Jan 2, 2017, 10:12 pm
Last edit by: Zol
Welcome to Your Emirates Skywards Questions Answered - 2017/2018
Skywards is the Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) for Emirates Airlines. There are many ways of collecting and spending miles as well as attaining status within the membership programme and different levels of status bring with it certain benefits. Sometimes FFP's can be confusingand we all find ourselves with a question at times relating to membership or how to spend, how to collect, where to spend, where to collect, what benefits come with membership etc.
From the Emirates Skywards Web Page:
Make the Most of Every Mile with Emirates SkywardsOur award-winning frequent flyer programme costs nothing to join and will change the way you see the world forever. It’s simpler than ever before to apply and begin collecting more Miles more quickly in even more ways. Membership gives you the chance to earn and spend Miles with Emirates and a wide selection of partners, and also enhances your travel experience with benefits and services that make every trip more rewarding.
https://www.emirates.com/english/sky.../skywards.aspx
We have a quite a few experts on the forum, so if you find yourself stuck as how to make the most of your membership then please ask your Skywards questions here.
Here is the link to the 2015/2016 thread: Your Skywards Questions Answered 2015/2016
Safe & Happy Travels
Saltire74
EK Forum Ambassador
Skywards is the Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP) for Emirates Airlines. There are many ways of collecting and spending miles as well as attaining status within the membership programme and different levels of status bring with it certain benefits. Sometimes FFP's can be confusingand we all find ourselves with a question at times relating to membership or how to spend, how to collect, where to spend, where to collect, what benefits come with membership etc.
From the Emirates Skywards Web Page:
Make the Most of Every Mile with Emirates SkywardsOur award-winning frequent flyer programme costs nothing to join and will change the way you see the world forever. It’s simpler than ever before to apply and begin collecting more Miles more quickly in even more ways. Membership gives you the chance to earn and spend Miles with Emirates and a wide selection of partners, and also enhances your travel experience with benefits and services that make every trip more rewarding.
https://www.emirates.com/english/sky.../skywards.aspx
We have a quite a few experts on the forum, so if you find yourself stuck as how to make the most of your membership then please ask your Skywards questions here.
Here is the link to the 2015/2016 thread: Your Skywards Questions Answered 2015/2016
Safe & Happy Travels
Saltire74
EK Forum Ambassador
Your Emirates Skywards Questions Answered - 2017/2018
Sep 22, 2017, 2:52 am
#76
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Sep 22, 2017, 3:19 am
#77
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,307
I disagree.
Yiur account will be reviewed at the end of October and you won't re-qualify (12 month period) . At the end of November you can use the 13 month period and it will look from 1st November 2016 until 30th November 2017. The miles earned in October 2016 won't count.
Yiur account will be reviewed at the end of October and you won't re-qualify (12 month period) . At the end of November you can use the 13 month period and it will look from 1st November 2016 until 30th November 2017. The miles earned in October 2016 won't count.
Sep 22, 2017, 3:25 am
#78
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,272
I disagree.
Yiur account will be reviewed at the end of October and you won't re-qualify (12 month period) . At the end of November you can use the 13 month period and it will look from 1st November 2016 until 30th November 2017. The miles earned in October 2016 won't count.
Yiur account will be reviewed at the end of October and you won't re-qualify (12 month period) . At the end of November you can use the 13 month period and it will look from 1st November 2016 until 30th November 2017. The miles earned in October 2016 won't count.
Sep 22, 2017, 3:32 am
#79
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
I disagree.
Yiur account will be reviewed at the end of October and you won't re-qualify (12 month period) . At the end of November you can use the 13 month period and it will look from 1st November 2016 until 30th November 2017. The miles earned in October 2016 won't count.
Yiur account will be reviewed at the end of October and you won't re-qualify (12 month period) . At the end of November you can use the 13 month period and it will look from 1st November 2016 until 30th November 2017. The miles earned in October 2016 won't count.
Sep 22, 2017, 3:43 am
#80
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,272
I would have though that this:
What does rolling tier qualification mean?
Regardless of whether you drop a tier, keep your tier or move up a tier in your review, we don’t wait another year to reassess your Tier Miles balance, but instead we check it every month. That way, we keep giving you the chance to qualify or move up a tier by ‘rolling over’ your tier qualification period. So, at the end of each month we count up your Tier Miles or qualifying flights over the previous 12 months to reassess your status. This rolling assessment gives you 12 opportunities during every year to move up a tier, instead of just one.
could be interpreted that at the end of October they look at October 2016 to October 2017 and see my 33752 miles?
What does rolling tier qualification mean?
Regardless of whether you drop a tier, keep your tier or move up a tier in your review, we don’t wait another year to reassess your Tier Miles balance, but instead we check it every month. That way, we keep giving you the chance to qualify or move up a tier by ‘rolling over’ your tier qualification period. So, at the end of each month we count up your Tier Miles or qualifying flights over the previous 12 months to reassess your status. This rolling assessment gives you 12 opportunities during every year to move up a tier, instead of just one.
could be interpreted that at the end of October they look at October 2016 to October 2017 and see my 33752 miles?
Sep 22, 2017, 3:57 am
#81
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
I would have though that this:
What does rolling tier qualification mean?
Regardless of whether you drop a tier, keep your tier or move up a tier in your review, we don’t wait another year to reassess your Tier Miles balance, but instead we check it every month. That way, we keep giving you the chance to qualify or move up a tier by ‘rolling over’ your tier qualification period. So, at the end of each month we count up your Tier Miles or qualifying flights over the previous 12 months to reassess your status. This rolling assessment gives you 12 opportunities during every year to move up a tier, instead of just one.
could be interpreted that at the end of October they look at October 2016 to October 2017 and see my 33752 miles?
What does rolling tier qualification mean?
Regardless of whether you drop a tier, keep your tier or move up a tier in your review, we don’t wait another year to reassess your Tier Miles balance, but instead we check it every month. That way, we keep giving you the chance to qualify or move up a tier by ‘rolling over’ your tier qualification period. So, at the end of each month we count up your Tier Miles or qualifying flights over the previous 12 months to reassess your status. This rolling assessment gives you 12 opportunities during every year to move up a tier, instead of just one.
could be interpreted that at the end of October they look at October 2016 to October 2017 and see my 33752 miles?
previous 12 months would indicate Nov - Oct
Sep 22, 2017, 4:04 am
#82
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,272
I would have though that this:
What does rolling tier qualification mean?
Regardless of whether you drop a tier, keep your tier or move up a tier in your review, we don’t wait another year to reassess your Tier Miles balance, but instead we check it every month. That way, we keep giving you the chance to qualify or move up a tier by ‘rolling over’ your tier qualification period. So, at the end of each month we count up your Tier Miles or qualifying flights over the previous 12 months to reassess your status. This rolling assessment gives you 12 opportunities during every year to move up a tier, instead of just one.
could be interpreted that at the end of October they look at October 2016 to October 2017 and see my 33752 miles?
What does rolling tier qualification mean?
Regardless of whether you drop a tier, keep your tier or move up a tier in your review, we don’t wait another year to reassess your Tier Miles balance, but instead we check it every month. That way, we keep giving you the chance to qualify or move up a tier by ‘rolling over’ your tier qualification period. So, at the end of each month we count up your Tier Miles or qualifying flights over the previous 12 months to reassess your status. This rolling assessment gives you 12 opportunities during every year to move up a tier, instead of just one.
could be interpreted that at the end of October they look at October 2016 to October 2017 and see my 33752 miles?
Or they look now, at the end of September and see Oct 16 - Sep 17. I'll be ok then. After all they say 'we don’t wait another year to reassess your Tier Miles balance'
(clasping at straws here)
Sep 22, 2017, 7:16 am
#83
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9,307
I don't think they count flights in October of last year when you fly in November this year.
Sep 26, 2017, 4:16 am
#84
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: London. Edinburgh, Cornwall
Programs: BA GGL, British Midland Lifetime* Loser
Posts: 7,947
Hello - new to this forum 
I've got just under 6,000 orphaned miles in my UK-based Skywards account and was hoping to clear them out with a Heathrow Rewards voucher. How can I top the account off with the 541 miles I'm short of? Is there any retail partner that would earn transaction miles? Buying a minimum 2,000 miles would cost far more than the face value of a Heathrow Rewards voucher!
Alternatively, is there another redemption option for a UK-based account? I don't see one.
Thank you
I've got just under 6,000 orphaned miles in my UK-based Skywards account and was hoping to clear them out with a Heathrow Rewards voucher. How can I top the account off with the 541 miles I'm short of? Is there any retail partner that would earn transaction miles? Buying a minimum 2,000 miles would cost far more than the face value of a Heathrow Rewards voucher!Alternatively, is there another redemption option for a UK-based account? I don't see one.
Thank you
Sep 26, 2017, 4:36 am
#85
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Hello - new to this forum I've got just under 6,000 orphaned miles in my UK-based Skywards account and was hoping to clear them out with a Heathrow Rewards voucher. How can I top the account off with the 541 miles I'm short of? Is there any retail partner that would earn transaction miles? Buying a minimum 2,000 miles would cost far more than the face value of a Heathrow Rewards voucher!
Alternatively, is there another redemption option for a UK-based account? I don't see one.
Thank you
I've got just under 6,000 orphaned miles in my UK-based Skywards account and was hoping to clear them out with a Heathrow Rewards voucher. How can I top the account off with the 541 miles I'm short of? Is there any retail partner that would earn transaction miles? Buying a minimum 2,000 miles would cost far more than the face value of a Heathrow Rewards voucher!Alternatively, is there another redemption option for a UK-based account? I don't see one.
Thank you
Or spend the night somewhere for a weekend getaway with Rocket Miles, currently you earn 3000 bonus miles (until end of this month) as it's a new EK partnership, see this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...earn-burn.html
Sep 26, 2017, 8:16 am
#86
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Hello - new to this forum I've got just under 6,000 orphaned miles in my UK-based Skywards account and was hoping to clear them out with a Heathrow Rewards voucher. How can I top the account off with the 541 miles I'm short of? Is there any retail partner that would earn transaction miles? Buying a minimum 2,000 miles would cost far more than the face value of a Heathrow Rewards voucher!
Alternatively, is there another redemption option for a UK-based account? I don't see one.
Thank you
I've got just under 6,000 orphaned miles in my UK-based Skywards account and was hoping to clear them out with a Heathrow Rewards voucher. How can I top the account off with the 541 miles I'm short of? Is there any retail partner that would earn transaction miles? Buying a minimum 2,000 miles would cost far more than the face value of a Heathrow Rewards voucher!Alternatively, is there another redemption option for a UK-based account? I don't see one.
Thank you
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emira...l#post28859923
Sep 26, 2017, 8:24 am
#87
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: London. Edinburgh, Cornwall
Programs: BA GGL, British Midland Lifetime* Loser
Posts: 7,947
Thank you. I see Europcar offers 600 miles to Blue members, which is perfect.
Oct 4, 2017, 1:48 am
#88
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: BA Executive club Gold ,Skywards
Posts: 322
I obtained silver status in August . Do Skywards send out silver welcome packs?
Oct 4, 2017, 1:55 am
#89
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Yes, but it's just a welcome letter, your membership card and luggage tag. At least that's when I got silver 2.5 or 3 years ago, pretty sure it's still the same. It'll be a nice cardboard envelope.
Oct 4, 2017, 1:59 am
#90
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: BA Executive club Gold ,Skywards
Posts: 322
Thanks skywardhunter for the quick reply