Originally Posted by
wazow
The presentation was very confusing to me initially, but I think I got it
https://saseurobonusmastercard.dk/ko...e/fly-premium/
It appears so that until you earn 50K points you are allowed to buy one return award trip in GO in Scandinavia, and you will be given a PLUS ticket. I believe this includes a companion. But practice will show
With earning between 50-100K you get unlimited upgrades to PLUS (on award trips only
) in Europe (so short haul).
With earnings between 100K and 200K this privilige is extended to all trips (also long haul).
And above 200K earned you get an award ticket in C for the price of GO.
There was also some small print about computing the tier level every month based on the 12 months. It seems that the earning in EB matters, not the earning on the card. However, the product is complex, perhaps needlessly so, thus I wouldn't be surprised if the communication folks misunderstood it (or that I myself misunderstood it).
It was not clear to me at first, but the earnings are not in DKK or SEK, but rather in points earned in the past 12 months. Hard to calculate the spend needed to reach the upgrade perk if points earned flying are also included...and the earning rate depends on which currency you shop. If you only earn points using the Premium Card in Sweden (15kr/100SEk), you would have to spend 1.3+MSEK to trigger the bonus...yikes!
With that being said, it only states that the threshold is based on points earned in the past 12 months. I take this to be all points earned regardless of activity. If that is true, points earned on my AMEX would also qualify. I have trouble accepting this, but it starts to lead into double dip possibilities. In worst case the Premium Card costs 1500kr for 12000 Basic points, plus equivalent earnings to my AMEX. Cheaper than the AMEX Premium if you need Basic points, seemingly much worse when it comes to the bonus threshold (i.e. 2-4-1 or upgrade).
A few other musings...
(1)The upgrade does not specify 1 companion, but travel companions. This could be interesting for families if award space is open.
(2) No mention of the time frame to use the upgrade perk. They must have taken lessons from AMEX on being unclear
(3) If booking the upgrade is on SAS, it could be possible (albeit unlikely) to use a 2-4-1 as well. Not sure if that is beneficial, but it could lead to interedting possibilities with SAS IT
(3) Whomever wrote the pamphlet does not travel much on SAS or care to be cleareleased on the rules.