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29.01.2025 - 01:17 / thepointsguy.com / Nick Ewen / Sean Cudahy
If you haven't reached your desired American Airlines AAdvantage elite status yet, the qualification deadline of Feb. 28 is rapidly approaching. Although you still have the rest of January and February to earn Loyalty Points toward your desired status, American Airlines AAdvantage is already sending out opportunities to use miles or cash to buy elite status valid through March 31, 2026.
Some TPGers have received emails from the AAdvantage program with links to check their offers. Even if you didn't get an email, you could go to the AAdvantage status offer landing page and log in to see what offer(s) you have.
Now, let's look at what you should know about these offers and some of the offers TPG staffers have seen in their accounts.
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Here are some offers we've seen at TPG. Keep in mind these are targeted to individual members, based on factors like the expiration of their AAdvantage status membership level on March 31, 2025 and/or their 2024 status qualification process, so yours may be different.
Senior editorial director Nick Ewen currently holds AAdvantage Platinum status, but so far this qualification year he's only earned around 23,000 Loyalty Points — 17,000 points short of the 40,000-point threshold for Gold. He received two offers: one to bridge the gap to Gold ($719 or 72,000 AAdvantage miles), the other to buy his way back to Platinum for another year ($1,449 or 145,000 miles).
Aviation reporter Sean Cudahy, who holds AAdvantage Platinum status, has already reached the 75,000 Loyalty Points needed to requalify for his current tier and is 34,000 Loyalty Points away from leveling up to Platinum Pro. His offer would allow him to secure Platinum Pro status next year for $3,569 or 357,000 miles.
Some AAdvantage loyalists haven't seen any offers. For example, senior editor Giselle Gomez and director of content operations Andrea Rotondo both hold Platinum status or higher and saw "No offers available" when they logged into their accounts. However, Giselle just reached the 40,000 Loyalty Points required to qualify for Gold status next year, while Andrea is only 200 Loyalty Points shy of qualifying for Executive Platinum.
Even if you don't currently hold elite status with AAdvantage, it may be worth checking your offers. In the past, we've seen similar offers for AAdvantage basic members who have already earned some Loyalty Points toward Gold status through flying and/or spending on cobranded American Airlines cards.
Unlike status match challenges, these buy-up offers don't provide status for a shorter promotional period; instead they give you another way to qualify for status for the next year. Since the AAdvantage status
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