I have an offer to keep my gold status on American Airlines for 49.5k points or $495. I also have the advantage executive credit card. I am trying to decide if paying either with points or cash if it’s worth it to keep the status. It seems like with the new plan it will be harder to get any kind of Status.

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It’s only 30,000 Loyalty Points to earn gold… spend the money on your CC and shop through the AA portal and you’ll easily hit it.

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Got it! Thanks for the insight!

Definitely not. Gold really isn’t that valuable. Now Platinum Pro we would be talking a different game.

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Now that 500-mile upgrade is gone, not sure if gold can get upgrades easier or harder.

Wow what a BRUTAL redemption. Given that they used to sell them for $40 apiece, I’ll be calling AA for that rate of return instead of Loyalty Points.

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Former EP, but now measly lifetime gold - gold is better than nothing but agree the playing field has flattened out with CC benefits matching much of it.

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