Next week Ill officially hit Executive Platinum status with American, and I will have done so without having set foot in coach.
Continue reading: American makes my journey to Executive Platinum VERY easy!
Share your questions, experiences, and thoughts below.
How did you only spend $2100? How much was the rt biz ticket to London and back?
Welcome to AA EXP! I am looking forward to your reports as EXP vs your UA experience. $2,100 for 25K EQP = $0.084 per EQP is O.K. unless you are willing to spend more time on a plane. Up to very recently AA would count most of the flights upgraded with eVIPs as 100% EQP but they have upgraded software this year. Note, that if you are looking for a fare class that would earn you 100% EQP, you can put the cheapest ticket on hold and then call the EXP desk to inquire for an upgrade (at additional cost) to such fare.
EXP seems to have the added advantage of AA CK being a faux tier that's much weaker than UA GS. There's no one ahead of EXPs for upgrades.
Enjoy the ride on the dAArk side! I'll be drooling over all the nice food I'm not eating out of UA's casserole dishes and pastry wax paper bags. 🙂
Nicely done, Ben. Meanwhile, I'm suffering through coach on my way to Platinum (via the challenge) on American. Sorry I missed out in doing the EXP challenge.