oneworld MegaDo | Master Thread

Discussion in 'OWMD (oneworld MegaDO)' started by Randy Petersen, Sep 24, 2011.

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    DestinationDavid Milepoint Guide

    The more I look at the options the less thrilled I am with the promo. It just doesn't seem viable for many previous AA flyers. I got in touch with some of the folks I met on the MegaDO to see if anyone was interested in the promo (and a potential group MR :D) since most of us were existing AA EXPs. Everyone said it just wasn't an option for them due to the high thresholds we'd have to meet. One guy would have to fly over 90K miles to qualify! Mine is much lower, but it's tough realizing you'd have to figure out how to get to Shanghai 3 times in three months to qualify for the bonus, while others can essentially take one flight to anywhere and cross the finish line. The mileage reward for existing EXPs who succeed under this promo would theoretically be much sweeter though, so there's that.

    It does seem like we might have a group MR regardless though, so at least that might be fun. :)
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    storyteller Gold Member

    Some assistance requested here please...

    Should I phone or email for original routing credits for AA DFW ORD LGA, changed to DFW LGA on 20 Jan on my way to the OWMD TATL. My bags arrived around 28 hours later. It was cold in NYC without enough clothes! Should have been DEQM. Phone number? Email? Now Gold. At that time no-one with AA, but OW Emerald with Qantas.

    Same question for original routing after the OWMD with CO booking on UA metal, LAX ORD SAT, waited 4 hours for mechanical, then changed to LAX DEN SAT. My bags arrived about 18 hours after I did. At that time Platinum Elite with CO & 1K with UA. Phone number (no 1K card yet)? email?

    Thanks for help in advance. I want to get this all tidied up before I head off for a 4 week work trip soon.
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  1. lrluis Silver Member

    Sure, the bonus thresholds can't be met by a lot of the EXP's, but since you guys fly AA that much, you should be having a ball competing against each other for the grand prizes. I know I sure as hell won't be able to compete. :)

    Suzanne also did say changes to the AAdvantage program were going to be announced soon, so perhaps you'll get some benefits that lowly Golds like me won't see.
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  2. Sagy Gold Member

    But some of us are luckier than others, these three months were relatively slow for me last year, I only had 11K+, at this point I already have 15K+ planed so going for triple miles is in reach.

    Thanks to Suzanne and the AAdvantage team for another great offer.
  3. Sagy Gold Member

    Yes, call and ask for ORC. I was rerouted to NY (on Saturday) as well, I called on Monday, before we left for London and the ORC was in my account before the MegaDO was over.
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  4. Sagy Gold Member

    If you do the group MR, please let me know. it just might be what I need to put me over the top.
  5. TonySCV Silver Member

    I definitely lucked out as well. Only flew ~5,000 miles March-May last year.
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  6. cova Gold Member

    Seems like we need to move over to a dedicated thread for the post OWMD promo. The OWMD ended over a month ago and unless someone is missing some credits from the DO - they should likely PM the organizers.

    There was a dedicated thread for pre-DO promo.
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    mowogo Gold Member

    We'll still let you join in on the pre and post parties, since many of us are getting in on Thursday, and the events finish before dinner
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  7. William JLP Gold Member

    I might be in on a MR as well. Please keep me posted.
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    Travelsavant Gold Member

    You, me & a few others! For $200 RT, the DFW run via LAX isn't bad either; I'm doing both runs this month for a total of 13,240 eqm's. Thanks AA :D
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    Travelsavant Gold Member

    Oh, I didn't realize you had earned Hyatt Diamond status for 2012; thought it was a bonus to everyone on SMDIII.
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    Travelsavant Gold Member

    Here's the link to the thread http://milepoint.com/forums/threads/owmd-post-event-offer.29948/
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    From NYC Gold Member

    Would just like to point out, fwiw, that CO in the older days would often have a fly more than you did a year ago this period challenge that was good for one or not, depending. They weren't for 2x or 3x miles, but specific hard mile bonuses depending on how many more one flew. Sometimes they were good for me, sometimes not.
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    JAbrams72 Gold Member

    The nice thing about this (and I lucked out because even with my limited AA travel this year, it should be >> the same period on
    AA metal last year, assuming they are only counting AA metal from last year) is that it's base miles, so therefore will count towards MM statuses (should that be stati?)

    No one got MM credit for the charter, correct?
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    gleff Co-founder

    Count me as one of the lucky ones, new EXP who flew 0 miles during the promo period last year :)

    Told my wife I'm taking her to Paris..
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    cr34102 Gold Member

    I'm listening to the stream of KPAMAM where this hour, @GlobeTrotScott is to be giving an interview on OWMD.

    Here's the link I'm using

    ETA: I believe a repeat will stream Sunday at 2P Eastern. His interview started at about the :21 mark.
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    jetsetr Gold Member

    Correct - No MM credit for the charter (none was expected). And FWIW, "statuses" is a correct and acceptable usage.
  8. Sagy Gold Member

    MM credit for the charter did show up in my account (if my math is right) but not for the 10K EQM that we got for the delay. While I would like to have the extra 10K in MM counter, I think that this is reasonable.
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    jetsetr Gold Member

    Really? MM credit for the charter? That contradicts my experience.
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    legalalien Gold Member

    So...were all OWMD attendees supposed to receive an email with post-challenge details? 'Cause I ain't got nothin'.
  9. Juanefny Silver Member

    that's bc you're an alien!
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  10. Golden Toque Gold Member

    me neither
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    legalalien Gold Member

    But...but...I'm legal, and this is not Arizona!
  11. jrp2 Gold Member

    I would have thought that New Mexico would be the toughest on aliens. I mean who would blame them after that whole Roswell incident.
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