The Altitute Community
Nov 25, 2014, 6:59 pm
#47
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: Altitude E50K, WS Gold (status match)
Posts: 1,211
Nov 25, 2014, 7:01 pm
#49
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*G) WS Gold | SPG/Fairmont Plat Hilton/Hyatt Diamond Marriott Silver | National Exec Elite
Posts: 19,284
Nov 25, 2014, 7:38 pm
#50
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: Altitude E50K, WS Gold (status match)
Posts: 1,211
That would be cool! Or some eups! Anything to lessen the blow of the most recent round of devaluations.
Last edited by tcook052; Nov 25, 2014 at 9:27 pm
Nov 25, 2014, 7:50 pm
#51
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 6,222
Nov 25, 2014, 8:05 pm
#52
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Mississauga Ontario
Posts: 4,089
Seen on Twitter (today, real tweet) from @chucksimdson: "@ACAltitude @AirCanada Did u know ur hotel book customer care # answer with a French only recording 1-800-845-0932 "
Seen once it is reposted on The Altitude Community: "@ACAltitude @AirCanada So awesome that ur hotel book customer care # answers in French. Luv u guys; #acrocks"
It is positively Orwellian.
(edited to add in the real tweet name)
Seen on Twitter today (real tweet) from @shinytricks: "@ACAltitude Hi guys - looking through my history, I saw that I got mileage for a Tango fare that I indeed booked Flex. How to fix?"
Seen on The Altitude Community, retweeted: "@ACAltitude Hi guys - I am so lucky that you gave me miles on my Tango fare. And I thought I booked Flex. I am just like a barbie! LOL! #mybad #acrocks"
(edited to add in the original tweet name for continuity)
Seen on Twitter today (real tweet): @gabelerman "I like that @ACAltitude invited me to their #Altitude Community. But don't they know it already exists, and it's called @FlyerTalk? #FT"
Retweeted on The Altitude Community : @gabelerman "@AcAltitude: I am so loving this new community. Um, can I get more badges for saying nice things? #BFF"
Seen on Twitter (real tweet) by @gzill47: "@ACAltitude I received the invite to join the beta #AltitudeCommunity but I can't register. It keeps asking for username though I gave one."
Retweeted on The Altitude Community: @gzill47 "@ACAltitude I can't register. Do you have that book Barbie Wants to be a Computer Engineer?"
Seen once it is reposted on The Altitude Community: "@ACAltitude @AirCanada So awesome that ur hotel book customer care # answers in French. Luv u guys; #acrocks"
It is positively Orwellian.
(edited to add in the real tweet name)
Seen on Twitter today (real tweet) from @shinytricks: "@ACAltitude Hi guys - looking through my history, I saw that I got mileage for a Tango fare that I indeed booked Flex. How to fix?"
Seen on The Altitude Community, retweeted: "@ACAltitude Hi guys - I am so lucky that you gave me miles on my Tango fare. And I thought I booked Flex. I am just like a barbie! LOL! #mybad #acrocks"
(edited to add in the original tweet name for continuity)
Seen on Twitter today (real tweet): @gabelerman "I like that @ACAltitude invited me to their #Altitude Community. But don't they know it already exists, and it's called @FlyerTalk? #FT"
Retweeted on The Altitude Community : @gabelerman "@AcAltitude: I am so loving this new community. Um, can I get more badges for saying nice things? #BFF"
Seen on Twitter (real tweet) by @gzill47: "@ACAltitude I received the invite to join the beta #AltitudeCommunity but I can't register. It keeps asking for username though I gave one."
Retweeted on The Altitude Community: @gzill47 "@ACAltitude I can't register. Do you have that book Barbie Wants to be a Computer Engineer?"
Last edited by tcook052; Nov 25, 2014 at 9:26 pm
Nov 25, 2014, 8:16 pm
#53
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*G) WS Gold | SPG/Fairmont Plat Hilton/Hyatt Diamond Marriott Silver | National Exec Elite
Posts: 19,284
Seen on Twitter today (real tweet): @gabelerman "I like that @ACAltitude invited me to their #Altitude Community. But don't they know it already exists, and it's called @FlyerTalk? #FT"
Retweeted on The Altitude Community : @gabelerman "@AcAltitude: I am so loving this new community. Um, can I get more badges for saying nice things? #BFF"
Retweeted on The Altitude Community : @gabelerman "@AcAltitude: I am so loving this new community. Um, can I get more badges for saying nice things? #BFF"
Nov 25, 2014, 8:23 pm
#54
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*Gold), DL, CZ
Posts: 1,252
I'm not familiar with Twitter conversation formats, but it sounds like it's a self-congratulating circle chat? And here I was excited yet again upon seeing an AC envelope in my mail box.
Being an optimist, I usually hope secretly that it's some sort of invite or a me-only freebie. So please stop sending golfing and fine wine magazine excerpts. I partake in neither activity.
Nov 25, 2014, 9:12 pm
#57
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: YVR
Programs: AC*SE MM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium
Posts: 4,604
They certainly did.
The only reason I haven't done a full public analysis and deconstruction of the rip-off that AC and Altitude are is that I suspect it would do more damage to the FF community and the FT community than it would "fix" anything at AC.
But I still haven't been able to get over the fact that they are charging a $12k premium to domestic FFers for SE status, and providing substantially less than $12k in value. It is a con, pure and simple. And that makes me mad!
The only reason I haven't done a full public analysis and deconstruction of the rip-off that AC and Altitude are is that I suspect it would do more damage to the FF community and the FT community than it would "fix" anything at AC.
But I still haven't been able to get over the fact that they are charging a $12k premium to domestic FFers for SE status, and providing substantially less than $12k in value. It is a con, pure and simple. And that makes me mad!
If you're flying Latitude fares or flight passes and J fares you're still doing ok. If you're looking to buy only Flex fares and always upgrade to J on your international routes as SE, AC has made it clear they're not interested in you being an SE.
The end goal is for their high revenue FFs to be rewarded, but the house must always win. UA, DL and AA are realizing this as well and their own programs have started to evolve quickly in this direction.
Nov 25, 2014, 9:57 pm
#59
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Toronto
Programs: AC*SE100K 1MM, Little Lebowski Urban Achiever
Posts: 735
After my own mourning period with the 2015 announcements I came to the realization that this is the point. If they are giving you more than $12k in value for what you spend, then it doesn't make much sense for them does it? 10 years ago, AC Top Tier was a con, only AC was the one getting conned. They probably just didn't have the data mining capability to figure out how to fix it.
If you're flying Latitude fares or flight passes and J fares you're still doing ok. If you're looking to buy only Flex fares and always upgrade to J on your international routes as SE, AC has made it clear they're not interested in you being an SE.
The end goal is for their high revenue FFs to be rewarded, but the house must always win. UA, DL and AA are realizing this as well and their own programs have started to evolve quickly in this direction.
If you're flying Latitude fares or flight passes and J fares you're still doing ok. If you're looking to buy only Flex fares and always upgrade to J on your international routes as SE, AC has made it clear they're not interested in you being an SE.
The end goal is for their high revenue FFs to be rewarded, but the house must always win. UA, DL and AA are realizing this as well and their own programs have started to evolve quickly in this direction.
Nov 25, 2014, 10:00 pm
#60
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*G) WS Gold | SPG/Fairmont Plat Hilton/Hyatt Diamond Marriott Silver | National Exec Elite
Posts: 19,284
Yes except at Delta I am considered a high revenue customer paying the same or less than I did with Flex on AC. Go figure. I've only been flying with them seriously again for a month, and they've already sent me an email with a deal because apparently I'm high revenue. I've actually booked a bunch of business class fares, as they were less than AC Flex. Crazy.
