Does EK Mail Physical Cards?
Hello,
Bit of a silly question - does Emirates physically mail SkyWards cards for their elite travelers (specifically those outside of the UAE)? Thanks. |
Yes. I live in the UK and mine arrives by mail every year.
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The rest of the group will be along shortly to correct me.... Yes, living in the USA I have always received my gold card via the mail. There are reports that EK no longer sends physical cards however.
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I am in South Africa and received mine last year by Fedex.
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Here's the thread from October that everyone seems to have forgotten about: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/emir...hip-cards.html
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When I first qualified for Silver in October 2016, they sent me a Silver card to replace the Blue one (which thy sent me after my first flight after joining the programme a few years ago). When I lost Silver at the end of December, I got an email (actually the first email I opened in 2018) telling me about the virtues of Blue and that I would not get a new card. Now I am back to Silver (28 days of blue, there shame of it.....) and the 'welcome' email did not mention any cards. Mrs t, who kept her Silver stratus, did not get a new card. All in all, it seems that the 'virtual cards only' programme is well on its way (although there has been sporadic mention of cards being issued). I am therefore not holding my breath when I make Gold in 3 weeks time. :(
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I enquired at Skywards desk in lounge last week and was told no more cards are being issued regardless of tier.
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Originally Posted by simons1
(Post 29370320)
I enquired at Skywards desk in lounge last week and was told no more cards are being issued regardless of tier.
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I still get mine in AU, sent from Singapore.
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Sydtogla - when was this?
Sounds like it's hit or miss. I think I prefer virtual cards. I've already got a pile of loyalty cards in a desk somewhere that I never use .... |
Out of curiousity, besides being used for e-gate in DXB (and you can still use Emirates ID for that) what practical purpose do the physical cards serve.
Not sure how recent the virtual carss thing is. I received my most recent card in December. |
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Originally Posted by TBD
(Post 29374850)
Sydtogla - when was this?
Sounds like it's hit or miss. I think I prefer virtual cards. I've already got a pile of loyalty cards in a desk somewhere that I never use .... Nov '17 was my last one. I got it because I had asked for some new luggage tags too. |
I never received my gold one. I will request it then because I would like the luggage tags.
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Ok I called them and received a sloppy reply that the tags and cards have been stopped and she didn't know if they would be restarted but she could see that there was a request next to my account so she said if they have stock then I will receive one and if they don't then I won't and she doesn't know (or seem to care either) if I will get one! It was the weirdest experience I've had on the phone.
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