Starting March 1, 2016, American Airlines AAdvantage
Gold and Platinum elite status holders receive four «500 - mile upgrades» for every 12,500 Elite - Qualifying Miles (EQM) earned.
American offers challenges for the opportunity to reach
Gold and Platinum elite levels — until recently there has been no challenge to reach Executive Platinum, though there are reports this is changing.
There is also Qcredits, a relatively new benefit that
Gold and Platinum elite members can use for upgrades, checking bags, paying award fees or getting access to lounges.
This means that every year you have the card, you will receive this boost toward earning
Gold and Platinum elite status.
You can find lots of promotional deals for Marriott Rewards members on the Marriott Rewards website, starting with a free continental breakfast for two for
Gold and Platinum elite members beginning June 22 and triple Avios points now through September when you stay at any of 3,700 participating hotels.
You can become an SPG
Gold and Platinum elite member even quicker when you are an Air Canada Altitude Prestige 25K member.
That would completely waive the spend requirement for American
Gold and Platinum elites and cut it in half for American Executive Platinums.
And then there's the free breakfast offered to
Gold and Platinum Elites.
All cardholders earn at least 4 points per dollar when staying at Starwood properties, while
Gold and Platinum elites earn 5 points per dollar.
Not exact matches
Holders of Marriott - branded credit cards receive 15 annual
elite qualifying nights that grant Silver status,
and provide a boost to reaching
Gold or
Platinum by stays.
Gold status requires 25,000
elite qualifying miles (EQMs),
Platinum requires 50,000 EQMs,
Platinum Pro requires 75,000 EQMs,
and Executive
Platinum requires 100,000 EQMs.
Holders of Marriott - branded credit cards receive 15 annual
elite qualifying nights that grant Silver status,
and provide a boost to reaching
Gold or
Platinum by stays.
Tier Miles are needed to earn
elite status: Silver,
Gold,
and Platinum.
The tiers are the basic membership,
Gold membership,
and then finally
Platinum membership (
Gold and Platinum are both considered
elite status).
Silver
elite is now earned at 10 nights,
Gold elite at 25 nights,
Platinum elite at 50,
and Platinum Premier at 75 nights.
But keep the AMEX
Platinum Card for Starwood
Gold elite status to earn the most Starwood points for your stays, for room upgrades,
and to enjoy the other perks of having status.
Starwood has two levels of
elite status:
Gold and Platinum.
As you can see in the table below, each
elite tier comes with a chance to earn bonus points: Silver (20 %),
Gold (25 %),
and Platinum (50 %).
Yes, you earn bonus points with
elite status in the Ritz - Carlton Rewards program: Silver (20 %),
Gold (25 %),
and Platinum (50 %).
Tip # 2: Earn
elite status with the AAdvantage loyalty program to bank points rapidly with a bonus:
Gold (40 %),
Platinum (60 %)
and Executive
Platinum (120 %).
If you spend a combined $ 25,000 across your co-branded United cards in a calendar year, the PQD requirement will be waived for Premier Silver, Premier
Gold,
and Premier
Platinum elite status levels.
An option to redeem AAdvantage miles for merchant gift cards is available to
Gold,
Platinum and Executive
Platinum elite members, or those members with a minimum balance of 25,000 miles.
Plus you get Silver
elite status
and even more benefits when you hit
Gold and Platinum.
I've written several times in the last few weeks about hacking Marriott
elite status using the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa card,
and received a number of e-mails
and comments suggesting the Ritz Carlton Visa card might be a better option, allowing cardholders to earn
Platinum, rather than
Gold, status after $ 75,000 in annual spend.
Tier Miles are needed to earn
elite status: Blue, Silver,
Gold,
and Platinum.
Members also earn Tier Miles to move up the
elite status tiers (Blue, Silver,
Gold,
and Platinum).
The
elite status levels are Member, Silver,
Gold,
and Platinum.
The rewards are higher for
elite status members: 7 miles for Premier Silver, 8 for Premier
Gold, 9 for Premier
Platinum,
and 11 for Premier 1k.
The
elite status tiers are Member, Silver,
Gold,
and Platinum.
To help you reach
elite status (Preferred,
Gold, or
Platinum), the SPG Amex gives you credit for 5 nights
and 2 stays automatically each year.
You will need
elite - qualifying miles (EQMs) to reach
elite status:
Gold (25,000),
Platinum (50,000)
and Executive
Platinum (100,000).
This will come into play for the total points calculation because they will earn additional points based on their
elite status (2 for Preferred, 3 for
Gold and Platinum).
As you can see in the chart above, you can receive a spend waiver for Premier Silver, Premier
Gold,
and Premier
Platinum elite status... but not Premier 1K.
Marriott
Platinum is a solid
elite status in terms of room upgrades, though as with
gold, hobbled by all the brand limitations on lounge access
and breakfast.
The HawaiianMiles program has two levels of
elite status: Pulani
Gold and Pulani
Platinum.
As you can see in the table below, each
elite tier comes with a chance to earn bonus points: Silver (20 %),
Gold (25 %),
and Platinum (50 %).
Yes, you earn bonus points with
elite status in the Ritz - Carlton Rewards program: Silver (20 %),
Gold (25 %),
and Platinum (50 %).
SPG
Platinum and Gold elite members earn one Starpoint for every dollar spent on eligible flights on Delta.
The 4 tiers of
elite status in the program are
Gold,
Platinum,
Platinum Pro,
and Executive
Platinum.
SkyMiles Members with
Gold and Platinum SPG
elite status can earn 3 miles for each $ 1 spent.
You need 50
elite night credits to reach
Gold status
and 75 to reach
Platinum.
There are four
elite levels in the Matmid program: Silver,
Gold,
Platinum,
and Top
Platinum.
Effective immediately,
Gold,
Platinum,
and Diamond Medallion members in the airline's SkyMiles program are eligible to receive
elite status in the Hertz
Gold Plus Rewards program.
Even easier than that is to just get the American Express
Platinum card
and you get Starwood
Gold included in your $ 550 annual fee so by linking the two accounts in effect you get Marriott
Gold elite for $ 550 per year!
An option to redeem AAdvantage miles for merchant gift cards exists
and is available to
Gold,
Platinum or Executive
Platinum elite members, or for anyone with a minimum balance of 25,000 miles.
SPG
Gold has fairly high requirements for
elite status,
and it's the only one that requires a super-pricey Amex
Platinum Card to get it for free.
IHG Rewards Club has announce a new buy points promotion, with
elite members (
Gold,
Platinum, Ambassador & Royal Ambassador) receiving an email offer for 100 % purchase bonus for points purchases between now
and August 26, -LSB-...]
Gold will require 10 hotel nights or 10,000
elite qualifying points
and Platinum 40 nights or 40,000
elite points in a calendar year.
Meanwhile, American Airlines
Gold elites get to pay half of the standard price,
and AA
Platinum and Executive
Platinum elites get to choose these seats anytime for no cost.
S7 Priority has a basic membership called Classic,
and three
elite status levels: Silver,
Gold and Platinum.