Elite Status Challenge
Jul 20, 2001 | 8:50 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Washington, DC -- AA Platinum
Posts: 108
Elite Status Challenge
Does CO have a elite level challenge like AA does? I haven't flow on CO that often and have thought about switching my choice of airlines to CO. AA's works by obtaining qualifying points, if you obtain 5,000 in a three month period, you receive gold benefits, and if you obtain 10,000 in a three month period, they will comp you platinum status. Does CO do the same?
Jul 20, 2001 | 9:09 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: New York, NY, USA
Posts: 1,439
Isn't AA's 8,000 gold and 16,000 plat?
Anyway, someone can correct me if I've missed something, but I've never heard of that one anywhere but AA.
Anyway, someone can correct me if I've missed something, but I've never heard of that one anywhere but AA.
Jul 20, 2001 | 9:20 pm
#3
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Washington, DC -- AA Platinum
Posts: 108
Nope, it's 5,000 & 10,000. I just completed the Plat Chalange last week and it only took 10,000 q-points.
Jul 20, 2001 | 11:27 pm
#4
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Sugar Land,Texas USA
Posts: 4,889
Co had a challenge last year, more like a Silver temp, andif you fly 2 roundtrips you are Silver and 5 roundtrips you are Gold.
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Al
Jul 21, 2001 | 11:16 am
#5
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Smoke filled room, TPA and FLL/MIA :UAL 1K and 2MM,AA EX PLAT and 2MM,Lifetime Plat Starwood
Posts: 4,318
Perhaps, it's not such a good idea to "challange" your way to the top on several airlines. These comp status's are only valid till Feb on CO. After that you go back to no status unless you actually fly enough betwwen now and the end of the year. The desire to have all kinds of elite cards in your wallet, when you really don't fly enough to earn them. This could be called the "AFANG" principle. He got CO gold after 5 flights then used that to get comped fromm AA. Now he won't fly enough to keep his status on either. He would have been better served, waiting till Next year to get comped on AA because of his challanged (fake status) elite level. Then instead of being zero elite in 2002 he would have had status on AA in 2002. Still would have gotten burned in 2003... but an extra year is an extra year.
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Jul 22, 2001 | 7:18 pm
#6
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Washington, DC -- AA Platinum
Posts: 108
Getting status for a short period is not the only reason to do challanges. I completed the platinum challenge so I could merely have the benefits right now. I'm on track to be 40% over what is required for the platinum level on AA right now. My main reason for asking is because of how my travel is changing over the next year. I could still fly AA to all the destinations but it would be multiple stops when I could just fly direct on CO. It's not a matter of "horing" airline cards, but a matter of time better spent doing things.