Originally Posted by
ashill
Originally Posted by
JonNYC
With the slight, outside possibility of eliminating EQMs qualification for EP entirely-- EQPs only (as it was at the beginning.)
But I think all signs point to an approach of this type.
Hmm, but keeping EQMs for Gold and Platinum? I guess I had resigned myself to an (unfounded by fact) assumption that making the EQP bonuses permanent would mean the elimination of EQMs as a qualification method.
My main issue with EQP is that flying from smaller airports can be a whole lot more expensive on what would only count as .5 EQP fares. I definitely don't want them to add a fare dollars counter, but I don't know how they reconcile the high fares on 'lowly' fare classes. I think I spent quite a bit to get to EXP for 2016, but it is still closer to 75k EQP.
I think for Y booking domestic road warriors, an EQP focus would discourage earlier bookings especially with the prevalence of corporate travel sites.
Rasheed