualify via EQS. A promo like this would be very welcome for me, but alas I seem not to have been targeted.
Dec 11, 2019, 7:01 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: WAS
Programs: Free Agent
Posts: 1,757
Great news for me. I don't prioritize AA currently, but I'll finish 2019 with just over 4k EQDs but around 10k EQMs. The extra 1k in EQDs is about 2 of the right roundtrips, which should be easy enough.
I can only speak ex-DCA, but we have many regional (<500 mile) routes that can easy go for over $500 roundtrip. I regularly rack up EQDs without coming close to the EQM requirements.
I can only speak ex-DCA, but we have many regional (<500 mile) routes that can easy go for over $500 roundtrip. I regularly rack up EQDs without coming close to the EQM requirements.
Dec 11, 2019, 7:21 am
#19
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: BOS
Programs: AA PP, DL PM
Posts: 2,086
I would have guessed that AA and DL would have waited a year to see how UA's program changes worked out. However, UA likely will not address the efficacy of the program in a public way, so AA would have to hear "through the grapevine" and find some way to measure if there are fewer high-dollar customers that spent on AA that could feasibly switch to UA (i.e. folks out of ORD). A promotion like this provides a much more direct way to measure the effectiveness of a spending-based qualification: was the cohort that qualified exclusively on spending more valuable than those that qualified on EQMs?
Dec 11, 2019, 8:27 am
#23
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, UA Silver
Posts: 1,366
I was all excited when I read this thread and immediately checked the promo page on my app-- no promo for me 
I've gone in the past year from being one of the people who easily hit the EQM threshold but had very few EQDs, to having lots of EQDs but relatively few EQMs, so it would have been a good trade-off. It will be interesting to figure out who's being targeted for this option.
I've gone in the past year from being one of the people who easily hit the EQM threshold but had very few EQDs, to having lots of EQDs but relatively few EQMs, so it would have been a good trade-off. It will be interesting to figure out who's being targeted for this option.
Dec 11, 2019, 9:02 am
#25
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: SoCal
Programs: AA Exp Plat, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium, HH Gold, UA Silver, AF Silver, National EE, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 42
I wonder how they’ll tie additional SWU to EQD now. Got the offer, no brainer for me as a high EQD/EQS and low EQM flyer
Dec 11, 2019, 9:25 am
#26
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Bye Delta
Programs: AA EXP, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Plat, Marriott Plat, Nat'l Exec Elite, Avis Presidents Club
Posts: 16,285
Well. There goes one shoe. Next year, the other shoe will drop and the normal requirements will go away. Due to our “favorable response” to the promotion.
Dec 11, 2019, 9:40 am
#28
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Everywhere
Programs: AA EXP - 3.7MM, Bonv LIFETIME Titan, HH Dmd, Hyatt Glob., Priority Clb Dmd, Ntnl Exec El., Sixt PLT
Posts: 1,681
I am finishing up this year with 24.3K in EQD and 200+K in EQM. So no offer for me even though I wouldn't sign up because of the
weird language regarding the ways to qualify.
weird language regarding the ways to qualify.
Dec 11, 2019, 10:02 am
#29
Join Date: Jan 2018
Posts: 230
Perhaps mine is an edge case, but I often take high dollar, short distance flights in economy. I typically blow the EXP EQD requirement out of the water, but struggle to qualify via EQS. A promo like this would be very welcome for me, but alas I seem not to have been targeted.
Hub based, so most flights are on AA. Combination of standard priced $300-$500 rtns to main cities and regionals priced $700-$1200, all relatively short notice. All Y fares. Some international in Y very occasionally P.
All of the above see’s our spend at PPRO / EXP levels with our EQM / EQS at GLD / PLT level.
I took a dozen or so return regionals last year with prices between $700-$1,200. Only nets 12k EQM but the EQD is about $9-$10K. Spend at PPRO, but EQM and EQS less than GLD.