Its that time of year.... Are you going to make it?
Oct 13, 2000 | 5:15 pm
#49
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Some where in the Mountains
Posts: 5,878
AS MVP - I'm about 5,500 miles short of Gold for first time. 6:45 am 10/14 SEA-MSP-EWR and back will get me very close but I'll make Gold with no problem at least two more trips to OAK/SNA and one to ORD. Then I'll start with NWA.
HHonors Gold (exp 4/2002) - First time this year. 18 stays.
Starwood - Comped Gold, 0 stays. Not many Starwood properties near my travels.
The Original Pioneer Square Pizza - Got my card punched for the 10th time - One slice & a medium drink here I come baby!
HHonors Gold (exp 4/2002) - First time this year. 18 stays.
Starwood - Comped Gold, 0 stays. Not many Starwood properties near my travels.
The Original Pioneer Square Pizza - Got my card punched for the 10th time - One slice & a medium drink here I come baby!
Oct 14, 2000 | 5:01 pm
#51
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Naples FL, Munich DE
Programs: UA MM, AA 2MM, Marriott LT Titanium, Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,817
Requalified as Premier Executive by June. Will have 89K by end of this month, and one trans-Pacific round trip tentatively scheduled for December, so should make 1K this year.
I wonder whether they'll give the six SWs for folks who qualify in December 2000? And then another six in Feb 2001? That would be "way cool"
I wonder whether they'll give the six SWs for folks who qualify in December 2000? And then another six in Feb 2001? That would be "way cool"
Oct 15, 2000 | 12:00 am
#52
Company Representative - Air Canada
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Canada
Posts: 24,224
Made CP Executive Platinum for next year at the end of Sept which means I'll get AC SuperElite as CP FF program will disappear on Dec 31. I am currently at 102K Q miles. I'll most likely not make Starwood Platinum unless a miracle happens such as Starwood decide to comping me to that level next year. 
Oct 15, 2000 | 12:08 am
#53
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Highland PArk,IL,USA -- AA Lifetime Platinum, IHG Plat, UA Silver, Hilton Gold, Radisson Gold, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 2,367
AA - EXP already 112,000
Starwood - Plat already 36 stays
Holiday Inn - Plat already 66 nights
AA lifetime miles should be around 1.8 million by end of year. Goal for next year is 2.0 million.
SNA_FLYER: I don't think you need to do a mileage run for Plat. I think that AA only downgrades one level at a time, so Plat for you without a mileage run.
Starwood - Plat already 36 stays
Holiday Inn - Plat already 66 nights
AA lifetime miles should be around 1.8 million by end of year. Goal for next year is 2.0 million.
SNA_FLYER: I don't think you need to do a mileage run for Plat. I think that AA only downgrades one level at a time, so Plat for you without a mileage run.
Oct 16, 2000 | 9:50 pm
#55
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Highland Park, IL USA
Programs: AA PLT 3MM, UA 1MM Gold, Marriott lifetime Gold
Posts: 567
Looks like I'll make ExPlat on AA this year, but just barely. Thinking about a mileage run for week of Dec. 26 just to make sure.
Delta comped me to Silver Medalion earlier this year, but I won't actually make it; only 19K. Oh well.
In hotels, just made Marriott Silver last week. SP Gold, not sure if they'll keep me on or not...they comped me in the first place, and if they counted days not stays, I'd probably be in for sure. A few more Starwood stays and we'll see if we get there.
Delta comped me to Silver Medalion earlier this year, but I won't actually make it; only 19K. Oh well.
In hotels, just made Marriott Silver last week. SP Gold, not sure if they'll keep me on or not...they comped me in the first place, and if they counted days not stays, I'd probably be in for sure. A few more Starwood stays and we'll see if we get there.
Oct 17, 2000 | 12:37 am
#56
In Memoriam
Join Date: May 1999
Location: San Francisco UA1K; AA Gold
Posts: 937
1K won't be a problem: I'm currently at 99,783 on United, and had 2,000 more scheduled. But quadruple miles were so attractive I added another 12,000 miles, so I should end up with something around 115,000 for the year.
No elite status in hotel programs - their rates are too high for my wallet. But I still got lots of Hilton points this year from Mileage Plus Nights; too bad they don't count!
No elite status in hotel programs - their rates are too high for my wallet. But I still got lots of Hilton points this year from Mileage Plus Nights; too bad they don't count!
Oct 17, 2000 | 12:47 pm
#57
In memoriam
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: TUS
Programs: AA 1.8 MM, DL, Hilton Gold, SPG Gold,
Posts: 3,430
I just re-qualified for AA EXPlat
122,000
One Million Miler and of course lifetime Gold status
I wanted to relax a bit before I take AA's MIA-Toronto- Kong Kong 1/2 price award, but with the TTBNS and 2k on line booking bonus...its hard not to travel.
Bottom line AA EXPLAT One MillIon Miles
Hyatt-Gold
Bass HI-Gold
Delta/CO/USAIR- 75K COMBINED
90% business
Next yr goal- requalify of EXPLAT 2002
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MRKEY
122,000
One Million Miler and of course lifetime Gold status
I wanted to relax a bit before I take AA's MIA-Toronto- Kong Kong 1/2 price award, but with the TTBNS and 2k on line booking bonus...its hard not to travel.
Bottom line AA EXPLAT One MillIon Miles
Hyatt-Gold
Bass HI-Gold
Delta/CO/USAIR- 75K COMBINED
90% business
Next yr goal- requalify of EXPLAT 2002
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MRKEY
Oct 18, 2000 | 10:14 am
#58
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA-Hilton/Silver, Starwood, Marriott/Silver
Posts: 177
This is my first post to a forum here. I will make my first elite level ever for airline travel on November 8. I got my husband there last week.
America West will be Silver level. reached through West Coast promotion. 14 segments
Delta-2 segments.
Hilton Gold for 2 years now, good until 4/01-not sure for next year. 10 stays so far.
Marriott Silver Level for getting charge card-2 stays so far. expired 9/00, haven't received new card yet so I don't know the level.
Starwood Gold for charge card-2 stays so far, one more next month-will pay for level if offered. good til 5/01
It will be interesting to see if we are treated any differently on Am West now. Most all travel was for business reasons.
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America West will be Silver level. reached through West Coast promotion. 14 segments
Delta-2 segments.
Hilton Gold for 2 years now, good until 4/01-not sure for next year. 10 stays so far.
Marriott Silver Level for getting charge card-2 stays so far. expired 9/00, haven't received new card yet so I don't know the level.
Starwood Gold for charge card-2 stays so far, one more next month-will pay for level if offered. good til 5/01
It will be interesting to see if we are treated any differently on Am West now. Most all travel was for business reasons.
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Oct 18, 2000 | 12:41 pm
#59
In Memoriam
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Always on vacation
Programs: aa exp - spg gold - Hyatt Diamond - HH Gold
Posts: 6,007
With the Altbier and a trip to Tampa return on December 31 will end the year with 51599 on NW.
Thanks to FT took the advice and combined most flights on NW (only 3 other airlines flown this year) and took imaginative routings to get to Gold for $2200. About 10% more than if I'd taken the cheapest flight available which generally had been my # 1 criteria for a trip.
Thanks to FT took the advice and combined most flights on NW (only 3 other airlines flown this year) and took imaginative routings to get to Gold for $2200. About 10% more than if I'd taken the cheapest flight available which generally had been my # 1 criteria for a trip.
Oct 18, 2000 | 12:54 pm
#60
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: CH-3823 Wengen Switzerland
Programs: miles&more, MileagePlus
Posts: 27,043
welcome to the board as an active poster sharptalk - and I admire your self-discipline for having resisted to poste since your registration date this summer. And I just learned from your homepage that there are also other knives on this world than 'our' swiss army knives (which = the swiss army knives, by the way, would be way to costly for our army ).
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