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Please note that due to recent updates to site-wide forum best practices eUpgrade credits may only be freely shared but not solicited in any form. Posts asking for credits will be deleted.
This thread isn't meant to serve as a substitute for the trading of airline instruments as those transactions are to be done within the Coupon Connection forum which does require a minimum number of posts & time on FT to be eligible to enter. This thread is meant to freely offer expiring eUpgrade credits to fellow forum members.
tcook052
Air Canada Forum Moderator
This thread isn't meant to serve as a substitute for the trading of airline instruments as those transactions are to be done within the Coupon Connection forum which does require a minimum number of posts & time on FT to be eligible to enter. This thread is meant to freely offer expiring eUpgrade credits to fellow forum members.
tcook052
Air Canada Forum Moderator
Expiring e-upgrade credits!
Nov 23, 2016, 9:16 am
#16
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Canada
Programs: AC SE 2MM, HH Dd, SPG; IC Pl/A; AA; DL
Posts: 14,321
126 left here -- will use a few more this year and might get in a trip to Argentina in February so possibilities to use some still but likely retiring a bigger whack than normal this year.
Nov 23, 2016, 9:30 am
#18
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,324
Nov 23, 2016, 9:45 am
#19
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Canada
Programs: AC SE 2MM, HH Dd, SPG; IC Pl/A; AA; DL
Posts: 14,321
Always tried to upgrade the elderly to make their trips more pleasant and it was always appreciated (except by Elites who didn't get their upgrades!
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Nov 23, 2016, 11:19 am
#20
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SEMM; AA,DL, Hyatt and Starwood. Ex-status:SQ PPS,CSA,Hilton,AA,UA
Posts: 743
64 will expire for me, plus about 20 for spouse (who is also nominee and my gifted E50K).
Interestingly, we're strongly thinking of doing our first-ever mileage (actually AQD) run in December -- she for $$$ and me on a points ticket. Or up-faring her remaining YOW-YYZ from Tango to full-J. She's over AQM and within $600 in AQD to get E50K on her own this year. In previous years I always had ample eUps earned late in the year that rolled over to the next year, and so it was painless enough to gift her E50K as one of my 100K select privileges instead of the eUps. However this year most of my flying was in the first half of the year, and so all of my current eUps will expire Feb 2017. She'll have multiple trips to Europe in Flex we could thus "prepay to upgrade", rather than either being short (my) credits to upgrade her at all, or at least without co-pay, next year.
Interestingly, we're strongly thinking of doing our first-ever mileage (actually AQD) run in December -- she for $$$ and me on a points ticket. Or up-faring her remaining YOW-YYZ from Tango to full-J. She's over AQM and within $600 in AQD to get E50K on her own this year. In previous years I always had ample eUps earned late in the year that rolled over to the next year, and so it was painless enough to gift her E50K as one of my 100K select privileges instead of the eUps. However this year most of my flying was in the first half of the year, and so all of my current eUps will expire Feb 2017. She'll have multiple trips to Europe in Flex we could thus "prepay to upgrade", rather than either being short (my) credits to upgrade her at all, or at least without co-pay, next year.
Nov 23, 2016, 2:51 pm
#22
Moderator, Air Canada; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE MM, FB Plat, WS Plat, BA Silver, DL GM, Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,767
I'm sitting on 102 right now, haven't used one in months. In fact, I'm not sure whether I've used any of my 2016 program credits at all.
But I'm burning 40 on Sunday, another 16 the weekend after that, and possibly 8 tomorrow.
So that gets me to 38. There's a decent chance I'll use a good chunk of those before they expire.
Interesting. My wife has never had status before but made E35K this year and will be within a few AQM of E50K. But for the life of me, I can't figure out why she would bother with a mileage run. She travels almost exclusively with me. Her eUps likely aren't very useful given (a) how few she gets and (b) lower priority. In fact, the 5 she got for early qualification will almost certainly go unused.
But I'm burning 40 on Sunday, another 16 the weekend after that, and possibly 8 tomorrow.
So that gets me to 38. There's a decent chance I'll use a good chunk of those before they expire.
Interestingly, we're strongly thinking of doing our first-ever mileage (actually AQD) run in December -- she for $$$ and me on a points ticket. Or up-faring her remaining YOW-YYZ from Tango to full-J. She's over AQM and within $600 in AQD to get E50K on her own this year. In previous years I always had ample eUps earned late in the year that rolled over to the next year, and so it was painless enough to gift her E50K as one of my 100K select privileges instead of the eUps. However this year most of my flying was in the first half of the year, and so all of my current eUps will expire Feb 2017. She'll have multiple trips to Europe in Flex we could thus "prepay to upgrade", rather than either being short (my) credits to upgrade her at all, or at least without co-pay, next year.
Nov 23, 2016, 4:25 pm
#24
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: MLL / AC Cafe
Programs: It's hard to get status when the website won't let me book flights.
Posts: 5,706
I'm sitting on 102 right now, haven't used one in months. In fact, I'm not sure whether I've used any of my 2016 program credits at all.
But I'm burning 40 on Sunday, another 16 the weekend after that, and possibly 8 tomorrow.
So that gets me to 38. There's a decent chance I'll use a good chunk of those before they expire.
Interesting. My wife has never had status before but made E35K this year and will be within a few AQM of E50K. But for the life of me, I can't figure out why she would bother with a mileage run. She travels almost exclusively with me. Her eUps likely aren't very useful given (a) how few she gets and (b) lower priority. In fact, the 5 she got for early qualification will almost certainly go unused.
But I'm burning 40 on Sunday, another 16 the weekend after that, and possibly 8 tomorrow.
So that gets me to 38. There's a decent chance I'll use a good chunk of those before they expire.
Interesting. My wife has never had status before but made E35K this year and will be within a few AQM of E50K. But for the life of me, I can't figure out why she would bother with a mileage run. She travels almost exclusively with me. Her eUps likely aren't very useful given (a) how few she gets and (b) lower priority. In fact, the 5 she got for early qualification will almost certainly go unused.
Nov 23, 2016, 5:55 pm
#26
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AC Million Miler & long time SE; StarwoodPlat for 10+ yrs & lifetime Gold; Hilton Honours Diamond; IC Ambassador; AMEX Plat;Avis Presidents Club; Airmiles GOLD; and just about everything else!
Programs: aeroplan & 25+year loyalty
Posts: 3,822
Nov 23, 2016, 7:15 pm
#27
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SEMM; AA,DL, Hyatt and Starwood. Ex-status:SQ PPS,CSA,Hilton,AA,UA
Posts: 743
Interesting. [re montrealer saying his wife is considering an AQD run] My wife has never had status before but made E35K this year and will be within a few AQM of E50K. But for the life of me, I can't figure out why she would bother with a mileage run. She travels almost exclusively with me. Her eUps likely aren't very useful given (a) how few she gets and (b) lower priority. In fact, the 5 she got for early qualification will almost certainly go unused.
In past years I've always raced through some eup thresholds in the fall and so ended the year with plenty of nonexpiring eups, and thus could afford to gift her E50K and give up the S100K status renewal eups. This year my travel peak was earlier in the year (and I travelled 120k rather than 300k+), so an AQD run for her to make E50K herself, and so I can get more eups myself rather than gifting her status, makes sense.
Nov 23, 2016, 7:44 pm
#28
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Ottawa, ON
Programs: AC*SE100K, AC*MM, Marriott Platinum Elite
Posts: 286
If anyone has a nominee slot open and credits to burn, I would be very grateful for 26. I'm an SE100K flying Flex this coming week. I'll be sure to pay it forward...
Nov 23, 2016, 7:46 pm
#29
Moderator, Air Canada; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE MM, FB Plat, WS Plat, BA Silver, DL GM, Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, Accor Silver
Posts: 16,767
Nov 23, 2016, 8:55 pm
#30
Join Date: May 2012
Location: BKK/SIN/YYZ/YUL
Programs: DL, AC, Bonvoy, Accor, Hilton
Posts: 2,919
I see that large number of people have shared that they have lots of credits. So far no one has shared the size of his or her most recent turd delivery event.
How is the number of credits one has going to help anyone?