Elite Qualification
Sep 4, 2008 | 2:59 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: The OC
Programs: Marriott Gold Elite, Southwest A List
Posts: 29
Elite Qualification
Is there any possibility that CO would still maintain my Silver Elite status with a shortage of 2851 miles this year? Due to travel cut backs and having to use partial credit partners I may land short this rather small amount.
Any experience regarding this situation?
Any experience regarding this situation?
Sep 4, 2008 | 3:12 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 2,657
Do a mileage run, a quick hop to EWR ought to do it.
Sep 4, 2008 | 3:30 pm
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DCA
Programs: Kommissar Giga-Posting Direktor, PWP; Fasano Nouveau Aristocrat; CO Platinum; BD Gold; MR Gold
Posts: 18,733
There is a 0% chance that CO will round you up to Silver with that big a deficiency. Plan a mileage run accordingly.
Sep 4, 2008 | 3:33 pm
#5
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Frozen in Carbonite
Programs: UA Aluminum 0.6MM, Bonvoy Life Sentence, Hyatt Eliteist, AA Super Plutonium
Posts: 2,878
Agree with all. Don't chance it. Even if they do offer you a buy up, it may be as much (or more than) a milage run flight. Look around for a good deal.
Sep 4, 2008 | 3:57 pm
#6
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Michigan's West Coast and wherever my clients need me
Programs: Delta Diamond (2+M MQMs), Hertz PC, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 615
Ain't happening
Ain't happening.
Sorry, mate!
Sorry, mate!
Sep 4, 2008 | 4:39 pm
#7
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: UA Premier 1K
Posts: 138
Mileage run time.
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pc
Sep 4, 2008 | 5:45 pm
#8
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: 27 minutes north of EWR (on a good day)
Programs: UA PLAT, SPG PLAT. Collector of Chase UR points
Posts: 11,527
do a mileage run. I am going to be about 500 shoft of gold and i am not leaving it up to chance. i am going to book a quick mr to mco or fll in the fall.
Sep 5, 2008 | 12:27 pm
#9
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: IAH/LIM
Programs: CO Plat, PC Lifex, SPG Gold
Posts: 448
I just scheduled an MR and when doing my calculations I was going to be short like 81 miles for plat. So I decided that I was going to fly out of AUS to get the extra miles. 
You've got to do an MR.
You've got to do an MR.
Sep 5, 2008 | 1:20 pm
#10
Join Date: Mar 2008
Programs: DL BA Amex
Posts: 917
MR to CMH or PIT
I think CMH or PIT gives a decent MR price and you can do same day turn.