Status for 2018
Jun 13, 2017 | 1:37 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: Amtrak Guest Rewards (SE), Virgin America Elevate, Hyatt Gold Passport (Platinum), VIA Preference
Posts: 3,642
Status for 2018
So, while we still have a decent hard product (well, when the seats aren't broken...I jest...sort of), given the mild hassle of using B6 I'll probably be doing what little TCON flying I need to on VX. Now for the "fun" part:
AS has comped those of us who had Gold on VX into MVP Gold for 2017. Unfortunately, crediting VX flights in F to Elevate still makes far, far more sense than crediting them to Mileage Plan (a hypothetical lower-end $800 F ticket DCA-DAL-LAX would give me somewhere around 3625 base points, converting to about 4712 miles with the bonus, versus a distance-plus-status 4240 miles; if I get into a higher-end ticket the VX point pile can easily get over 6000, converting to over 8000).
As I've noted elsewhere, I also have neither the time nor inclination to knock through status on AS this year (I might jam in two TCON trips between now and the end of the year) but I'm wondering if there's going to be any carry-forward status into 2018 off of Elevate status (and what it might be based off of)? I sincerely don't recall if this was mentioned at some point.
AS has comped those of us who had Gold on VX into MVP Gold for 2017. Unfortunately, crediting VX flights in F to Elevate still makes far, far more sense than crediting them to Mileage Plan (a hypothetical lower-end $800 F ticket DCA-DAL-LAX would give me somewhere around 3625 base points, converting to about 4712 miles with the bonus, versus a distance-plus-status 4240 miles; if I get into a higher-end ticket the VX point pile can easily get over 6000, converting to over 8000).
As I've noted elsewhere, I also have neither the time nor inclination to knock through status on AS this year (I might jam in two TCON trips between now and the end of the year) but I'm wondering if there's going to be any carry-forward status into 2018 off of Elevate status (and what it might be based off of)? I sincerely don't recall if this was mentioned at some point.
Jun 13, 2017 | 1:18 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2003
Programs: B6 Mosaic 3, Bonvoy LT Titanium (x SPG LT), UA Silver
Posts: 6,172
Should be the same as this year. If you get elevate Silver you get MVP, if you get elevate Gold, you'd get MVP Gold. It would be very stupid of AS to not honor earned elevate status in 2018.
Jun 13, 2017 | 2:25 pm
#4
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AS MVP, Bonvoy Plat, IHG Plat, HH Gold, Hyatt Disc
Posts: 217
And, if it's like this year, if you get Gold and earn at least 75k elevate status points, you'll get MVP Gold 75k.
Jun 13, 2017 | 10:00 pm
#5
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Preferably waiting for takeoff
Programs: AA EXP, Atmos Slvr, DL Lifetime Gold MM, Accor Platinum, Marriott Lifetime PLT
Posts: 481
From everything I've seen (as well as managing my family's accounts) this is spot on. So far Alaska has been very liberal with the VX elites.
Jun 14, 2017 | 6:50 pm
#6
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 21,286
100% RDM flown
100% MVPG bonus for RDM earning
75% class of service bonus (EQM and RDM)
So you should be getting about 6660 RDM for that $800 VX ticket and 4240 AS EQM.
The more expensive tickets... yeah, OK.