The New Membership Pack (Ugh!)
Nov 20, 2009, 3:51 am
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Derby UK & Las Vegas US
Programs: BD*G + A3*G
Posts: 435
The New Membership Pack (Ugh!)
Well got a new Black Gold Card through the post today, Hmm!!!
What can I say, BMI (Where!)
They seem to have gone downhill over the last 3 evolutions of card with this being the lowest so far..
Although amonst the postcards in the pack showing the benefits there was still one for Lifetime Gold after 10 years, so at least that has not bit the dust yet.
Also as the black card pack is embossed with the Aiprot idendifiers that BMI fly to, I think they will have their work cut out keep modifiying the list of identifiers.!
What can I say, BMI (Where!)
They seem to have gone downhill over the last 3 evolutions of card with this being the lowest so far..
Although amonst the postcards in the pack showing the benefits there was still one for Lifetime Gold after 10 years, so at least that has not bit the dust yet.
Also as the black card pack is embossed with the Aiprot idendifiers that BMI fly to, I think they will have their work cut out keep modifiying the list of identifiers.!
Last edited by Flashyphotos; Nov 20, 2009 at 3:56 am
Nov 20, 2009, 4:02 am
#2
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Reading, UK
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 666
Excellent - as per my post in the exciting news thread, I lost mine yesterday and I'm flying again tomorrow.
Now that's bmi service (assuming it's at home...)
Now that's bmi service (assuming it's at home...)
Nov 20, 2009, 4:03 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Programs: Mucci, BMI*G, M&M SEN, FB Gold, PC Plat, Father of GhettoIFE
Posts: 3,972
So far, I've counted one mention of the word BMI...
On the end of a luggage tag.
Well.. Umm.. Black Printing is ... cheap to do... I suppose...
On the end of a luggage tag.
Well.. Umm.. Black Printing is ... cheap to do... I suppose...
Nov 20, 2009, 4:09 am
#4
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club, Marriott Bonvoy
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Englandshire
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Posts: 16,014
I can see one nice improvement : the luggage tags have a smaller hole, and a thicker web, which should reduce the chances of "lost tag syndrome". ^
Nov 20, 2009, 4:09 am
#5
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Location: Derby UK & Las Vegas US
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It does also say
flyBMI.com on the back of the card.
But the branding is appaling to be honest, will try it out on a run down to CHC in a week or so!
flyBMI.com on the back of the card.
But the branding is appaling to be honest, will try it out on a run down to CHC in a week or so!
Nov 20, 2009, 4:28 am
#6
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
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Posts: 29,510
HON Circle card is black. 
Nov 20, 2009, 4:34 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver, UA Gold
Posts: 682
Stupid question: are all the cards black, or is it just the gold card?
Nov 20, 2009, 4:59 am
#8
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: London, England
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 3,772
Ok, so how long before someone reports getting turned down from a lounge due to this new card design? The lounge matrons in far away places tend not to have heard of bmi so consult their book with photos of all the cards. If the books haven't been updated I can see trouble ahead. Especially as they will be wondering which bloody airline this "diamond Club" thing belongs to. I wonder if bmi is going to sell off Diamond Club and have it as a stand alone rewards program like Aeroplan, hence the branding moving away from bmi?
Anyway my new card arrived around 3 weeks ago in the old style (complete with 4 nice new GUVs (!) and Europcar upgrade vouchers) so I guess that makes me due to the new design very soon. At least I'll have an old design card valid till the end of 2010 as back up.
Anyway my new card arrived around 3 weeks ago in the old style (complete with 4 nice new GUVs (!) and Europcar upgrade vouchers) so I guess that makes me due to the new design very soon. At least I'll have an old design card valid till the end of 2010 as back up.
Nov 20, 2009, 5:50 am
#9
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Hamburg
Programs: Not decided
Posts: 31
Will I (a blue member
) also get a new blue card eventually?
) also get a new blue card eventually?Well got a new Black Gold Card through the post today, Hmm!!!
What can I say, BMI (Where!)
They seem to have gone downhill over the last 3 evolutions of card with this being the lowest so far..
Although amonst the postcards in the pack showing the benefits there was still one for Lifetime Gold after 10 years, so at least that has not bit the dust yet.
Also as the black card pack is embossed with the Aiprot idendifiers that BMI fly to, I think they will have their work cut out keep modifiying the list of identifiers.!
What can I say, BMI (Where!)
They seem to have gone downhill over the last 3 evolutions of card with this being the lowest so far..
Although amonst the postcards in the pack showing the benefits there was still one for Lifetime Gold after 10 years, so at least that has not bit the dust yet.
Also as the black card pack is embossed with the Aiprot idendifiers that BMI fly to, I think they will have their work cut out keep modifiying the list of identifiers.!
Nov 20, 2009, 7:32 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold, FB Plat
Posts: 396
Ah, it's not that bad, looks kind of cool, but I hear the points raised and agree. What bugs me though it looks like the date is still mm/yy and not mm/yyyy ie. 06/10 and not 06/2010. Surely the cost of printing two extra digits isn't that much money!
So cue lounge ladies questioning whether your card is out of date which is incidentally what happened to me at the LH Senator Lounge at MUN yesterday..."Your card expired sir in 06" "errr, no, that's June 2010." which she accepted. Didn't expect that from someone in the EU, that's normally a North American thing.
So cue lounge ladies questioning whether your card is out of date which is incidentally what happened to me at the LH Senator Lounge at MUN yesterday..."Your card expired sir in 06" "errr, no, that's June 2010." which she accepted. Didn't expect that from someone in the EU, that's normally a North American thing.
Nov 20, 2009, 7:42 am
#11
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
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Ah, it's not that bad, looks kind of cool, but I hear the points raised and agree. What bugs me though it looks like the date is still mm/yy and not mm/yyyy ie. 06/10 and not 06/2010. Surely the cost of printing two extra digits isn't that much money!
So cue lounge ladies questioning whether your card is out of date which is incidentally what happened to me at the LH Senator Lounge at MUN yesterday..."Your card expired sir in 06" "errr, no, that's June 2010." which she accepted. Didn't expect that from someone in the EU, that's normally a North American thing.
So cue lounge ladies questioning whether your card is out of date which is incidentally what happened to me at the LH Senator Lounge at MUN yesterday..."Your card expired sir in 06" "errr, no, that's June 2010." which she accepted. Didn't expect that from someone in the EU, that's normally a North American thing.
LH lounge staff must be used to seeing mm.yy. But then all M&M status cards expire in February so all they need to check is the last two digits.
Nov 20, 2009, 7:45 am
#12
Join Date: May 2003
Location: EDI
Programs: KL, BD, BA, CO
Posts: 358
no GUVs
the new pack says that 4 GUV's have been "credited to my account" and to use them, i have to phone a number in advance so the paper goldish slips have been discontinued. any feedback on for how long will they honour the old ones?
Nov 20, 2009, 8:06 am
#13
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Manchester, England
Programs: Bonvoy LT Plat, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, BMI Gold (RIP)
Posts: 8,017
Mid-December is the cut off at the moment.
Nov 20, 2009, 8:17 am
#14
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Join Date: May 1998
Location: Massachusetts, USA; AA Plat, DL GM and Flying Colonel; Bonvoy Platinum
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Ok, so how long before someone reports getting turned down from a lounge due to this new card design? The lounge matrons in far away places tend not to have heard of bmi so consult their book with photos of all the cards. If the books haven't been updated I can see trouble ahead. Especially as they will be wondering which bloody airline this "diamond Club" thing belongs to...
Nov 20, 2009, 8:44 am
#15
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: MEL
Programs: QF, VA, VN, BA, SQ, KC - all reds and blues.
Posts: 3,205
If they haven't heard of BMI then how will the absence of the airline name be more of a problem?
