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How would you finish out your year?
I'm trying to decide how to finish out my airline year and am hoping that y'all who are far more intelligent (and probably better looking :D) than me can offer some suggestions.
The background: I'm PHL-based, travel domestically for business every week and split my time as roughly 50% east coast/30% central/20% western. My flying is generally unrestricted coach, more often than not Y/B-type. (unless AA is making my butt hurt with K and L unrestricted fares... :rolleyes: ) Currently I'm sitting on: AA: Platinum w/60k Q-points (45 segments, but that doesn't really matter) and an AC membership UA: 1P w/22k EQMs this year so far on 17 segments US: Already qualified for CP through 2/07 thanks to a promo For the remainder of the year I have probably 40-50k elite miles to go. Where would you allocate the remainder? Consolidate on US? Bump up UA? Make a run at EXP? Thanks for your thoughts. |
If you are already re-qual'ed for CP on US, then why not re-qualify for 1P on UA? If you can get flights on UA metal (hard to do out of PHL, I'll bet), you would get some 500 mile upgrades and have a decent chance of them clearing by being 1P. Otherwise, ditch the UA (since you can get E+ seating on UA metal with CP) and go for EXP.
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You've already got CP, go for EXP.
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Blow off 1P.
EXP all the way. |
The answer is in next years travel
I'd look at my needs for next year as far as award travel. Am I flying the kids, SO, friends, myself on award tickets or will need more upgrades, and need more total miles?? I'd be inclined to take the most bonus miles available on my highest level status as of now.
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EXP - Think of all those acronymised upgrade vouchers! :)
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EXP! Think of all the free domestic upgrades (I've cleared 66 out of 70 requests as of this weekend, since the program started last year).
Tom in Washington DC this weekend |
Originally Posted by McFlyPHL
I'm trying to decide how to finish out my airline year and am hoping that y'all who are far more intelligent (and probably better looking :D) than me can offer some suggestions.
The background: I'm PHL-based, travel domestically for business every week and split my time as roughly 50% east coast/30% central/20% western. My flying is generally unrestricted coach, more often than not Y/B-type. (unless AA is making my butt hurt with K and L unrestricted fares... :rolleyes: ) Currently I'm sitting on: AA: Platinum w/60k Q-points (45 segments, but that doesn't really matter) and an AC membership UA: 1P w/22k EQMs this year so far on 17 segments US: Already qualified for CP through 2/07 thanks to a promo For the remainder of the year I have probably 40-50k elite miles to go. Where would you allocate the remainder? Consolidate on US? Bump up UA? Make a run at EXP? Thanks for your thoughts. |
No doubt in my mind...EXP
Out of 60+ segments this year I've been upgraded probably 45-50. Also as someone else mentioned, the VIP's are great for Europe Caltraveler |
As long as AA continues to fit your travel patterns about as well as any other airline (excepting US; they're not part of the question) - go for EXP.
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hope to make elite for the 1st time on AA next week!
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Much as I hate to say it (about to hit 1K myself) I'd concentrate on AA.
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