Any programs that count CC miles towards elite?
Apr 27, 2006 | 5:14 pm
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Any programs that count CC miles towards elite?
I spend a significant amount a year on my credit card (in excess of $200,000) because I run business expenses through it. Are there any mileage cards that count credit card dollars towards elite status?
Apr 27, 2006 | 5:16 pm
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On AA, all miles earned (irrespective of source) count towards lifetime status, with lifetime Gold occurring at 1 million miles and lifetime Platinum occurring at 2 million miles. Note, however, that most of the AA cards from Citibank have annual earning limits (though these are waived for elite customers).
Also note that the lifetime status on AA is for the life of the AAdvantage program.
Mike
Also note that the lifetime status on AA is for the life of the AAdvantage program.
Mike
Apr 27, 2006 | 5:19 pm
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And of course you can accrue points on the Starwood Amex and transfer them to AA miles, getting closer to lifetime AA Gold or Platinum, with a bonus 5K per 20K transferred.
I am sure there are other ways to get AA miles transferred from points from other CCs.
I am sure there are other ways to get AA miles transferred from points from other CCs.
Apr 27, 2006 | 5:21 pm
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Apr 29, 2006 | 8:20 am
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If you qualify for an AmEx Centurion card - one could with that level of spending if can go mostly on AmEx and one also has a good history with other AmEx cards - it comes with instant mid-tier elite on CO, DL and US (in the U.S.; varies by country). More in the AmEx forum or in the thread linked from post #4 above.
Apr 29, 2006 | 8:55 am
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Originally Posted by nako
Also note that the lifetime status on AA is for the life of the AAdvantage program.
Apr 29, 2006 | 7:16 pm
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Spirit Airlines gives elite status based on total points earned rather than just points from flying. They are running a promotion that if you get their CC, you automatically get elite status.
http://www.spiritair.com/welcome.aspx?pg=fsmemberguide
http://www.spiritair.com/welcome.aspx?pg=fsmemberguide
Apr 29, 2006 | 9:25 pm
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Originally Posted by themicah
Actually, it's for the "life of the AAdvantage Gold/Plat Elite program." So if they wanted, they could rename their elite levels Ruby/Diamond instead of Gold/Plat and dump all their lifetime elites. I doubt they'd do that, though, since lifetime elite status costs them next to nothing and gives a lot of generally-wealthy travelers an incentive to fly AA over the competition.
Apr 30, 2006 | 7:33 am
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Originally Posted by Efrem
Wouldn't work that way. Someone would sue. Unless AA changed enough to convince a judge that it's a truly new program, not just a name change or some other trivial window dressing, they'd lose on "form versus substance."
ANYTHING can happen in a courtroom.
Apr 30, 2006 | 8:04 am
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The AZ Amex card gives status miles for euros spent on AZ tix. Depending on the card level, you get 2x or 3x miles, so if you spend 1000 for a ticket, you get 2,000 or 3,000 status miles.