Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
Where is all this segment talk coming from? What did I miss?
The qualification by segment is basically 500 SP per segment (no matter the length); there is no separate “you need 40 segments to reach Silver” qualification criteria. And a 50% bonus doesn’t give you half a segment, it gives you 250 points/SP.
Not now, but there will be when the choice-earn is implemented. Setting aside the Atmos Credit Card Family for a moment, if you choose to earn by segments, you will be required to fly 40 sgements for Silver, 80 for Gold, 160 for Platinum, and 270 for Titanium. Each earns a flat 500 SPs, so 20K, 40K, 80K, and 135K SP equivalent.
For Summit credit card holders, the 10K SPs granted on the anniversay is equivalent to 10K/500 = 20 segments. That reduces your segment requirement to 20, 60, 140 & 250 respectively.
Today, it was announced that HI Inter-Island flyers (Is that all members or just HI domiciled?) would earn 50% Bonus SPs. So, yes, a one-way HNL-OGG flight for a segment flyer would earn 1 segment and 750 SPs, essentially 1.5 segments. A similar return flight would earn 3 segments on 1500 SPs, a 3:2 ratio.
Via Credit Card spend, $1K on the Summit or $1.5K on the Ascent and Business cards generates 500 SPs = 1 segment. Via non-airline Points earned, each 3K Points = 1K SPs = 2 segments. For awards, each segment flown is 1 segment, regardless of distance flown. Each 10K SP "rollover," starting at 95K SPs in 2026 (190 segment equivalent) will reduce your segment requirement by 20 in the subsequent year.
James