View Full Version : New Silver Preferred Member - Advice Please


gabhain
Dec 30, 04, 5:17 pm
I just qualified for Silver Preferred status and would appreciate all the info and advice I can get: actually getting the free upgrades, what comes in the membership kit, things like that. Thanks in advance.

Alysia
Dec 30, 04, 7:13 pm
actually getting the free upgrades

You can upgrade 3 days before -- availability depends on what day/time of the week & what routes you fly


what comes in the membership kit

A letter & your silver card

AtlanticBeach
Dec 30, 04, 7:17 pm
You can upgrade 3 days before -- availability depends on what day/time of the week & what routes you fly




A letter & your silver card


This may be a first, so I'll try to do this gently. Alysia, you have not been a lowly Silver for so long, you may have mixed up the Silver and Gold rules.

Silvers upgrade 1 day prior to travel.

I can't wait until 2009, when Alysia is mistaken again. :D :D

mileshound
Dec 30, 04, 7:33 pm
Here is my advice

1) Get in the upgrade queue right after making your reservation. Call reservations for this

2) Check in 24hrs in advance if the upgrade doesn't clear by then. ALSO, at the airpost ask to be put on the upgrade list.

3) Learn how to read fare buckets and use booking tools like ITN

4) Use #3 to determine which flights to take.

5) read, read, read and search for posts here on FT. It is a gold mine of info.

6) enjoy each upgrade

jimcfsus
Dec 30, 04, 7:54 pm
This may be a first, so I'll try to do this gently. Alysia, you have not been a lowly Silver for so long, you may have mixed up the Silver and Gold rules.

Silvers upgrade 1 day prior to travel.

I can't wait until 2009, when Alysia is mistaken again. :D :D

No, AB, Alysia's just having one of those blonde moments. :p

What should come in the packet is a link to FlyerTalk where you can learn all the secrets on how to quickly get to GP and even to CP! :)

EnvoyBoy
Dec 30, 04, 8:25 pm
This may be a first, so I'll try to do this gently. Alysia, you have not been a lowly Silver for so long, you may have mixed up the Silver and Gold rules.

Silvers upgrade 1 day prior to travel.

I can't wait until 2009, when Alysia is mistaken again. :D :D

She was probably in some sort of Tastykake fog! Frosting, frosting, frosting...