Here's how:
- Submit proof of your earned status with Delta SkyMiles® or United MileagePlus. ®
- Receive approval and enrollment information for an Instant Status Pass™ from our team.
- Enjoy your matched status for 4 months with an opportunity to keep your benefits until the next membership year.
You have to earn at least 40,000 Loyalty Points to qualify for AAdvantage Gold. The 12-month earning period starts on March 1 and ends on Feb. 28 (or Feb. 29 if it's a leap year) of the following calendar year.
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If you fly 2 million miles on American or its partners, you can earn Platinum status for life and won't have to qualify every year.
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Bonus miles and Loyalty Points on flights In particular, Gold members get a 40% bonus, Platinum members get a 60% bonus, Platinum Pro members get an 80% bonus and Executive Platinum members get a 120% bonus. These bonuses let you earn more redeemable miles and Loyalty Points on flights.
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For most people, it probably won't be worth going very far out of your way to chase airline elite status. You can easily replicate many of the perks that a low- or even mid-tier elite traveler would enjoy by holding the right credit cards and buying the occasional upgrade to first class.
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In other words, flying isn't the only way to reach status in the AAdvantage program. You can earn Loyalty Points by making online purchases through the AAdvantage eShopping portal or SimplyMiles, participating in AAdvantage Dining, booking partner hotels or renting a car with eligible car rental companies.
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A couple airlines make it really easy to achieve, too. Aegean: Aegean offers the easiest track to Star Alliance Gold. If you're able to fly six segments with them, you only need to collect a total of 36,000 flown miles in a year for Star Alliance Gold status.
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- Government-issued photo ID.
- Admirals Club® digital membership card or physical Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard® or AAdvantage® status card.
- A boarding pass for same-day travel on an eligible flight.
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Yes, American Airlines AAdvantage? miles expire if you have no earning or redemption activity on your account in a 24-month period. Per the AAdvantage? FAQs page: ?Just earn or redeem miles on American or with an AAdvantage? partner at least once every 24 months.
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Marriott's elite status is usually valid during the year in which you've earned it and the year afterward (though that has changed due to COVID-19 related status extensions). Generally though, if you earn Platinum status in June 2023, you'll have it for the remainder of 2023 and throughout all of 2024.
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How long does Titanium status last? Marriott Bonvoy elite status is earned based on calendar year activity. When you earn elite status, you enjoy the benefits for the remainder of the current year and the 14 months that follow. » Learn more: Should you pursue Marriott elite status this year?
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AAdvantage members with Executive Platinum, Platinum Pro or Platinum status can access Admirals Club lounges when flying internationally on the routes and airlines mentioned above.
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