United isn’t the only one running elite status promos. Alaska is telling current MVP Golds that if they fly 8 segments between October 15 to December 15, 2003 and they can retain their status. (Registration required.) And those segments will score you a mess of bonus miles, too.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
