Originally Posted by woolfcross
I've been a CP for four years. This year I'm going to come up short for re-qualifying (will probably only have about 80,000 miles).
I wrote to the Chairman's desk and they offered me a re-qualification for 18 segments/18,000 miles flown between September 13 and October 31. Not only is this a somewhat shorter time period than other promotions I've seen--but it won't help me at all, for I'm doing all my end-of-year travel in November and December! (including several cross-country and one trans-atlantic).
Anyone out there know of any OTHER promotions? Or have any other ideas?
If not, then I'm sure gonna miss the wonderful CP desk people!
That's promo #6689 and was a targeted offer to US3s and US2s to encourage them to work toward Gold or Chairmans. The offers were included in their June statements, and they have since then and until October 31 to qualify for either level by meeting the same criteria you specify.
I called the preferred desk multiple times (agent roulette) asking if they would extend me the same challenge and each agent refused, saying "I'm sorry Mr. dirkman, but this is a targeted appeal and we can't register you." I'm frustrated, of course, because I travel almost exclusively on US Airways, even when doing so isn't as convenient or might cost me more, and I'm becoming more and more disenchanted that my loyaltly isn't being rewarded.
Even so, I'll probably make Chairmans on preferred miles alone sometime in November or early December. And if I don't, it's all the more motivation to start flying AA, DL or UA more than I already do.