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RE: Unlocking AAdvantage Gold: American Airlines' most basic elite status

in #travel6 years ago

As someone who has flown far too much for work I see these status hikes as more of an acknowledgement of the chain around your neck. As I get older the slower I prefer slower more in-depth travel. It is still nice to get some perks however.

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I see these status hikes as more of an acknowledgement of the chain around your neck.

Haha indeed. The status is itself a chain around the neck as you become beholden to an airline just because it offers you a slightly less bad experience than the rest.

While I agree with your point, the complex status terms & conditions help gamify travel, such that the misery is the same but at least there seems to be a higher prupose one is working towards.

Yes. They are better than nothing. But as someone who has held gold status on three global networks simultaneously; you come to hate flying after a while ;-) Fortunately I don't fly anywhere near that amount these days.