Admirals Club membership discounts / discount - aren't they wonderful...
#241
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,418
Yup - as my renewal month approaches, many clubs will ask me if I want to renew when I check in and most will also mention that they can give me a $25 discount. The AAngels are usually aware of the codes that are currently out there, so they'll apply them for most of the time even if you're not "targeted" specifically for the promo.
#242
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: All over
Programs: AA-LTP, HH-DIA, Marriott-LT+AMB, Hyatt-Globalist, Hertz-PC, UA-GS
Posts: 6,828
I bet next months code is M25
#243
Moderator: New York City and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: AA PLT, Natl EC
Posts: 10,855
And by not renewing online, you also have the benefit of not automatically being opted-in for automatic annual renewal!
#244
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Potomac Falls, VA
Programs: AA Plat 2MM, MR Gold, Avis Pref
Posts: 41,109
thanks for bringing that up again, I got the email today to renew online and of course the accompanying $25 discount. I was at IAD the other day and they asked me about renewing and the $25 discount, I told them that I'd renew with them about a week before it expired; I prefer to give them the business anyway but its nice not to have that auto renew thing as well
#249
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: AA PLT, UA Silver, EK Gold, Hilton Diamond, Global Entry, Clear
Posts: 1,082
#250
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
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I renewed yesterday over the phone with the main AC number, and they could only find a $25 discount for me. Still better than nothing.
#251
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SFO/RDU
Programs: United Hotcake Preferred
Posts: 531
I just used the ACQ11 code for $50 off as plat. I bought a day pass when I was stuck in SFO for 5 hours last week, which made the fees seem cheaper even though it's all the same money.
I was sold on the AC after my experience there last week. I was traveling with my gf who doesn't fly often, and when I checked her in, I accidentally hit the button that said she was ineligible for the exit row. The ticket agent couldn't seem to fix it. Neither could the plat line. But an AAngel fixed it like it was nothing. I thought, "holy crap! everything I read on FT about them having magical powers was true!"
I was sold on the AC after my experience there last week. I was traveling with my gf who doesn't fly often, and when I checked her in, I accidentally hit the button that said she was ineligible for the exit row. The ticket agent couldn't seem to fix it. Neither could the plat line. But an AAngel fixed it like it was nothing. I thought, "holy crap! everything I read on FT about them having magical powers was true!"
#252
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 3,267
I just used the ACQ11 code for $50 off as plat. I bought a day pass when I was stuck in SFO for 5 hours last week, which made the fees seem cheaper even though it's all the same money.
I was sold on the AC after my experience there last week. I was traveling with my gf who doesn't fly often, and when I checked her in, I accidentally hit the button that said she was ineligible for the exit row. The ticket agent couldn't seem to fix it. Neither could the plat line. But an AAngel fixed it like it was nothing. I thought, "holy crap! everything I read on FT about them having magical powers was true!"
I was sold on the AC after my experience there last week. I was traveling with my gf who doesn't fly often, and when I checked her in, I accidentally hit the button that said she was ineligible for the exit row. The ticket agent couldn't seem to fix it. Neither could the plat line. But an AAngel fixed it like it was nothing. I thought, "holy crap! everything I read on FT about them having magical powers was true!"
#253
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
I was fortunate enough to get a $50 discount.
As to those who wish the $25 and renew online, if you have a CitiBank card, you can download the Virtual Account Number app - basically, it's like having a one-time pad cum credit card, giving you a number, CSC / CCV number and a next-month expiry that in combination can only be used ONCE. It works quite easily, allows them to use the number to renew your membership and gets an e-mail sent the following year when the numbers no longer work.
Companies can play hardball, but consumers sometimes can also.
Read more: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-ca...#ixzz1JeF4kiGs
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As to those who wish the $25 and renew online, if you have a CitiBank card, you can download the Virtual Account Number app - basically, it's like having a one-time pad cum credit card, giving you a number, CSC / CCV number and a next-month expiry that in combination can only be used ONCE. It works quite easily, allows them to use the number to renew your membership and gets an e-mail sent the following year when the numbers no longer work.
Companies can play hardball, but consumers sometimes can also.
Read more: http://www.creditcards.com/credit-ca...#ixzz1JeF4kiGs
Compare credit cards here - CreditCards.com
#254
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SFO/RDU
Programs: United Hotcake Preferred
Posts: 531
FYI according to the phone people at the AC line, the ACQ11 code is mutually exclusive with a credit-back from a day pass- probably due to the nature of the promo. I will try again at the SFO AC at the end of this month and report back but I doubt it will work.
#255
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 3,267
I was at RDU, literally about to board a flight when I decided to give them a call. What the heck, I figured. Well, not only did the girl give me the $50 daypass credit + the $50 discount code, but she also gave me a Platinum discount (I was a Gold when I purchased it, but my booked travel showed that I'd make Platinum after all the bonuses posted).
Of course, that was in December. Maybe there's more pressure on the agents to "close the deal" at the end of the year or something! Whatever...I got three discounts!