Tier Miles Question
Jan 6, 2011 | 4:25 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 54
Tier Miles Question
I'm about to book at return flight from Rome to Auckland, mixed class J & F class. The tier miles online come out as approximately 64,000.
I already have seats held through a travel agent and the projected tier miles on the skywards website is significantly less at 37,000. Both fares (online and via the agent)are the same price so assuming they are booking into the same fare class.
Can anyone please explain the difference? Are the forward projections in the skywards website not accurate? Ideally i would like to book through the agent who is going to discount the fare for me slightly, but don't want to end up with significantly less tier points.
Thanks
I already have seats held through a travel agent and the projected tier miles on the skywards website is significantly less at 37,000. Both fares (online and via the agent)are the same price so assuming they are booking into the same fare class.
Can anyone please explain the difference? Are the forward projections in the skywards website not accurate? Ideally i would like to book through the agent who is going to discount the fare for me slightly, but don't want to end up with significantly less tier points.
Thanks
Jan 6, 2011 | 8:41 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Dubai, UAE
Programs: Skywards Plat, Etihad Gold, Aerosvit Gold, Virgin Silver, AA lifetime Gold, Sirius Gold
Posts: 1,229
I'm about to book at return flight from Rome to Auckland, mixed class J & F class. The tier miles online come out as approximately 64,000.
I already have seats held through a travel agent and the projected tier miles on the skywards website is significantly less at 37,000. Both fares (online and via the agent)are the same price so assuming they are booking into the same fare class.
Can anyone please explain the difference? Are the forward projections in the skywards website not accurate? Ideally i would like to book through the agent who is going to discount the fare for me slightly, but don't want to end up with significantly less tier points.
Thanks
I already have seats held through a travel agent and the projected tier miles on the skywards website is significantly less at 37,000. Both fares (online and via the agent)are the same price so assuming they are booking into the same fare class.
Can anyone please explain the difference? Are the forward projections in the skywards website not accurate? Ideally i would like to book through the agent who is going to discount the fare for me slightly, but don't want to end up with significantly less tier points.
Thanks
Jan 7, 2011 | 12:28 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: OSL
Programs: QR Plat | SK Diamond | A3 Gold
Posts: 4,612
The website can have a lot of glitches as they seem to be unable to implement this new system. I'd suggest taking a screenshot where it shows the tier miles and then claiming these from EK. They probably won't give you everything, but something anyway.