trying for silver
Oct 30, 2003 | 10:22 pm
#1
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trying for silver
I have 5000 miles to go for silver status. Can I only get Elite qualifying miles by flying, or can I get a World Perks card and be done with it (bonus points)?
Oct 30, 2003 | 10:26 pm
#2
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NW's EQM can only be earned by plopping your butt onto one of their comfortable seats -- maybe a DC-9 with 30" pitch 
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Oct 31, 2003 | 7:36 am
#3
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by nw newbie:
I have 5000 miles to go for silver status. Can I only get Elite qualifying miles by flying, or can I get a World Perks card and be done with it (bonus points)?</font>
I have 5000 miles to go for silver status. Can I only get Elite qualifying miles by flying, or can I get a World Perks card and be done with it (bonus points)?</font>
Oct 31, 2003 | 9:44 am
#4
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Thanks for the good ideas! One more question:
Do I have to complete travel by 12/31, or does it have to post to my WorldPerks acct by 12/31 to qualify for 2004 silver status?
Do I have to complete travel by 12/31, or does it have to post to my WorldPerks acct by 12/31 to qualify for 2004 silver status?
Oct 31, 2003 | 10:37 am
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That's easy: complete travels by end of the year. Good luck!
Oct 31, 2003 | 11:28 am
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One more question: Does the booking class matter for Elite Qualifying Miles? I see restrictions for Segments, but not Miles.
Oct 31, 2003 | 1:28 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by nw newbie:
One more question: Does the booking class matter for Elite Qualifying Miles? I see restrictions for Segments, but not Miles.</font>
One more question: Does the booking class matter for Elite Qualifying Miles? I see restrictions for Segments, but not Miles.</font>
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Oct 31, 2003 | 2:41 pm
#8
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Welcome NW Newbie. You need to fly 5000 miles. An exception would be a paid 1class ticket which counts 150% as EQM. Thus, 3400 actual miles in paid 1class counts as 5100 EQM.
Oct 31, 2003 | 2:49 pm
#9
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Segments are earned on certain fare classes-the more expensive ones namely, which you obviously don't need. Just be glad you're with NW, and not CO or DL. (50% mileage on cheap fares for them)
And welcome to FT!
Edited for clarity.
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(50% mileage on cheap fares for them)And welcome to FT!
Edited for clarity.
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Oct 31, 2003 | 7:26 pm
#10
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by nw newbie:
I have 5000 miles to go for silver status. Can I only get Elite qualifying miles by flying, or can I get a World Perks card and be done with it (bonus points)?</font>
I have 5000 miles to go for silver status. Can I only get Elite qualifying miles by flying, or can I get a World Perks card and be done with it (bonus points)?</font>
Nov 2, 2003 | 11:25 pm
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thanks for all the great advice. I've just booked a holiday trip for the 5k miles, being careful to come home by 12/31. silver, here I come!
Nov 3, 2003 | 8:10 pm
#12
Join Date: Aug 2003
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just made the NW silver myself after doin those 2 $160 MRs from FLL to LAX.
Now waiting for the next flight to get a chance of using my elite status
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Now waiting for the next flight to get a chance of using my elite status
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Nov 3, 2003 | 8:33 pm
#13
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Just made silver about a month ago, and so far it's been worth it. Since then, I've only taken one trip on NW, so this is hardly scientific, but I've been upgraded on 2 of 3 segments (DTW-LGA on a Friday night and MSP-DTW on a Sunday night). The 1 segment I didn't get upgraded on was LGA-MSP, but I had a 757 bulkhead window and a $300 TCV in my hand for voluntarily getting bumped from the oversold LGA-DTW flight (that I had paid $141 for). So far, so good...