A special end-of-year sale to thank you for being part of Flying Blue
Dec 10, 2018, 7:15 am
#1
Moderator: Aegean Miles+Bonus
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: AMS / ATH
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A special end-of-year sale to thank you for being part of Flying Blue
Dear Mr Xandrios,
We invite you to check your Miles and XP counter.
And while you are there, why not take a moment to discover all the exclusive offers we have prepared for you?
We wish you very happy holidays and a happy new year.
Warm regards,
Your Flying Blue team
We invite you to check your Miles and XP counter.
And while you are there, why not take a moment to discover all the exclusive offers we have prepared for you?
We wish you very happy holidays and a happy new year.
Warm regards,
Your Flying Blue team
Also..no special sale to be found. .
Dec 10, 2018, 7:33 am
#2
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: FB Plat
Posts: 195
Same here. Nothing out of the ordinary nor any specials to be found.
Dec 10, 2018, 8:14 am
#3
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,352
Mine is in Dutch
Beste meneer Rebel,
Het jaar is bijna ten einde: tijd om de balans op te maken. Wat is de status van uw Miles en XP?
En nu we toch uw aandacht hebben: bekijk ook eens onze speciale aanbiedingen.
Fijne feestdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar!
Met vriendelijke groet,
Uw Flying Blue-team
Further down in the e-mail there's a picture of a female with an inexplicable preference for various shades of orange and an expression as if she is suffering mental health issues. According to the caption, she is encouraging me to apply for an Amex Card.
Johan
Beste meneer Rebel,
Het jaar is bijna ten einde: tijd om de balans op te maken. Wat is de status van uw Miles en XP?
En nu we toch uw aandacht hebben: bekijk ook eens onze speciale aanbiedingen.
Fijne feestdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar!
Met vriendelijke groet,
Uw Flying Blue-team
Further down in the e-mail there's a picture of a female with an inexplicable preference for various shades of orange and an expression as if she is suffering mental health issues. According to the caption, she is encouraging me to apply for an Amex Card.
Johan
Dec 10, 2018, 9:09 am
#4
Moderator: Aegean Miles+Bonus
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The Dutch version is much clearer. They don't invite you to check your XP level because of a change (which is implied in the English email), but rather to just see your final XP count for the year.
So basically FB just doesn't know how to communicate in English.. My English isn't great either, but at least I don't write emails that go out to a bazillion people..
So basically FB just doesn't know how to communicate in English.. My English isn't great either, but at least I don't write emails that go out to a bazillion people..
Dec 12, 2018, 12:37 am
#5
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Paris, France
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The Dutch version is much clearer. They don't invite you to check your XP level because of a change (which is implied in the English email), but rather to just see your final XP count for the year.
So basically FB just doesn't know how to communicate in English.. My English isn't great either, but at least I don't write emails that go out to a bazillion people..
So basically FB just doesn't know how to communicate in English.. My English isn't great either, but at least I don't write emails that go out to a bazillion people..
Dec 12, 2018, 3:16 am
#6
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: MIL, PAR
Programs: FB Gold (E+),TK Elite(*A Gold)
Posts: 684
I also got the same message in Italian. It is a bit less confusing: simply ask to check the XP counter and check promotions on Awards while they wish you Seasons Greetings (wich for an average Italian in Christmas time sounds a bit impersonal altough politically correct).
Certainly we would expect something better...a coupon would be nicer but I can understand that the financial situation is not the best one....even though they are not offering any coupon/discount even for the birthday.
In the past I got only once from KLM...never from AF while Swiss, Austrian and LH send me at least 1-2 times a year each coupon such coupons!
Maybe I have only to wait New Years Eve....
Certainly we would expect something better...a coupon would be nicer but I can understand that the financial situation is not the best one....even though they are not offering any coupon/discount even for the birthday.
In the past I got only once from KLM...never from AF while Swiss, Austrian and LH send me at least 1-2 times a year each coupon such coupons!
Maybe I have only to wait New Years Eve....
Dec 12, 2018, 1:14 pm
#8
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I forwarded the email to the Ultimate TA team who replied that, after having checked with FB, there is no special offer and that this email could be a phishing attempt...I'm not kidding 
Dec 14, 2018, 5:14 am
#10
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Netherlands
Programs: KL Platinum; A3 Gold
Posts: 28,729
Because for the vast majority of members, the period in which to collect XP to climb/maintain status is about to end!!!
(And so that when people discover that their miles have expired, they can't say that Flying Blue didn't alert them to check their accounts!!!)
(And so that when people discover that their miles have expired, they can't say that Flying Blue didn't alert them to check their accounts!!!)
Dec 17, 2018, 7:08 pm
#11
Join Date: Jun 2005
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I have also received the email. And this morning (Singapore time) another one:
Ready for your reward?
Buy Miles before 31 December 2018 and get 75% bonus Miles to spend instantly on the reward of your choice. Whether it's a one way to the beach, or more comfort on board!
Buy Miles before 31 December 2018 and get 75% bonus Miles to spend instantly on the reward of your choice. Whether it's a one way to the beach, or more comfort on board!
Dec 17, 2018, 9:51 pm
#12
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: LAX, TPE, NYC
Programs: TK Miles&Smiles, AAdvantage, Flying Blue
Posts: 295
I checked their website and it's indeed 75% bonus, ie.buy 4,000 mile for EUR110, and you get another 3,000 miles (7,000 miles total).
Can go all the way up to EUR2,750 for 100,000 + 75,000 miles. Which is nearly a Europe-Asia round trip Business Class award ticket?
Is it worth it?
Dec 17, 2018, 11:58 pm
#13
Join Date: Jun 2017
Programs: FB Plat
Posts: 195
Based in TPE, and I also received the same message today, titled "Life’s a beach" with a sunny beach house photo (doesn't work well with the season though).
I checked their website and it's indeed 75% bonus, ie.buy 4,000 mile for EUR110, and you get another 3,000 miles (7,000 miles total).
Can go all the way up to EUR2,750 for 100,000 + 75,000 miles. Which is nearly a Europe-Asia round trip Business Class award ticket?
Is it worth it?
I checked their website and it's indeed 75% bonus, ie.buy 4,000 mile for EUR110, and you get another 3,000 miles (7,000 miles total).
Can go all the way up to EUR2,750 for 100,000 + 75,000 miles. Which is nearly a Europe-Asia round trip Business Class award ticket?
Is it worth it?
EDIT: Sorry, it was more like €2,300
Last edited by NumbThumb; Dec 18, 2018 at 1:57 am
Dec 18, 2018, 12:36 am
#14
Join Date: Jun 2005
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I checked their website and it's indeed 75% bonus, ie.buy 4,000 mile for EUR110, and you get another 3,000 miles (7,000 miles total).
Can go all the way up to EUR2,750 for 100,000 + 75,000 miles. Which is nearly a Europe-Asia round trip Business Class award ticket?
Is it worth it?
Can go all the way up to EUR2,750 for 100,000 + 75,000 miles. Which is nearly a Europe-Asia round trip Business Class award ticket?
Is it worth it?
2750+ EUR remains a lot in my opinion to play the award pricing roulette of FB.