3MM perks
May 26, 2016, 6:42 pm
#16
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: YVR
Programs: AC*SE-MM, BA Bronze, Marriott Titanium & lifetime Plat
Posts: 1,820
Well, SE for life is a pretty great benefit IMO.
When you get to the point where you don't fly for work anymore and you just take a few leisure trips each year, you are still going to end up in J most of the time when you buy flex or higher fares, and this is a pretty incredible deal.
When you get to the point where you don't fly for work anymore and you just take a few leisure trips each year, you are still going to end up in J most of the time when you buy flex or higher fares, and this is a pretty incredible deal.
May 26, 2016, 8:24 pm
#17
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: YYC
Posts: 23,822
You get E50k for someone else. Which means more credits I guess.
At my current speed, it would take me some twelve years. I don't think I'll be piling up over 100k per year for so long. Maybe another five?
Oh please, you've got many years left. 
May 26, 2016, 8:46 pm
#18
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE*2MM. SPG Plat life
Posts: 4,644
A SE3MM is not higher on the waitlist though. All MM's are lumped together as far as I know.
SPG Plat Life is a VERY useful thing to have. I just don't see the value in SE3MM when someone pays for J all the time. (unless I guess you decide to buy a Y fare and upgrade?) Is that what you plan to do? Because then, yes, I see the value.
SPG Plat Life is a VERY useful thing to have. I just don't see the value in SE3MM when someone pays for J all the time. (unless I guess you decide to buy a Y fare and upgrade?) Is that what you plan to do? Because then, yes, I see the value.
May 26, 2016, 8:49 pm
#19
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: AC SE*2MM. SPG Plat life
Posts: 4,644
May 26, 2016, 9:11 pm
#20
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: AC MM E50 , Former SPG, now Marriott LT Plat
Posts: 6,275
A SE3MM is not higher on the waitlist though. All MM's are lumped together as far as I know.
SPG Plat Life is a VERY useful thing to have. I just don't see the value in SE3MM when someone pays for J all the time. (unless I guess you decide to buy a Y fare and upgrade?) Is that what you plan to do? Because then, yes, I see the value.
SPG Plat Life is a VERY useful thing to have. I just don't see the value in SE3MM when someone pays for J all the time. (unless I guess you decide to buy a Y fare and upgrade?) Is that what you plan to do? Because then, yes, I see the value.
For 3MM, pity they don't count *A, I would have passed several years ago.
I'm over 5MM lifetime on all *A.
Nothing to show for it other than AC 1MM. I would have made lifetime SQ PPS if they didn't change the
rules the year before I would have qualified.
May 26, 2016, 10:16 pm
#21
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: YYC
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This said, I have occasionally flown flex domestically. But I do my best to have confirmed business (P, Z, whatever, confirmed upgrade from latitude) when flying international, and mostly domestic/NA.
On some routes, UA P booked as AC codeshare on aircanada.com works OK.
May 27, 2016, 7:19 am
#22
Join Date: Mar 2014
Programs: AC SE100k, Marriott Titanium, UA Silver
Posts: 2,648
Ha. When I told my wife that when the 2MM day came, that she won't be my lifetime nominee, she was bit perturbed. After I explained that it'll go to our daughter though, because chances are she'll put it to more use, my wife was okay with it.