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Old Oct 1, 2011, 6:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Ancien Maestro
AFAIK 3MMers would at least match the service as lifetime SEs..

What is the priority for upgrades? SEs or VIPs?
post 140 (in between your posts 139 & 143) in this thread should answer your question.
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Old Oct 1, 2011, 6:51 pm
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Originally Posted by 1K+
post 140 (in between your posts 139 & 143) in this thread should answer your question.
I was just referring to the mmer and SE comparison on the treatment and upgrade queue..

My point is that 3mm would arguably be treated the same (or even better) as SE, whereas the mmer would probably not be treat the same
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Old Oct 2, 2011, 4:39 pm
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Originally Posted by NAJetSet
Welcome to FT!

Can you cite your sources for this information? There is some data published on this thread that contradicts your statement "Its the equivalent of SE".
Thanks for the welcome . Its a sweetener they use on large purchasing agreements with corporate accounts. I work for a company that has a "deal" with AC. It used to be equivalent to AC E but they just upgraded it to SE equivalency. Only 2000 VIPs total. But I think the exclusivity is driven by the number of corporate purchasing agreements they have.
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Old Oct 2, 2011, 4:52 pm
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Originally Posted by whereandwhen
Only 2000 VIPs total.
That actually seems like a pretty big number given that there are only supposedly ~10,000 SE's.
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Old Oct 2, 2011, 8:43 pm
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Originally Posted by NAJetSet
Welcome to FT!

Can you cite your sources for this information? There is some data published on this thread that contradicts your statement "Its the equivalent of SE".
Originally Posted by The Lev
That actually seems like a pretty big number given that there are only supposedly ~10,000 SE's.
Not so much when you think that these are not earned status so they can distribute a lot more easily. 100 corporate deals with 20 freebies to give away as favours by the client's purchasing department and you are there.
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Old Oct 2, 2011, 9:15 pm
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And probably a lot of them are VIP Es rather than VIP SEs.

I would think SEs are still higher than VIP Es.
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Old Oct 2, 2011, 9:57 pm
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Originally Posted by jarusoba
And probably a lot of them are VIP Es rather than VIP SEs.

I would think SEs are still higher than VIP Es.
Two levels of VIPs.. what are the corporate purchases thresholds to obtain these statuses?

This makes sense for AC to offer as it caters to the needs of corporations.. little incentives to keep the business at the airline..
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 4:28 pm
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Sun TVs Ezra Levant is VIP and has beat me out twice for upgrade on yyz-yyc on Friday aft. VIP > SE
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 5:47 pm
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Originally Posted by jeffdoucette
Sun TVs Ezra Levant is VIP and has beat me out twice for upgrade on yyz-yyc on Friday aft. VIP > SE
Hmm.. do you know though if that is because of VIP or some type of contract SUN TV has?
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 5:52 pm
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Originally Posted by jeffdoucette
Sun TVs Ezra Levant is VIP and has beat me out twice for upgrade on yyz-yyc on Friday aft. VIP > SE
Maybe not. What fare were you on? Unless you were on Lat Y, she could have had a higher fare. I'd say that VIP is equal to SE.
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Old Dec 4, 2011, 8:24 pm
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Originally Posted by jlisi984
Maybe not. What fare were you on? Unless you were on Lat Y, she could have had a higher fare. I'd say that VIP is equal to SE.
Normally SE Tango+ should be higher than E Lat, correct? If so then She must be either SE or VIP trumps SE or she had higher fare as SE.
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Old Jan 17, 2012, 1:02 pm
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some details:

gift elite status to someone else
vip contacts
se luggage allowance
concierge service
100% bonus aeroplan miles
65 eupgrades

other
avis - president's club membership
fairmont - president's club circle - "invitation only" top tier which includes automatic suite upgrade at time of reservation with upgrade to the best available room or suite upon your arrival
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Old Jan 17, 2012, 4:01 pm
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Originally Posted by fly-yul
some details:

gift elite status to someone else
vip contacts
se luggage allowance
concierge service
100% bonus aeroplan miles
65 eupgrades

other
avis - president's club membership
fairmont - president's club circle - "invitation only" top tier which includes automatic suite upgrade at time of reservation with upgrade to the best available room or suite upon your arrival
How did you find out??
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Old Jan 18, 2012, 10:24 am
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Originally Posted by jlisi984
How did you find out??
by logging into the AC VIP website...
No I'm not a member.
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Old Feb 21, 2012, 7:21 pm
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Looks like 2012 brought new branding to the VIP program as well

http://aircanadavip.com/en/
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