Special Services VX - 10K Bonus?
#62
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: East Coast US
Programs: Free Agent
Posts: 190

That one's for Elevate members as of Dec 5 with no prior AS accounts. Scott at Travel Codex speculates other preexisting AS members are getting the 10K as a way to avoid hurt feelings. Non-recipients reaching out to demand their 10K might discourage future generous gestures by AS, and lead to the apparently significant number who received this one getting it pulled back. IMHO, let's just appreciate that AS is doing something unambiguously good for a good number of members
#64
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: East Coast US
Programs: Free Agent
Posts: 190
And my points about AS being discouraged from further generous gestures by people asking/demanding the same still stands, instead of being appreciated for being good for a significant number of members.
#65
Original Member, Moderator: Hotel Deals and MilesBuzz
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 14,212
No status on either airline. I have regular activity each month in both AS and VX accounts. No miles for me. So just like Charlie Brown, I got a rock. 

Last edited by MileageAddict; Jan 9, 17 at 6:24 am
#67
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Francisco
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Titanium, UA Silver
Posts: 118
My VX Gold account was automatically linked with my MVP Alaska account early December (now MVPGold) - I see that 10,000 was deposited into my account.
#69
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA 1MM, AS MVP, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 12,887
Really
? I didn't get the 10K either, but DCTA would seem to apply here. It seems to be related to this promo:https://www.alaskaair.com/elevatemember/activate
That one's for Elevate members as of Dec 5 with no prior AS accounts. Scott at Travel Codex speculates other preexisting AS members are getting the 10K as a way to avoid hurt feelings.

That one's for Elevate members as of Dec 5 with no prior AS accounts. Scott at Travel Codex speculates other preexisting AS members are getting the 10K as a way to avoid hurt feelings.
Data point: My wife and I had active no-status VX accounts and prexisting AS accounts and didn't receive the 10k (also no Boardroom passes, upgrades).
#70
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,289
Really
? I didn't get the 10K either, but DCTA would seem to apply here. It seems to be related to this promo:https://www.alaskaair.com/elevatemember/activate
That one's for Elevate members as of Dec 5 with no prior AS accounts. Scott at Travel Codex speculates other preexisting AS members are getting the 10K as a way to avoid hurt feelings. Non-recipients reaching out to demand their 10K might discourage future generous gestures by AS, and lead to the apparently significant number who received this one getting it pulled back. IMHO, let's just appreciate that AS is doing something unambiguously good for a good number of members

That one's for Elevate members as of Dec 5 with no prior AS accounts. Scott at Travel Codex speculates other preexisting AS members are getting the 10K as a way to avoid hurt feelings. Non-recipients reaching out to demand their 10K might discourage future generous gestures by AS, and lead to the apparently significant number who received this one getting it pulled back. IMHO, let's just appreciate that AS is doing something unambiguously good for a good number of members
#71
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 252
Yup, I didn't get jack, and now my feelings are hurt.
#72
#73
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 252
#74
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: SAN
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold, Lufthansa Frequent Traveler, Delta Hunk-Of-Irregularly-Shaped-Metal Medallion
Posts: 13
My dad (an Alaska MVP Gold 75k) got the 10,000 point bonus, while I didn't. By the way, neither of us linked our Virgin/Alaska accounts. Strange. Very strange.