Not exact matches
Although this is a great card for earning Membership Rewards, the card isn't tied to any one specific hotel or
airline program, so putting a lot of spend
here won't help earn elite
status.
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If you already have elite
status with another airline, you can request a Delta SkyMiles Medallion Status Match Challenge (details and the link to request the challenge are he
status with another
airline, you can request a Delta SkyMiles Medallion
Status Match Challenge (details and the link to request the challenge are he
Status Match Challenge (details and the link to request the challenge are
here)...
We've covered it
here before, but Standard
Airline Elite
status really isn't worth much to Milenomics.
The big deal
here is that ConnectMiles will match the your elite
status with other
airlines — all you have to do is join ConnectMiles and then send them a screenshot of your current elite statement and a copy of your card, and you are in.
Here's a table showing what you should earn by crediting these flights to American
Airlines AAdvantage or the British Airways Executive Club (assuming a traveler with no
status):
American
Airlines and United have identical spending requirements for elite
status (is it me or is there a pattern forming
here?)
American
Airlines has announced the changes to the AAdvantage program and it looks very bleak — Elite qualifying dollars are
here and
status means less than ever.
The value proposition
here is
airline lounges and elite
status.
Note that I haven't said anything about earning elite
status here: in the current climate of
airline devaluations I think most travelers are better off ignoring the elite
status treadmill and, as Milenomics puts it, Being Your Own Elite.
Here's the scoop on how to earn
status on an alliance and not just an
airline.