Status STARS [2013-2023]
Oct 26, 2013, 3:05 pm
#61
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Additional recognition for long-standing status customers
A special innovation awaits those Miles & More members who have held their status for a long time: the awarding of 'status stars'. In future these stars will enhance the Miles & More service cards of Frequent Travellers, Senators and HON Circle Members. We will be providing further information about the award of these status stars from this November.
A special innovation awaits those Miles & More members who have held their status for a long time: the awarding of 'status stars'. In future these stars will enhance the Miles & More service cards of Frequent Travellers, Senators and HON Circle Members. We will be providing further information about the award of these status stars from this November.
Oct 26, 2013, 3:15 pm
#62
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On the other hand there might be some tangible benefits for more than achieving and retaining the status. However additional benefits are supposed to be based on the number of flights rather than additional status miles collected. 
Oct 27, 2013, 10:08 am
#63
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Actually I don't think so.
Oct 27, 2013, 11:07 am
#65
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More benefits for frequent-flying status customers
From spring 2014 Frequent Travellers, Senators and HON Circle Members will be rewarded for more than achieving and retaining their status. During their status term, dependent on the number of flights they take, they will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of additional benefits and privileges.
Details of how status customers can enjoy these extra benefits will be available from next January.
From spring 2014 Frequent Travellers, Senators and HON Circle Members will be rewarded for more than achieving and retaining their status. During their status term, dependent on the number of flights they take, they will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of additional benefits and privileges.
Details of how status customers can enjoy these extra benefits will be available from next January.
Oct 27, 2013, 11:49 am
#66
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Oct 27, 2013, 2:08 pm
#67
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Oct 27, 2013, 4:00 pm
#68
Join Date: Jan 2007
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As already mentioned it would make sense that the stars will have to do with Lifetime Status, as also found at Oneworld (Or at least Qantas). There must be as well some "positive" enhancements with M&M... Or am I dreaming that the once best FQTL program will be back where it once was
Oct 27, 2013, 6:13 pm
#69
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I don't have details on the January initiative but my understanding is that HON Circle miles (flights taken on LH Group) get you access to a selection of new benefits similar to the 2 eVoucher HON get for additional 150,000 HON Miles above qualification.
The January initiative is to reward frequent flyer that exceed the qualification threshold and encourage them to keep flying LH.
Oct 27, 2013, 6:26 pm
#70
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As already mentioned it would make sense that the stars will have to do with Lifetime Status, as also found at Oneworld (Or at least Qantas). There must be as well some "positive" enhancements with M&M... Or am I dreaming that the once best FQTL program will be back where it once was
Oct 27, 2013, 11:38 pm
#71
Join Date: Aug 2005
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I don't think there's anything to discuss given the clarity of this statement, with the exception of the sanity of LH's board members.
HTB.
Oct 28, 2013, 12:03 am
#72
Join Date: Jan 2011
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I think the status stars are something to be like an extra incentive currency depending on your m&m level:
FTL 1 star: trade for Y,B to Premium Y
FTL 2 star: trade for Y,B, to I // use a star for 1 year status renewal if treshold not met
SEN 1 star: trade for D,J,C to O or lower economy booking fare to premium Y
SEN 2 star: use a star for 1 year status renawal if treshold not met
HON 1 star: use a star to get 50.000 status miles for use of requalification
HON 2 star: trade for 1 year status renawal if threshold is not met
I have a gut feeling that the concept of softlanding if you don't requalify is to be abolished and that the status stars will be some form of enhancement. LH can cull the 1 time status requalifiers, yet still offering some goodwill to people who have kept their status longer : exiting new benefits as they now tout it
FTL 1 star: trade for Y,B to Premium Y
FTL 2 star: trade for Y,B, to I // use a star for 1 year status renewal if treshold not met
SEN 1 star: trade for D,J,C to O or lower economy booking fare to premium Y
SEN 2 star: use a star for 1 year status renawal if treshold not met
HON 1 star: use a star to get 50.000 status miles for use of requalification
HON 2 star: trade for 1 year status renawal if threshold is not met
I have a gut feeling that the concept of softlanding if you don't requalify is to be abolished and that the status stars will be some form of enhancement. LH can cull the 1 time status requalifiers, yet still offering some goodwill to people who have kept their status longer : exiting new benefits as they now tout it
Oct 28, 2013, 2:35 am
#73
Join Date: Mar 2008
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I think it just shows that Lufthansa failed to lower their customers expectation to the indended level (as in "don't you think you'll get any extra benefits period").
Oct 28, 2013, 3:58 am
#74
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Warsaw / London
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Instead of analyzing those new rules I tried to understand how to move business to AB / 1W team. Must admit that I'm happy with many routes (40% bonus on AB!!!). Also AB did a status match with my SEN, with my flying pattern I'm on the path to get Platinum in 6 months. While 1W is not as integrated as *A, whole thing looks much simpler & transparent to be honest.
I am really really surprised how M&M can degrade that much within less than 2 months. I hope LH team will feel it in their bookings, otherwise they will continue that mess for a foreseeable future. My Q1 flights are entirely moved to AB/AA
mfk
Oct 28, 2013, 4:26 am
#75
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Although that wasn't even the case for me when I flew Skyteam a few times, even when matched to KL Gold :-(.