AAdvantage or Miles-and-More?
Oct 1, 2007 | 3:04 am
#17
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: NL
Programs: FB M&M AA Amex HH SPG and others
Posts: 1,929
At AA there is an unpublished benefit. When you earned 1 million miles (no matter if by flying or otherwise) you get lifetime gold status.
When you earned 2 million miles you get platinum life status.
So, when I earn 100k miles each year I will get lifetime gold status after 10 years, even if I've never seen an AA-plane from the inside.
When you earned 2 million miles you get platinum life status.
So, when I earn 100k miles each year I will get lifetime gold status after 10 years, even if I've never seen an AA-plane from the inside.
Oct 1, 2007 | 3:05 am
#18
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Benicia CA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 75K, AA 3.8MM, UA 1.1MM, enjoying the retired life
Posts: 31,849
It might even arrive before that. AA offers lifetime gold status when you reach 1 million miles in your account from any source (flying, flight bonuses, promotions, credit card miles, booking bonus), and 2MM will give you lifetime Platinum. UA has a similar program at 1MM, but only counts actual flight miles on UA metal.
Oct 13, 2007 | 10:00 am
#19
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 26,113
AA makes redemption from the US to NZ/OZ much easier through non-OW redemption partners like Air Pacific and Air Tahiti Nui. But that's the "long way around" from Europe so I don't know that it helps much from there.