You have to book and fly revenue flights for the remaining 20k points needed for A-list, if you earn the max 15k tier qualifying points on your RR credit card. If you don't fly enough throughout the year to stay on track for the additional 20k, then switch to flying "Anytime" or "Business Select" fares, and you will quickly bump up your A-List qualifiying tier points total. Anytime fares get 10x's points per dollar, and Business Select fares gets 12x's the points per dollar, so both can help you quickly accumulate the needed points if you are short heading into year end.
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