Badges
Jun 30, 2017, 11:42 pm
#94
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,637
Maybe someone reads these forums after all! They recently added the Atlanta badge as well as the Early Adopter Atlanta badge!
I'll still need to email them though. My Atlanta Tourist badge is one flight short and I should have earned the wiggle room badge a long time ago!
I'll still need to email them though. My Atlanta Tourist badge is one flight short and I should have earned the wiggle room badge a long time ago!
Aug 20, 2017, 9:42 pm
#95
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,637
Either they changed the terms or my assumptions were incorrect.
I know that activity from before the Badges program existed was not counted. I was under the assumption that activity occurring after the Badges program came into existence but before they added the badge would be backdated and count. However, I must be wrong.
I flew on the inaugural flight to Atlanta and never got badges credit for that flight. They didn't add the Atlanta or the Early Adopter Atlanta badge until mid June, and the flight I took at the end of June was the only one that counted.
I know that activity from before the Badges program existed was not counted. I was under the assumption that activity occurring after the Badges program came into existence but before they added the badge would be backdated and count. However, I must be wrong.
I flew on the inaugural flight to Atlanta and never got badges credit for that flight. They didn't add the Atlanta or the Early Adopter Atlanta badge until mid June, and the flight I took at the end of June was the only one that counted.
Last edited by diburning; Aug 21, 2017 at 4:46 pm
Aug 21, 2017, 9:53 am
#96
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
Apparently, I'm gonna miss out on getting the actual points for visiting Nantucket 3 times in a calendar year period it seems that my first arrival there didn't qualify under the badge scheme. I guess the Boston one is for arrivals only?
Take Three seems awfully odd as I have partial credit without actually having flown a B6 roundtrip.
So far, I have received points for the Welcome and Profile badges, with the ones for visiting the badges page looking promising.
Take Three seems awfully odd as I have partial credit without actually having flown a B6 roundtrip.
So far, I have received points for the Welcome and Profile badges, with the ones for visiting the badges page looking promising.
Aug 21, 2017, 4:49 pm
#97
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,637
All of those badges are "Destination" badges so only arrivals count. If the flight/activity occurred before the badges program existed, it will not count. Apparently if the flight/activity occurred before the badge was added to the program, it would not count either. If you do indeed have missing activity that should have counted, they will fix it if you contact them.
Take Three tracks by the segment. Every one way segment count as progress. Two segments equals a roundtrip even if the segments are completely unrelated.
Take Three tracks by the segment. Every one way segment count as progress. Two segments equals a roundtrip even if the segments are completely unrelated.
Aug 22, 2017, 12:35 am
#100
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,637
Yes. Each segment counts and posts separately regardless of whether they're a connection.
Also, the Mint badges will double award progress if you book a through-fare Mint itinerary because the connecting flight is still technically a Mint fare.
Also, the Mint badges will double award progress if you book a through-fare Mint itinerary because the connecting flight is still technically a Mint fare.
Sep 7, 2017, 5:13 pm
#101
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
Sep 8, 2017, 1:04 am
#102
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,637
It only sort of tracks things... I had to email them asking about the EMS badges because less than half of my EMS seat purchases tracked for them.
I still haven't earned my Amazon badge yet. I'll contact them later when I get a chance.
I still haven't earned my Amazon badge yet. I'll contact them later when I get a chance.
Sep 19, 2017, 3:35 pm
#103
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: RSW
Programs: Delta - Silver; UA - Silver; HHonors - Diamond; IHG - Spire Ambassador; Marriott Bonvoy - Titanium
Posts: 14,185
Apr 27, 2018, 2:14 pm
#104
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New England
Programs: American Gold, Marriott Gold, Hilton Silver
Posts: 5,637
The poor badges program is still being neglected. They haven't updated the Hilton badges yet (it's currently impossible to earn them) and now the agents on Twitter can't touch them.