Life-long Senator status [merged lifetime SEN]
Jun 9, 2022, 2:21 pm
#451
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: my heart is on the shores of the north Italian lakes
Programs: LX Senator Lifetime, Relais&Chateaux Club5C, ex ! "Amanjunkie", ex LHW LC, hate chain hotels
Posts: 2,515
1. SEN has been already much devaluated and the "cheap" *G are taking over the lounges.
2. We are now at an age at which we should not care anymore
.3. The privilege will be having NOT to fly. I keep my few flights to F or C within Europe. It's just no fun anymore.
This said I will be loyal to LH group, they always have excellent F partner specials and I love South America.
Jun 9, 2022, 11:45 pm
#453
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: my heart is on the shores of the north Italian lakes
Programs: LX Senator Lifetime, Relais&Chateaux Club5C, ex ! "Amanjunkie", ex LHW LC, hate chain hotels
Posts: 2,515
Jun 10, 2022, 7:16 am
#454
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,489
Lifetime SEN : welcome letter
An unexpected surprise,
After all the mess at Amsterdam Schiphol airport this spring/summer 2022 with KLM and BA, this was a surprise ....
After all the mess at Amsterdam Schiphol airport this spring/summer 2022 with KLM and BA, this was a surprise ....
Jun 10, 2022, 12:02 pm
#455
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BCN/SIN
Programs: SEN**, Ex TK Elite+, Ex IB Sapphire, Hyatt Gold, Bonvoy, Meliá Platinum
Posts: 649
I have already reached all conditions to become a Lifetime Senator 10 years ago, but was not 60, nor will I be in the near future. The 60 age limit is total crap, many other companies give you lifetime after only 10 consecutive years no matter the age.
Lufthansa knows that over 60 and once you retire, your flying habits change dramatically, and of course they hope you will die soon. So teoretically, even if you achieve the lifetime at the age of 60, how many years are you going to fly and use the lounges and other services that come with it? Not to mention to keep flying, you still need to purchase new tickets (and a mega amount on taxes too if you travel on award tickets) that means you keep spending and spending. A neverending circle...
I was wondering, if you were 30 when you met all criteria and then you don't fly for 30 years, once you are 60, and considering you alrady qualified for a lifetime status, will you be awarded one after that period?
It is far too complicated. By the way, I am sure they will go further and implement the new programme which was posponed due to Covid, and that means, new rules and new requirements.
I congratulate to all who got it now, but I wish I could have received one, when I was younger, after 60, I don't think I will want to fly very often and far away.
Lufthansa knows that over 60 and once you retire, your flying habits change dramatically, and of course they hope you will die soon. So teoretically, even if you achieve the lifetime at the age of 60, how many years are you going to fly and use the lounges and other services that come with it? Not to mention to keep flying, you still need to purchase new tickets (and a mega amount on taxes too if you travel on award tickets) that means you keep spending and spending. A neverending circle...
I was wondering, if you were 30 when you met all criteria and then you don't fly for 30 years, once you are 60, and considering you alrady qualified for a lifetime status, will you be awarded one after that period?
It is far too complicated. By the way, I am sure they will go further and implement the new programme which was posponed due to Covid, and that means, new rules and new requirements.
I congratulate to all who got it now, but I wish I could have received one, when I was younger, after 60, I don't think I will want to fly very often and far away.
Jun 10, 2022, 12:51 pm
#456
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Stoke on Trent, UK (MAN ), BUE, BKK, DBV
Programs: LH HON***,UA,BA.EK Gold,AV.
Posts: 11,576
This is what satisfies the bean counters at LH group, they calculated they are not giving much away & it’s minimal cost to them
Jun 10, 2022, 4:18 pm
#457
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: HAG
Programs: Der 5* FTL
Posts: 8,006
Jun 11, 2022, 9:51 am
#458
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: my heart is on the shores of the north Italian lakes
Programs: LX Senator Lifetime, Relais&Chateaux Club5C, ex ! "Amanjunkie", ex LHW LC, hate chain hotels
Posts: 2,515
Be happy dear kai.lileboo to have the whole life ahead of you, I am jealous. LH SEN should be your smallest concern, air travel will even not exist under the current form in 30 years and you will have had a life filled with exciting new things older folks like me will never see.
Jun 11, 2022, 11:47 am
#460
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BCN/SIN
Programs: SEN**, Ex TK Elite+, Ex IB Sapphire, Hyatt Gold, Bonvoy, Meliá Platinum
Posts: 649
Be happy dear kai.lileboo to have the whole life ahead of you, I am jealous. LH SEN should be your smallest concern, air travel will even not exist under the current form in 30 years and you will have had a life filled with exciting new things older folks like me will never see.
Jun 11, 2022, 10:40 pm
#461
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Stuck on this planet - mainly in STR and LAX
Posts: 5,019
I also got the Lifetime Senator letter in the last few days. It really surprised me because my Travbel Agent asked LH about this about a year ago and the answer back then was, that I did no qualify. Reason:
I just got enough status miles every second year to keep SEN and such did not have 1 M in 10 years.
I had lots and lots of status miles back in the good old days when you got over 20.000 from one train roundtrip and you could do 3 a day by checking on once in the morning.
I just got enough status miles every second year to keep SEN and such did not have 1 M in 10 years.
I had lots and lots of status miles back in the good old days when you got over 20.000 from one train roundtrip and you could do 3 a day by checking on once in the morning.
Jun 12, 2022, 2:04 am
#464
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: AMS+IAH
Programs: Lufthansa: Senator || IHG: Diamond Royal Ambassador Inner Circle || Plutonium Status
Posts: 3,489
Can't make any blatant promotion, but my sister got these from the website mentioned on the sticker.
It wasnot the fastest of delivery during covidpandemic, so it could take a while to save your letterbox from the onslaught of "reclame" and persons ringing your doorbell while you are still in your curlers and wearing a peignoir....