Most «free» miles from credit cards are usually not
status qualifying miles.
Unfortunately, there are no AAdvantage credit cards offering «big spend» bonus miles, except for 2 cards that offer elite
status qualifying miles.
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.
Not only has the cardholder just effectively got 2 cents / point of value out of the transaction but he / she will also earn redeemable and
status qualifying miles for the flight.
If you're ready to earn Delta miles and value elite
status qualifying miles, you'll want to consider the Platinum Delta SkyMiles ® Business Credit Card from our Partner American Express.
SkyMiles members will still have distance requirements to earn Medallion Qualification Miles (MQMs), or
status qualifying miles.
The best benefits include free lounge access, elite
status qualifying miles and companion tickets.
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.
While many airlines require you to fly segments to earn elite
status qualifying miles, with Delta you can earn Medallion Qualification Miles when using the Platinum Delta SkyMiles ® Credit Card from American Express.
If you're ready to earn Delta miles and value elite
status qualifying miles, you'll want to consider the Platinum Delta SkyMiles ® Business Credit Card from our Partner American Express.
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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.
You'll earn a higher
status by achieving a certain number of
qualifying miles or segments combined with total spending.
You can earn 20,000 elite
qualifying miles to reach the next level of
status in Delta's Medallion program.
However, when you own a
qualifying Delta credit card, this limit is waived and you can earn elite
status the good ol' fashioned way: by just reaching the required number of
qualifying miles.
EDQ requirements mean that you must spend a certain amount of money with the airline in addition to flying a certain number of
miles or segments to
qualify for elite
status.
Airline
miles earned through travel or card purchases can help elevate your frequent flyer
status and
qualify you for free upgrades on your flight.
Earning elite
qualifying miles through the big spend bonus with the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ Mastercard ® will get you on your way to earning these elite
status bonus
miles.
Elite
qualifying miles are different than redeemable
miles, in that they help you earn elite
status membership with American Airlines.
The United MileagePlus Club card does not offer a way to earn elite
status or elite -
qualifying miles in the United MileagePlus frequent flier program.
You will not earn any
qualifying points or
miles, nor find elite
status easier to earn (with exception of the MQD waiver).
Elite
status is gained through
qualifying miles and dollars.
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.
For the average work traveler, hitting 25,000 elite
qualifying miles to get Gold
Status in a year isn't that hard.
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.
Know that all
miles aren't created equal —
Miles earned by spending on an airline credit card can get you free flights and more, but they likely won't get you elite
status with the airline... (See Elite
qualifying miles)
If I can make as controversial a claim as is supported by the evidence, even the American Express Delta Platinum credit card, with its $ 195 annual fee and companion ticket awarded on each account anniversary, only makes sense (compared to redeeming Arrival +
miles) if you can consistently redeem the companion ticket for flights costing more than $ 672 — the value of the Arrival +
miles you could manufacture with the same $ 195 in disposable income — or if you can use the Medallion
Qualifying Miles earned with the card to achieve Platinum or Diamond Medallion
status.
To earn
status, starting with the lowest tier (silver) you need to fly at least 25,000
miles (MQMs) or 30 flight segments a year, AND spend at least $ 3,000 excluding taxes and fees (Medallion
Qualifying Dollars, or MQDs).
Ulisse Club and above: Rollovers — you can transfer the
qualifying miles that exceed the number of
miles required for
status to the following year.
The United MileagePlus Club card does not offer a way to earn elite
status or elite -
qualifying miles in the United MileagePlus frequent flier program.
In subsequent years I'll be able to earn 70,000 Skymiles and 20,000 MQM at a cost of up to $ 545, or 0.77 cents per redeemable
mile, without taking into account the benefits of higher Delta Medallion elite
status than I would otherwise
qualify for.
As we discussed earlier, the United MileagePlus Elite
status is based on the minimum number of
miles flown (Premier
Qualifying Miles or PQM) and amount spent on flights (Premier
Qualifying Dollars or PQD).
To keep the matched Premier
status for the remainder of the 2018 program year, you will need to earn a certain number of Premier
qualifying miles (PQM) or Premier
qualifying segments (PQS) on flights operated by United or United Express ® within a 90 - day Offer Period.
American's AAdvantage Elite
Status Challenge lets you earn up to 10,000 elite
qualifying points if you rack up a lot of
miles on their carriers in a certain period of time.
If the economy has reduced your business travel from 30,000 to 20,000
miles, a credit card that gives you a 5,000 elite
qualifying mile boost may be enough to maintain your
status.
You will need elite -
qualifying miles (EQMs) to reach elite
status: Gold (25,000), Platinum (50,000) and Executive Platinum (100,000).
Delta's AmEx Platinum ($ 175) and Reserve cards ($ 450 but includes limited SkyClub access) earn
status -
qualifying miles for spend.
The Alaska credit card does not offer any way expedite the earning of elite
status via
qualifying miles bonuses.
EDQ requirements mean that you must spend a certain amount of money with the airline in addition to flying a certain number of
miles or segments to
qualify for elite
status.
For those that can get in, this is a pretty awesome deal and here's how it works: If you earn 9,000 elite
qualifying miles in the three month period between October 27, 2014 and January 31, 2015 will actually get to keep the
status until February 2016.
You'll earn a higher
status by achieving a certain number of
qualifying miles or segments combined with total spending.
It resets January 1 of each year and, while you generally get one elite
status mile (on Delta they are known as Medallion
Qualifying Miles, or MQMs) for each
mile you fly.
Earn
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Elite
status is gained through
qualifying miles and dollars.
You will not earn any
qualifying points or
miles, nor find elite
status easier to earn (with exception of the MQD waiver).
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.
For example, spending $ 50,000 on Delta credit cards can get you not only enough
qualifying dollars (MQDs), but also enough
qualifying miles (MQMs) to propel you to Gold
status and corresponding SkyTeam Elite Plus
status, even if you've never set a foot on a SkyTeam airline before.
Travelers join frequent flyer programs for a number of reasons, including racking up
miles,
qualifying for elite
status, earning travel awards, and obtaining a higher level of customer service.
Airline
miles earned through travel or card purchases can help elevate your frequent flyer
status and
qualify you for free upgrades on your flight.
You need to fly at least 48,000
miles (or 24,000
miles with four of those flights being on Aegean or Olympic Air) to
qualify for Gold Elite (Star Alliance)
status.