May 18, 2015, 2:32 am
Last edit by: canadiancow
FT members trying to earn a spot in the top 20:
canadiancow - 155k - Trip Log
DrunkCargo (selfloadingcargo) - Triplog
alc (aaalllccc) - 108,250 wings
philelite - ~82k
yvr76 (yvr-flyer) - ~120k
Clan Lindsay
yultraveler (oliviercn)
biglinguist - ~106k
YVRorange - 105k
Bonaventure - 100k~
travelgirl_SE (travelgirl)
supremekai
canadiancow - 155k - Trip Log
DrunkCargo (selfloadingcargo) - Triplog
alc (aaalllccc) - 108,250 wings
philelite - ~82k
yvr76 (yvr-flyer) - ~120k
Clan Lindsay
yultraveler (oliviercn)
biglinguist - ~106k
YVRorange - 105k
Bonaventure - 100k~
travelgirl_SE (travelgirl)
supremekai
Earn Your Wings - Fourth Edition
Apr 20, 2015, 2:08 pm
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Earn Your Wings - Fourth Edition
http://earnyourwings.aircanada.com/
Anyone wanna have some fun?
Drunk Cargo and I plan on dominating again
Anyone wanna have some fun?
Drunk Cargo and I plan on dominating again
Apr 20, 2015, 2:13 pm
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Wait... the badges listed are the same as v3. I hope they change, since I gave away the winning itinerary for that :\
Apr 20, 2015, 2:17 pm
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Most likely not interested...With the recent major devaluation of SE benefits i don't see the point of spending dozens/hundreds of hours suffering in Y.
I was among the top 25 during EYW1 and thought that was a really fun promotion (which encouraged me to spend a few extra $k, but this doesn't seem nearly as tempting.
I was among the top 25 during EYW1 and thought that was a really fun promotion (which encouraged me to spend a few extra $k, but this doesn't seem nearly as tempting.
Apr 20, 2015, 2:30 pm
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Apr 20, 2015, 2:30 pm
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I can't recall this being part of last year's T&C's:
Cow & DC, I don't recall how much you made last year but there is a cap this year!
Once again, thank you very much for the heads up communication AC! I am NOT going to cancel & re-book the INTL ticket I booked two days ago if that is your intention of not communicating ahead of time.
As part of the Promotion, each participant can earn up to a maximum of 750,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles, excluding the amount of bonus miles to be earned by finishing in the Top 20.
Once again, thank you very much for the heads up communication AC! I am NOT going to cancel & re-book the INTL ticket I booked two days ago if that is your intention of not communicating ahead of time.
Apr 20, 2015, 2:36 pm
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On the second page, but also, likely the highest I shall ever be!!
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/newre...ply&p=24693883
Yes, there was a cap last year too.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/newre...ply&p=24693883
I can't recall this being part of last year's T&C's:
Cow & DC, I don't recall how much you made last year but there is a cap this year!
Once again, thank you very much for the heads up communication AC! I am NOT going to cancel & re-book the INTL ticket I booked two days ago if that is your intention of not communicating ahead of time.
Cow & DC, I don't recall how much you made last year but there is a cap this year!
Once again, thank you very much for the heads up communication AC! I am NOT going to cancel & re-book the INTL ticket I booked two days ago if that is your intention of not communicating ahead of time.
Apr 20, 2015, 3:39 pm
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Apr 20, 2015, 4:01 pm
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1. Announce it ahead of time, but keep the booking window as is. This defers revenue as people hold bookings until the window opens. I assume they don't want this.
2. Include previously booked flights. This is rewarding you for something you would have done anyway, which I assume is also not something they want.
3. Announce it the day the booking window opens. This ensures that they're only rewarding people who may have been enticed to book by the promotion.
I understand the frustration, but I also understand why they chose option 3. Their goal, in every promotion, seems to be to get you to book flights you wouldn't have otherwise booked.
I think it was around 60k? I can't quite recall.
I'm updating my algorithm to run on the latest flight schedules so I can see if a similar itinerary will work as last time.