2010 Medallion Program
Aug 14, 2009 | 8:36 pm
#661
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: TN
Programs: DL LT PL/2.920MM, Global Entry, LT PL Marriott, GHertz
Posts: 6,850
Aug 15, 2009 | 6:54 am
#662
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Gone to Carolina in my mind
Programs: AA ExpMM, DL 2MM, IHG Spire/RA
Posts: 1,986
Ambassador level at Intercontinental Hotels can be purchased for something like $150 or $300 (I forget) per year. Benefits include a guaranteed room upgrade.
Aug 15, 2009 | 7:52 am
#663
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Inland Empire!
Programs: NW Plat (formerly), UA 1K, Hilton Silver, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 2,917
Aug 15, 2009 | 9:38 am
#665
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Programs: DL DM & 2MM, UA-PE, AA
Posts: 1,077
Does anyone know what DL means by "discounted fare classes"? Is that sLUT only? Is K considered a discounted fare?
What does "5 days with priority" mean for upgrade clearance?
Diamond Medallion members booked in discounted fare classes will clear for upgrades 5 days out and will always clear before Platinum Medallion members booked in discounted fare classes.
Diamond Medallion members booked in discounted fare classes will clear for upgrades 5 days out and will always clear before Platinum Medallion members booked in discounted fare classes.
Aug 15, 2009 | 10:21 am
#666
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Floating around
Programs: UA Plat (1MM), DL Gold (1MM), Marriott LTT
Posts: 11,218
Does anyone know what DL means by "discounted fare classes"? Is that sLUT only? Is K considered a discounted fare?
What does "5 days with priority" mean for upgrade clearance?
Diamond Medallion members booked in discounted fare classes will clear for upgrades 5 days out and will always clear before Platinum Medallion members booked in discounted fare classes.
Diamond Medallion members booked in discounted fare classes will clear for upgrades 5 days out and will always clear before Platinum Medallion members booked in discounted fare classes.
-RM
Aug 15, 2009 | 11:37 am
#667
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Flying to a boat
Programs: DL DM/2MM, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 832
Hertz, the largest car rental company, allows you to purchase up to any of their elite levels. Just a few days ago, while reserving a car online, they offered me a list and prices for every level.
Aug 15, 2009 | 1:08 pm
#668
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Programs: DL DM & 2MM, UA-PE, AA
Posts: 1,077
Anything but "Y" fares. DL continues to offer immediate upgrades on "Y" fares for any elite (provided there is V/X availability on the flight). If there is not then "Y" fares go to the battlefield upgrade process and have priority over all other elites on any other fare class including B, M, H, Q, K, L, U T. With "Y" fares the second factor for upgrade is time of request rather than status. So a Silver on a "Y" fare who requests their upgrade before a Plat on a "Y" fare will receive the upgrade first.
-RM
-RM
Aug 16, 2009 | 10:59 am
#669
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Programs: DL DM & 2MM, UA-PE, AA
Posts: 1,077
Aug 16, 2009 | 11:55 am
#671
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Auckland, NZ/New York, NY/ATL
Programs: DL DM MM, BIS 2.5MM, EK Gold, SQ Gold, Marriott Gold, HH Gold, OW Emerald, HY Globalist
Posts: 5,515
Aug 16, 2009 | 1:01 pm
#672
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Gone to Carolina in my mind
Programs: AA ExpMM, DL 2MM, IHG Spire/RA
Posts: 1,986
Aug 16, 2009 | 1:05 pm
#673
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Beverly Hills, CA
Programs: DL DM & 2MM, UA-PE, AA
Posts: 1,077
With the Choice Benefits, SWU usage on day of departure does not require Z class inventory. If there is Z class available, you will be able to confirm your upgrade at booking. If it is not available, you will be placed on the waitlist. On the day of departure, provided there is an available seat in the premium cabin and you are booked in the appropriate fare class, we will clear anyone wishing to redeem their SWU for an upgrade. ...
Aug 16, 2009 | 5:11 pm
#674
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: EAU
Programs: UA 1K, CO Plat, NW Plat, Marriott Premiere Plat, SPG Plat, Priority Gold, Hilton Gold
Posts: 4,761
If DL is going to continue set M fares at a few hundred dollars below BE fares, then if they were serious about making the PMUs valuable, they would allow their use at booking for any available seat. Trying to play the "If you pay $2,500 for the same seat you could have gotten for $700, MAYBE we'll upgrade you when you get to the airport, or maybe not" game with the elites is just plain ridiculous. I can see the need for capacity restrictions if PMUs were valid for any fare, but they're not. Everybody gets 4-6 of them, and they can only be used on exorbitant coach fare classes, so the capacity controls don't seem to serve much purpose other than pissing off elites.
Aug 16, 2009 | 6:55 pm
#675
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PIT/DFW/MEL; AA Exec. Platinum & 4MM, QF WP
Posts: 7,689