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Old Feb 13, 2004 | 11:52 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by GoldCircle:
My interpretation is that these bonuses do not count towards status, they are simply awarded on the basis of status. </font>
Maybe, but surely a tier bonus on status is meaningless? Everyone who is blue is going for silver, and everyone silver is going for gold, and everyone gold is requalifying. All élites get a 25% bonus, so awarding a 25% bonus on status miles is equivalent to reducing the qualifying rate by 25%. If you want to do that... Why not just reduce the qualifying rate by 25%? It makes life a lot simpler.
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