Pudding GOLD for life??????
 

I think there is something wrong with the pudding story.

Whenever I get bonus miles from a rental car company or MCI, the miles do NOT count toward my status, only my account balance.

Thus, if I get 10,000 miles from MCI in a year, that does not push me from SILVER to GOLD.

Did anybody think about this besides me?



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Mark Robinson

welcome to your/our board MarkRLV.

in which airline-frequent flier program are you a member (as far as I know AA does count those miles = all miles; UA and most others don't).

Hi Mark, from what I understand American's AAdvantage program is somewhat unique in that they keep track of "program-to-date" miles and members receive lifetime gold status at one million miles, regardless of how they were earned. As a new benefit, other FlyerTalkers have said American now grants lifetime platinum at 2 million miles. Short of the million mile mark, program-to-date miles don't result in any status changes.

Yes, that could be the problem. I'm in United and Continental. AA really does, huh? WOW!

I still like Continental however. Make SILVER and get free first class upgrades.

I don't like it that United and AA only give four 500 mile coupons per 10,000 miles flown.



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Mark Robinson

Mark,

Welcome.

I don't like the 500 mile coupon books for each 10,000 miles flown either and if I ever leave UAL, that will be one of my biggest reasons. Stingy, stingy, stingy.

[This message has been edited by Punki (edited 03-21-2000).]

if you don't like those 500-miles-booklets - please send them to me: Rudi Martel, Chliwisstrasse 3, CH-8142 Uitikon-Waldegg, Switzerland. Thank you.

I didn't say I didn't like them Rudi. I don't like the system that requires them. It is just that they are too stingy with them.



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Mark Robinson

Partner points count towards "bonus" status on Southwest Airlines, regardless of how earned.

Delta Airlines applies certain points earned via American Express when you upgrade to Platnium. Those are the only 2 programs that I know of.

Mark,

The non-airline miles do NOT count for Executive Platinum/Platinum/Gold status on American. Only real miles earned on Oneworld carriers count. HOWEVER, if you earn 1 million miles (earned any way you want) they will give you lifetime gold. 2 million miles gives you lifetime platinum. This means that you can generally earn lifetime platinum much easier on AA than you can reach the same level with UA (which requires 1 million ACTUAL miles). Of course, Continental no longer has its lifetime elite program ("infinite elite") and CO (good for them!) grandfathered their lifetime people to their top level (Platinum) not their middle level (gold) which is what AA and UA do.