HON "enhancements" getting closer [HON bonus reduced from 50% to 25%] [merged]
Oct 18, 2007, 2:57 pm
#241
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Munich
Posts: 68
Received today the official letter, that the executive bonus for Hons will be reduced to 25% "in order to ensure the requirements for best possible exclusivity and quality" (just my own bad translation).
At least the letter didn't mention any other changes.
Cheers
Talenti
Oct 18, 2007, 4:09 pm
#242
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: STR and the rest of EMEA
Programs: LH HON, Marriott Platinum, ...
Posts: 731
Have received the same letter, my wife told me about it (the letter is in STR and I'm currently in LHR).
Oct 18, 2007, 8:27 pm
#243
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: bella italia
Programs: LH HON, AF FB Platinum
Posts: 633
As I am far away from home: Is LH just bashing and punishing their HONs by reducing the exec bonus in general (award and status) or do they just reduce the bonus regarding status miles? Are there any real enhancements for compensation?
Salve Luigi
Salve Luigi
Oct 19, 2007, 1:08 am
#244
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Tübingen, Germany
Posts: 2,732
Likewise - being away from home = letter.
The real enhancement compensation - reduction of club members for that really exclusive feeling
Cheers
Thomas
Oct 19, 2007, 2:31 am
#246
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Munich
Posts: 68
As we all know they want to get rid of part of the members.
Talenti
Oct 19, 2007, 2:40 am
#247
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: STR and the rest of EMEA
Programs: LH HON, Marriott Platinum, ...
Posts: 731
To be honest, I don't think that will really happen. If you read this forum, you see a lot of people saying that they collect 600k and then move on to another FPP for the remainder of the year. So now they have to fly a bit more to get 600k before they move on to the next one. Of course, some people will be pissed and leave, but the majority will give more business to LH...
Oct 19, 2007, 3:00 am
#248
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: I´m on a road to nowhere
Programs: If I don´t have it, I don´t need it!
Posts: 758
To be honest, I don't think that will really happen. If you read this forum, you see a lot of people saying that they collect 600k and then move on to another FPP for the remainder of the year. So now they have to fly a bit more to get 600k before they move on to the next one. Of course, some people will be pissed and leave, but the majority will give more business to LH...
Oct 19, 2007, 3:57 am
#249
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: FRA
Programs: LH, Avis, Hyatt, ...
Posts: 4,213
This might be true for the majority of HONs in this board (not for me), but not for the majority of HONs overall.
Oct 19, 2007, 4:19 am
#250
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: bella italia
Programs: LH HON, AF FB Platinum
Posts: 633
Salve Luigi
Oct 19, 2007, 4:50 am
#251
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: FRA
Programs: LH, Avis, Hyatt, ...
Posts: 4,213
I totally agree. I as well don't p... off to another program after reaching the 600.000 miles. But I spent some miles of my millions to reach my targets after requalificaton. From now I have to spent some more money to LH. That's not a real problem. And that's maybe what LH wants us to do.
Salve Luigi
Salve Luigi
Oct 19, 2007, 5:17 am
#252
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: INN
Posts: 2,914
I definitively could use more miles for some Y to C upgrades and at least some award travel. Then again I'm probably rather atypical as I do a lot of travel on Y fares and prefer to at least have the night flights in C.
Oct 19, 2007, 8:38 am
#253
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Germany
Programs: LH HON, AMEX Plat, Avis Pres, Sixt Diamond, SPG Plat, Hilton G, Priority G, Hyatt Plat,Kempinski PC
Posts: 360
Wow, now I finally see the enhancement for us HONs. As the exec bonus is reduced we will collect less miles and therefore spend less time on thinking how to spend all those miles and therefore we will have more time with our families. Isnt that kind of LH?
Oct 19, 2007, 11:16 am
#254
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: MUC/LAX/SMV
Programs: LH, UA, BD, AA, NW, FB, NH, AC, Sixt, Hertz, Avis, *W, HH, Marriott, PC, Leaders Club, AMEX
Posts: 12,406
So, thanks to this latest enhancement, most HONs will have less time and opportunity to spend their miles on F awards?
I'm OK with that. @:-)
More award space for TRMM.
I'm OK with that. @:-)
More award space for TRMM.
Oct 19, 2007, 11:47 am
#255
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: FRA
Programs: LH FTL, BA Blue, UA Corpse
Posts: 1,423
To be honest, I don't think that will really happen. If you read this forum, you see a lot of people saying that they collect 600k and then move on to another FPP for the remainder of the year. So now they have to fly a bit more to get 600k before they move on to the next one. Of course, some people will be pissed and leave, but the majority will give more business to LH...