Status STARS [2013-2023]
Oct 30, 2013, 8:56 am
#106
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: SEA, ATL (wish it was still ORD)
Programs: AA EXP; DL Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist (marriage perk)
Posts: 514
Since most of you have much experience, do you guys think that given the recent "enhancements" (so basically telling all non-corporate Y customers go F yourself) other airlines/alliances will be offering a lot of status matches/ qualification fast tracks next year?
Oct 30, 2013, 9:21 am
#107
Join Date: Dec 2005
Programs: OW Emerald, *A Gold
Posts: 6,913
I hope they complement meilenrechner.com by a new website www.sternrechner.com. Better be quick and register it. You may be able to sell it to LH afterwards 
Oct 30, 2013, 9:34 am
#108
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: VCE
Posts: 14,165
FYI- my colleague did get an EK fast track qualification- once he got annoyed enough with LH he asked our TA to book all the rest of his flights for the year on EK to CAN, HKG, and BKK- and as a result she called EK and they instantly gave him gold.
Oct 30, 2013, 10:41 am
#110
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: OSL/IAH/ZRH (time, not preference)
Programs: UA1K, LH GM, AA EXP->GM
Posts: 38,265
Oct 30, 2013, 10:44 am
#111
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Italy
Programs: LH SEN, FB platinum, BAEC bronze
Posts: 473
Oct 30, 2013, 12:16 pm
#112
Join Date: May 2004
Location: VIX
Programs: LH SEN, Goldpointsplus Gold Elite
Posts: 258
Great idea!
Finally some good news! I will get 1,9 stars! Wow!!!
As Long as they do not send me a new credit card, because of this it is OK. I would hate to Register a new Card at 99 online retailers!
As Long as they do not send me a new credit card, because of this it is OK. I would hate to Register a new Card at 99 online retailers!
Oct 30, 2013, 1:21 pm
#113
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: NY NY USA
Posts: 192
My (not so) educated guess is that the stars will be matching the color of the card and the current "ridges" ( for lack of better work) delineating the crane shape, just in a different shade. Silver on silver, gold on gold and NOTHING on the black card! 
Oct 31, 2013, 7:57 am
#114
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: OSL/IAH/ZRH (time, not preference)
Programs: UA1K, LH GM, AA EXP->GM
Posts: 38,265
Yes why using stars when they could use their own Quetzalcoatlus as a symbol? The little vulture would at least be somewhat original.
Oct 31, 2013, 8:08 am
#115
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: EDI, CGN, NYC
Programs: LH-SEN, DL-Platinum
Posts: 973
I don't mean to be overly maudlin, but do you think anybody at Lufthansa thought about the historical significance of "status" stars in Germany?
Let's hope they refrain from using yellow stars...
Let's hope they refrain from using yellow stars...
Oct 31, 2013, 8:18 am
#116
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: BSL/FRA or PHL
Programs: LH Miles and More, DL SkyMiles, Bonvoy, Hilton
Posts: 2,335
Do you suppose LH believes enough in this silly stars idea to put their own image behind it?
Or never mind that, do they at least maybe believe enough to explain what they hope to accomplish with these stars?
Oct 31, 2013, 7:08 pm
#117
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: OSL/IAH/ZRH (time, not preference)
Programs: UA1K, LH GM, AA EXP->GM
Posts: 38,265
Of course the right action would have been to drop it. But if they printed anything on the card it should be silver, golden, or Osmium vultures.
Nov 1, 2013, 3:58 am
#118
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: NUE,MUC,INN,FDH
Programs: QF LTG, LH (SEN*** till 02/26), AF, AA, AB-G†
Posts: 2,076
No need. They are getting the customers anyway. The push away from Lufthansa has been well enough orchestrated but the Lufthansa marketing department that it would be very difficult for a competitor to do a better job.
FYI- my colleague did get an EK fast track qualification- once he got annoyed enough with LH he asked our TA to book all the rest of his flights for the year on EK to CAN, HKG, and BKK- and as a result she called EK and they instantly gave him gold.
FYI- my colleague did get an EK fast track qualification- once he got annoyed enough with LH he asked our TA to book all the rest of his flights for the year on EK to CAN, HKG, and BKK- and as a result she called EK and they instantly gave him gold.
QF-F-Lounge in MEL and EK-F-Lounge in DXB. I like the direct boarding from the lounge.
Nov 1, 2013, 5:42 am
#119
Senior Moderator, Moderator: Community Buzz and Ambassador: Miles & More (Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, and other partners)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: 150km from MAN
Programs: LH SEN** HH Diamond
Posts: 29,517
No news
November issue of Exclusive magazine is online but nothing we didn't know about already (except perhaps the last sentence...) 
Zusätzliche Anerkennung für langjährige Statuskunden
Eine besondere Neuerung erwartet die Miles & More Teilnehmer mit langjähriger Statuszugehörigkeit: die Verleihung von Status Stars. Diese Sterne veredeln künftig die Miles & More Servicekarten und Kofferanhänger von Frequent Travellern, Senatoren und HON Circle Membern. Die Anzahl der Sterne richtet sich nach der Anzahl der Tage, an denen Sie Statuskunde bei Miles & More waren oder sind. Dabei entspricht ein Tag als Frequent Traveller einem Punkt, ein Tag als Senator zwei Punkten und ein Tag als HON Circle Member drei Punkten. Ab 5 000 erreichten Punkten wird ein Stern vergeben, ab 10 000 Punkten erhalten Sie zwei Sterne, ab 15 000 Punkten drei Sterne usw. Ihre Sterne werden übrigens auch in Ihrer persönlichen Online Statuslounge angezeigt.
Eine besondere Neuerung erwartet die Miles & More Teilnehmer mit langjähriger Statuszugehörigkeit: die Verleihung von Status Stars. Diese Sterne veredeln künftig die Miles & More Servicekarten und Kofferanhänger von Frequent Travellern, Senatoren und HON Circle Membern. Die Anzahl der Sterne richtet sich nach der Anzahl der Tage, an denen Sie Statuskunde bei Miles & More waren oder sind. Dabei entspricht ein Tag als Frequent Traveller einem Punkt, ein Tag als Senator zwei Punkten und ein Tag als HON Circle Member drei Punkten. Ab 5 000 erreichten Punkten wird ein Stern vergeben, ab 10 000 Punkten erhalten Sie zwei Sterne, ab 15 000 Punkten drei Sterne usw. Ihre Sterne werden übrigens auch in Ihrer persönlichen Online Statuslounge angezeigt.
Nov 1, 2013, 6:26 am
#120
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: FRA
Posts: 582
I don't think LH will exhange our frequent flier or credit cards.
It is most likely that all lounge staff will receive something like this
http://www.amazon.de/HEYDA-Motiv-Loc...dp/B00CSX361M/
And wow, someone already registered http://www.sternrechner.com/ ^
It is most likely that all lounge staff will receive something like this
http://www.amazon.de/HEYDA-Motiv-Loc...dp/B00CSX361M/
And wow, someone already registered http://www.sternrechner.com/
^