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Oct 13, 2018, 8:34 pm
#76
Join Date: Jun 2018
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Why be jealous? For those who earn SE from purely flying for fun, sure, it may be nothing but nice, but for many of us, earning SE means a lot of business travel, which often involves many nights away from home/friends/hobbies/etc, late nights, short-notice changes of plans, being subject to corporate travel policies written by people who never travel, etc.
Unless you're doing a huge amount of travel and falling just short of SE - in which case I'd suggest an MR/DR might be a decent value proposition - I wouldn't be jealous of the SEs. Since making SE, I get more upgrades, have concierge accesss, etc than I did back when I was a lowly Elite (back when it was P/E/SE) and doing, say, 40K or so a year. But I don't know that I enjoy my travel much more overall, for the aforementioned reasons.
Unless you're doing a huge amount of travel and falling just short of SE - in which case I'd suggest an MR/DR might be a decent value proposition - I wouldn't be jealous of the SEs. Since making SE, I get more upgrades, have concierge accesss, etc than I did back when I was a lowly Elite (back when it was P/E/SE) and doing, say, 40K or so a year. But I don't know that I enjoy my travel much more overall, for the aforementioned reasons.
So yes. I'm jealous. And I will be until I get SE, which may have to wait until next year. We'll see. My traveling position didn't start until the 3rd week of May so I had a shortened schedule to make it happen.
Oct 13, 2018, 8:57 pm
#77
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Why be jealous? Since May I've been home about 6 weeks, including vacation time, so I'm missing all the same things you are, being subjected to corporate travel policies like you, living in a perpetual state of jet-lag because of being in a different time zone every week, living off of bad food and sleeping in ever changing beds...the difference? I don't have the extra perks you do.
So yes. I'm jealous. And I will be until I get SE, which may have to wait until next year. We'll see. My traveling position didn't start until the 3rd week of May so I had a shortened schedule to make it happen.
So yes. I'm jealous. And I will be until I get SE, which may have to wait until next year. We'll see. My traveling position didn't start until the 3rd week of May so I had a shortened schedule to make it happen.
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Oct 13, 2018, 9:59 pm
#78
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Why be jealous? Since May I've been home about 6 weeks, including vacation time, so I'm missing all the same things you are, being subjected to corporate travel policies like you, living in a perpetual state of jet-lag because of being in a different time zone every week, living off of bad food and sleeping in ever changing beds...the difference? I don't have the extra perks you do.
So yes. I'm jealous. And I will be until I get SE, which may have to wait until next year. We'll see. My traveling position didn't start until the 3rd week of May so I had a shortened schedule to make it happen.
So yes. I'm jealous. And I will be until I get SE, which may have to wait until next year. We'll see. My traveling position didn't start until the 3rd week of May so I had a shortened schedule to make it happen.
I concur with @yyznomad that you might want to consider MR/DR if your planned flying won't get you to SE before the end of this year.
Oct 13, 2018, 10:13 pm
#79
Join Date: Jun 2018
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As @Adam Smith suggested, how about doing MRs to get you over the hump?
All my booked travel takes me to the end of November and will leave me probably about $800 short. I may not actually have work travel in DEC so I'll have to turn to you fine folks and get some help putting a run together.
Oct 13, 2018, 10:15 pm
#80
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It will be a DR if necessary. I'm cutting it close. Miles are no problem at all. I screwed up and did way too much LH and UA when I first got going.
All my booked travel takes me to the end of November and will leave me probably about $800 short. I may not actually have work travel in DEC so I'll have to turn to you fine folks and get some help putting a run together.
All my booked travel takes me to the end of November and will leave me probably about $800 short. I may not actually have work travel in DEC so I'll have to turn to you fine folks and get some help putting a run together.
Yeah, we'll make sure you make the best of your DR!
Oct 13, 2018, 10:33 pm
#81
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You don't even need to do a DR. Just call in and upfare an existing itinerary. Move some Y to PY or J.
MRs take time and money. DRs don't have to take any time.
MRs take time and money. DRs don't have to take any time.
Oct 13, 2018, 10:44 pm
#82
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Oct 13, 2018, 10:50 pm
#83
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Mostly true. But if OP has a bunch of travel booked through a TA mandated by his employer, this can actually be very difficult, possibly impractical and even impossible, at times. In which case doing a DR may actually be more sensible.
Oct 13, 2018, 11:25 pm
#84
Join Date: Jun 2018
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It's a 20 minute conversation to explain that no, YOU didn't pay for business class, I used my upgrades. "But your boarding pass says business!?!" Sigh.
I think co-pays count, right? Maybe a couple of those.
Oct 14, 2018, 6:39 am
#85
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Oct 14, 2018, 8:04 am
#86
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Halifax
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite. NEXUS
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Co-pay counts 100% to AQD.
Jumping back a bit, I have some anxiety that my business travel will at some point be in the (30k-100k) range (or is that [30-100]?, ykwim). Below that, whatever, I'll pay for the preferred seats once a month.
SE and its rewards isn't worth traveling 95 segments for. It makes my 120 segments tolerable.
Jumping back a bit, I have some anxiety that my business travel will at some point be in the (30k-100k) range (or is that [30-100]?, ykwim). Below that, whatever, I'll pay for the preferred seats once a month.
SE and its rewards isn't worth traveling 95 segments for. It makes my 120 segments tolerable.
Oct 27, 2018, 12:47 pm
#87
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: AC 100K, Alaska MVP Gold 75K, Marriott/SPG (Bonvoy?) Gold Elite/HHonors Gold
Posts: 337
Dumb question, but with the early recognition for 100K, I see the change online, as well as the online additional benefits.
But I assume they still mail out a new package with cards, tags, guest passes?
I was curious if this was the case and how long it usually takes (outside of the Canada post strikes).
thanks!
But I assume they still mail out a new package with cards, tags, guest passes?
I was curious if this was the case and how long it usually takes (outside of the Canada post strikes).
thanks!
Oct 27, 2018, 1:31 pm
#88
Join Date: Aug 2013
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Oct 27, 2018, 1:45 pm
#89
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: YEG
Programs: AC Lifetime SE100K, 3MM, SPG Lifetime Plat, Hertz PC, National Executive Elite
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Co-pay counts 100% to AQD.
Jumping back a bit, I have some anxiety that my business travel will at some point be in the (30k-100k) range (or is that [30-100]?, ykwim). Below that, whatever, I'll pay for the preferred seats once a month.
SE and its rewards isn't worth traveling 95 segments for. It makes my 120 segments tolerable.
Jumping back a bit, I have some anxiety that my business travel will at some point be in the (30k-100k) range (or is that [30-100]?, ykwim). Below that, whatever, I'll pay for the preferred seats once a month.
SE and its rewards isn't worth traveling 95 segments for. It makes my 120 segments tolerable.
Oct 27, 2018, 3:42 pm
#90
Join Date: Feb 2013
Programs: AC 100K, Alaska MVP Gold 75K, Marriott/SPG (Bonvoy?) Gold Elite/HHonors Gold
Posts: 337
Thanks for the feedback. I'm about 4 weeks since crossing over, so will give it some time.
just wasn't sure what to expect and this is my first time doing an early qualification.
cheers.
just wasn't sure what to expect and this is my first time doing an early qualification.
cheers.