Oh I never disputed it... It's entirely dependant on the airline though. I've had an exorbitant ammount of Elevate miles with VA and I fly Gold Status based on points alone. They don't factor spending. I've also been offered status retention on my points by speaking with a VA rep. We're able to keep our status with UA between the trip we booked to the Mid-East 2 years ago and my wife's ocassional board trips through her ogranization. Same with Aeroplan, I often get comped for flights to Montreal and I make the trip at least 2-4 times per year. Other airlines like Southwest calculate on milage alone, regardless of spending. I never fly any other airlines domestically except UA and Virgin though. I've actually sold off all of my Delta SkyMiles on Craigslist last year because they were worthless to me!

Last edited by doghouse (2014-10-14 10:11:58)

Delta just upped frequent flyer thresholds.

Lots of info on comping for cats who dig deals here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-mileage-plus-pre-merger-closed-posting/106

Last edited by Oliver (2014-10-14 11:19:28)

I obviously meant PQM and I've always qualified on bookings through the Chase portal, even when redeeming UR points over dollars.