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Old Dec 30, 2018, 2:39 pm
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Ellice
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Programs: Air New Zealand Elite
Posts: 441
Never got the email mentioned above. Because have pulled back work flying big time this year. Found a lot of other alternatives since for leisure travel... Better bang for your (air) buck. Just need to arrange your credit cards properly and do the required reading...
The indicator for me is how many times you reached the Elite requalification level and your status credits in one year, and how many Elite years you can bank with airnz.
I guess with some airlines you would actually get lifetime levels of status where NZ just gives banked Elite years, that will eventually run out. The QF lifetime status is tremendous, even with oneworld lifetime ruby, especially if you are in the States on AA watching a massive queue at the economy check in and you don't have to join them.
The call centre for elites is good in not having to wait endlessly for an agent and then when you do get one they generally know what they are doing, unlike some of them on the economy call line.

Last edited by Ellice; Jan 1, 2019 at 5:40 am Reason: clarification & spelling
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