Did Your Status Benefits Come Thru @ 12AM 1/1/23?
Jan 1, 2023, 8:35 pm
#16
Join Date: Mar 2003
Programs: BA GGL; AA LT Gold; AS 100K; DL MM GM; Hyatt G*list, Hilton Diamond; SQ silver
Posts: 3,806
I'm talking about 75K benefits (that were already delayed from their normal delivery time) not 100K choice (see my OP). I get that I'm probably expecting too much but if I tell a customer I will have something to them at the beginning of the year it will be there on or before 1/1/23.
Jan 2, 2023, 12:51 am
#17
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Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: PDX, OGG or between the two
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 2,866
Yeah, AS made a mess of things with 2023 qualifying. There are some other threads focused on the issue specifically but the main thing is they offered some bonus EQMs that don't count for 50K bonus miles or lounge passes for flying through California and it seems those of us that were unlucky enough to do so have had our accounts flagged and delayed while the IT gods at AS verify us each to be sure we qualified without the bonus "lite EQMs".
Jan 2, 2023, 8:41 am
#19
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Because you’d have a bunch of folks doing 10-11 round trip $99 each way JFK-SFO transcons and getting 50,000 extra miles. They don’t want to sell 75K status AND a bunch of miles that cheap. Simply put they know that FT is full of people who would run over their grandma for a cheap way to fly QR or JL F and will “maximize” this kind of promo.
Jan 2, 2023, 9:34 am
#20
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,318
Because you’d have a bunch of folks doing 10-11 round trip $99 each way JFK-SFO transcons and getting 50,000 extra miles. They don’t want to sell 75K status AND a bunch of miles that cheap. Simply put they know that FT is full of people who would run over their grandma for a cheap way to fly QR or JL F and will “maximize” this kind of promo.
Jan 2, 2023, 10:18 am
#21
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clinging to the edifices of a decadent past from the biggest city in America nobody really cares about.
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Posts: 9,077
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¹¹Benefit selection is valid only for Alaska Airlines MVP® Gold 100K members who met the published qualification criteria, including both the required elite qualifying miles or total segments, and the minimum number of Alaska operated segments. Members who earned status via promotions, status match, or status gifts are not eligible. Qualified members may select one option from the list of available benefits for that program year. Benefit options are subject to change without notice. Benefit selection must be made by January 31, 2023 for the 2023 program year or no choice benefit will be awarded. Benefit selection is final, and your choice cannot be changed once selected. Benefits chosen are for the qualified elite member only, and cannot be gifted to other individuals, with the exception of the nomination to MVP Gold status. All Mileage Plan terms and conditions apply.'
.Hopefully AS can get the link/mechanism out a few days before the month's end.
Source
https://archive.ph/VZfOK
Jan 2, 2023, 2:43 pm
#22
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Join Date: Oct 2019
Location: PDX, OGG or between the two
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 2,866
Just did a Chat w/AS and was told my 75K benefits would post "by the end of the month". Seems pretty ridiculous but I suppose I'll find a way to use 4 lounge passes in 11 months.
Jan 2, 2023, 3:38 pm
#23
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
I requalified for 75K on Jan 9th, 2021 with the 2020 carryover EQM & got the 4 lounge passes with a December 2022 expiry; two of those expired unused. I still have 4 expiring in December 2023 from requalifying for 75K on March 9th last year. It is one benefit that I don't get any value from.James
Jan 4, 2023, 12:48 pm
#26
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Join Date: Oct 2019
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Posts: 2,866
That's strange and yet another sign of messed up system. In the past the 50K bonus miles and lounge passes have always been together.... I'm still waiting for both.
Jan 4, 2023, 6:42 pm
#27
Join Date: May 2001
Location: San Francisco/Bangkok
Programs: Alaska 75K United 1K
Posts: 1,409
Jan 5, 2023, 12:25 pm
#29
Join Date: Nov 2016
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Originally Posted by boycruz;[url=tel:34895977
34895977[/url]]different answers different days
now told mid january for the 50K
wow what a struggle to get these this year
why are they so reluctant to do this?
now told mid january for the 50K
wow what a struggle to get these this year
why are they so reluctant to do this?
Jan 5, 2023, 1:14 pm
#30
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