Sentences with phrase «executive platinum status»

You would think that between his writing career (eight books and counting) and his legal career (which he has maintained as a partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal) that Turow would be quite busy — too busy, at least, to spend an entire day flying around the country on a 5,400 mile «mileage run» to keep his Executive Platinum status on American Airlines intact.

There is one small exception to the «no pro-rating» statement: If you earn Executive Platinum status.

AAdvantage Executive Platinum ($ 8,100): Executive Platinum status requires 100,000 miles or points, or 120 segments.

The cost to boost up to Executive Platinum status ranges from $ 1,199 to $ 2,499.

Because I'm aiming for American Airlines Executive Platinum status this year, I banked my purchase of Mileage Plan miles to American, which in addition to being a partner airline, offers special benefits to elite members of Alaska's Mileage Plan.

Now, in order to get Executive Platinum status, you have to get 100,000 EQMs and 12,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQD).

Of course, a strategy such as the one I used this year, pursuing Executive Platinum Status via Elite Qualifying Points, is still a very valid approach (I made my 100k EQPs back in July by the way, for anyone curious).

Well, I don't need to pay $ 95 for things like a free checked bag that I already get with the $ 450 annual fee on my Executive / AAdvantage card — or for that matter, my Executive Platinum status.

For example, to earn the coveted Executive Platinum status, you will have to fly 120 segments, up from 100 segments under the current program.

This should assist in reaching the required $ 12,000 spending requirement (for those trying to reach top Executive Platinum status) for air travel with American and partners in the new year.

Using the American Airlines website is only an option for individuals with top - tier Executive Platinum status since these members receive systemwide upgrades each year.

In order to get a shot at the upgrade on an award ticket (something that I personally would greatly appreciate) you need at least Executive Platinum status.

As I showed yesterday, I'll be looking to earn Executive Platinum status by booking as few fares as possible through American Airlines next year but, even if I was one of the mega-spenders, this won't make the slightest bit of difference to American Airlines.

This is a discounted business class fare in the «I» class and earns an additional 3,500 miles in each direction if you have Executive Platinum status or 1,000 miles if you have Platinum or Gold status.

I've said numerous times that the most valuable benefits I have courtesy of my American Airlines Executive Platinum status (EXP) are those that I get as a result of EXP matching to oneworld Emerald status.

By the end of 2016 I will have spent approximately $ 8,000 on trips that will earn me AAdvantage Executive Platinum Status.....

Next year will be my 6th year of holding Executive Platinum status and it says a lot that, as yet, I don't have a single flight booked on American for 2017.

On top of this, as I hold AAdvantage Executive Platinum status, I'd earn a 100 % bonus (Joanna doesn't have status so no bonus for her).

However, it can be expensive — as much as $ 2,499 for people trying to obtain Executive Platinum status.

From 2017 American Airlines will require flyers to spend a minimum of $ 12,000 if they want to reach Executive Platinum status (50 % more than I'm spending this year to reach the same status level) and, to compound the issue, the airline will not be counting taxes and fees towards the minimum spend thresholds.

For me that would have meant 25 % of 10,077 which comes to 2,519 AAdvantage miles and, when you add to that the 120 % mileage bonus that I would get for having Executive Platinum status, that would take my earnings to 5,542 AAdvantage Miles or 190 % of what I actually earned.

Under the fast track offer, you are able to earn either American Gold, Platinum, or even Executive Platinum status at just a fraction of -LSB-...]

With American Airlines Executive Platinum status I get 8 Systemwide upgrades each year and I can use these to upgrade any cash ticket to the next class of service (as long I pay any incremental taxes and as long as there is upgrade availability).

Under the fast track offer, you are able to earn either American Gold, Platinum, or even Executive Platinum status at just a fraction of the normal amount of miles needed.

I would need to spend a further $ 6,176 (excluding taxes and fees) before I would qualify for Executive Platinum Status.

No, of course not... but we will be getting them for a lot less than American expects us to pay for Executive Platinum status....

Top - level Executive Platinum status requires flying 100,000 base miles per year and spending $ 12,000 with American.

Under the old way of earning miles I would have earned 10,077 AAdvantage Miles just for flying that far and a further 10,077 miles as my 100 % bonus for having Executive Platinum status — a total of 20,154 miles.

In the five trips it would take to earn enough EQM to reach Executive Platinum status I would easily pass the EQD requirement: 5 x 3,335 = 16,657 EQD

I value AAdvantage Miles at a conservative 1.24 cents each so some of these fares will effectively earn an Executive Platinum status holder a rebate of between $ 370 and $ 450 in the form of redeemable miles.

As someone who, when he does fly American, primarily flys the airline on long - haul routes the systemwide upgrades are the best perk left of Executive Platinum status....

For AAdvantage members this fare will earn almost a third of the necessary EQD for Executive Platinum status (not bad for one trip) and, if you happen to already have that status, you'll earn over 34,000 Redeemable AAdvantage Miles.

The big change in 2018 is that I'm no longer crediting my oneworld flights to American Airlines so this is my last year of Executive Platinum status (for the foreseeable future).

This could be a huge deal to American's frequent flyers because it could completely change the value of the various Elite status levels — especially top - tier Executive Platinum status.

If this turns out to be the case, and I appreciate that this is all conjecture right now, it will be a huge devaluation to Executive Platinum status at American Airlines.

As an Executive Platinum status holder I will still have priority over Platinum Pro, Platinum and Gold status holders but my propensity for spending as little as I can will almost certainly see me towards the bottom of my status - group when it comes to upgrade priority.

All that resulted in me creeping over the threshold for Executive Platinum Status one more time (and possibly for the last time):

Having Gold status with BA will see me keep all the oneworld benefits I've enjoyed while I've held AAdvantage Executive Platinum status — like access to the Qantas First Class lounge at LAX.

I love to plan in advance and that's served me well for AAdvantage upgrades — I have Executive Platinum status (which has regularly put me towards the top of the upgrade list) and my early booking has seen me cement my position at the very top of the upgrade list more often than not.....

I was already seriously considering whether or not it was worth flying enough miles in 2017 to renew Executive Platinum status for 2018 but, if Premium Economy comes to all of American's mainline domestic fleet, it's one more reason for me not to bother — It's probably a lot more sensible to just fly whichever airlines gives me the better deal (in Economy and Premium cabins).

My American Airlines flights have been booked to allow me to use up (or at least try to use up) the 4 systemwide upgrades I received after qualifying for Executive Platinum status for 2018.

I have American Airlines Executive Platinum status (I have no status with British Airways whatsoever) and I was allowed to guest Joanna AND mini-Joanna into the Galleries Club lounge (Business Class lounge) at Heathrow T5

Additional changes will go into effect on March 1, 2016, for 500 - mile upgrades earned by those without Executive Platinum status.

Finally, if you are an AAdvantage Executive Platinum status member, you can earn 1,250 miles per Budget or Avis rental.

Since I have Executive Platinum status with them, that's usually the first place I check...

Not only that but I got upgraded in both directions (thinks to my Executive Platinum status) so I had the pleasure of an intentional Business Class seat for both flights.

In addition American Airlines is providing passengers with Executive Platinum status (as of 1 March 2016) a one - time code for $ 25 off their next Uber ride — this is regardless of whether or not they have used Uber before.

In comparison, those same trips would see me earn the following towards AAdvantage Executive Platinum Status (EXP):

While I'm already 40 % of the way to earning enough EQM to retain AAdvantage Executive Platinum status (EXP) I'm still almost 9,500 short of the EQD target I'd need to hit as well — that's a lot.

While you can't use these miles for flight rewards, you put yourself closer to Executive Platinum status!