Tough call to renew Gold
Apr 18, 2017, 11:19 pm
#16
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: London
Programs: EK Gold / IHG Plat Elite / BA Gold
Posts: 14
Did 3 trips on short notice in last 6 months LHR-CPT & LHR-JHB and all at same prices and trying to now book another 3 trips for May, July & Sept but the pricing is insane for F (and even J!) Or is the new J pricing the old F pricing these days? Its now marginal (cost wise) (& definitely time wise) on my routes to fly direct rather that via Dubai which forces me to rethink my travel strategy. I like EK, the service etc but IMO loyalty goes out the window when your spending cash for flights and there are more attractively priced direct alternatives?
Last edited by cois; Apr 19, 2017 at 1:33 am Reason: Typo
Apr 19, 2017, 1:51 am
#17
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Hoosier in Dubai
Programs: EK Gold, UA Platinum, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 576
Doh - Apologies typo - I meant EK (now updated)
Did 3 trips on short notice in last 6 months LHR-CPT & LHR-JHB and all at same prices and trying to now book another 3 trips for May, July & Sept but the pricing is insane for F (and even J!) Or is the new J pricing the old F pricing these days? Its now marginal (cost wise) (& definitely time wise) on my routes to fly direct rather that via Dubai which forces me to rethink my travel strategy. I like EK, the service etc but IMO loyalty goes out the window when your spending cash for flights and there are more attractively priced direct alternatives?
Did 3 trips on short notice in last 6 months LHR-CPT & LHR-JHB and all at same prices and trying to now book another 3 trips for May, July & Sept but the pricing is insane for F (and even J!) Or is the new J pricing the old F pricing these days? Its now marginal (cost wise) (& definitely time wise) on my routes to fly direct rather that via Dubai which forces me to rethink my travel strategy. I like EK, the service etc but IMO loyalty goes out the window when your spending cash for flights and there are more attractively priced direct alternatives?
Apr 21, 2017, 2:37 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: UK
Programs: Emirates Silver, BA, Flying Blue, Virgin, IHG
Posts: 950
Combination of less long haul flying and lower earning means I won't even requalify fir silver when last year I almost (but one cancelled trip meant I didn't) reqyalified for gold. Have a trip in May to Malawi (EK to JNB) and (Zambia) and am seriously thinking if burning all my 160000 miles on upgrades on that trip. Will lose silver in August and only know of one definite trip (again to Malawi) in October. Flew to Las Vegas in January on delta and air France in economy and was pleasantly surprised. My loyalty may be going after 6 years of all economy flying.
Apr 21, 2017, 11:07 pm
#20
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,826
Combination of less long haul flying and lower earning means I won't even requalify fir silver when last year I almost (but one cancelled trip meant I didn't) reqyalified for gold. Have a trip in May to Malawi (EK to JNB) and (Zambia) and am seriously thinking if burning all my 160000 miles on upgrades on that trip. Will lose silver in August and only know of one definite trip (again to Malawi) in October. Flew to Las Vegas in January on delta and air France in economy and was pleasantly surprised. My loyalty may be going after 6 years of all economy flying.
Apr 22, 2017, 2:40 am
#21
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: Skywards Blue :-(, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold, GHA Platinum
Posts: 2,531
If there was any way to borrow my future miles, I would ..
I new have around 120000 now which I have to get rid of ASAP. But no EK trips planned at the moment .
Only half of these miles are from my actual flying on EK. The rest are from my credit card miles .
Apr 22, 2017, 3:15 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
I think that'd actually be a cool model to allow frequent fliers to borrow 50% of future earning to use in the trip they'd be earned but you lose 10% of the remaining miles you'd earn
Apr 22, 2017, 3:59 am
#23
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,266
Which credit card(s) give you Skywards?
Apr 22, 2017, 4:00 am
#24
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Apr 23, 2017, 2:23 am
#26
Ambassador, Emirates
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LGW / AMS / CPT
Programs: SA KL BA EK
Posts: 4,266
Apr 23, 2017, 2:50 am
#27
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Economy, mostly :(
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 7,801
Apr 26, 2017, 6:56 am
#29
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Hoosier in Dubai
Programs: EK Gold, UA Platinum, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 576
EK dropped their fare to LHR so I went ahead and booked with them in J so will re-qualify Gold for the next year.
I still think over this next year I will be booking based a lot more on price.
I still think over this next year I will be booking based a lot more on price.
