Purchasing Skyclub Temprary Membership on NWA.COM
Jun 29, 2009, 10:41 am
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Purchasing Skyclub Temprary Membership on NWA.COM
Can one buy the temp membership on the NWA site?
I am only able to purchase the 1 or 3 year memberships.
I am only able to purchase the 1 or 3 year memberships.
Jun 29, 2009, 12:05 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2004
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The 30 day can, and should IMHO, be purchased at the club on the day of first use. The process takes less than 5 minutes.
Jun 29, 2009, 12:08 pm
#3
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As the other poster mentioned, I'd just buy it at the club itself. But to answer your question, only delta.com supports the online purchse of the 30 day pass not nwa.com.
Jun 29, 2009, 12:51 pm
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Thanks for the info!
Jul 1, 2009, 5:42 pm
#5
Join Date: Dec 2004
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At $90 for 30 days, and permitting you plus up to 2 guests for a full 30 days, it pays for itself almost immediately. Great "backup plan" if you have a long layover, or get misconnected / delayed, especially when traveling with others. It also helps on international, as the competent staff can usually quickly fix your itinerary, boarding passes, etc. without a trip out to the counter, a long line at a service center desk, and stubborn reaccommodation issues.
Caveat (and I mentioned this at the DL DO to the Skymiles team last week):
You MUST print out the receipt and "card" page. You WILL NOT get an email confirmation, and WILL NOT receive a paper mailing either. If you lose that paper or not print it out, or not get a "paper NW-style card", you may get stuck with agents at the club door who do not believe you have that membership . You will only get an email telling you that it will expire shortly, 1 week before the 30 days is up, but it will not list your receipt number or Skyclub temporary number. (The temp membership payment can be credited toward a full 1-year regular membership in Skyclub for up to 30 days after it expires.) Again, you'll have to call Res and have them look up your Skymiles (or WP) account.
The SkyMiles club staff will NOT find it listed under Skymiles memberships. It is only found under your Skymiles account as a purchase / receipt for Skymiles members (not sure about Worldperks), which Reservations agents can find, but SkyClub staff are not aware of. I went round-and-round with the SkyClub / President's Club in EWR after purchasing one last month, and couldn't find the print out. When I called Res, they found it under my FF Account, so I put her on Speakerphone, and only then would the President's Club believe me.
I believe the Skyclub and Web team will be working on this shortly. I hope they post their intents and corrections.
Last edited by flyzabit; Jul 10, 2009 at 11:39 am
Jul 2, 2009, 4:08 am
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Great Info flyzabit! Thank you very much!^
Jul 21, 2009, 12:17 pm
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Can the 30 day pass be purchased at former NW World Clubs...now SkyClubs? Ill be in DTW tomorrow with a long layover and want to buy the 30-day pass, but am worried that the agents may not be able to process it without access to Deltamatic or at least the training needed to sell this pass. Anyone else have experience buying it at a WC?
Will they print it out for me showing me I have a 30-day membership?
Will they print it out for me showing me I have a 30-day membership?
Jul 21, 2009, 2:44 pm
#8
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I just purchased a spouse add-on membership at MKE's former WC, and they were all set to process it on the spot. I'm thinking if they can, DTW certainly can.
Jul 21, 2009, 5:52 pm
#9
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don't forget if you decide to go with the one year plan or three year plan you will be credited for your 30 day membership.
Jul 22, 2009, 7:21 am
#10
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I got an email from nwa with the link to purchase 30 day trial membership.
http://www.nwa.com/services/bustrav/...2.30daymbrCTA1
http://www.nwa.com/services/bustrav/...2.30daymbrCTA1
Aug 17, 2009, 6:17 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: CVG, DTW
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anyone have any experience buying a 30 day pass and buying a yearly membership when it expires. I'm a few miles short of gold right now and have a long layover friday at JFK, would like to buy the yearly membership at the gold price, can I do this or will they charge me based on my status at time of the 30 day purchase?
On another note, anyone have any advice on lounges at JFK, looks like there's a few, which one is best?
On another note, anyone have any advice on lounges at JFK, looks like there's a few, which one is best?
Aug 18, 2009, 7:46 pm
#12
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By the way, folks, US Airways Club has jumped into the 90-day membership fray with one for $120. FYI for when CO goes *A, if you need to fly *A.