Comments on: American Airline’s AAdvantage Gold and Platinum Challenge http://ptmoney.com/platinum-challenge-american-airlines-aadvantage-gold-challenge/ Real Personal Finance for a Life Without Limits! Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: flygirlhttp://ptmoney.com/platinum-challenge-american-airlines-aadvantage-gold-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-34426 flygirl Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=948#comment-34426 Just don't try this on a flight where an AA exec, his family, a retired exec or one of his family members strolls up to the counter at the last minute and shoves you out of your seat.   http://www.dearskysteward.com/27860/aa-floor-six-gossip-another-executive-platinum-kicked-through-the-curtain/ Just don’t try this on a flight where an AA exec, his family, a retired exec or one of his family members strolls up to the counter at the last minute and shoves you out of your seat.
 
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]]> By: flygirlhttp://ptmoney.com/platinum-challenge-american-airlines-aadvantage-gold-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-34425 flygirl Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=948#comment-34425 Just don't try to earn those miles when an executive, retired executive, or executive's family or retired executive's family strolls up to the counter at the last minute and shoves you out of your seat. http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2012/03/08/ge-tools-make-dumb-appliances-smart-energy-management?utm_source=GreenBuzz&utm_campaign=05aa32b170-GreenBuzz-2012-03-12&utm_medium=email Just don’t try to earn those miles when an executive, retired executive, or executive’s family or retired executive’s family strolls up to the counter at the last minute and shoves you out of your seat.
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]]> By: Lenny459http://ptmoney.com/platinum-challenge-american-airlines-aadvantage-gold-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-34412 Lenny459 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=948#comment-34412 I did this back in 1999 when I took my first road warrior job. I had platinum status with 3 back to back flights from Nashville to San Jose in under 30 days. Leveraging an AA credit card and flying 75K - 100K miles a year for 10 years, I ended up hitting the coveted 2M lifetime miles mark - Platinum for life. My wife and I in 2003 took a trip from LA to Vietnam and I signed my wife up for the Platinum challenge. With one trip, she scored Platinum from 2003 - 2004 and then Gold from 2004 - 2005. I did this back in 1999 when I took my first road warrior job. I had platinum status with 3 back to back flights from Nashville to San Jose in under 30 days. Leveraging an AA credit card and flying 75K – 100K miles a year for 10 years, I ended up hitting the coveted 2M lifetime miles mark – Platinum for life. My wife and I in 2003 took a trip from LA to Vietnam and I signed my wife up for the Platinum challenge. With one trip, she scored Platinum from 2003 – 2004 and then Gold from 2004 – 2005.

]]> By: Bretthttp://ptmoney.com/platinum-challenge-american-airlines-aadvantage-gold-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-5133 Brett Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=948#comment-5133 New # 800-882-8880 90d to earn 5000 pts for Gold non-refund fee $100; or eanr 10000 pts for Platinum non-refund fee $200. Points have to be on AA flight numbered ticket NOT partner. New # 800-882-8880 90d to earn 5000 pts for Gold non-refund fee $100; or eanr 10000 pts for Platinum non-refund fee $200. Points have to be on AA flight numbered ticket NOT partner.

]]> By: SJPhttp://ptmoney.com/platinum-challenge-american-airlines-aadvantage-gold-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-3127 SJP Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=948#comment-3127 This program WAS a great benefit, and I used it to score Gold in 2007, but beginning 10/2008, there is a fee: http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php/Challenge_(AA) This program WAS a great benefit, and I used it to score Gold in 2007, but beginning 10/2008, there is a fee: http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php/Challenge_(AA)

]]> By: PThttp://ptmoney.com/platinum-challenge-american-airlines-aadvantage-gold-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 PT Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=948#comment-2170 Hey, great tip Andy. Have to keep that in mind. Hey, great tip Andy. Have to keep that in mind.

]]> By: Andyhttp://ptmoney.com/platinum-challenge-american-airlines-aadvantage-gold-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 Andy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=948#comment-2166 Excellent post and in my frequent flying days I definetly would have taken advantage of this program. Seems to be good to be true as a full fare ticket (which it will normally be it work pays) to Asia or Australia will get you this.Nowadays with a young family, travelling for work is off the agenda. Not too worried as flying is not much fun anymore.A trick I still use for holiday travel is to keep my old united premier status card. Even though it has expired I can still use it to get to the front of the security lines (at UA hubs) and save a lot of time. Excellent post and in my frequent flying days I definetly would have taken advantage of this program. Seems to be good to be true as a full fare ticket (which it will normally be it work pays) to Asia or Australia will get you this.

Nowadays with a young family, travelling for work is off the agenda. Not too worried as flying is not much fun anymore.

A trick I still use for holiday travel is to keep my old united premier status card. Even though it has expired I can still use it to get to the front of the security lines (at UA hubs) and save a lot of time.

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