FoundersCard: American Airlines Platinum Status and Challenge Returns
FoundersCard has announced that members are entitled to enroll in a “new” benefit that gives members automatic complimentary AAdvantage Platinum Status beginning March 14, 2018 and ending June 12, 2018. Members who enroll will be automatically given a Platinum Status Challenge. If the requirements of the challenge are met, members will keep their Platinum status through January 31, 2019.
This is not the first time FoundersCard has given members AAdvantage Platinum Status and a challenge opportunity. This challenge turns out to be a hugely valuable benefit of FoundersCard membership because the same challenge would cost $500 to enroll through American.
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Key Terms
- Members must enroll in this challenge by 11:59pm CT on March 2, 2018 to participate.
- Requirements to Successfully Complete the Platinum Challenge
- Must be enrolled in the American Airlines Business Extra Program. AND
- Earn $2,000 Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs) AND 12,500 Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) or 16 Elite Qualifying Segments (EQSs) by traveling on American Airlines or other select airlines during the challenge period.
- Members with AAdvantage Platinum, Platinum Pro or Executive Platinum status are not eligible for this challenge.
- Members may receive elite status through quick qualification (fast track or challenge) once every 5 years.
Conclusion
The American Airlines benefit available to FoundersCard members has varied in past years, but hopefully this one is here to stay. Unfortunately, if you qualified for Platinum Status through this challenge in past years, you cannot complete the challenge again, but you should still be able to enjoy the limited time status perks. Promotion page on FoundersCard. FoundersCard has something for everyone and there are plenty of other valuable membership benefits, most notably Total Rewards Diamond Status.
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So basically AA is devaluing Platinum status for several months in the middle of 2018 making it harder to get upgrades for Platinums or Golds with extra Platinum challenge folks via Founderscard. Nice.
I hear you. I feel the same way every time Mlife status matches
Bethany,
Can you give us more information about FoundersCard? When I looked them up, it seems they don’t to want to give out much information without having my personal information first.
Yes, of course. It’s basically a paid membership that gives members varied perks. Some perks come and go and the value of benefits varies widely. One of the most popular is Total Rewards Diamond Status, it’s a high level elite status with Ceasars and has some really valuable benefits including a free trip to Atlantis and a free yearly dinner. Loyalty program status and retail discounts are often among the benefits.
So you can still get Plat status for 90 days if you sign up? Or wait the 5 yrs?
You should be able to get the short term status, you just can’t get the extended status for completing the challenge.