Join Date: May 2007
Location: YYZ, but my heart is in Asia
Programs: AC-SE, CX-DM, DL-G, Hyatt-DM, Hilton-DM, Fairmont-Plt, Marriott-S, Accor-Plt, SPG-G, IHG-Plt
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Suggestion to AC: Give more bonus miles to offset AP devaluation
AC's frequent flyer program has undergone some depreciation. Who are going to lose out? AC Frequent fliers, or AP credit card frequent shoppers?
There is inflation all the time. The prices and the wages, and hence the credit card spending are going up continuously. So it is a natural phenomenon to see a devaluation of AP miles. $100K in 2001 is definitely different from $100K in 2011. It would be unfair for AP to give out a J ticket to Asia if you spent $100K in 2001 and the same J ticket if you spent $100K in 2011. Hence the devaluation of AP points.
But flying is different. The distance between Point A and Point B always stays the same. So a person would be earning the same amount of miles no matter when if the amount of flying stays the same.
The frequent flyer's benefit has been eroding continuously. An SE flying 100K a year could get 2 J *A tickets from NA to Asia1. Now, he cannot.
Isn't it time for AC to increase the 100% bonus non-status AP miles for SE to 150% to offset this devaluation? (And increase the bonus non-status AP miles accordingly for E and P as well)