Which family members should be gifted gold?
Nov 21, 2011, 11:02 am
#1
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Which family members should be gifted gold?
I am Diamond again, of course, and cannot decide what to do with my two gifts. I am married and have two tween daughters. Who becomes gold and who stays silver between wife, daughter one and daughter two?
Nov 21, 2011, 11:07 am
#2
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What are the family travel patterns? For example, does your wife travel without you and the rest of the family? Then it would make sense to gift her gold.
I am assuming your tween daughters are not travelling on their own. If this isn't the case, it might be beneficial to gift the status to them.
Nov 21, 2011, 12:06 pm
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I will lean towards golding either the one that travels more without you (so she has no 'DM' backup), or the one that does more international travel.
I.e. given W1,D1,D2. I assume W1 travels alot with DM. So, there is a DM (SC, priority access, etc.) backup. But, if she travels alone international flights, GM would be valuable to her.
If both D1 and D2 travel alone (but together), just randomly pick (or the one who does more travel alone), so that they would both have ST+ defense.
Nov 21, 2011, 12:07 pm
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Are they all Silver already? If so, you won't be able to gift Gold to any of them.
Nov 21, 2011, 12:13 pm
#7
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What are the family travel patterns? For example, does your wife travel without you and the rest of the family? Then it would make sense to gift her gold.
I am assuming your tween daughters are not travelling on their own. If this isn't the case, it might be beneficial to gift the status to them.
What are the family travel patterns? For example, does your wife travel without you and the rest of the family? Then it would make sense to gift her gold.
I am assuming your tween daughters are not travelling on their own. If this isn't the case, it might be beneficial to gift the status to them.
Nov 21, 2011, 12:19 pm
#9
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Actual status- to the wife.
bag tags to the girls.
Nov 21, 2011, 12:26 pm
#10
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Nov 21, 2011, 12:34 pm
#11
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Welcome to FT,
I will lean towards golding either the one that travels more without you (so she has no 'DM' backup), or the one that does more international travel.
I.e. given W1,D1,D2. I assume W1 travels alot with DM. So, there is a DM (SC, priority access, etc.) backup. But, if she travels alone international flights, GM would be valuable to her.
I will lean towards golding either the one that travels more without you (so she has no 'DM' backup), or the one that does more international travel.
I.e. given W1,D1,D2. I assume W1 travels alot with DM. So, there is a DM (SC, priority access, etc.) backup. But, if she travels alone international flights, GM would be valuable to her.
That said, I agree that if someone else is planning a LOT of separate travel this year, then that should take precedence.
Of course, if your wife would be annoyed if she didn't get it, that takes highest precedence of all.
Nov 21, 2011, 1:04 pm
#12
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To keep the kids from fighting, neither. Gift the Wife gold and take the $200 for the Platinum benefit.
Nov 21, 2011, 1:14 pm
#13
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My wife flies hardly at all but I gift her gold where on those rare occasions work takes her out of the country, she has access to the ST lounges (which she doesn't have otherwise). I then gift silver to my college-aged son which covers his checked bag fees and gains him an occasional UG.
Nov 21, 2011, 1:17 pm
#14
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Can it be gifted to anyone you want? In that case might I suggest you gift it to whoever provided you with the best advice in this thread?
FWIW, I think this was some pretty sound advice; and I don't need luggage tags either.
FWIW, I think this was some pretty sound advice; and I don't need luggage tags either.