Originally Posted by
backpacker24
No, I'm not willing to pay double fares to earn Silver status. These flights are for work and paid for by my company, so there's no way they're going to pay double so I can improve my Marco Polo status
My question is just: Is it pretty much impossible for someone with this type of flying pattern of going back and forth between Taipei and Hong Kong to earn silver status?
It seems really annoying that I fly with them every month and can't get above green.
I just did a dummy booking for TPE-HKG next week:
the lowest 100% mileage accrual V class TPE-HKG return costs 7688 NTD
the cheapest discounted 0% mileage Q class costs around 6348 NTD.
Price diff isn't significant here (certainly not double up the fare given I assume that you're flexible on departure time ex-TPE) Perhaps it's time for your company and you to look closer at this matter and make the best use of the money - i.e. buying a more flexible fare and allowing you to earn miles to quality for Silver!
