By
reaching EQM Zero you keep more of your hard earned money in your pocket.
The biggest benefit to
reaching EQM Zero is in the money you'll save.
Once
you reach EQM - Zero switch to cash back earning.
In trying to
reach EQM - Zero we'll step through an average example, and also use some techniques to save on domestic flights.
Let's look at how many miles it would take an average flyer to
reach EQM - Zero
Using any / all of these tricks whenever possible could bring your total miles used to
reach EQM - Zero down much lower.
The importance of this schedule is that it helps us focus our earning, and keep an eye on our total mileage needs for the year, as we aspire to
reach EQM - Zero.
Not exact matches
The Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ Mastercard ® offers 10,000 elite status qualifying miles (
EQMs) for
reaching $ 40,000 in spending within a calendar year.
He'll also earn 5 award miles / dollar (award miles are the miles we earn,
EQM's are only for status), and when he
reaches Gold he'll earn 7 miles / dollar.
To achieve status, you need to
reach a certain number of «Elite Qualifying Miles» (
EQM), which accrue based on the miles flown and your American Airlines airfare.
You will need elite - qualifying miles (
EQMs) to
reach elite status: Gold (25,000), Platinum (50,000) and Executive Platinum (100,000).
He'll also earn 5 award miles / dollar (award miles are the miles we earn,
EQM's are only for status), and when he
reaches Gold he'll earn 7 miles / dollar.
The Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ Mastercard ® offers 10,000 elite status qualifying miles (
EQMs) for
reaching $ 40,000 in spending within a calendar year.
Executive Platinum members will now receive only 4 confirmed systemwide upgrades instead of 8 when they
reach 100,000
EQM.
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
There are always people who, come December, find themselves a few
EQM short of the required number for the status they're
reaching for — that was the point I was attempting to make.