Originally Posted by
JohnSIN
They told me nope. I was pretty pissed about that one but I guess it is the price to pay for ignorance. So for the GUP2, you need to accrue 50,000 miles in the following calendar year.
The advice you got is in fact correct.
If you are ROP*G, you get GUP1 as soon as your qualify to be used within the two year ROP*G validity. If you fly 50k+ in the year after qualification, you'll get GUP2 to be used within the ROP*G validity period (mentioned on the website).
If you fly 100k in either the year you qualify for ROP*G or the subsequent year, you are NOT automatically entitled to another GUP if you are ROP*G.
Sometimes TG offers an extra GUP for every 50k miles to ROP*G members, but this is discretionary and by no means the rule. For ROP*Platinum, this benefit is formalised however.
Originally Posted by
BKKROP
Absolute rubbish if I am understanding this correctly and you should contact Bangkok HO asap with all your flights. The web page also very clearly states if you travel 50,000 you should request another upgrade.
I don't think you're understanding this correctly. The website states you may request another GUP on accruing 50k+ miles in the next calendar year (see below). This is a very different issue to accumulating 100 or 150 etc in the SAME calendar year and receiving extra GUPs. Contacting your local/BKK office is a good idea, however.
Originally Posted by
www.thaiairways.com
If you are a very frequent flying Gold member, a second upgrade can be requested on accruing 50,000 Qualifying Miles or completing 40 international sectors on THAI, within the next complete calendar year after Gold status is attained or retained. [Emphasis added]