A lot of us have been speculating (praying?) that the other big airlines will match US Air's current double EQM promotion. UA and AA ran similar promotions for the past couple of years, and a lot of us (especially those of us who are unsure we'll be able to re-acquire top tier status) were hoping it might happen again.

Well, at least for those of us in the AA camp, it appears that a double EQM promotion isn't happening this quarter. Of course, there are all the common-sense reasons: ...

(Note: Hunter helped with this post. I might even venture to say that this is a "co-post" by both of us. Enjoy.)

Scott Carmichael is an idiot.

He's a writer at Gadling.com, and he usually writes about travel tech. (This gives him the opportunity to try and convince the masses to use the Zune. Like we said... he's an idiot.)

Today he posted a blog entry called Airline elite status - does it still have any value left? In it, he spreads a bunch of misinformation ...

Let this be a lesson to you.

Start a spreadsheet right now. On the top row, put in the amount of EQMs you have right now. Then, in subsequent rows, list flights you plan to take (broken up into segments), along with the mileage you'll earn for each segment. Include mileage from double EQM promos and class-of-service bonuses.

What happens if you don't do that? You end up 134 miles short.

I flew a ton in the last month or so, during which time AA was running a double-EQM ...