Status points fast track?
Feb 26, 20, 4:14 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 468
If you are used to *G internationally then Koru or Priority Pass is a poor substitute in my opinion.
I have done a similar thing as you are proposing - paying more in order to extend my *G membership - despite having reduced travel at the moment. The benefits of *G are worth it for the travel I am doing, and retaining in the long term is easier than getting to that level again.
I have done a similar thing as you are proposing - paying more in order to extend my *G membership - despite having reduced travel at the moment. The benefits of *G are worth it for the travel I am doing, and retaining in the long term is easier than getting to that level again.
Feb 26, 20, 5:20 pm
#17
Original Poster
Join Date: Feb 2020
Programs: AirNZ Airpoints, QFF
Posts: 7
If you are used to *G internationally then Koru or Priority Pass is a poor substitute in my opinion.
I have done a similar thing as you are proposing - paying more in order to extend my *G membership - despite having reduced travel at the moment. The benefits of *G are worth it for the travel I am doing, and retaining in the long term is easier than getting to that level again.
I have done a similar thing as you are proposing - paying more in order to extend my *G membership - despite having reduced travel at the moment. The benefits of *G are worth it for the travel I am doing, and retaining in the long term is easier than getting to that level again.
Dec 21, 22, 3:13 pm
#19
Join Date: Dec 2022
Posts: 23
It looks like SP rate got worse. Difficult to find $10 per point flights.
I would like to get my first gold. Just booked a trip to Europe, but realized that the fare (operated by LH) is not eligible for SP. And now I'm missing about 70 points, which need obtain to by June.
Any suggestions with a good SP rate?
I would like to get my first gold. Just booked a trip to Europe, but realized that the fare (operated by LH) is not eligible for SP. And now I'm missing about 70 points, which need obtain to by June.
Any suggestions with a good SP rate?
Dec 21, 22, 3:55 pm
#20
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Auckland
Programs: NZ Elite, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 867
It looks like SP rate got worse. Difficult to find $10 per point flights.
I would like to get my first gold. Just booked a trip to Europe, but realized that the fare (operated by LH) is not eligible for SP. And now I'm missing about 70 points, which need obtain to by June.
Any suggestions with a good SP rate?
I would like to get my first gold. Just booked a trip to Europe, but realized that the fare (operated by LH) is not eligible for SP. And now I'm missing about 70 points, which need obtain to by June.
Any suggestions with a good SP rate?
Dec 21, 22, 4:24 pm
#21
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 2,461
It looks like SP rate got worse. Difficult to find $10 per point flights.
I would like to get my first gold. Just booked a trip to Europe, but realized that the fare (operated by LH) is not eligible for SP. And now I'm missing about 70 points, which need obtain to by June.
Any suggestions with a good SP rate?
I would like to get my first gold. Just booked a trip to Europe, but realized that the fare (operated by LH) is not eligible for SP. And now I'm missing about 70 points, which need obtain to by June.
Any suggestions with a good SP rate?
Dec 21, 22, 7:16 pm
#22
Join Date: Dec 2022
Posts: 23
Dec 21, 22, 7:25 pm
#23
Join Date: Dec 2022
Posts: 23
With all planned flights I will have like
~388 collected by flying.
Already have 400 SP by credit cards (heaps of work related spendings), +50 SP shouldnt be a problem.
there is a chance if one of my LH flights gets canceled or missed connection, I can get a new ticket with an eligible for SP fare.
Dec 21, 22, 7:27 pm
#24
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: WLG/BKK
Programs: TG*G, NZ*GE, QF G, Accor Gold
Posts: 9,621
Looked domestically? CHC-WLG full Y $413 for 36 SP ($11.47/SP), or P class $119 for 10 SP ($11.9/SP). FlexiRefunds seem to offer a marginally better earn than Seat.
Dec 21, 22, 8:18 pm
#25
Join Date: Dec 2022
Posts: 23
there is an option to fly from IST to EVN via ATH with Aegean for $464 for RT, and it should be 70 SP in total.
Dec 22, 22, 9:03 am
#26
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: YYZ/SFO/AKL
Programs: NZ*G, back of the bus UA, corner of the MLL AC.
Posts: 373
Yeah short haul J sectors in the US/EU are the move.
I miss when you could SDC on UA as NZ*G for free, I had a bit of free time and parlayed a cheap P fare IAD-SFO into IAD-EWR-DEN-IAH-SFO, and a bunch of SP. Good times.
I miss when you could SDC on UA as NZ*G for free, I had a bit of free time and parlayed a cheap P fare IAD-SFO into IAD-EWR-DEN-IAH-SFO, and a bunch of SP. Good times.
Dec 22, 22, 11:19 am
#27
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: New Zealand (most of the time)
Programs: Air NZ Elite *G, Honors Gold, IHG Platinum Elite
Posts: 5,908
Is this officially not possible now? I used it a few times historically just because I could but never exploited the routing loophole for SP earn but have a few friends who had some rather interesting journeys!
Dec 22, 22, 11:52 am
#28
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: YYZ/SFO/AKL
Programs: NZ*G, back of the bus UA, corner of the MLL AC.
Posts: 373
Dunno about official but they locked it down sometime during the pandemic, I don't even see SDC anymore when crediting to NZ in the UA app.
Dec 22, 22, 12:17 pm
#29
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Christchurch, NZ
Programs: NZ *E, QF Gold, Hertz President’s Circle, Accor Gold, PanPacific Platinum
Posts: 708
I have recently flown PMR-AKL-CHC (bit crazy to fly north to go South), however, a fully flexi ticket (circa $450 each way) yields arounds 70 SPs.
Dec 27, 22, 8:15 pm
#30
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 161
Back in the days when UA still had domestic first - those A fares were even better for this.
