Non-flight EQM?
Mar 20, 2010, 12:35 pm
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Non-flight EQM?
Simple question: Are there any methods for earning EQMs other than with flight miles? I'm going to be pushing 65k EQM this year, and would love to be able to bump it to 75k for plat if I can swing it, but don't really have the time to do 10k worth of mile runs, nor the cash to bump to F for my flights. Thoughts would be welcomed...
Mar 20, 2010, 12:51 pm
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Yes.
Apply for the Presidential Plus credit card, pay the annual fee ($375) and then every $15,000 in spend will earn you 2,000 Flex EQMs that you can use at your leisure.
Apply for the Presidential Plus credit card, pay the annual fee ($375) and then every $15,000 in spend will earn you 2,000 Flex EQMs that you can use at your leisure.
Mar 20, 2010, 1:04 pm
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Mar 21, 2010, 4:32 am
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Mar 21, 2010, 4:57 am
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Mar 21, 2010, 5:17 am
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Mar 21, 2010, 5:21 am
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For example, you earn 5k Flex EQMs in the same year that you earn 50k regular EQMs. There's no benefit in redeeming the Flex EQMs that year, since you're already GoldElite, so you hold onto them until next year, when you're at 48k EQMs, and then redeem 2k Flex EQMs to bump you up to 50k overall on the year to maintain your Gold status.
Disclaimer: I'm out of coffee, so all calculations subject to a margin of error of +/- 300%.
Mar 21, 2010, 5:24 am
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As I understand them, Flex EQMs sit on your card and can be redeemed at any time (not necessarily in the year you earned them) to bump up your Elite status.
For example, you earn 5k Flex EQMs in the same year that you earn 50k regular EQMs. There's no benefit in redeeming the Flex EQMs that year, since you're already GoldElite, so you hold onto them until next year, when you're at 48k EQMs, and then redeem 2k Flex EQMs to bump you up to 50k overall on the year to maintain your Gold status.
Disclaimer: I'm out of coffee, so all calculations subject to a margin of error of +/- 300%.
For example, you earn 5k Flex EQMs in the same year that you earn 50k regular EQMs. There's no benefit in redeeming the Flex EQMs that year, since you're already GoldElite, so you hold onto them until next year, when you're at 48k EQMs, and then redeem 2k Flex EQMs to bump you up to 50k overall on the year to maintain your Gold status.
Disclaimer: I'm out of coffee, so all calculations subject to a margin of error of +/- 300%.
How long are the flex EQMs available before they expire?
Mar 21, 2010, 5:24 am
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They are used in a similar manner as redeeming miles.
Say you have accrued 8,000 Flex EQMs (from an initial credit card sign up bonus of 2k, then spending $45k on your PPMC credit card).
Now fast forward to December 12, 2010 and you notice that you have only flown 44,102 EQMs. You're 6,000 EQMs short of gold. But you're not worried because you can simply call up CO and ask them to transfer 6,000 of your 8,000 FlexEQMs into your EQM total....voila... Gold elite.
The remaining 2,000 FlexEQMs stay in your Flex account until you need them. And you can continue to earn more through spending.
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ps --- Dear CO- If you are listening I would love to see some Flex EQM earning promos
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Mar 21, 2010, 4:09 pm
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This benefit is most valuable during the year if you're not already Platinum and you're close to hitting a new level. If you have a flight coming up, and you go ahead and use the flexible miles to hit a higher level, it can help you on stanby/upgrades on upcoming flights, rather than waiting until December.
My first Platinum year, I used them to get to 75k as soon as I had enough. My next flight was canceled and I was put on standby on the next one, getting the last seat ahead of an (irate) Gold who got to the counter just before me. He was yelling at the GA as I was walking down the jetway. (Made me feel less guilty about jumping the queue.)
My first Platinum year, I used them to get to 75k as soon as I had enough. My next flight was canceled and I was put on standby on the next one, getting the last seat ahead of an (irate) Gold who got to the counter just before me. He was yelling at the GA as I was walking down the jetway. (Made me feel less guilty about jumping the queue.)
Mar 21, 2010, 4:29 pm
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This benefit is most valuable during the year if you're not already Platinum and you're close to hitting a new level. If you have a flight coming up, and you go ahead and use the flexible miles to hit a higher level, it can help you on stanby/upgrades on upcoming flights, rather than waiting until December.
For me it is just an insurance policy for being able to sneak into the next elite level at year end rather than having to take an inconvenient MR to get myself over.
Mar 21, 2010, 4:43 pm
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This benefit is most valuable during the year if you're not already Platinum and you're close to hitting a new level. If you have a flight coming up, and you go ahead and use the flexible miles to hit a higher level, it can help you on stanby/upgrades on upcoming flights, rather than waiting until December.
Mar 21, 2010, 5:01 pm
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Simple question: Are there any methods for earning EQMs other than with flight miles? I'm going to be pushing 65k EQM this year, and would love to be able to bump it to 75k for plat if I can swing it, but don't really have the time to do 10k worth of mile runs, nor the cash to bump to F for my flights. Thoughts would be welcomed...