Life-long Senator status [merged lifetime SEN]
Mar 1, 2022, 9:34 am
#436
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This is what I remember as well 10 years with 1 Mio. Miles in any time. The problem is that the rules are not published.
I was on the track to fulfil the 1 Mio. in 10 years, but corona did have a cut for me - so it is much harder now.
Anyhow: Nobody knows if the "new system" will kick in at some time or LH will change anything.
I was on the track to fulfil the 1 Mio. in 10 years, but corona did have a cut for me - so it is much harder now.
Anyhow: Nobody knows if the "new system" will kick in at some time or LH will change anything.
what are the german (and others) current conditions to become live-long Senator member?
here are what I today learned about members based in Switzerland (open questions remain about how, if any, former swiss Travelclub status miles and top-tier status might be counted ...):
live-long Senator status (not sure if exactly the same conditions are also for german based members)
(swiss based members) must be all of the following:
* over 60 years of age (not 65 as I thought so far)
* 1 Million miles&more status miles accrued (they could not answer my question if former swiss status miles would in future be counted too)
* 10 years of uniterrupted Senator status (they could not answer my question if former swiss top-tier-status would be counted)
and the member must apply himself, as their database will not automatically show the fulfilled criterias.
Last edited by Rudi; Mar 1, 2022 at 9:42 am Reason: my post from 2005, when Swissair became Swiss Air and LH took over.
Mar 1, 2022, 9:37 am
#437
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Mar 1, 2022, 11:12 am
#438
Join Date: Aug 2004
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In my case all came as a surpise - before I was 60 years old which could be related to being Travel Club member since its inception.
Mar 1, 2022, 1:59 pm
#440
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Mar 2, 2022, 2:56 am
#441
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But I think if you're still sitting on 1m status miles achieved over that period, you should be fine, even if you collect little during the dead years. I wish they had a lifetime FTL option. That status level generally suits my needs, as long as they don't downgrade it any further.
Mar 2, 2022, 12:25 pm
#442
Join Date: Dec 2006
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But I think if you're still sitting on 1m status miles achieved over that period, you should be fine, even if you collect little during the dead years. I wish they had a lifetime FTL option. That status level generally suits my needs, as long as they don't downgrade it any further.
Mar 2, 2022, 5:25 pm
#443
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(swiss based members) must be all of the following:
* over 60 years of age (not 65 as I thought so far)
* 1 Million miles&more status miles accrued (they could not answer my question if former swiss status miles would in future be counted too)
* 10 years of uniterrupted Senator status (they could not answer my question if former swiss top-tier-status would be counted)
* over 60 years of age (not 65 as I thought so far)
* 1 Million miles&more status miles accrued (they could not answer my question if former swiss status miles would in future be counted too)
* 10 years of uniterrupted Senator status (they could not answer my question if former swiss top-tier-status would be counted)
Your mileage (as an LX-Senator) might vary
Mar 3, 2022, 8:20 am
#444
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Considering that LH doesn't have the data from the Swiss Travel Club and Qualifyler anymore (I tried getting access to it with a GDPR request) I think it will be difficult to count data they don't have.
In my case they didn't even adjust the Member Since year and it now just shows the date when LH bought LX, which is the reason why I contacted them. Everything before 2006, at least in my case, is gone.
In my case they didn't even adjust the Member Since year and it now just shows the date when LH bought LX, which is the reason why I contacted them. Everything before 2006, at least in my case, is gone.
Mar 3, 2022, 10:46 am
#445
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after the takeover in 2006 my Qualyflier points were, on my request (for some years already before I was often in person at the LH-Swiss office at Zürich-Enge, now closed, and they did help wand support my request then), transferred and added to my already for some years existing and very activ (SEN-level) activ miles&more account (but not as status miles).
Apr 29, 2022, 8:58 am
#446
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Slight policy change at M&M:
Starting May, those who have achieved LT SEN (according to the current requirements: 60+, 1mio status miles in 10 years, 10 yr continuous SEN/HON etc) will be notified that month and receive the LT welcome package. M&M will no longer wait till the elegible SEN fails to requalify. So watch that mailbox in June!
Starting May, those who have achieved LT SEN (according to the current requirements: 60+, 1mio status miles in 10 years, 10 yr continuous SEN/HON etc) will be notified that month and receive the LT welcome package. M&M will no longer wait till the elegible SEN fails to requalify. So watch that mailbox in June!
Apr 30, 2022, 6:21 am
#448
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Slight policy change at M&M:
Starting May, those who have achieved LT SEN (according to the current requirements: 60+, 1mio status miles in 10 years, 10 yr continuous SEN/HON etc) will be notified that month and receive the LT welcome package. M&M will no longer wait till the elegible SEN fails to requalify. So watch that mailbox in June!
Starting May, those who have achieved LT SEN (according to the current requirements: 60+, 1mio status miles in 10 years, 10 yr continuous SEN/HON etc) will be notified that month and receive the LT welcome package. M&M will no longer wait till the elegible SEN fails to requalify. So watch that mailbox in June!
IIRC, NewbieRunner mentioned in this forum that we could check with M&M if we had accumulated the 1mio status miles in 10 years.
I did not do it then because I was still moderately far away from 60+, but I am much closer now.
It is the same procedure?
Thanks,
Apr 30, 2022, 8:29 am
#449
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Slight policy change at M&M:
Starting May, those who have achieved LT SEN (according to the current requirements: 60+, 1mio status miles in 10 years, 10 yr continuous SEN/HON etc) will be notified that month and receive the LT welcome package. M&M will no longer wait till the elegible SEN fails to requalify. So watch that mailbox in June!
Starting May, those who have achieved LT SEN (according to the current requirements: 60+, 1mio status miles in 10 years, 10 yr continuous SEN/HON etc) will be notified that month and receive the LT welcome package. M&M will no longer wait till the elegible SEN fails to requalify. So watch that mailbox in June!
Jun 9, 2022, 11:30 am
#450
Join Date: Jun 2009
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What a surprise when I opened the mailbox today!
I received a letter from Miles&More informing me that I fulfill all requirements for the Lifetime Senator status (even though I will not turn XX years until December) and that no matter how many status miles I will collect in the future, the lifetime card will be sent to me automatically before the expiry date of the actual card.
Didn't expect anything when I opened the letter and I'm really happy now. Time to open a bottle of delicious wine. Cheers
I received a letter from Miles&More informing me that I fulfill all requirements for the Lifetime Senator status (even though I will not turn XX years until December) and that no matter how many status miles I will collect in the future, the lifetime card will be sent to me automatically before the expiry date of the actual card.
Didn't expect anything when I opened the letter and I'm really happy now. Time to open a bottle of delicious wine
. Cheers