Well if you are going to be doing
even a moderate amount of travel with American Airlines, its defiantly worth
registering for the challenge. There are actually two challenges the Gold
Challenge and the Platinum Challenge.
The Challenge allows a flyer to
fast track elite status this is done by earning the required 5,000 points
for the gold (OneWorld Ruby) or 10,000 points for the platinum (OneWorld
Sapphire) challenge. Qualifying points need to be earned in a 3 month period.
To take the American Airlines
Challenge you will need to register, by calling the AAdvantage serivce center
on +1 817 799 2500.
Points are not the same as
frequent flyer miles, but generally they are, points are calculated at the
below rate per mile flown depending on the fare bases:
1.5 - Y B
1.0 - H K L M V W
0.5 - G N O* Q** S
The biggest benefit of having American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum
status is access to Admirals club when flying on American Airlines.
Good luck with your Challenge, from what you have said you
should easily be able to complete the Platinum Challenge.
Regards
Ben Hoffman