2012 top tier requirement
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I am also envisioning the "I have 29k status miles, but they are all on AC. Shouldn't they give me Elite anyways?"...
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AC gold status is only good for someone flying AC, if you fly UA flights its useless. TRUST me it would NEVER be for AWARDS LOL! can you imagine paying AC $165 for a NA award on AC when us is $25 on UA?
AC gold status is good for AC flyers its useless if your not flying AC.
Also just a reminder AP does block awards.
Hey I honestly cannot imagine a UA flyer putting 35k to AC just for the lounge. Also till this year every other year I can remember UA had DOUBLE qualifying miles. So it made its gold around 35k
the other shoe has not dropped wait till the program comes out more IKK cuts and for sure restrictions on what miles can be used. THis is one of many cuts this year.
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#39
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Hm, that raises a question. If I book a flight marketed by another airline but AC metal does it count towards the 10k? What if I book an AC flight on non-AC metal, does that count?
For that matter, what if I fly LH on a route where AC and LH revenue-share. Surely that should be just as good as flying on an AC flight from their point of view.
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if someone want "lounge access" there are other gold programs to get you that, eg TG and its for 2 years.
AC gold status is only good for someone flying AC, if you fly UA flights its useless. TRUST me it would NEVER be for AWARDS LOL! can you imagine paying AC $165 for a NA award on AC when us is $25 on UA?
AC gold status is good for AC flyers its useless if your not flying AC.
Also just a reminder AP does block awards.
Hey I honestly cannot imagine a UA flyer putting 35k to AC just for the lounge. Also till this year every other year I can remember UA had DOUBLE qualifying miles. So it made its gold around 35k
AC gold status is only good for someone flying AC, if you fly UA flights its useless. TRUST me it would NEVER be for AWARDS LOL! can you imagine paying AC $165 for a NA award on AC when us is $25 on UA?
AC gold status is good for AC flyers its useless if your not flying AC.
Also just a reminder AP does block awards.
Hey I honestly cannot imagine a UA flyer putting 35k to AC just for the lounge. Also till this year every other year I can remember UA had DOUBLE qualifying miles. So it made its gold around 35k
I dont see any evidence that the program will be greatly devalued. Last years IKK changes surely didnt benefit all SEs, apart from that I cant remember any major "enhancements". The major change this year will be the upgrade program, and so far theres no info whether the program will become better/worse.
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Have you recently changed jobs and become a fortune teller?
I dont see any evidence that the program will be greatly devalued. Last years IKK changes surely didnt benefit all SEs, apart from that I cant remember any major "enhancements". The major change this year will be the upgrade program, and so far theres no info whether the program will become better/worse.
Oh and for 10 years you could say AC will cut the SE program and win the crystal ball
#42
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Many of the big promoters of AE in the US on FT never step foot on AC metal unless it's an award. They run their miles up using a US AE-affinity credit card, or transfer through Amex MR. Status doesn't matter to them as they have it on their primary American FF program and they get a discounted rate on their RCC membership. But agree this is a long overdue development on the part of AC, and will somewhat reduce the number of foreign Es. Unlikely to affect Ps or SEs.
BTW language is exactly the same in the SE email:
New Top Tier 2012 qualification requirements
On top of existing qualification criteria, members will need to earn a minimum of 10,000 Air Canada Status Miles or five (5) eligible Air Canada Status Flight Segments on eligible flights operated by Air Canada and its regional affiliates to achieve 2012 Top Tier status. Remember, the qualification period runs from January 1 to December 31, 2011. Full details will be revealed when we launch the 2011 Top Tier program.
for anyone who is UA they can PAY $300 for RCC so they are not very likely to put 35k to an AC program, just for lounge access If they just wanted lounge access like you say they would join other programs such as TG when you get 2 years of gold and I assume other programs have the same perk..
there are big changes in the program at AC, just a few days more to find out.
before all the negative people post, of my 35k AC miles 95% are AC
there are big changes in the program at AC, just a few days more to find out.
before all the negative people post, of my 35k AC miles 95% are AC
BTW language is exactly the same in the SE email:
New Top Tier 2012 qualification requirements
On top of existing qualification criteria, members will need to earn a minimum of 10,000 Air Canada Status Miles or five (5) eligible Air Canada Status Flight Segments on eligible flights operated by Air Canada and its regional affiliates to achieve 2012 Top Tier status. Remember, the qualification period runs from January 1 to December 31, 2011. Full details will be revealed when we launch the 2011 Top Tier program.
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Have you recently changed jobs and become a fortune teller?
I dont see any evidence that the program will be greatly devalued. Last years IKK changes surely didnt benefit all SEs, apart from that I cant remember any major "enhancements". The major change this year will be the upgrade program, and so far theres no info whether the program will become better/worse.
I dont see any evidence that the program will be greatly devalued. Last years IKK changes surely didnt benefit all SEs, apart from that I cant remember any major "enhancements". The major change this year will be the upgrade program, and so far theres no info whether the program will become better/worse.
Anyone want to give me odds?
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Perhaps, but that PremEx still did not give RCC or other domestic lounge access to them. Most Premier and PremEx elites at UA fly domestic and not international, so if they want lounge access they either buy it or consider a low-STARGold tier carrier as a second program. At the moment, it is actually shifting from AE to Aegean, which IIRC only requires something like 15K for STARGold since most of its members only fly regionally within the region and earn minimum mileage.