I got this from EK on13th Oct. Did anyone else get something similar or may be even better??
Safe Flying
EGT
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Dear Mr EGT,
As a thank you for flying Emirates, and having achieved over 300,000 tier miles this year, we are pleased to offer you a USD $500 gift voucher you can use at The Emirates High Street to choose from a range of exciting accessories, travel products and children's toys.
To use your voucher log in at www.emirateshighstreet.com, using your Skywards membership number and password. After you've chosen your gift(s) type in your unique voucher number xxxxxxxxxxxx in the Promotional Code box on the Order Confirmation page. Your Voucher is valid until 31st March 2010 and can only be used once. Should you have any questions please call your nearest Emirates High Street Call Centre.
As we approach the year end we are delighted to offer you the chance to earn bonus Skywards Miles. The more you fly on Emirates between 15th October and 31st December 2009 the more bonus Skywards Miles you will earn. Please see the table below for details.
Tier miles earned between
15th October and 31st December 2009 Bonus Skywards Miles you earn from the Promotion*
30,000 to 39,999 25,000 Bonus Miles
40,000 to 49,999
40,000 Bonus Miles
50,000 to 74,999 60,000 Bonus Miles
75,000 and above 100,000 Bonus Miles
* Your bonus Skywards Miles earned through this promotion will be credited to your account by 31st January 2010.
Don't forget, you earn more tier miles when you fly in Business and First Class. 1.5 tier miles per mile flown in Business Class and 2 tier miles per mile flown in First Class.
Your Skywards Miles can be used for a wide range of spectacular rewards. Choose from reward flights, cabin upgrades and shopping at The Emirates High Street. To find out what other rewards you can redeem with your Miles, visit our website.
We hope you enjoy your gift and are able to take advantage of the bonus Miles offer and look forward to welcoming you on board soon.
Maybe the official announcement might also be useful.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emirates-airlines-skywards/1005733-official-changes-skywards-10-bound-happen.html
dearbee
Oct 15, 09, 6:24 am
300,000 miles eh?
you must hardly ever set foot on ground.
JGX
Oct 15, 09, 10:55 am
EGT certainly seems be a very busy boy! 300,000 miles on EK, 130,000 miles on SU plus he's a member of a 'Top Secret Elite Tier' on SU (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/other-european-frequent-flyer-programs/1001490-status-match-su-01-10-2009-31-12-2009-a.html#post12609412) and then EK give him 500 bucks too!! Some guys just get all the luck. . .
sadiqhassan
Oct 15, 09, 11:04 am
Did anyone else get something similar or may be even better??
I got a coupon for unlimited travel in F on any EK routes, so long as there is P/F class availability, for 10 years ;)
Cheers,
DYKWIA
Oct 15, 09, 1:22 pm
I got a coupon for unlimited travel in F on any EK routes, so long as there is P/F class availability, for 10 years ;)
Cheers,
Pah, I had that years ago. I also get a free room at the Burj Al Arab whenever I have a stopover, complete with the Rolls Royce transfers.
Cheers,
Rick
JGX
Oct 16, 09, 5:25 am
Wow! I just got this email from EK this morning:
Dear JGX,
As a thank you for flying Emirates, and having achieved over 3,000,000 tier miles this year, we are pleased to offer you your very own A380 for your own personal use at any time.
To use your A380, simply log in to your Special Diamond Tier Skywards Website (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Mitty), using your Diamond Skywards membership number and password and we'll send the 'bus round where ever and when ever you need it.
We hope you enjoy your gift and look forward to welcoming you on board soon.
Did anyone else get this too?
typical
Oct 16, 09, 5:38 am
I envy you guys...
Dear typical,
As a thank you for flying Emirates, and having achieved over 20,000 tier miles this year, we're sending you a letter. To be honest, we usually wouldn't bother with this, but given they were all earned down the back on the Dubai-Riyadh shuttle, we thought you deserved some recognition. I know we made your life a little better when you no longer had to exchange your e-boarding pass for a printed one at check-in (even though you still have to do so at the gate), so we're thankful for that. We're glad, too, you still occasionally take our meal - even though we've only offered you two different choices for the whole of this year.
We're not actually going to give you anything mind you, other than some encouragement to stay with us until you've finally ground out Gold. We know it'll taste all the sweeter to achieve it given it's taken you all year, and not just two long flights like those lucky sods in the US. Rest assured we'll still be late departing Riyadh every week. We know how much you enjoy staying there - otherwise you'd be taking the Saudia flight at 1735.
Enjoy losing your status again when we change the rules next year!
Anyone else get this? It seems quite targeted.
tezzer
Oct 16, 09, 6:20 am
I got an email saying that the programme was changing, which sent a shiver down my spine when I read just how the changes were all for MY benefit, rather like the changed to the Flying Poo programme with KLM/ AF.
ELITEGOLDTRAVELLER
Oct 16, 09, 12:13 pm
300,000 miles eh?
you must hardly ever set foot on ground.
:p Actualy its not like that & not too difficult because more than 92% of these tier miles came from flying paid F.
I have had a chance to meet someone in EK F who had done 500,000 tier miles already in July this year as this was announced by the Flight Purser to her as she was breaching the half million mark on this GRU - DXB flight. Now that is something which is crazy and the person was only 27 yrs old.
P.S: She was SQ PPS also as per the tag on her LV Bag:eek:
ELITEGOLDTRAVELLER
Oct 16, 09, 12:20 pm
EGT certainly seems be a very busy boy! 300,000 miles on EK, 130,000 miles on SU plus he's a member of a 'Top Secret Elite Tier' on SU (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/other-european-frequent-flyer-programs/1001490-status-match-su-01-10-2009-31-12-2009-a.html#post12609412) and then EK give him 500 bucks too!! Some guys just get all the luck. . .
:) Actually the SU Top tier is not that much of a secret really. They have changed and moved it to 150,000 Tier miles just 1 month ago from 130,000 and made it 80% in paid J inplace of 70%.
FWIW, I believe you completely (in the amount of flown miles at least :p) as 300,000 is not unrealistic. My grandfather wanted me to make a redemption for him, so when I logged on to his account he had something like 4xx,xxx miles flown and it's only october. He does KHI-DXB-JFK vv in F or J almost every week though (and would have more if he hadn't shifted some of his flying to EY due to lower fares.)
Cheers,
Brian_1
Oct 17, 09, 7:54 am
FWIW, I believe you completely (in the amount of flown miles at least :p) as 300,000 is not unrealistic.
300,000 is totally realistic, Once I take my next trip I will have racked up 55,000 within 6 weeks without even trying (2 F returns to the Far East).
My trips are for pleasure, so for someone using EK metal on a regular basis for business, 300,000 is very achievable over 52weeks.
B
yoshy
Oct 18, 09, 3:47 am
Good for you guys that you get soo many tier miles. I wish there was a way to buy tier miles ;)
But with the new rules coming in for skywards FF it maybe even difficult to ever get a proper upgrade!
GigoloArt
Oct 18, 09, 9:03 pm
KHI - JFK every week?? wow..
yyzlhr
Oct 19, 09, 12:40 am
The amount of 300K in a year is very possible-- I know a hotel owner who during the last year of the construction he flew DXB-MRU in F every thursday monring and returned friday night -- he did this every week for the year- less 4 weeks he had family events.-- even if he used miles for some of the ticekts it is still over 500K.
ukflyer1
Oct 19, 09, 7:42 am
The amount of 300K in a year is very possible-- I know a hotel owner who during the last year of the construction he flew DXB-MRU in F every thursday monring and returned friday night -- he did this every week for the year- less 4 weeks he had family events.-- even if he used miles for some of the ticekts it is still over 500K.
Blimey. Thats a lot!
JGX
Oct 19, 09, 7:50 am
According to the Skywards mileage calculator, 48 flights in F at Gold level would have bagged him 758,208 miles. I wonder if he got the 500 bucks too? . . .