Maintain gold status until January 31st, 2019 if you earn 7,000 elite qualifying miles and spend $ 1,000
elite qualifying dollars from now until May 25th, 2018
Maintain platinum pro status until January 31st, 2019 if you earn 20,000 elite qualifying miles and spend $ 3,000
elite qualifying dollars from now until May 25th, 2018
Likewise, AAdvantage members will earn miles, elite qualifying miles, elite qualifying segments and
elite qualifying dollars only on Alaska and Horizon Air flights that carry AA codes and flight numbers, and are booked through American.
If you're interested in obtaining or maintaining status with American, those options might appeal to you, especially since the Citi Executive doesn't offer the option of
elite qualifying dollars.
It uses distance for both elite qualifying miles and redeemable award miles and does not track of
elite qualifying dollars.
You'll continue to earn elite qualifying miles (EQM) without worrying about
elite qualifying dollars (EQD) spent to purchase those tickets.
It caters to the luxury traveler with World Elite MasterCard travel benefits, priority boarding, free checked bag and the ability to earn
elite qualifying dollars on American Airlines.
Don't forget that Qatar Airways is a member of the oneworld alliance so if you have status on the likes of British Airways or American Airlines it will serve you well on these flights and you'll earn a LOT of Avios, tier points, miles, elite qualifying miles and
elite qualifying dollars if you book these fares.
The idea is some people will book the most expensive fare available while traveling the shortest distance because they may have 100,000 elite qualifying miles but not anywhere close to $ 10,000
elite qualifying dollars.
Now, members can see how many miles are earned per dollar spent, how many elite qualifying miles are earned, and how many
elite qualifying dollars are being racked up from past flights.
When American Airlines first changed its loyalty program, some were excited that they hadn't adopted
elite qualifying dollars (EQDs)-- a revenue - tracking model similar to elite qualifying miles.
Each table provides the number of redeemable miles (RDM), elite qualifying miles (EQM), and
elite qualifying dollars (EQD) as a percentage of the distance flown.
But bulk fares can also result in some rather unpleasant surprises, such as earning fewer than expected (or even zero)
elite qualifying dollars.
However, you can get a waiver for
the elite qualifying dollars (EQD) required to earn elite status.
Delta and United both offer cards with
elite qualifying dollar waivers.
If you spend $ 25,000 on the AAdvantage Aviator Red, Aviator Blue, and Aviator Business MasterCard cards, you can get a $ 3,000
elite qualifying dollar (EQD) waiver on your earning requirements.
And American peeked in some good news announcing a partial waiver for
the elite qualifying dollar spend requirement put into place for next year's elite program.
Not exact matches
For chasing
elite status, Premier
Qualifying Dollars can only be earned on United flights and United flight - numbered codeshares.
If you fly with Delta regularly and are hoping to earn
elite status, the Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD) requirement can really cause issues for you... even if you will hit the Medallion Qualification Mile (MQM) or Medallion Qualification Segment (MQS) requirements.
Bottom Line: You must earn both a certain number of
qualifying miles AND
dollars in order to earn
elite status in the United MileagePlus frequent flyer program.
You earn 5x points or more per
qualifying dollar spent on travel, depending on your
elite status.
Medallion
Qualifying Dollar waiver — You'll be exempt from the MQD requirements of obtaining
elite status.
If earning
Elite Qualifying Dollars toward AAdvantage
elite status is important to you, one of the Barclays Aviator ® cards might serve your priorities well.
Each level of American Airlines
elite status qualification requires an EQD (
Elite Qualifying Dollars) level of spending with the airline in addition to
Elite Qualifying Miles / Segment qualifications (EQM / EQS).
That $ 25,000 in spending earns cardholders an
elite status Premier
Qualifying Dollars (PQDs) waiver.
For chasing
elite status, Premier
Qualifying Dollars can only be earned on United flights and United flight - numbered codeshares.
You earn 5x points or more per
qualifying dollar spent on travel, depending on your
elite status.
Bottom Line: You must earn both a certain number of
qualifying miles AND
dollars in order to earn
elite status in the United MileagePlus frequent flyer program.
Another benefit of all Delta co-branded cards is that spending $ 25K per year (combined on all cards) waives the Medallion
Qualifying Dollar (MQD) requirement for achieving
elite status.
You earn 5
elite qualifying points per
dollar spent on Virgin flights.
With our offer, we could get 5 Miles per
dollar on
qualifying purchases at AlaskaAir.com, up to a maximum of 2,500 miles Club Carlson
Elites can get 20,000 bonus gold points, when you complete 7 eligible...
Make sure you know which airline loyalty program will earn you the most miles (if that's what you're looking for) or
elite qualifying miles / points /
dollars and then credit your flights appropriately.
So with the right one or two cards and a total of $ 50,000 in credit card spend, you can earn a maximum of $ 6,000 worth of
Elite Qualifying Dollars, which can be applied to any American
elite status level.
Now that we're in 2014, United Airlines has slightly updated its website to begin tracking Premier
Qualifying Dollars (PQDs)-- a new requirement for
elite status.
To extend your
elite benefits through January 31, 2019, earn 12,500
Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) and $ 2,000
Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) on American or other eligible airlines for travel between the date you register and May 25, 2018.
Starting January 1, spending will also figure into qualification for
elite status, with access to each level requiring a combination of
elite -
qualifying dollars (EQDs) plus
elite -
qualifying miles or segments.
Later this year, American said, upgrade prioritization rules will be updated to include not only
elite status level, but also the number of
Elite Qualifying Dollars accumulated in the last 12 months; and Executive Platinums will be able to use free 500 - mile upgrades for award flights on American.
Here's a chart showing the new
elite levels, which require minimum spending of
Elite Qualifying Dollars as well as minimums for Eilte
Qualifying Miles OR
Elite Qualifying Segments.
Apart from that, cardholders earn 2x miles per
dollar spent on eligible American Airlines purchases, and can earn 10,000
elite -
qualifying miles for spending $ 40,000 on the card each calendar year, which can be a nice shortcut to earning
elite status.
Another solid perk is the ability to waive the Premier -
Qualifying Dollar (PQD) requirement for United
elite status (excluding Premier 1K) when you spend $ 25,000 on the card (or across multiple United cards) in a calendar year.
So these requirements exactly match United's — you'll need to «earn» anywhere from 3,000 to 12,000
elite -
qualifying dollars in order to earn the corresponding
elite status tier.
Last year, when American detailed its 2016 program changes, one of the highlights was that the airline wasn't following in Delta and United's footsteps by adding an «
elite -
qualifying dollars» requirement for earning
elite status.
Platinum Pro members will need to earn 75,000
elite -
qualifying miles or 90
elite -
qualifying segments plus 9,000
elite -
qualifying dollars in a calendar year (more on EQDs below).
You might also consider this card if you're looking to waive the PQD (Premier
qualifying dollar) requirement for most tiers of United
elite status.
Furthermore, other programs don't have the Premier
Qualifying Dollars requirement to achieve
elite status, which hinders those who fly on discounted tickets.
Previously, the AAdvantage Aviator Silver Card was the only option of the four Barclay - issued picks to include a «fast - track» to status through spending — and in that card's case, you'd earn
elite -
qualifying miles, not
dollars (5,000 EQMs for every $ 20,000 in annual purchases).
American Express Platinum Delta SkyMiles: Cancel — When I was concerned about maintaining Delta
elite status, I liked this card's ability to earn Medallion
Qualifying Miles based on spending and to help me circumvent the new Medallion
Qualifying Dollar system by spending $ 25,000 annually on it instead, but given Delta's recent devaluations and negative award program changes, I'm dumping the airline.
The old version of the United Mileage Plus Visa card earned one
elite -
qualifying mile per
dollar spent, up to 5,000 EQMs, but now they're offered only as a one - time annual bonus.