Elite Status Match by American Airlines (consolidated)
Dec 13, 2006, 3:45 pm
#61
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: MSP (and will only fly NWA in re-routes if I HAVE to)
Programs: AA EXP (4.5MM), hotel programs as needed
Posts: 5,800
You own a $100M company with a $5M/year travel budget?
AA operates on Challenges (GLD and PLT see stickies or wiki).
Comps tend NOT to happen (unless targeted as in owning big company) .. and 99.999% of the cases are NOT to top tier.
EXP is BIS (Butt-in-seat) miles/points/segments only.
Watch the Challenge tho if you start in the first half of 2007 your xxx-Lite level is only valid until Feb 2008 vs Feb 2009 (assuming you do not re-qual at a higher tier in 2007).
Ya gotta earn top tier on AA. Does UA comp top tier if I want to switch over to them>???
AA operates on Challenges (GLD and PLT see stickies or wiki).
Comps tend NOT to happen (unless targeted as in owning big company) .. and 99.999% of the cases are NOT to top tier.
EXP is BIS (Butt-in-seat) miles/points/segments only.
Watch the Challenge tho if you start in the first half of 2007 your xxx-Lite level is only valid until Feb 2008 vs Feb 2009 (assuming you do not re-qual at a higher tier in 2007).
Ya gotta earn top tier on AA. Does UA comp top tier if I want to switch over to them>???
Dec 13, 2006, 3:51 pm
#62
Join Date: Oct 2006
Programs: aadvantage plt
Posts: 123
Ok... I am new to this side of FT... I did some searches and didnt yield anything useful... so here it goes.
I am currently 1k on UA (equivalent to EXP on AA) and I am getting fed up with UA.. however, I dont want to lose my status by switching... so my question is will AA match me to EXP? Or at the very least match me to Platinum and give let me challenge EXP... altho I knot AA does not usually do that... Thoughts?
I am currently 1k on UA (equivalent to EXP on AA) and I am getting fed up with UA.. however, I dont want to lose my status by switching... so my question is will AA match me to EXP? Or at the very least match me to Platinum and give let me challenge EXP... altho I knot AA does not usually do that... Thoughts?
Dec 13, 2006, 3:53 pm
#63
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Benicia CA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 75K, AA 3.8MM, UA 1.1MM, enjoying the retired life
Posts: 31,849
There was a time that AA comped in any 1K that asked (I was one a few years back), but even then they only matched up to midtier (Platinum= Premier Executive). It would probably be the rare exception for a status match across the board 1K to EXP.
Dec 13, 2006, 4:03 pm
#64
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,535
Cheers.
Dec 13, 2006, 4:07 pm
#65
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: MSP (and will only fly NWA in re-routes if I HAVE to)
Programs: AA EXP (4.5MM), hotel programs as needed
Posts: 5,800
Think you may have meant UA . but CO and DL and US and NW all have negatives as well.
IMHO it comes down to the locations you travelo to and who has the proper levels of flights there (as well as fares).
I'm not switching to UA even though they have a RCC in my home airport (and AA does not have an AC there) .. we each have our own requirements.
IMHO it comes down to the locations you travelo to and who has the proper levels of flights there (as well as fares).
I'm not switching to UA even though they have a RCC in my home airport (and AA does not have an AC there) .. we each have our own requirements.
Dec 13, 2006, 4:12 pm
#66
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,535
No, I meant AA. The post I quoted mentioned some of the positive points about AA (participatory guessing games about food service order, free hard rock entertainment on the adjacent laptop and cozy seating conditions). I just wanted the OP to know that not everything on AA was this good! 
Cheers.
Cheers.
Dec 13, 2006, 5:08 pm
#67
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Valley Springs, Ca USA;Proud Retired AAer SJC Ramp/ AA- 2 MM Platinum;Hilton Diamond
Posts: 851
And let's not forget the other AA perks (I am waiting for someone to post this as a real story)...
Dec 13, 2006, 6:25 pm
#68
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: United Gold, HHonors Gold, Marriott Gold, National Executive
Posts: 29
My company has a promotion with AA this year (for employees) where they're matching 2P to Gold and 1P/1K to Platinum.
However, I've heard that this kind of thing is extremely rare.
Good thing I just hit 1P on UA yesterday, and the cutoff for this offer is Dec 31 ^ . Nice bonus considering that I'm about 2k miles away from Gold this year and won't reach any elite status without this match.
However, I've heard that this kind of thing is extremely rare.
Good thing I just hit 1P on UA yesterday, and the cutoff for this offer is Dec 31 ^ . Nice bonus considering that I'm about 2k miles away from Gold this year and won't reach any elite status without this match.
Dec 13, 2006, 6:35 pm
#69
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Benicia CA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 75K, AA 3.8MM, UA 1.1MM, enjoying the retired life
Posts: 31,849
Making EXP even more valuable if you're in the Bay Area, while the ranks of Platinum and Gold will expand by a few more. Having worked my way to that level, it's nice to see that AA isn't comping in folks across the board.
Dec 13, 2006, 9:27 pm
#70
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: ORD
Programs: AA; Marriott; SPG; HH
Posts: 3,473
Ok... I am new to this side of FT... I did some searches and didnt yield anything useful... so here it goes.
I am currently 1k on UA (equivalent to EXP on AA) and I am getting fed up with UA.. however, I dont want to lose my status by switching... so my question is will AA match me to EXP? Or at the very least match me to Platinum and give let me challenge EXP... altho I knot AA does not usually do that... Thoughts?
I am currently 1k on UA (equivalent to EXP on AA) and I am getting fed up with UA.. however, I dont want to lose my status by switching... so my question is will AA match me to EXP? Or at the very least match me to Platinum and give let me challenge EXP... altho I knot AA does not usually do that... Thoughts?
Dec 14, 2006, 12:39 am
#72
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Dec 14, 2006, 4:14 am
#73
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: BWI
Programs: AA PLT and that's that!
Posts: 8,349
Dec 14, 2006, 4:24 am
#74
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: BWI
Programs: AA PLT and that's that!
Posts: 8,349
Ok... I am new to this side of FT... I did some searches and didnt yield anything useful... so here it goes.
I am currently 1k on UA (equivalent to EXP on AA) and I am getting fed up with UA.. however, I dont want to lose my status by switching... so my question is will AA match me to EXP? Or at the very least match me to Platinum and give let me challenge EXP... altho I knot AA does not usually do that... Thoughts?
I am currently 1k on UA (equivalent to EXP on AA) and I am getting fed up with UA.. however, I dont want to lose my status by switching... so my question is will AA match me to EXP? Or at the very least match me to Platinum and give let me challenge EXP... altho I knot AA does not usually do that... Thoughts?
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...=622920&page=2
I also wonder how you can already be so fed up with United. If your are 1K, you went from 2P to 1K in little over a month and have hardly had time to even experience the benefit of top tier on United.
Dec 14, 2006, 6:01 am
#75
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
They never have to my knowledge. However, the post that stated AA "no longer" offers EXP status match made me wonder if it were an option some time before I paid attention to such things.