Elite Status Without Flying or Staying
Aug 9, 2005 | 3:54 am
#61
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: AUS
Programs: DL Flying Colonel
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Originally Posted by Lehava
And if you buy into their flexjet program they put you right to platinum (although not sure if you could afford to own part of a private jet why status would matter anyway, you are the only one on the plane the free upgrades dont mean much.
http://www.airelite.com/membership01b.html
http://www.airelite.com/membership01b.html
If you have a fractional or own your own jet, there are still times you will up flying commercial, and then you will be glad you have PM (assuming that PM is worth anything (DL PM is worth far less then it used to be.)
There is nothing like flying on your own jet, but the jet is not available 100% of the time and when it is available, often times it makes more sense then someone to be flying on it then you... or it is not in the right place when you need it...
I guess this is like the mobile phone thread....?
Oct 16, 2005 | 10:08 am
#62
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Orlando, FL
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New Program: Through Nov. 15, at least, Air Canada is offering "bulk tickets" (prepaid travel) to Canada, with elite status attached. The Flight Pass to Canada - West program, for instance, is C$2290 (less than US$2000) for 10 one-way tickets between the Western US and Western Canada. You get Air Canada Elite status, which is Star Alliance Gold, for all of 2005 and 2006.
Nov 9, 2005 | 2:46 pm
#63
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Location: Orlando, FL
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UA Visa Status Promo
New Program: For a $50 registration fee, UA Visa is offering 5000 status miles & 5 segments for $10,000 in charges by December 28, 2005, or 2500 status miles & 2.5 segments for $5000 in charges.
Nov 24, 2005 | 11:56 pm
#64
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Annapolis, MD
Posts: 483
Originally Posted by Ferdinand Magellan
New Program: For a $50 registration fee, UA Visa is offering 5000 status miles & 5 segments for $10,000 in charges by December 28, 2005, or 2500 status miles & 2.5 segments for $5000 in charges.
Nov 25, 2005 | 2:47 pm
#65
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Location: Orlando, FL
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Originally Posted by CG
Any link, phone number, or promo code?
Dec 18, 2005 | 2:55 pm
#66
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Location: Orlando, FL
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AA is offering to extend existing Gold and Platinum status through Feb. 2007, for between $299 and $599. aa.com/content/urls/elite.jhtml?anchorLocation=DirectURL&title=elite . IIRC, CO made a similar offer last year.
Jan 1, 2006 | 8:21 pm
#67
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US Air is offering US Silver for $899 and US Gold for $1599, by e-mail. The offer claims to be "exclusive," but it's not limited to existing elites, and it may not be limited to the recipient. "Call the Dividend Miles Service Center at 1-800-856-1621 and mention this special offer. All purchases must be made by January 20, 2006."
Jan 3, 2006 | 9:00 am
#68
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
Posts: 14
Originally Posted by Ferdinand Magellan
US Air is offering US Silver for $899 and US Gold for $1599, by e-mail. The offer claims to be "exclusive," but it's not limited to existing elites, and it may not be limited to the recipient. "Call the Dividend Miles Service Center at 1-800-856-1621 and mention this special offer. All purchases must be made by January 20, 2006."
Definitely something to think about..thanks for the post!
Jan 3, 2006 | 11:02 am
#69
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Location: Massachusetts, USA; AA 2.996MM & Plat Pro, DL 1MM, GM & Flying Colonel
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Originally Posted by Ferdinand Magellan
AA is offering to extend existing Gold and Platinum status through Feb. 2007, for between $299 and $599. aa.com/content/urls/elite.jhtml?anchorLocation=DirectURL&title=elite . IIRC, CO made a similar offer last year.
Link to specifics of the offer
The price depends on whether you want to continue Gold or Platinum status and on how close to requalifying you were. You can't use this to buy a level you don't already have, and you can't use it if you used last year's similar offer. Despite an erroneous story in USA Today, the topic of a longish thread in the AA forum, there is no similar offer for Executive Platinum.
Jan 5, 2006 | 4:47 pm
#70
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Juniper Bank's new US Airways card offers 10,000 elite status miles.
Jan 6, 2006 | 10:58 am
#71
Join Date: May 2000
Location: SAN
Programs: AA Gold, Fairmont Plat, HH Diamond
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Originally Posted by Ferdinand Magellan
Juniper Bank's new US Airways card offers 10,000 elite status miles.
Has anyone tried switching a different Juniper card to the US Airways one and still got the miles? I think I'll try this first.
Mar 4, 2006 | 11:11 am
#72
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Spirit's MasterCard offers lower-tier elite status in the "Free Spirit" program, as well as one status mile per dollar.
Mar 4, 2006 | 7:35 pm
#73
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Westfield, NY (BUF)
Programs: USAirways, SPG gold, Marriott Silver
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I don't think so. There's a lot of talk about the confusion on the Starwood Board. I have that Amex card and it's not a Plat Amex card. Amex offered us a Starwood AMex ard with a high annual fee, etc. And the Plat isn't Starwood Plat either. It's crazy. I did thinl it was a Plat Amex card when we got it.
Originally Posted by PG
No this is different than an AMEX platinum card.
(BTW - my Starwood Amex is a platinum card which I had not even noticed until once a cashier pointed it out).
(BTW - my Starwood Amex is a platinum card which I had not even noticed until once a cashier pointed it out).
Mar 4, 2006 | 7:44 pm
#74
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Westfield, NY (BUF)
Programs: USAirways, SPG gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 451
Worng
We got one in the Dec or Jan bill every year and used them without difficulty.)
Just came across my current one . It was part of my June Visa Bill. Annual Companion Certif on top. (Tickets purchased by Nov 05 Not valid for travel before Jul 05 and must be completed by Jun 30, 06.
On the bottom Comp Club Pass valid thru June 06
We got one in the Dec or Jan bill every year and used them without difficulty.)Just came across my current one . It was part of my June Visa Bill. Annual Companion Certif on top. (Tickets purchased by Nov 05 Not valid for travel before Jul 05 and must be completed by Jun 30, 06.
On the bottom Comp Club Pass valid thru June 06
Originally Posted by 777 global mile hound
Speaking of the one visit US Airways Club pass .Has anyone gotten these?
We closed our accounts after asking them for them approx 6 months in a row
and not even a reply or follw-up.
What gives ?
Thank You
We closed our accounts after asking them for them approx 6 months in a row
and not even a reply or follw-up.
What gives ?Thank You
Last edited by EileenSRN; Mar 4, 2006 at 8:13 pm Reason: Correction
Mar 4, 2006 | 7:55 pm
#75
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Westfield, NY (BUF)
Programs: USAirways, SPG gold, Marriott Silver
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Originally Posted by Ferdinand Magellan
Juniper Bank's new US Airways card offers 10,000 elite status miles.