this post is just to make ranles post....
Jan 2, 2002 | 3:45 pm
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this post is just to make ranles post....
no, it has nothing to do with miles, but it should get our friendly hall monitor to come in... hehehehehe
okay, but seriously, do you think you go up, down, or stay the same when it come to status for 2003?
in my own circumstance, if i do as much int'l as in 2001, i'll stay plat. but i'm going to be driving more and flying less domestic, because of the hassles of "security". if i'm not doing as much int'l i'll be sling back down the status charts charts...
is that better?
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I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the rights of the people by the gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
James Madison, 4th US president (1751-1836)
[This message has been edited by duxfan (edited 01-02-2002).]
okay, but seriously, do you think you go up, down, or stay the same when it come to status for 2003?
in my own circumstance, if i do as much int'l as in 2001, i'll stay plat. but i'm going to be driving more and flying less domestic, because of the hassles of "security". if i'm not doing as much int'l i'll be sling back down the status charts charts...
is that better?
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I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the rights of the people by the gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
James Madison, 4th US president (1751-1836)
[This message has been edited by duxfan (edited 01-02-2002).]
Jan 2, 2002 | 5:38 pm
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Do we think FT should offer miles on our airlines of choice for posts that do not belong in MilesBuzz?
OK now that the thread has a question on miles, it should remain here... right?
William
OK now that the thread has a question on miles, it should remain here... right?
William
Jan 2, 2002 | 7:04 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by afang:
They'll move this to OMNI for sure</font>
They'll move this to OMNI for sure
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Jan 3, 2002 | 11:21 pm
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Location: SAN Diego (Hillcrest); formerly LEXington, KY; still like the nym
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corkeyva: how we fly THIS year will determine our status NEXT year. Many of us work out our inevitable business-based travel, both airline mileage and hotel stays, for the upcoming year, and then work in whatever extra we'll need in personal travel to achieve the status we hope for/ expect/ want/ crave/ dream of.
In this way, WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE WAYS WE EARN MILES. Miles, HINT, HINT.
GG & I often know what cities & hotels we'll be in three or four years ahead. This helps determine our choices of how to grab status now.
For example, we'll be at a big show this summer with a Hilton main hotel. We've known this since 1999. We've worked VERY hard to make sure we have high Hilton status for 2002 based on this knowledge.
We also know that we're only 250,000 points or so away from Marriott Platinum Emeritus. We are skewing towards Marriotts in order to earn these points.
We'll need 100,000 Delta miles to keep Delta Platinum Medallion. They are running a double miles promo on M fares right now. Our M fare tickets to Gatwick in late March aren't eligible, but we're considering another, earlier trip, just to earn the miles. (M fares to England aren't much more than twice Ls to other places, and earn double status miles. Why not fly less and earn the same for the same money?)
Clear now?
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"Service" should be a noun, not a verb.
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In this way, WE ARE VERY CONSCIOUS OF THE WAYS WE EARN MILES. Miles, HINT, HINT.
GG & I often know what cities & hotels we'll be in three or four years ahead. This helps determine our choices of how to grab status now.
For example, we'll be at a big show this summer with a Hilton main hotel. We've known this since 1999. We've worked VERY hard to make sure we have high Hilton status for 2002 based on this knowledge.
We also know that we're only 250,000 points or so away from Marriott Platinum Emeritus. We are skewing towards Marriotts in order to earn these points.
We'll need 100,000 Delta miles to keep Delta Platinum Medallion. They are running a double miles promo on M fares right now. Our M fare tickets to Gatwick in late March aren't eligible, but we're considering another, earlier trip, just to earn the miles. (M fares to England aren't much more than twice Ls to other places, and earn double status miles. Why not fly less and earn the same for the same money?)
Clear now?
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"Service" should be a noun, not a verb.
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Jan 4, 2002 | 1:19 am
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LexPassenger, Thank you very much for that "service" oriented explantion about MILE accrual. I really wasn't aware of all the planning involved with MILES (and points, etc)
I have been learning quite abit since finding this forum-- thanks again for your help
I have been learning quite abit since finding this forum-- thanks again for your help