Shangri La Golden Circle 2021
Apr 25, 2021, 2:54 am
#2
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,589
I haven't heard of any fast track, and in the past they have been quite protective of exclusivity. Fwiw, the are also not extending point expiration past Dec 2021, so trying to get back to normal pre-covid terms.
Apr 29, 2021, 9:39 am
#3
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 21
Fast track
They are not offering faster track that I know. However, they occasionally have double the points promos when you stay in hotels and book with them, meaning that you can earn two times the points you are supposed to get. Their last promo ended in September. Let’s see if they have other exciting ones.
Jun 14, 2021, 3:42 am
#4
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Portland OR Double Emerald (QF and AA), DL PM/MM, Starwood Plat
Posts: 19,589
There is a double status credit promo until July 31, 2021 ... this means it is only 10 or 25 nights to Jade or Diamond status. I find this program gives the best value for status benefits but in the past pre-covid travel was to locations without their hotels. Also many Shang hotels track your patronage separately, which is great if you go to the same hotel frequently, but these are informal benefits.
Sep 8, 2021, 9:03 pm
#5
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: HKG / SIN
Programs: Marriott Platinum, Shangri-La Jade, IHG Platinum, TG Gold
Posts: 488
Since 2021 was another year of travel restrictions.
Any idea if Shangri-La will extend the Diamond/Jade tier status and benefits & points beyond 31 December 2021 ?
Any idea if Shangri-La will extend the Diamond/Jade tier status and benefits & points beyond 31 December 2021 ?
Sep 9, 2021, 3:50 am
#6
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Montreux CH
Programs: FB Platinum, M&M FTL, BA Blue
Posts: 11,623
I think that they had a Buy Points recently that was actually quite good, if you needed some more points and hadn't been travelling much. But they have almost no European footprint, unfortunately. Ok if you're in the Middle East or Asia, obviously, which I'm not these days
Dec 25, 2021, 10:10 am
#9
Join Date: May 2007
Location: YYZ, but my heart is in Asia
Programs: AC-SE, CX-DM, DL-G, Hyatt-DM, Hilton-DM, Fairmont-Plt, Marriott-S, Accor-Plt, SPG-G, IHG-Plt
Posts: 4,396
No extension of points expiry! One either has to bet that the plandemic would be over by June 2022, or stick with pathetic point exchange to airlines, or stupid toaster! Extension of status means nothing to me.
Dec 27, 2021, 8:27 am
#10
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: CPT
Programs: BA BD SA
Posts: 4,467
Should I trust that? Can't find anything in my account online.
Jan 18, 2022, 10:23 am
#12
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: Globalist, Marriott Plat, various sundry
Posts: 984
I just got an update from Shangri-La mentioning that they're going to a fixed rate of 15 points to $1 in April 2022. This would be a major devaluation (current rates are 8-10 depending on status) and of course it was in the context of "exciting updates."
