Well I have just received my brand new skywards blue card , no free gift, No luggage tag, just the card.
Made me remember how it took 2 years to gain Gold back in 2009 and its taken a year to be demoted down to blue!!!
Since Emirates changed the way you earn airmiles, i have travelled with Qatar and Eithad airline's, not has good as emirates, but cheaper and i still get from A to B for my travels.

Emirates Plan to reduce the number of Gold card holders will be paying the benefits now, but how many customers have they lost by doing so.

Malc