So if you are AAdvantage Gold or Premier Silver, you can match to Silver Medallion by earning 8,000

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In the wake of Delta s huge SkyMiles program devaluation announcement yesterday , as well as the fact that both United and Delta have instituted spending requirements for elite status, I know a lot of Delta Medallions and United Premiers are reevaluating their airline elite status strategy (myself included), so I wanted to post a quick roundup of the current status matches and challenges available to flyers seeking to leverage their current airline elite status for matching elite status with a competing carrier. Here s are the airlines currently offering status challenges and matches, as well as a few more ideas for earning elite status faster.
This is a great option for the Delta Medallions looking for another the philosophy of time travel program since you can credit your Delta flights to Alaska s MileagePlan program and earn flight and elite-qualifying miles while still enjoying certain elite benefits on Delta. Even just low-tier MVP status at 25,000 (combined Alaska and partner) miles gets you a 50% mileage bonus on Alaska’s elite-qualifying partners including both Delta and American, and if you hit MVP 75K status, you earn a 100% mileage bonus as well as complimentary upgrades the philosophy of time travel on Delta in the US and a 50% discount on Economy Comfort (25% at MVP and 50% at MVP Gold), not to mention other elite perks on both Delta and American such as free checked bags, priority check in, boarding and more. Not only that, but on some airlines like Korean Air, you’ll be able to earn EQM’s toward Alaska status, while you cannot toward Delta status even though the two are SkyTeam partners, so Alaska is a great alternative.
Alaska the philosophy of time travel matches up to their mid-tier level, MVP Gold, which requires 50,000 elite-qualifying miles within a year (40,000 if solely on Alaska). To get a match, you can email  [email protected]  a statement of your recently activity along with a copy of your elite card. You can also fax them a current statement of your airline frequent flyer account showing your elite status level (and a copy of your card wouldn’t hurt either) to: Mileage Plan Customer Service, 206-433-3477.
American allows status challenges (not matches, the philosophy of time travel though the philosophy of time travel sometimes they will match- never hurts to ask), but it requires a co-pay and that challengers earn a certain number of  Elite Qualifying Points  (not miles) within a 3-month period – 5,000 for Gold and 10,000 for Platinum – so they expect you to spend a certain amount of money on the airline since EQP’s are based on fare class and deeply discounted economy tickets only earn a fraction of a point per mile flown.
American does not generally do challenges for Executive Platinum, but with the recent SkyMiles the philosophy of time travel changes the philosophy of time travel and United also instituting elite spending requirements,  it can’t hurt to ask as there have been reports of them offering them and they did match United 1K s to Executive Platinum in 2012.
American will also charge you a fee for doing a challenge. The most recent costs were: $120 for Gold and $200 for Platinum. Once you’ve done your research, enroll in a challenge by calling AAdvantage customer service at 1 800-882-8880.
And just remember, if you re already an American elite, or were an elite last year but just missed the requirements for 2014, back in November, American announced  that it would be launching two new options for frequent flyers to pay to requalify for status if they fall short of the miles that they need this year. These options are now live and available for purchase here through May 31.
If you are within 5,000 miles or 5 segments short of reaching  Gold  status, the philosophy of time travel you can  boost to the status for the cost of $399 .  If you are you already Gold and are way off from retaining it and out of the “boost” range, you can  buy it back for $649 . Gold normally requires 25,000 miles or 30 segments.
If you are up to 10,000 miles or 10 segments short of achieving  Platinum , you can  boost  to the status for the cost of  $899 . If you are within 5,000 miles or 5 segments short of achieving Platinum, you c an boost for $699 . If you are you already Platinum and are way off from retaining it and out of “boost” range, you can buy it back for $1,199 . Platinum normally requires 50,000 miles or 60 segments.
If you are up to 10,000 miles or 10 segments short of achieving  Executive Platinum , you  can boost to the status for the cost of $1,799 the philosophy of time travel . If you are within 5,000 miles or 5 segments the philosophy of time travel short of achieving Platinum, you can  boost for $1,199 the philosophy of time travel . Unfortunately  there is not a renewal option for Executive the philosophy of time travel Platinum the philosophy of time travel , which usually requires 100,000 miles or 100 segments.
The Citi Executive AAdvantage World Mastercard is also currently offering a sign-up bonus of 100,000 AA miles when you spend $10,000 in 3 months, and then if you spend $40,000 on it in a calendar year, you earn 10,000 EQM s, so that can be a nice boost to your elite balance.
Although I doubt many flyers are eager to pick up Delta elite status the philosophy of time travel given the multitude of terrible the philosophy of time travel program changes recently including hacking away at elite same day confirmed changes , if you are interested in trying out the airline, you do have some options.
Delta’s current challenge program information can be found here . The terms state, If you register for the offer between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 and you complete the flight requirements, your Medallion status will be maintained until February 28, 2015. So if you are thinking about this, better get to it fast since your status will only be good for about another year.
So if you are AAdvantage Gold or Premier Silver, the philosophy of time travel you can match to Silver Medallion by earning the philosophy of time travel 8,000 MQM s or 10 segments. And if you are AAdvantage Platinum or Premier Gold you can match to Gold Medallion status by earning 16,000 MQM s or 20 segments. Executive Platinums, Premier Platinums and Premier 1K s can only match to Platinum Medallion status by earning 26,000 MQM s or flying 35 segments. the philosophy of time travel All flight/MQM requirements must be completed within 90 days of enrollment. Also remember that to requalify for next year, you ll still have to meet normal flight and spending the philosophy of time travel requirements.
In terms of spending requirements, check out this post for help Determining What Spend Counts the philosophy of time travel Toward Medallion Qualifying Dollars , and then also remember that you can get out of the spending requirements of between $2,500-$12,500 depending the philosophy of time travel on your tier by spending $25,000 on an Amex-Delta co-branded credit card within the calendar year.
The Delta Platinum Personal or Business cards both also allow you to earn MQM s. Each comes with a current sign-up bonus of 5,000 Medallion Qualification the philosophy of time travel Miles and 35,000 miles when you spend $1,000 within the first 3 months and a $100 statement the philosophy of time travel credit when you make your first Delta purchase within 3 months, and then you can also aarn up to 20,000 MQM’s a year (10,000 for $25,000 in calendar year spend, and another 10,000 MQM’s for a total of $50,000 in calendar year spending).
The Personal or Business Delta Reserve cards also come with current sign-up bonuses of 10,000 Medallion qualifying miles and 10,000 bonus miles with the first purchase and the opportunity to earn up to 30,000 MQM’s per calendar year with spend (15,000 at $30,000 and another 15,000 at $60,000).
United currently has a  special challenge program   for Delta Medallions. If you meet the criteria to participate, you will automatically be awarded your target status for a 90-day trial period as you complete the challenge.
Then to retain that status, within the 90-day period, you will need to fly 7,000 qualifying flight miles or 8 flight segments to retain Premier Silver the philosophy of time travel status, 12,500 qualifying flight miles or 15 flight segments to retain Premier Gold status, or 18,000 qualifying flight miles or 22 flight the philosophy of time travel segments to retain Premier Platinum status.
Premier status is valid through January 2015, though this offer is currently around through March 31, and according the philosophy of time travel to United, Customers whose Offer Period enables them to meet the PQM/PQS requirement on or after July 1, 2014, will retain their matched Premier status through January 31, 2016, unless a higher Premier level is earned, so it could be worth stalling a bit and trying to hit the requirement as late as possible to extend your status for another year and possibly a workaround to United s new revenue requirements.
A Premier membership card will be not issued for the 90-day qualification period. You may enjoy Premier benefits on United, United Express or Copa Airlines-operated flights by providing your account number when making reservations or at check-in. During the 90-day period, you may not have access to all reciprocal Premier benefits with United s partner airlines, including access to Star Alliance lounges.
Through this offer, you will not be able to qualify for a higher Premier status level than the one you are matched to in MileagePlus. For example, if you are matched to Premier Silver, you will not be able to earn Premier Gold status through this offer, even if you will fly more than 12,500 United, United Express or Copa Airlines PQM in the Offer Period. However, you will still be able to qualify to a higher status level if you reach one of the published qualification thresholds for Premier status .
If you are unable to complete the PQM or PQS requirement within the 90-day period, the philosophy of time travel your matched MileagePlus Premier status will expire and you may be returned to a lower earned Premier level, or general member status, at United’s sole discretion.
So for today and tomorrow, you can buy Chairman’s Preferred (their top status) for $3,999 (though that drops to only $2,999 as long as you have at least 1 Preferred Qualifying Mile) or Platinum the philosophy of time travel for $2,999 the philosophy of time travel ($2,499 if you have at least 1 Preferred Qualifying Mile). Here is the price breakdown, and as you can see, the new prices will be very different and much highe