Introducing Skywards+
Nov 1, 2019, 11:31 pm
#16
Join Date: Apr 2007
Programs: Emirates Skywards Silver, Egyptair Plus Gold/*A Gold
Posts: 972
My Dad got the Skywards+ offer. He's Blue, but almost Silver. He prefers flying EK but is by no means exclusive to them. They probably target people who need a boost to achieve Silver or Gold. I would have hoped they would throw in a few sweeteners, like 2-3 annual visits to the EK J lounge at DXB, or something like that.
Nov 5, 2019, 6:34 am
#19
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: MAN
Programs: EK G̶o̶l̶d̶ S̶i̶l̶v̶e̶r̶ 'boarding zone F', IHG
Posts: 74
To those who have received the offer - is it restricted to your individual Skywards number / login? Or can you forward the email/link to a friend (or 100)?
Not asking for myself, but just wondering how 'targeted' it is intended to be.
Not asking for myself, but just wondering how 'targeted' it is intended to be.
Nov 5, 2019, 9:22 pm
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 2,883
• Skywards+ subscribers are entitled to additional benefits as stated on emirates.com. Benefits may vary from member to member.
• The member must be logged into their Emirates Skywards account to avail of and view Skywards+ benefits.
• The Skywards+ subscription and associated benefits are limited to the purchasing member and cannot be gifted or sold.
• The member's Skywards+ subscription is non-transferable and non-refundable.
Nov 7, 2019, 2:59 am
#21
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2010
Location: BOM
Programs: EK Plat, HHonors Gold
Posts: 2,883
Finally decided to bite the bullet today. Funny thing is that EK actually got paid for getting me away from purchasing saver fares 
. Definitely a win for them. Slim chance of me regaining Plat status but at least this gets me closer.
. Definitely a win for them. Slim chance of me regaining Plat status but at least this gets me closer.
Nov 29, 2019, 3:09 am
#22
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Dubai
Programs: EK Gold, WY Silver, IHG Gold
Posts: 25
Skywards+ Is it worth it?
Hi y’all! I received an email from skywards about subscribing for less on “skywards+”. It says on the mail that until November 30, I’d have to only pay USD 300 for 12 months membership. I’ve read their website but the most discount that I’ll get from there is 20% discount on redemptions and 20% increase on tier miles earning. Is it really worth the USD 300? Nowadays, I fly shorthauls only from DXB to DMM once every two months...
Nov 29, 2019, 4:11 am
#23
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Manchester/London
Programs: Skywards Plat, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 1,226
Hi y’all! I received an email from skywards about subscribing for less on “skywards+”. It says on the mail that until November 30, I’d have to only pay USD 300 for 12 months membership. I’ve read their website but the most discount that I’ll get from there is 20% discount on redemptions and 20% increase on tier miles earning. Is it really worth the USD 300? Nowadays, I fly shorthauls only from DXB to DMM once every two months...
Dec 6, 2019, 11:16 am
#24
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: United Arab Emirates & Arizona, USA
Programs: UA MM/1P, EK Au, QR, TK, Marriott Life Ti, Hilton Dia, IC Dia, Hyatt Glob, Accor Pt, Shangri-La
Posts: 4,525
My Dad got the Skywards+ offer. He's Blue, but almost Silver. He prefers flying EK but is by no means exclusive to them. They probably target people who need a boost to achieve Silver or Gold. I would have hoped they would throw in a few sweeteners, like 2-3 annual visits to the EK J lounge at DXB, or something like that.
Just got the offer today, and it says that it was targeted to me and the "introductory offer" of $300 expires in 14 days.
One note is that the 20% mileage bonus only applies to base economy-class earnings, not to the tier miles earned in J/F.
Jan 8, 2020, 1:33 am
#25
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Dubai
Programs: BA Silver, FB Plat, EK Gold, BonvoyAmb
Posts: 2,021
Just received the offer but seems it has gone up. Offer is 499USD. I def would of do te at the 300 other had but having to think about it now.
Gold with 3 months left to renewal and still need 15k so the 20% could help And more so for next year.
didn’t see any different benefits from what is mentioned already.
Gold with 3 months left to renewal and still need 15k so the 20% could help And more so for next year.
didn’t see any different benefits from what is mentioned already.
Jan 8, 2020, 1:35 am
#26
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 237
I got this offer today but the cost is USD499.
It seems to have the same terms and conditions of the USD300 offer people received earlier.
I won't be subscribing!
FWIW, I'm based in South Africa and I have gold status.
It seems to have the same terms and conditions of the USD300 offer people received earlier.
I won't be subscribing!
FWIW, I'm based in South Africa and I have gold status.
Jan 8, 2020, 9:24 pm
#27
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 16
Perhaps the terms have changed?
They now include:
• The member will qualify for the 20% bonus Skywards Miles in First Class, Business Class and Economy Class on all eligible flights marketed and operated by Emirates.
Full terms, for Australia at least: https://www.emirates.com/au/english/...rds-plus/terms
Jan 14, 2020, 11:52 pm
#29
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 3
Also received an offer for $499 on 8th Jan. My background with them is having a gold status in 2019 and no flights with EK in the last 11 months - primarily because EK flights from my region cost almost 50% more compared to the competition. Was supposed to be downgraded to blue but instead was downgraded only to silver for 2020.
Not going to be subscribing to this.
Not going to be subscribing to this.