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DaDaDan Oct 31, 2009 7:31 am
Originally Posted by Aldebaran (Post 12736316)
In my opinion one of the hardest to obtain, based on annual levels and not on revenue or "by invitation only" is the Lufthansa HON Circle. You need to accrue 600.000 HON qualifying miles in two years.
This is the one I was going to name. Some of the published benefits are pretty crazy. In Frankfurt, you can check in at the First Class terminal, which is nice and all, but then you proceed outside where a chauffer drives you across in a Mercedes or Porche directly to the aircraft for boarding, which is awesome.

http://www.miles-and-more.com/online...l=en&cid=10001

http://www.honcircle.com/tour/index_e.html

ctownflyer Nov 1, 2009 11:35 am
Originally Posted by gleff (Post 12740168)
I'd say my favorite status is Avis Chairman.
+1

GadgetFreak Nov 1, 2009 7:18 pm
No one has mentioned Costco General Member.

mahasamatman Nov 1, 2009 8:20 pm
Any card on Virgin Galactic would be the most prestigious.

GadgetFreak Nov 1, 2009 8:25 pm
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Originally Posted by mahasamatman
Any card on Virgin Galactic would be the most prestigious.
You are of course correct.

Janus Nov 1, 2009 8:43 pm
Originally Posted by mahasamatman (Post 12750362)
Any card on Virgin Galactic would be the most prestigious.
Is that earned based on segments or miles? :P

alanh Nov 1, 2009 9:59 pm
Virgin Galactic is probably the only program that offers only round-the-world trips.:D

mahasamatman Nov 1, 2009 10:02 pm
Originally Posted by alanh (Post 12750798)
Virgin Galactic is probably the only program that offers only round-the-world trips.
Maybe in the distant future, but the current spacecraft is sub-orbital - just up and down.

alanh Nov 1, 2009 10:07 pm
Well, so much for that mileage run idea. Thanks.

icydog Nov 2, 2009 8:42 am
Originally Posted by aacharya (Post 12732944)
I think you have to lump into two categories:

Lifetime levels (Million Miler, etc)

Annual levels (CO*, United GS, etc)

What you probably are looking after are the CO* and United GS-type levels.
CO*'s are pretty impressive to me (they are almost automatically CO Plats).

I don't know what the CO* card is. I have the Presidential Plus card but it doesn't get me any extra miles. Is it something you earn or something you pay for? Thanks..

dkelly1110 Nov 2, 2009 9:14 am
Originally Posted by icydog (Post 12752591)
I don't know what the CO* card is. I have the Presidential Plus card but it doesn't get me any extra miles. Is it something you earn or something you pay for? Thanks..
It is not a card, but a designation that one attains by generating considerable revenue for the airline.

icydog Nov 2, 2009 12:22 pm
Originally Posted by dkelly1110 (Post 12752789)
It is not a card, but a designation that one attains by generating considerable revenue for the airline.
As in a corporate travel agent who would significantly affect the CO bottom line by only buying CO tickets for their personnel. Is that what you mean?

mbreuer Nov 2, 2009 12:27 pm
Originally Posted by icydog (Post 12754183)
As in a corporate travel agent who would significantly affect the CO bottom line by only buying CO tickets for their personnel. Is that what you mean?
Lots of discussions in the CO forum... basically, it's a notation attached to those customers who bring in some defined percentage of revenue over some defined period of time. No card, but does show on the flight manifest.

bodory Nov 3, 2009 9:53 am
Originally Posted by Aldebaran (Post 12736316)
In my opinion one of the hardest to obtain, based on annual levels and not on revenue or "by invitation only" is the Lufthansa HON Circle. You need to accrue 600.000 HON qualifying miles in two years.
I second that. You could also add SQ Solitaire PPS Club card.

As of by-invitation only for European airlines you have (to name a few) :
- AF/KL : Club 2000 / Skipper
- BA : Premier

The latter being much more exclusive and providing many more benefits than the former. There are 12,000 Club 2000 members for instance... far from the 2000 initial members of the "Club", even if KL Skippers have being integrated since the merger of FFPs

Kiwi Flyer Nov 3, 2009 10:09 am
As well as the above, many (most) airlines have unpublished status levels with additional benefits over the highest publicised FF tier.


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