HELP! $12 Short of AA Gold Elite
#1
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HELP! $12 Short of AA Gold Elite
As it stands, I will miss qualifying for Gold Elite status on American Airlines by $12! To buy the status would cost me $455.
Is there any other option? Is there something else I can buy that would go toward that dollar amount?
FYI, I'm in Nashville through the end of the year and I'm not sure I can fly anywhere inexpensively on short notice.
Thanks for your help!
Is there any other option? Is there something else I can buy that would go toward that dollar amount?
FYI, I'm in Nashville through the end of the year and I'm not sure I can fly anywhere inexpensively on short notice.
Thanks for your help!
#2
AFAIK you need to buy a ticket and fly somewhere. Otherwise it involves getting one of the AA credit cards and spending a LOT of $$$.
If you think the benefits will be worth it to you - either pay the $455, or find the cheapest RT fare to anywhere and do a mileage run.
I was $133 short of Platinum so last week I flew SMF > DFW in the morning, had lunch in the Admirals Club and flew home the same afternoon for a lot less $$$ than buying up to status.
If you think the benefits will be worth it to you - either pay the $455, or find the cheapest RT fare to anywhere and do a mileage run.
I was $133 short of Platinum so last week I flew SMF > DFW in the morning, had lunch in the Admirals Club and flew home the same afternoon for a lot less $$$ than buying up to status.
#3
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Thanks, Janis. The cheapest one-day RT I can find is $202 (to Charlotte). It would require more than an hour-and-a-half drive each way to the Nashville airport. Three hours of driving, airport parking, and a long day of flying is probably not worth saving $253 over buying the status ($455 minus $202).
GRRRRR....
GRRRRR....
#4
I agree -- if you have 3 hours car time plus the flights etc. SMF is 20 minutes from my home so it was a piece of cake.
And now my more impressionable friends think I'm a 'jet setter' because I flew to Dallas for lunch
And now my more impressionable friends think I'm a 'jet setter' because I flew to Dallas for lunch
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I would think buying something thru their shopping portal would work?
https://www.aadvantageeshopping.com/
https://www.aadvantageeshopping.com/
#6
AFAIK Not to earn EQD's Miles, yes, but not the required dollars to make elite status. Per the website -- only money spent on fares and on the cc qualify.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...ite-status.jsp
>><blue>EQDs are awarded based on ticket price (includes base fare plus carrier-imposed fees, but excludes government-imposed taxes and fees) on American Airlines-marketed flights.
Flights marketed by oneworld® carriers and Alaska Airlines will earn EQDs based on a percentage of the flight distance and the fare class purchased.^
More ways to earn EQDs
AAdvantage® Aviator® Red, Aviator® Blue and Aviator® Business MasterCard® accounts can earn up to $3,000 EQDs by spending $25,000 on qualifying net purchases during the calendar year.
AAdvantage® Aviator® Silver MasterCard® accounts can earn up to $6,000 EQDs by spending $50,000 on qualifying net purchases each calendar year. They’ll earn $3,000 EQDs after spending $25,000 on qualifying purchases and another $3,000 EQDs after $50,000 on qualifying purchases.</blue><<
No other options are listed. But maybe call AA and ask them to be sure.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...ite-status.jsp
>><blue>EQDs are awarded based on ticket price (includes base fare plus carrier-imposed fees, but excludes government-imposed taxes and fees) on American Airlines-marketed flights.
Flights marketed by oneworld® carriers and Alaska Airlines will earn EQDs based on a percentage of the flight distance and the fare class purchased.^
More ways to earn EQDs
AAdvantage® Aviator® Red, Aviator® Blue and Aviator® Business MasterCard® accounts can earn up to $3,000 EQDs by spending $25,000 on qualifying net purchases during the calendar year.
AAdvantage® Aviator® Silver MasterCard® accounts can earn up to $6,000 EQDs by spending $50,000 on qualifying net purchases each calendar year. They’ll earn $3,000 EQDs after spending $25,000 on qualifying purchases and another $3,000 EQDs after $50,000 on qualifying purchases.</blue><<
No other options are listed. But maybe call AA and ask them to be sure.
#7
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I will call on Tuesday, after the holiday to be sure there are no other options. But there aren't any listed.
I wish I could buy a ticket--and not fly. But I assume that won't fly ;-).
I wish I could buy a ticket--and not fly. But I assume that won't fly ;-).
#13
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HappyTrvlr: I think it will depend on how close you are. I was only $12 short. But as I said, "It never hurts to ask." They might offer a reduced rate. Good luck! Let us know what happens.
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