AA: LAX-HKG-IAD-HKG-LAX $1173 34226EQM 3.4CPM Only 1 hotel night!
Jun 12, 2016, 9:32 pm
#1
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AA: LAX-HKG-IAD-HKG-LAX $1173 34226EQM 3.4CPM Only 1 hotel night!
Just playing around……
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...192;a=ONEWORLD
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...193;a=ONEWORLD
I actually did do a similar itinerary in April nesting HKG-IAD into LAX-PVG and got 39969 EQM for $1061. Did have to buy a $140 RT from PVG-HKG, though.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...192;a=ONEWORLD
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...193;a=ONEWORLD
I actually did do a similar itinerary in April nesting HKG-IAD into LAX-PVG and got 39969 EQM for $1061. Did have to buy a $140 RT from PVG-HKG, though.
Last edited by The_Just; Jun 12, 2016 at 9:38 pm
Jun 12, 2016, 10:01 pm
#3
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Great MR for meeting EQM for status. The overnight stay in Dallas takes a little of the sting away, but this itenarary is brutal nonetheless.
Thanks for the post!
Thanks for the post!
Jun 13, 2016, 9:27 am
#4
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Yea, I've been very active looking for June/July, and booked EWR - PVG for $900 that leaves next week, but I can't find any great deals for 26K to hit EXP by July 31st
Jun 13, 2016, 10:14 am
#5
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You should consider a YVR-PTY business class run. That got me 23k EQM and your positioning from the east coast would get you the rest.
Jun 14, 2016, 5:58 pm
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Jun 14, 2016, 6:43 pm
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Breaking it down
EQMs/MQMs/PQMs, whichever SkyTeam/StarAlliance/OneWorld U.S. airline you fly requires butt-in-seat qualifying miles to achieve elite status. Typically the only eligible bonus comes from paying a business or first class fare. Otherwise you earn what you fly.
Redeemable miles, which can be used for award tickets, are now based on ticket price (a.k.a. revenue) x multiplier (a certain number of miles/$, depending on your elite status. Delta and United (and Southwest) have all converted to revenue-based redeemable miles. American is the holdout, at least until August 1.
Until August 1, on American, what earn for redemption is what you fly x whatever your elite bonus gives you (25% extra for Gold, 100% extra for Plat and Exec Plat).
For example, MCI-MEL (Australia, if that's the right code) is approximately 9,000 miles each way. Before Aug. 1, on American, I would earn (9,000 x 2 x 200%) = 36,000 redeemable miles, and 18,000 EQMs because I'm cheap and would only pay for coach.
Does this help?
Redeemable miles, which can be used for award tickets, are now based on ticket price (a.k.a. revenue) x multiplier (a certain number of miles/$, depending on your elite status. Delta and United (and Southwest) have all converted to revenue-based redeemable miles. American is the holdout, at least until August 1.
Until August 1, on American, what earn for redemption is what you fly x whatever your elite bonus gives you (25% extra for Gold, 100% extra for Plat and Exec Plat).
For example, MCI-MEL (Australia, if that's the right code) is approximately 9,000 miles each way. Before Aug. 1, on American, I would earn (9,000 x 2 x 200%) = 36,000 redeemable miles, and 18,000 EQMs because I'm cheap and would only pay for coach.
Does this help?
Jun 14, 2016, 8:36 pm
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EQMs/MQMs/PQMs, whichever SkyTeam/StarAlliance/OneWorld U.S. airline you fly requires butt-in-seat qualifying miles to achieve elite status. Typically the only eligible bonus comes from paying a business or first class fare. Otherwise you earn what you fly.
Redeemable miles, which can be used for award tickets, are now based on ticket price (a.k.a. revenue) x multiplier (a certain number of miles/$, depending on your elite status. Delta and United (and Southwest) have all converted to revenue-based redeemable miles. American is the holdout, at least until August 1.
Until August 1, on American, what earn for redemption is what you fly x whatever your elite bonus gives you (25% extra for Gold, 100% extra for Plat and Exec Plat).
For example, MCI-MEL (Australia, if that's the right code) is approximately 9,000 miles each way. Before Aug. 1, on American, I would earn (9,000 x 2 x 200%) = 36,000 redeemable miles, and 18,000 EQMs because I'm cheap and would only pay for coach.
Does this help?
Redeemable miles, which can be used for award tickets, are now based on ticket price (a.k.a. revenue) x multiplier (a certain number of miles/$, depending on your elite status. Delta and United (and Southwest) have all converted to revenue-based redeemable miles. American is the holdout, at least until August 1.
Until August 1, on American, what earn for redemption is what you fly x whatever your elite bonus gives you (25% extra for Gold, 100% extra for Plat and Exec Plat).
For example, MCI-MEL (Australia, if that's the right code) is approximately 9,000 miles each way. Before Aug. 1, on American, I would earn (9,000 x 2 x 200%) = 36,000 redeemable miles, and 18,000 EQMs because I'm cheap and would only pay for coach.
Does this help?
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=AA;eo=e
Jun 14, 2016, 9:37 pm
#12
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Ok, so what I'm pulling up in Google flights is yvr-dfw-mia-pty-dfw-yvr for 7,770 miles. x2 for EXP bonuses, you'd get another 7,770 miles. +3k EQM for the promotion bonus miles shorthaul in premium seats, and then another 2x bonus for J seating, for another 7,770, so conservatively 26k EQM for this itinerary, assuming you're EXP?
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=AA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;a=AA;eo=e
If you could still book yvr-Phx-lax-jfk-mia-pty-Mia-jfk-lax-yvr at a reasonable price (Last I checked it was $1400+, mine for last week was ~$900) you can get a much higher EQM total of 24490.
RDM for EXP would be in the ballpark of 30k (12245 x 2.5 (base + 100% Bonus + 50% J bonus) + up to 7000 Premium Cabin bonus on short flights based on class + 24000 Premium cabin bonus on the JFK-LAX & Return if booked in right class.
Last edited by mikelat; Jun 14, 2016 at 9:45 pm
Jun 15, 2016, 12:44 pm
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You're mixing up EQM and RDM. The EQM for that is just 2x the distance, so just over 15k. The ExP bonus and J bonus you refer to is just RDM.
If you could still book yvr-Phx-lax-jfk-mia-pty-Mia-jfk-lax-yvr at a reasonable price (Last I checked it was $1400+, mine for last week was ~$900) you can get a much higher EQM total of 24490.
RDM for EXP would be in the ballpark of 30k (12245 x 2.5 (base + 100% Bonus + 50% J bonus) + up to 7000 Premium Cabin bonus on short flights based on class + 24000 Premium cabin bonus on the JFK-LAX & Return if booked in right class.
If you could still book yvr-Phx-lax-jfk-mia-pty-Mia-jfk-lax-yvr at a reasonable price (Last I checked it was $1400+, mine for last week was ~$900) you can get a much higher EQM total of 24490.
RDM for EXP would be in the ballpark of 30k (12245 x 2.5 (base + 100% Bonus + 50% J bonus) + up to 7000 Premium Cabin bonus on short flights based on class + 24000 Premium cabin bonus on the JFK-LAX & Return if booked in right class.
Is the 7k & 24K pre bonus a promotion ??
Jun 15, 2016, 1:16 pm
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I think we are mixing a few things up. On the YVR-PTY you would get RDM bonuses because of the fare class being in business and first. On the back breaking LAX-HKG-IAD-HKG-LAX MR you would only get less than 10K RDM (status dependent) but you'd get 34K+ EQM. I believe that you do these MR for the EQM and not the RDM. The RDM is a nice bonus but I feel like with the spend requirement starting in 2017, this year is the last year most people will be able to attain higher AA status.