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flyquiet has graciously commenced with a compilation of recent data points with regard to the most recent targeted status buy up offer.

Your contributions to this wiki are greatly appreciated!

Please post your data point offer below, as per the headings, and the comma delimiter.

If someone would like to improve the formatting style, be my guest.

* Note that the first version of this wiki is based on flyquiet's post, #250.
* if you are not eligible to contribute to the wiki, just say so you in your post and we will do it for you.

- yyznomad

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From AQM AQS AQD Offer Post#

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75k105% uns 88% 2499 N/A

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75K 70% 79% 125% no 238
 75K 76% uns 55% no 229
 75K 105% uns 53% no 210
 75K 116% uns 75% no 252
 75K 84% uns 47% no 254
 75K (unclear if given 50K or 75K, 64%, uns, 126%, no, 255
 75K uns 89% 85% 1599 129/162
 75K 81% 48% 92% 1299 151/160
 75k 83% uns 81% no 295
 50K 62% 88% 100% no 319
 50K 73% 41% 116% no 289
 50K 96% 74% 106% 899 266
 50K 80% uns 178% no 232
 50K uns uns uns 899 193
 35K 93% 46% 160% 899 125
 35K 88% 46% 133% 899 230
 35K 99% uns "enough", 799, 253
 35K 72% 31% 100% no ---
 35K 70% uns 100% no 181
 35K 61% 88% 264% 899 309
 25K 91% uns 150% 599 287
 25K uns 94% uns 599 123
 25K 71% 74% 200% no 195
 AC*A uns uns uns 499 127
 AC*A 79% 16% 104% 499 257
 AC*A 92% uns 87% 144
 AC*A 41% 8% 191% 399 258

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Jan 8, 2020, 10:02 pm

#751

painintheuk

Join Date: Nov 2005

Location: YSC (and all its regularly scheduled flights)

Posts: 2,519

Quote:

Originally Posted by moztraveller

As a first time P25k this year I was successful in upgrading to J on YVR-YYZ (along with Msmoztraveller who is also P25k) and YUL-YVR, but I consider myself extremely lucky that both had R space and cleared in advance. I'll be E35k this year, though I don't think that greatly increases my odds

Great! I'll be flyingYVR-YYZ-YVR in a couple of weeks, so I hope for the same. I wish that I could choose 'upgrade' and get the best available.

Dr. PITUK

Last edited by painintheuk; Jan 8, 2020 at 10:03 pm Reason: 3rd post with wierd old posts being quoted...

Jan 8, 2020, 10:14 pm

#752

painintheuk

Join Date: Nov 2005

Location: YSC (and all its regularly scheduled flights)

Posts: 2,519

Quote:

Originally Posted by wjw

$1,099 plus tax

I figured I don’t NEED the star alliance lounges because although they are better I at least get PP lounges with my Amex Platinum. Priority baggage is nice, but I’d rather wait for bags and keep my $1,099.

I disagree that AC/*A lounges are always better than PP. Even in Canada, the food in YVR and YYZ is way better in the PP lounges. The crowding varies depending on time and airport.

Dr. PITUK

Last edited by tcook052; Jan 9, 2020 at 6:30 am Reason: off topic

Jan 9, 2020, 5:49 am

#753

Plumber

Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: YOW

Programs: AC-SE100K, AC-3MM, Marriott- LT Titanium, SPG RIP

Posts: 2,958

Any offers out there for former SEs (who are short in 2019) to buy up to SE for 20/21?

I have a colleague who has been SE for a really long time and only hit 85K this year. He is wirting to them but not sure when he will hear back.

Jan 9, 2020, 6:14 am

#754

eastcoastcan

Join Date: Mar 2005

Programs: Air Canada Elite, Continental Gold, IC Royal Ambassador, SPG Gold

Posts: 705

Where do you even write to?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plumber

Jan 9, 2020, 6:33 am

#755

Plumber

Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: YOW

Programs: AC-SE100K, AC-3MM, Marriott- LT Titanium, SPG RIP

Posts: 2,958

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastcoastcan

Where do you even write to?

He wrote to his local Concierge office, who know him very well, and they gave him a contact email at Air Canada.

Jan 9, 2020, 7:24 am

#756

royal757

Join Date: May 2015

Location: YUL

Programs: AC 50K, *A Gold

Posts: 301

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastcoastcan

Where do you even write to?

[email protected]

they reply QUICKLY to emails. (not a joke)

Plumber, Diabeetus, Swiftler and 1 others like this.

Jan 9, 2020, 8:44 am

#757

yowcat

Join Date: Jun 2010

Programs: AC SE 1MM

Posts: 344

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plumber

If your colleague gets an offer I'd really like to know what it is. 15K sounds pretty short so will be curious to see the value they place on it.

canadiancow likes this.

Jan 9, 2020, 9:19 am

#758

Plumber

Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: YOW

Programs: AC-SE100K, AC-3MM, Marriott- LT Titanium, SPG RIP

Posts: 2,958

Quote:

Originally Posted by yowcat

If your colleague gets an offer I'd really like to know what it is. 15K sounds pretty short so will be curious to see the value they place on it.

I can report back.

He is at 2.8MM and has been SE for so many consecutive years.

He is expecting AC to just grant him a one-time, no-charge exemption.

Jan 9, 2020, 10:26 am

#759

eastcoastcan

Join Date: Mar 2005

Programs: Air Canada Elite, Continental Gold, IC Royal Ambassador, SPG Gold

Posts: 705

"Dear eastcoastcan,

Thank you for taking the time to write in.

I regret to inform you that we are not offering a promotion to purchase Super Elite 100K status at this time. We strive to maintain Super Elite 100K status as exclusive as possible, and we are unable to offer any promotions to purchase this level until full 2019 qualifications have been completed. That being said, we would like to invite you to stay tuned for future offers. If you are selected for a SE100K offer at a later time, you will be notified by email.

Thank you very much for your business. We truly appreciate your loyalty to Air Canada.

Best regards,
Air Canada Altitude"

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Last edited by eastcoastcan; Jan 9, 2020 at 11:29 am

Jan 9, 2020, 10:36 am

#760

nomadic.relief

Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: YVR

Posts: 2,120

Ohhh I forgot about the buy up. I wonder if that's why despite making it to the next tier I have been waiting to be picked up in a sweep since December - they've been waiting for me to accept their unnecessary offer!!

Jan 9, 2020, 10:54 am

#761

canadiancow

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: 44,323

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plumber

I can report back.

He is at 2.8MM and has been SE for so many consecutive years.

He is expecting AC to just grant him a one-time, no-charge exemption.

"I used to be SE" seems like a strange reason to grant it.

They offer three published ways of maintaining SE without hitting the qualification requirements, so I'd be surprised if they do anything for him.

1. 3MM
2. Banked year
3. Baby

Just tell him to fly 200k more AQM

Jan 9, 2020, 11:36 am

#762

Plumber

Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: YOW

Programs: AC-SE100K, AC-3MM, Marriott- LT Titanium, SPG RIP

Posts: 2,958

Quote:

Originally Posted by canadiancow

I agree with you...but he seems to differently...

I imagine it will be something like this...

I have been SE consistently for 22 years and went through a job change. I now direct our company's budget for flying, but I personally did less flying in 2019 while I adjusted to the role.

I expect my flying to get back to normal levels (ie >100K AQM) in 2020 and beyond.

Please grant me a one time exemption for SE for 2020/21.

Of course I really have no idea, but that is what I think would be said.

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Jan 9, 2020, 12:06 pm

#763

aburrsir

Join Date: Dec 2019

Programs: Marriott Titanium, AC 75k, Hilton Diamond

Posts: 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by royal757

[email protected]

they reply QUICKLY to emails. (not a joke)

Thanks for the above - I reached out to them for a E75 to SE100 step up (which I think is unlikely, but worth a try) and received an auto-reply with a link to this site. May be useful to some of you going through the process

https://points-ebgt.s3.amazonaws.com...faq_en-CA.html

Jan 9, 2020, 11:52 pm

#764

DaveObee

Join Date: Feb 2010

Location: YYJ - Victoria

Programs: E50K

Posts: 453

My flying dropped off suddenly in the second half of last year, and this is my first time on this site in eight months! In 2020 I think flight frequency will return to normal, but as a P25. Yikes. Can't stand the thought of P25. A few years ago I dropped to P25 and hated it, so after a few months did some segment runs to get me to 35K in a hurry. I didn't want to do that again this year, so when the offer of a buy-up arrived I decided to go for it. $779 plus tax. In December I considered a couple of YYJ-YVR-YLW runs, but did not have the time to go. The price would have been around $800, plus parking and so on, so by paying for 35K at least I get the same benefit for the same price, more or less, without the BIS.

Are the benefits really worth it? Time will tell. Since most of my segments are YYJ-YVR, and most of my miles are YYJ-YYZ in paid business, the upgrades don't matter (I didn't use any in 2019 anyway). I have no interest in lugging three suitcases to or from an airport. It really comes down to lounge access in YVR and YYZ, plus priority boarding when I have not paid for it.

Even I look at this and wonder about the sanity of my purchase. Considering only the financial aspect, it makes no sense. Maybe my brain is rusty after so much time away. Maybe it is a better deal than it seems to be.

Time will tell.