AA/One World: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

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Nov 2, 2016, 8:31 pm

#421

robert.eli

Join Date: Nov 2016

Programs: American Airlines Platinum, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pat89339

Departure Airport: TUS/PHX (though I could buy a cheap ticket to LAS/LAX on SWA if needed)
Miles Needed: 28k
Required Spend or Budget: cheapest premium
Available Travel Dates: flexible
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: flexible

For each response. Please quote the original request.

Never made EXP before and am within striking distance. Want to make it before minimum spend kicks in next year. Thanks!

Nov 2, 2016, 9:02 pm

#422

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert.eli

LAX-MIA-UIO-MIA-LAX in business is $991 some days, 16512 EQM.
You could do two of these back to back, for example out 12/5 return 12/6, and out 12/7 return 12/8.
Here is some more information about the trip.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premi...?highlight=uio
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-06;sc=b;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-08;sc=b;eo=e

LAX-DFW-ICN-DFW-LAX (also available from LAS) is another possibility for about $2400, 32160 EQM from LAX, available many days the last two weeks of December.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...A281;sc=b;a=AA

Last edited by jbeckett; Nov 2, 2016 at 9:17 pm

Nov 3, 2016, 7:48 am

#423

TimC71

Join Date: Nov 2016

Posts: 1

Hi all,

Currently an AA Platinum, will fall 18.5k miles short of Executive Platinum with currently booked trips. Looking for ideas to either close the gap to make buying up reasonable or achieving with a few mileage runs. Ideally a few single day mileage run or overnight if possible.

Departure Airport: PHL,EWR
Miles Needed:18,500 EQM
Required Spend or Budget:Cheap as possible
Available Travel Dates:Pretty open, but Fridays through Monday's are probably best
Required Metal or Codeshares okay:AA

Thanks!

Nov 3, 2016, 10:10 am

#424

jeetil

Join Date: Apr 2009

Posts: 1

LAX departure

Departure Airport: LAX
Miles Needed: 1500
Required Spend or Budget: $200
Available Travel Dates: Weekends
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AA

Nov 3, 2016, 10:25 am

#425

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimC71

PHL-PHX-SEA-ANC-LAX-PHL out 12/3 return 12/4 is $584, 9350 miles. Similar available out 12/10 return 12/11 and other days in early December.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...HL0AA2026;a=AA
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...016-12-04;a=AA

If you can spend two nights away, you can go to HKG for $915 -
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...016-12-04;a=AA

Last edited by jbeckett; Nov 3, 2016 at 11:39 am Reason: add HKG option

Nov 3, 2016, 10:31 am

#426

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeetil

Departure Airport: LAX
Miles Needed: 1500
Required Spend or Budget: $200
Available Travel Dates: Weekends
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AA

LAX-ORD-LAX day trip 12/10 is $132.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...AX0AA2452;a=AA

Nov 3, 2016, 11:04 am

#427

WaterTree

Join Date: Aug 2012

Posts: 33

Hello All, I'm part of AA Elite Fast Track. Currently AA gold, and I need ~3000 miles to Plat.

Departure Airport: SAN (maybe SNA or LAX worst-case)
Miles Needed: 3000
Required Spend or Budget: cheapest
Available Travel Dates: flexible
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: flexible

Thank you very much!!

Nov 3, 2016, 11:26 am

#428

mdd100

Join Date: May 2016

Location: Chicago, IL

Programs: AA EXP, HH Diamond, Marriot Plat, SPG Plat, AS MVP 75k Gold, Wyndham Diamon, Caesar's Diamond,

Posts: 77

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimC71

Another option is to go out of LGA. You can do LGA-DFW-NRT-CGK RT for 22,860 It runs around ~$650

This is the one I'm doing Dec. 8th
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...=ONEWORLD;eo=e

Nov 3, 2016, 11:56 am

#429

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaterTree

SAN-ORD-SAN day trip 12/10 is $231.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...AN0AA1022;a=AA

SNA to ORD is $152 on 12/3 and 12/10, although not non-stops. This might be your best bet.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...016-12-03;a=AA

LAX-ORD-LAX day trip 12/10 is $132.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...AX0AA2452;a=AA

Last edited by jbeckett; Nov 3, 2016 at 4:55 pm Reason: add SNA option

Nov 3, 2016, 11:47 pm

#430

Dean Weng

Join Date: Nov 2016

Location: SFO

Programs: AA PLT, Hertz Gold

Posts: 4

Need help. First time ever doing mileage run.

Airline: AA
Current status: Gold
Goal: Platinum

Departure Airport: SFO or OAK
Miles Needed: 11,126 EQMs before year end
Budget: ideally < $500
Available Travel Dates: Any weekend (except Dec 10th), also maybe Mondays and Fridays

Nov 4, 2016, 12:14 am

#431

mattack4000

Join Date: Feb 2016

Posts: 350

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean Weng

I saw some dates from SJC/SFO to PEK for less than $550.

Nov 4, 2016, 10:02 am

#432

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,653

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean Weng

SFO-DFW-EWR-CLT-SFO day trip 12/3 is $277, 5638 miles.
SFO-DFW-BOS-DFW-SFO day trip 12/4 is $328, 6040 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...2-03;a=AA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...A499;a=AA;eo=e

Nov 4, 2016, 11:19 am

#433

oneant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Programs: AA EXP, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold

Posts: 3,017

MR Ideas: AA/OW 3 Dec and 10 Dec

I have the weekends of 2-4 Dec & 9-11 Dec (Fri-Sun) to rack up 40K EQMs. Have already held the tried-and-true DFW-NRT-CGK-NRT-DFW for each weekend (~US$1650 ai combined), but thought one of you enterprising MR experts might have some other ideas utilizing the same days and roughly the same price point to different destinations (already been to these cities).

Thanks in advance!

EDIT:
Mods.....apologies. This should have been in the sticky.

Last edited by oneant; Nov 4, 2016 at 11:28 am

Nov 4, 2016, 11:45 am

#434

LParker

Join Date: Nov 2016

Programs: American, United, Marriott, Fairmont

Posts: 5

American Airlines Mileage run - help?

I currently have 174,225 miles and need 9,558 miles of EQM to reach Platinum status on American. I have the following trip planned for business and am hoping it will get me there so I don't have to take another trip.

I would like to use miles to upgrade to business class on the LAX-LHR leg so I'm afraid I'll mess up the calculation. Will I be ok with the upgrade or should I abandon that idea?

LAX > LHR 5,456 miles
LHR > FCO 899 miles
LHR > LAX 5,456 miles
Total actual miles: 11,811
Total spent: $1,036.46

Will this get me to Platinum or do I need to take another quick trip - and if so, how far/spend?

This is all so confusing!

Thanks for any help/advice.
LP

Nov 4, 2016, 11:45 am

#435

LParker

Join Date: Nov 2016

Programs: American, United, Marriott, Fairmont

Posts: 5

PS -

PS - I believe the mileage to upgrade will be 25,000