Imminent changes to status validity?
Jan 21, 2014, 3:26 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2014
Programs: A3*G
Posts: 40
Imminent changes to status validity?
I received my A3*G card in the mail today (I obtained the status early November 2013), and it mentions 12/2014 as the expiry date. This is different from earlier posts, where a 3-year validity seemed the norm. Maybe A3 is indeed about to tighten the rules, so enjoy it while it lasts...
Jan 21, 2014, 3:37 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: homeless 2.0
Programs: A3 Gold, LH FTL
Posts: 1,065
I received my A3*G card in the mail today (I obtained the status early November 2013), and it mentions 12/2014 as the expiry date. This is different from earlier posts, where a 3-year validity seemed the norm. Maybe A3 is indeed about to tighten the rules, so enjoy it while it lasts...
but nevertheless please post the details with your location to this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/aegea...aiting-43.html
Jan 21, 2014, 4:51 am
#3
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Programs: BAEC Silver, HHonors Gold, IHG Ambassador
Posts: 217
I received my A3*G card in the mail today (I obtained the status early November 2013), and it mentions 12/2014 as the expiry date. This is different from earlier posts, where a 3-year validity seemed the norm. Maybe A3 is indeed about to tighten the rules, so enjoy it while it lasts...
Jan 21, 2014, 8:46 am
#4
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 255
I called the hotline and asked (someone might want to repeat to see if we receive the same answer): they will send out status cards more frequently, otherwise nothing has changed.
We can believe this or not, but that's what I was told.
We can believe this or not, but that's what I was told.
Jan 21, 2014, 9:35 am
#5
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Munich, Taipei
Programs: AB Gold, TK Elite
Posts: 179
That would just cost them more money. And they would need to send it like 3 months in advance so we receive it before the expiry date lol. 
Jan 21, 2014, 12:53 pm
#10
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 272
According to some other threads, it was a trick to always in January report ones card as lost and request a new one. Doing so, the validity of status has automatically been extended by one year (at least on the card).
I am sure somebody must have tried that before this thread was reported. Do those replacement cards also say 2014?
I am sure somebody must have tried that before this thread was reported. Do those replacement cards also say 2014?
Jan 23, 2014, 11:59 am
#15
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Germany
Programs: A3*G, AB G, LA Plat, AY Silver, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Expl, BestW Diamond, SPG/MR Gold, ClubC Gold
Posts: 42
AwardWallet shows the expiration date, although I am not sure whether thats reliable or not...I qualified for Gold a couple of days ago, and AwardWaller shows expiration in January 2017, which is exactly three years from now. will see what my card says, when it arrives...