Priority Rewards limit to ten reservations
Dec 10, 2015, 12:26 pm
#61
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Dec 10, 2015, 1:39 pm
#63
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It has gotten ridiculously hard to get regular Aeroplan rewards unless you're booking a very long way out, meaning that the priority rewards are actually a useful benefit. I'm sure it's true that the cut to a yearly max of 10 didn't affect a lot of people, but it substantially diminishes our ability to max use of all those bloody Aeroplan miles we accumulate.
My spouse has no status whatsoever, but she booked AE for my daughter YUL-YVR on Nov 21 for travel yesterday Dec 9. I noticed when I went to book on my account that non-priority awards were available for the non-stop, so had spouse book flight instead and worked just fine.
Hit and miss I suppose, but yes J even with IKK is challenging as I'm finding for our Spring Break trip to South America
Dec 10, 2015, 2:29 pm
#64
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I've used 2, but my counter shows 10. Also, is this counter reset on January 1st, or March 1st. i.e. is it benefit year or calendar year?
I wonder if their tracker is smart enough to restore canceled tickets.
I wonder if their tracker is smart enough to restore canceled tickets.
Dec 10, 2015, 3:03 pm
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It was a priority booking, but now has no AC segments.
Dec 13, 2015, 9:15 am
#67
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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My dashboard says that 10 priority awards are available. So I too am wondering the same thing - does the 12 months start from when one used the first priority award, or does it start/re-set from the beginning of the calendar year (?2016), or does it start/re-set at the beginning of the benefit year (from Mar 1, 2016).
Dec 13, 2015, 9:19 am
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My dashboard says that 10 priority awards are available. So I too am wondering the same thing - does the 12 months start from when one used the first priority award, or does it start/re-set from the beginning of the calendar year (?2016), or does it start/re-set at the beginning of the benefit year (from Mar 1, 2016).
In the event that Aeroplan® Fixed Mileage Flight RewardsTM seats are completely booked, Priority Rewards offer eligible Altitude members access to additional seats on flights operated by Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Canada rouge. As announced in October 2014, Priority Rewards will be limited to a total of ten (10) reservations per eligible Altitude member, per year. The Priority Rewards tracker will be in place in the coming weeks.
How it will work
The number of Priority Rewards available to you will be reset every time your Altitude status changes. For instance, if you are an Elite 50K member in 2016 and have completed 5 Priority Rewards, and you then reach Elite 75K through Early Recognition, the number of Priority Rewards available to you will be reset to ten (10), once your status is updated. Alternatively, if your Altitude status does not change throughout the year, your counter will not change either – it will be reset during our annual requalification activities beginning in December 2016, and when your status is updated for the 2017 benefit period.
Keep track of the Priority Rewards available to you by visiting your Dashboard at altitude.aircanada.com. You will also see this information when completing a booking using your Aeroplan miles through aeroplan.com.
How it will work
The number of Priority Rewards available to you will be reset every time your Altitude status changes. For instance, if you are an Elite 50K member in 2016 and have completed 5 Priority Rewards, and you then reach Elite 75K through Early Recognition, the number of Priority Rewards available to you will be reset to ten (10), once your status is updated. Alternatively, if your Altitude status does not change throughout the year, your counter will not change either – it will be reset during our annual requalification activities beginning in December 2016, and when your status is updated for the 2017 benefit period.
Keep track of the Priority Rewards available to you by visiting your Dashboard at altitude.aircanada.com. You will also see this information when completing a booking using your Aeroplan miles through aeroplan.com.
Dec 13, 2015, 9:53 am
#69
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it will be reset during our annual requalification activities beginning in December 2016, and when your status is updated for the 2017 benefit period.
The statement is still ambiguous. Does it mean that when I re-qualify for the next status (in my case, I will re-qualify for SE in 2 weeks or so), or when I choose my select privileges, or Jan 1, 2016.
Dec 14, 2015, 3:51 pm
#70
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Just got off the phone with Aeroplan as they called me back regarding my inquiry about this topic. Being a 100k member, I asked if the 10 priority rewards will be reset effective March 1, 2016. Their response was NO and that the allocation of 10 provided will last the entire 2016 year.
Personally, I think this is complete ........ as there are Altitude Members which have not qualified for next year and they will have the privilege of the full 10 priority rewards until February 29, 2016. Air Canada really needs to create some clarity around this program as I have already used one reward since it became enforced on Thursday.
Personally, I think this is complete ........ as there are Altitude Members which have not qualified for next year and they will have the privilege of the full 10 priority rewards until February 29, 2016. Air Canada really needs to create some clarity around this program as I have already used one reward since it became enforced on Thursday.
Dec 17, 2015, 6:44 pm
#71
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I called aeroplan and got a complete different answer. She said it was when I select my new privileges in 2016 it will be reset. She did not seem that confident. I challenged her on it and she was a bit wishy washy and would not take it further. Can someone from Air Canada please clarify.
Dec 17, 2015, 8:59 pm
#73
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As an Altitude benefit, it makes no sense to me to have the benefit tied to the calendar year with the re-set happening in December when they process the "requalification activities." I'm no tech guy, but surely it'd be something simple to automatically re-set the counter every March 1st which is the start of the (benefit) year.
Dec 18, 2015, 11:34 am
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As an Altitude benefit, it makes no sense to me to have the benefit tied to the calendar year with the re-set happening in December when they process the "requalification activities." I'm no tech guy, but surely it'd be something simple to automatically re-set the counter every March 1st which is the start of the (benefit) year.
December is just dumb.
December also happens to be when I book a bunch of flights
