Differences between gold and diamond?
Dec 30, 2017 | 1:29 am
#31
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG
Programs: CX Diamond, AA exExPlat, BAEC exGold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Starriott Titanium, GE
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Well, 2nd day as DM and better results at 3888. Fell off waitlist yesterday, called in today ~72 hours before departure, finally got an R->U seat for my companion at J3 C3 D0 I0.
Did not have to pull a DYKWIA as agent said 'let me check if there is any seat available *to release for DM*'. So far so good :P :P :P
Checked availability for full redemption online prior to calling, it wasn't available for standard/Priority 1/2 either.
Did not have to pull a DYKWIA as agent said 'let me check if there is any seat available *to release for DM*'. So far so good :P :P :P
Checked availability for full redemption online prior to calling, it wasn't available for standard/Priority 1/2 either.
Dec 30, 2017 | 3:21 am
#32
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: YYZ
Programs: CX GO, AC Aeroplan 25K, AMEX PLAT, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, IHG Spire Amb
Posts: 506
Well, 2nd day as DM and better results at 3888. Fell off waitlist yesterday, called in today ~72 hours before departure, finally got an R->U seat for my companion at J3 C3 D0 I0.
Did not have to pull a DYKWIA as agent said 'let me check if there is any seat available *to release for DM*'. So far so good :P :P :P
Checked availability for full redemption online prior to calling, it wasn't available for standard/Priority 1/2 either.
Did not have to pull a DYKWIA as agent said 'let me check if there is any seat available *to release for DM*'. So far so good :P :P :P
Checked availability for full redemption online prior to calling, it wasn't available for standard/Priority 1/2 either.
So unless they mentioned specifically about "releasing seat for DM", it might just have been a coincidence.
(I don't mean to disappoint)
Dec 30, 2017 | 4:56 am
#33
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: HKG
Programs: MH(Plat), BA(Silver), QF LTS, CX, PPL(A)
Posts: 1,773
I have seen R->U seat available within 72 hours of departure with J3 C3 D0 I0 too ad a lowly SL. And whenever I call their standard response is always "let me heck whether there are any seats available".
So unless they mentioned specifically about "releasing seat for DM", it might just have been a coincidence.
(I don't mean to disappoint)
So unless they mentioned specifically about "releasing seat for DM", it might just have been a coincidence.
(I don't mean to disappoint)
Dec 30, 2017 | 6:01 am
#34
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG
Programs: CX Diamond, AA exExPlat, BAEC exGold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Starriott Titanium, GE
Posts: 3,087
I have seen R->U seat available within 72 hours of departure with J3 C3 D0 I0 too ad a lowly SL. And whenever I call their standard response is always "let me heck whether there are any seats available".
So unless they mentioned specifically about "releasing seat for DM", it might just have been a coincidence.
(I don't mean to disappoint)
So unless they mentioned specifically about "releasing seat for DM", it might just have been a coincidence.
(I don't mean to disappoint)
Dec 30, 2017 | 6:18 am
#35
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: YYZ
Programs: CX GO, AC Aeroplan 25K, AMEX PLAT, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, IHG Spire Amb
Posts: 506
Dec 30, 2017 | 6:21 am
#36
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: YYZ
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Dec 31, 2017 | 9:37 am
#37
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX, UA, Shangri-La, Hyatt, Starwood
Posts: 8,248
congratulations! Welcome!
......and given what a frequent contributor you are, and your familiarity with CX and the AA EXP program while mainly flying on CX metal, I hope you'll start a thread in a few months. One that breaks down the differences (if any) flying CX as a partner OWE vs CX DM, and perhaps why someone should (or shouldn't) consider being DM vs partner OWE when flying mostly on CX. Can't think of someone who would be able to do it better than yourself.
Hopefully Diamond is what you were hoping it would be.
......and given what a frequent contributor you are, and your familiarity with CX and the AA EXP program while mainly flying on CX metal, I hope you'll start a thread in a few months. One that breaks down the differences (if any) flying CX as a partner OWE vs CX DM, and perhaps why someone should (or shouldn't) consider being DM vs partner OWE when flying mostly on CX. Can't think of someone who would be able to do it better than yourself.
Hopefully Diamond is what you were hoping it would be.
Dec 31, 2017 | 5:04 pm
#38
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Join Date: May 2006
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For OWE on cx
I flew on aa thanks to their vouchers
+1 flew cx using the promo (and i couldnt think of ehat flights to add onto a oneworld award)
so she got shuffled to a random H seat closer to the front from another random asile seat, and had J and K blocked too.
she said there werent too many empty seat left on the plane.
+1 flew cx using the promo (and i couldnt think of ehat flights to add onto a oneworld award)
so she got shuffled to a random H seat closer to the front from another random asile seat, and had J and K blocked too.
she said there werent too many empty seat left on the plane.
Last edited by kaka; Jan 7, 2018 at 9:18 pm
Dec 31, 2017 | 11:47 pm
#39
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: HKG/HND/OOL
Programs: QF Emerald. SQ Gold.
Posts: 3,588
i was not a believer of OWE when i was OwS... but once experienced it i definitely feel there is large difference between second in the pack vs top of food chain... in an essense the perception i have is as OWE each OW airlines will treat you like their own top tier member but as OWS you just become just another frequent flyer without much kudos.
so if you travel also on non CX flight i think OWE goes quite far, besides tangible benefits like F lounge or baggage allowance. if you are always on CX, they know they have to look after their Gold well too so you might not see difference.
so if you travel also on non CX flight i think OWE goes quite far, besides tangible benefits like F lounge or baggage allowance. if you are always on CX, they know they have to look after their Gold well too so you might not see difference.
Jan 2, 2018 | 3:47 am
#40
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Asia Pac
Programs: AA UA DL AS CXDM JL NH Hilton Hyatt Marriott SPG IHG
Posts: 545
I had DM for a couple of years then fell to GO when I put most of my miles to AA to get EXP, and now back to DM and no elite for AA. So it's DM - EXP (GO) - DM. Fly J TPAC for both business and leisure during this time on CX, JL, and US domestic on AA. On JL, I don't see any difference being an OWE or a nobody J flyer. On CX, I don't really see the difference between EXP and GO, but as a DM, I can really feel the difference 
Jan 3, 2018 | 1:57 am
#41
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG
Programs: CX Diamond, AA exExPlat, BAEC exGold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Starriott Titanium, GE
Posts: 3,087
congratulations! Welcome!
......and given what a frequent contributor you are, and your familiarity with CX and the AA EXP program while mainly flying on CX metal, I hope you'll start a thread in a few months. One that breaks down the differences (if any) flying CX as a partner OWE vs CX DM, and perhaps why someone should (or shouldn't) consider being DM vs partner OWE when flying mostly on CX. Can't think of someone who would be able to do it better than yourself.
Hopefully Diamond is what you were hoping it would be.
......and given what a frequent contributor you are, and your familiarity with CX and the AA EXP program while mainly flying on CX metal, I hope you'll start a thread in a few months. One that breaks down the differences (if any) flying CX as a partner OWE vs CX DM, and perhaps why someone should (or shouldn't) consider being DM vs partner OWE when flying mostly on CX. Can't think of someone who would be able to do it better than yourself.
Hopefully Diamond is what you were hoping it would be.
I had DM for a couple of years then fell to GO when I put most of my miles to AA to get EXP, and now back to DM and no elite for AA. So it's DM - EXP (GO) - DM. Fly J TPAC for both business and leisure during this time on CX, JL, and US domestic on AA. On JL, I don't see any difference being an OWE or a nobody J flyer. On CX, I don't really see the difference between EXP and GO, but as a DM, I can really feel the difference
Jan 3, 2018 | 2:07 am
#42
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Jan 3, 2018 | 10:30 am
#44
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Jan 4, 2018 | 5:52 am
#45
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You will then be proud and know you are top of the food chain than anyone else around you.