Targeted Elite Requalification
Sep 18, 2003 | 5:19 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Troy, MI
Programs: NW Plat;HolidayInn Plat;Hilton Gold
Posts: 16
Targeted Elite Requalification
Got a targeted letter from Beth giving 3 options to requalify Platinum. Option 1 is to fly 8 F,P,J,C,Z,Y round trips. Option 2 to fly 10 RT in F,P,J,C,Z,Y,B. Option 3 is somewhat complicated with 7 RT's plus a WorldVacation or World Perk VIsa.
Anyone else get targeted?
Anyone else get targeted?
Sep 18, 2003 | 6:13 pm
#2
Join Date: May 2000
Location: IAD/DCA/BWI
Programs: SQ, LH, AMEX, Citi, Cap1
Posts: 4,113
Also got one for gold requalification:
Fly 3 RTs on paid fares booked in F,P,J,C,Z, Y classes
OR
Fly 5 RTs on paid fares booked in F P J C Z Y B or M classes
OR
Buy a Hawaii World Vacations package
OR
My personal option: Pay $150 to do a mileage run (BUF-DTW-IAH-MCO-IAH-DTW-BUF) around the US to requalify as a genuine gold.
- Pat
[This message has been edited by Wiirachay (edited 09-18-2003).]
Fly 3 RTs on paid fares booked in F,P,J,C,Z, Y classes
OR
Fly 5 RTs on paid fares booked in F P J C Z Y B or M classes
OR
Buy a Hawaii World Vacations package
OR
My personal option: Pay $150 to do a mileage run (BUF-DTW-IAH-MCO-IAH-DTW-BUF) around the US to requalify as a genuine gold.
- Pat
[This message has been edited by Wiirachay (edited 09-18-2003).]
Sep 19, 2003 | 3:40 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Ohio
Programs: UA, Bonvoy
Posts: 72
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Previously posted by Wiirachay:
My personal option: Pay $150 to do a mileage run (BUF-DTW-IAH-MCO-IAH-DTW-BUF) around the US to requalify as a genuine gold.
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Wiirachay, did you leave a connection or two out? This only adds up to 4888 miles roundtrip according to my calculations.
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mylez2go
DTW
Worldperks/HHonors
Previously posted by Wiirachay:
My personal option: Pay $150 to do a mileage run (BUF-DTW-IAH-MCO-IAH-DTW-BUF) around the US to requalify as a genuine gold.
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Wiirachay, did you leave a connection or two out? This only adds up to 4888 miles roundtrip according to my calculations.
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mylez2go
DTW
Worldperks/HHonors
Sep 19, 2003 | 4:15 pm
#4
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: RST
Programs: Delta Diamond; Hilton Diamond; Accor Gold
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by thomadav:
Option 1 is to fly 8 F,P,J,C,Z,Y round trips.
Option 2 to fly 10 RT in F,P,J,C,Z,Y,B.</font>
Option 1 is to fly 8 F,P,J,C,Z,Y round trips.
Option 2 to fly 10 RT in F,P,J,C,Z,Y,B.</font>
Either way, that is a lot of flying in a few months. If you need to fly that much shouldn't you be Platinum by now anyway?
Sep 20, 2003 | 5:52 am
#5
Join Date: May 2003
Location: MSP - NW Gold - PC Plat - Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 2,478
Why did you get targeted? Were you not going to make the elite level?
Sep 20, 2003 | 8:47 am
#6
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: MSP
Programs: Hilton Gold, SPG PLAT, NWA Plat
Posts: 645
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mylez2go:
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Previously posted by Wiirachay:
My personal option: Pay $150 to do a mileage run (BUF-DTW-IAH-MCO-IAH-DTW-BUF) around the US to requalify as a genuine gold.
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Wiirachay, did you leave a connection or two out? This only adds up to 4888 miles roundtrip according to my calculations.
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Previously posted by Wiirachay:
My personal option: Pay $150 to do a mileage run (BUF-DTW-IAH-MCO-IAH-DTW-BUF) around the US to requalify as a genuine gold.
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Wiirachay, did you leave a connection or two out? This only adds up to 4888 miles roundtrip according to my calculations.
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Sep 20, 2003 | 8:52 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI USA DL FO (until 2/04), NW silver '03, NW gold '04+'05 Plat '06+ (thanks, Leo!), DL SkyClub
Programs: DL Plat/ Million Miler, AS, Hilton, Marriott Bonvoy, Piggly Wiggly Pig Points
Posts: 2,265
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by thomadav:
Got a targeted letter from Beth giving 3 options to requalify Platinum. Option 1 is to fly 8 F,P,J,C,Z,Y round trips. Option 2 to fly 10 RT in F,P,J,C,Z,Y,B. Option 3 is somewhat complicated with 7 RT's plus a WorldVacation or World Perk VIsa.
Anyone else get targeted?</font>
Got a targeted letter from Beth giving 3 options to requalify Platinum. Option 1 is to fly 8 F,P,J,C,Z,Y round trips. Option 2 to fly 10 RT in F,P,J,C,Z,Y,B. Option 3 is somewhat complicated with 7 RT's plus a WorldVacation or World Perk VIsa.
Anyone else get targeted?</font>
LMAO!
Sep 20, 2003 | 9:03 am
#8
Join Date: May 2000
Location: IAD/DCA/BWI
Programs: SQ, LH, AMEX, Citi, Cap1
Posts: 4,113
Can you post the requirements for silver? My father is feeling really bad about losing his silver elite status. I told him that he rarely flies domestic (0-1 short round-trip/ year) and that I always upgrade him to WBC for int'l trips. He's still complaining. If the requirements aren't that bad, I'll probably let him fly between DTW and FNT on full-fare. (He hasn't received a letter yet.)
Yeah. My BUF-MCO run would give me around 4,800 EQMs. Who wants to head to Buffalo? People like me for either mileage runs or cheap fares! Fares are relatively cheap out of there.
- Pat
Yeah. My BUF-MCO run would give me around 4,800 EQMs. Who wants to head to Buffalo? People like me for either mileage runs or cheap fares!
Fares are relatively cheap out of there.- Pat
Sep 20, 2003 | 1:37 pm
#9
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: NYC
Programs: FB Plat/SPG Plat/HH Gold/LHW/SLH/SK Silver
Posts: 681
Another good idea for low-cost MRs are East coast to LAX and back on the same day. Tomorrow I will be flying PHL-MSP-LAX-DTW-ATL at $318. Works from/to most East coast cities.
Getting back to the topic, how does flying 5000 miles requalify you for Plat? Unless you mean you are planning to take about 15 of these in which case you'd probably be better off taking a "real" trip ie international vacation?
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KLM PE,HHonors Diamond,SPG Plat,PC Plat,SAS Silver
[This message has been edited by Elena (edited 09-20-2003).]
Getting back to the topic, how does flying 5000 miles requalify you for Plat? Unless you mean you are planning to take about 15 of these in which case you'd probably be better off taking a "real" trip ie international vacation?
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KLM PE,HHonors Diamond,SPG Plat,PC Plat,SAS Silver
[This message has been edited by Elena (edited 09-20-2003).]
Sep 21, 2003 | 9:22 am
#10
Join Date: May 2000
Location: IAD/DCA/BWI
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I'll be between 5000-7500 miles short of requalifying for gold after taking all those "real" trips by the end of the year.
- Pat
- Pat
Sep 21, 2003 | 11:41 am
#11
Join Date: May 2003
Location: MCO (well, actually DWS, but that airport hasn't seen a landing in a long time)
Programs: Formerly Worldperks, now Skymiles ... no status to speak of
Posts: 181
Wiirachay: when were you planning on making this MR? Can it be done as a single day trip? And lastly, are you interested in having a MR travel partner?
Sep 21, 2003 | 7:00 pm
#12
Join Date: May 2000
Location: IAD/DCA/BWI
Programs: SQ, LH, AMEX, Citi, Cap1
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Either Nov. or Dec.. Also hoping for sales during Thanksgiving break. Unfortunately this MR must be done in two days.
Also thinking of going to LAX for the weekend in December (provided the $200 RT fares are revived) and just visiting friends but not telling them the realy purpose of going.
- Pat
Also thinking of going to LAX for the weekend in December (provided the $200 RT fares are revived) and just visiting friends but not telling them the realy purpose of going.
- Pat
Sep 21, 2003 | 7:52 pm
#13
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Rochester NY, Marriott Silver, Hilton Gold, dirt elsewhere
Posts: 88
Wiirachay: What dates price out at $150 ? All I can find are some weekends at $570.
Sep 22, 2003 | 1:21 am
#14
Join Date: May 2000
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Anywhere in Dec. However, you must leave from SYR or FNT -- NOT DTW.
- Pat
- Pat
Sep 22, 2003 | 6:52 am
#15
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Iowa...Delta Charter Diamond, now Gold
Posts: 2,069
I've been platinum for 3 years...will not even have 25k miles this year...I have resigned myself to getting the "1 level reduction" and going to gold next year(I confirmed with the elite line that they just lower you 1 status per year---although I don't think that is written in stone)...Hope to do some MR early next year while still platinum...So my plan is to do enough running next year to once again attain platimum status that will last until Feb of 2006.
I did NOT get any requalification offers.
I did NOT get any requalification offers.