Hi there.
I've just returned to flying after a few years off. In a couple of months I've already hit Gold with EK. I just booked a AKL-AMS return flight in F and I see in my Emirates account I will be on 146,500 tier miles after this flight (happening in 3 weeks time).
My question is - is there anyway to earn tier miles without flying? In December I'll be taking the family to Dubai (2 adults, 1x infant and 1x child) in J class and I was really hoping I'd be in Platinum for that trip (for the faster baggage service, the better lounge access, faster check-in etc and also to start earning more points).

I looked at the Skywards+ membership plan (the top plan enables a 20% tier miles bonus) but as I called Emirates to book the AKL-AMS flight that flight is not eligible for the bonus. Personally I think this is a bit silly as the flight was booked with Emirates directly, but I just wanted clarification on a particular seat and then ended up finishing the booking on the phone. Anyway, rules are rules.

So yeah, i was curious if there are other methods to earn a few thousand tier miles outside of jumping on another plane.

Thanks in advance.