Originally Posted by
YohYohY
I agree the gap is too high, I would increase the number of miles it takes to reach Gold (that's purely a selfish point of view). Maybe 40k = Silver, 85k= Gold and 135k = Plat.
The argument that once a flyer has reached Gold and there's little incentive to keep flying on EK, this doesn't 'fly' for me.
You fly and gain tier miles to reach certain levels, those levels afford you specific benefits (both tangible and non), why then change your flights to another carrier and start from the bottom again, with zero benefits - is it just so you can have a 'gold' card in your travel wallet?
I'd argue that it makes sense to keep flying with one carrier (EK in this case), even if you stand no chance of reaching the next tier level you'll at least stand a better chance of op-ups and you'll be earning miles that can be used for upgrades.
I would agree with you if the tickets are paid by your company and if its all work related travel with an occasional personal trip.
However in my case I pay for my own tickets and have a lot of choices ( ex Uk).
I won't be travelling enough to hit platinum anyway. I usually fly enough on EK to hit 50K tier miles and then buy J tickets on QR and etihad for the rest of the year.
If flying Y its always EK though as the gold status comes in handy then
The J sale fares on the above are sometimes 1-1.5 k GBP lower than EK for 2 pax.