Close to Elite, is it worth an SP run?
Jun 26, 2019, 1:39 am
#32
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: bne
Programs: Velocity Gold, AIRNZ Elite, Qantas Silver ,Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,320
example ...
1: you flew a lot and did not fly much over the last year
2: you always flew a lot
3: you just join airports
4:you only flew a little all the time
Jun 26, 2019, 1:42 am
#33
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 2,645
Jun 26, 2019, 2:46 am
#34
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Wellington
Programs: AirNZ Airpoints Elite
Posts: 121
I got that triple SP offer as well but couldn’t do anything with it. About now would be good.
Jun 26, 2019, 2:09 pm
#35
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Auckland
Programs: NZ*GE / EK*GOLD
Posts: 2,510
Jun 26, 2019, 4:20 pm
#36
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: NZ Elite (*G)
Posts: 82
Jun 27, 2019, 3:45 am
#37
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 366
As someone who flys TT a bit I didn’t get it - I think it relied upon a number of variables from posts I’ve seen. What surprises me is that VA hasn’t offered a status match to attempt to increase TT custom. (QF did years ago but not recently AFAIK).
Jun 27, 2019, 5:10 am
#38
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: New Zealand (when I'm home!)
Programs: Air NZ Elite
Posts: 1,218
From memory the only thing people had in common was that TT travel was one of their more common trips. Plenty of people like me that fly TT multiple times a year didn't get it. It seemed kind of randomly aimed at reasonably frequent TT flyers.
Jun 27, 2019, 8:55 am
#39
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: bne
Programs: Velocity Gold, AIRNZ Elite, Qantas Silver ,Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,320
I was choosing Airnz but crediting to Virgin (2 sectors a month) but no bonus SP
do you think it was targeted to Virgin travellers ?
Jun 27, 2019, 1:44 pm
#40
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Auckland
Programs: NZ*GE / EK*GOLD
Posts: 2,510
I've only flown Virgin once during the agreement but around 15 TT trips a year on Air NZ, so I feel I was indeed targeted for that reason.
Jun 27, 2019, 4:01 pm
#41
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Wellington
Programs: Airpoints Elite
Posts: 80
No, unsure - hard to know without knowing who else received it and what they fly. I typically fly trans tasman 2-3 times a year, lots of domestic, and ~1-2 long haul. Just enough to scrape into Elite.
Jun 27, 2019, 10:03 pm
#42
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Wellington
Programs: AirNZ Airpoints Elite
Posts: 121
1 Virgin r/t to Bali (via Aus obviously) 2 yrs previous to the offer. Only other intl had been *A to Europe (purchased via LH) with the only NZ leg being HND-AKL on the way back.
Had done loads of NZ domestic & regional however.
I’m sure we’d all love to know who & why, more so love them to do it again.
Jun 28, 2019, 9:19 pm
#44
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: bne
Programs: Velocity Gold, AIRNZ Elite, Qantas Silver ,Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,320
Maintaining Elite and extra SP
Some people would substitute paid flights with airpoints flights or reduce their premium flights if the earn double or triple points were offered so the objective of gaining more sales mag not always be successful
Not certain whether others do it but any year I have brought forward surplus SP from an earlier year I substitute my cash flights with airpoints (with more airpoints upgrade) so I only just meet the AIRNZ requirements!
Jul 7, 2019, 11:59 pm
#45
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Wellington
Programs: AirNZ Airpoints Elite
Posts: 121
Getting closer...
May not have to do the SP run as a couple of projects require my presence...all client reimbursed travel, and The WPac Airpoints SP’s about to land :-)
May not have to do the SP run as a couple of projects require my presence...all client reimbursed travel, and The WPac Airpoints SP’s about to land :-)