Is This a Joke? Privilege Club nominated for Programme of the Year
Mar 22, 2019, 3:11 am
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Is This a Joke? Privilege Club nominated for Programme of the Year
Hi Everyone,
I have just received the Monthly statement from Qatar Airways. Apart from the usual irrelevant offers, the Privilege Club team shamelessly ask for our support for an award where they have been nominated.
The email says:
"We have recently been nominated across six categories at the much anticipated Freddie Awards. This prestigious event honours the worlds’ best travel loyalty programmes based on your votes. Privilege Club, has been nominated for Programme of the Year, Best Elite Programme, Best Promotion, Best Redemption Ability, Best Customer Service and Best Loyalty Credit Card"
Do you think they were really nominated by passagers or have they just paid for taking part in this competition to artificially boost their egos?
PS: By the way the email is also talking about the "One bright alliance" which is kind of funny following the Akbar Al Baker threat to leave Oneworld
I have just received the Monthly statement from Qatar Airways. Apart from the usual irrelevant offers, the Privilege Club team shamelessly ask for our support for an award where they have been nominated.
The email says:
"We have recently been nominated across six categories at the much anticipated Freddie Awards. This prestigious event honours the worlds’ best travel loyalty programmes based on your votes. Privilege Club, has been nominated for Programme of the Year, Best Elite Programme, Best Promotion, Best Redemption Ability, Best Customer Service and Best Loyalty Credit Card"
Do you think they were really nominated by passagers or have they just paid for taking part in this competition to artificially boost their egos?
PS: By the way the email is also talking about the "One bright alliance" which is kind of funny following the Akbar Al Baker threat to leave Oneworld
Mar 22, 2019, 8:46 am
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Mar 22, 2019, 4:56 pm
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Hi Everyone,
I have just received the Monthly statement from Qatar Airways. Apart from the usual irrelevant offers, the Privilege Club team shamelessly ask for our support for an award where they have been nominated.
The email says:
"We have recently been nominated across six categories at the much anticipated Freddie Awards. This prestigious event honours the worlds’ best travel loyalty programmes based on your votes. Privilege Club, has been nominated for Programme of the Year, Best Elite Programme, Best Promotion, Best Redemption Ability, Best Customer Service and Best Loyalty Credit Card"
Do you think they were really nominated by passagers or have they just paid for taking part in this competition to artificially boost their egos?
PS: By the way the email is also talking about the "One bright alliance" which is kind of funny following the Akbar Al Baker threat to leave Oneworld
I have just received the Monthly statement from Qatar Airways. Apart from the usual irrelevant offers, the Privilege Club team shamelessly ask for our support for an award where they have been nominated.
The email says:
"We have recently been nominated across six categories at the much anticipated Freddie Awards. This prestigious event honours the worlds’ best travel loyalty programmes based on your votes. Privilege Club, has been nominated for Programme of the Year, Best Elite Programme, Best Promotion, Best Redemption Ability, Best Customer Service and Best Loyalty Credit Card"
Do you think they were really nominated by passagers or have they just paid for taking part in this competition to artificially boost their egos?
PS: By the way the email is also talking about the "One bright alliance" which is kind of funny following the Akbar Al Baker threat to leave Oneworld
Last edited by toastedcafe; Mar 22, 2019 at 4:57 pm Reason: spelling
Mar 23, 2019, 1:19 am
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Although I, too, have stopped crediting to QRPC, one thing I did like is that you can earn two years of QRPC PLT = OW EMD by flying enough in one year. I'm in this group until October, 2019.
Mar 23, 2019, 12:28 pm
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How do you find the other side is it greener? I was going to after the last devaluation but then just thought since they just went through a devaluation they wouldn't do another where BAEC could have a devaluation at any point and also I spend a lot of time in Qatar so can accrue Qmiles quite easily though still don't know if I made the right move.
Mar 24, 2019, 5:15 am
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How do you find the other side is it greener? I was going to after the last devaluation but then just thought since they just went through a devaluation they wouldn't do another where BAEC could have a devaluation at any point and also I spend a lot of time in Qatar so can accrue Qmiles quite easily though still don't know if I made the right move.
Mar 24, 2019, 5:29 am
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How do you find the other side is it greener? I was going to after the last devaluation but then just thought since they just went through a devaluation they wouldn't do another where BAEC could have a devaluation at any point and also I spend a lot of time in Qatar so can accrue Qmiles quite easily though still don't know if I made the right move.
The bright spot for BA avios redemption is on european single-hop flights.
Mar 24, 2019, 5:29 am
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How do you find the other side is it greener? I was going to after the last devaluation but then just thought since they just went through a devaluation they wouldn't do another where BAEC could have a devaluation at any point and also I spend a lot of time in Qatar so can accrue Qmiles quite easily though still don't know if I made the right move.
The bright spot for BA avios redemption is on european single-hop flights.
The ability to move avios between a BAEC acount and Iberia's FFP can be a terrific benefit.
Mar 24, 2019, 6:48 am
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But I'm guessing you don't travel solely to and from Muscat. You could find that BA's avios are easier to use on BA and other OneWorld services that QR currency.
The bright spot for BA avios redemption is on european single-hop flights.
The ability to move avios between a BAEC acount and Iberia's FFP can be a terrific benefit.
The bright spot for BA avios redemption is on european single-hop flights.
The ability to move avios between a BAEC acount and Iberia's FFP can be a terrific benefit.
Also I assume I would need to start from the bottom on BA which is a pain!
Mar 24, 2019, 6:50 am
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Yes. I did an analysis which you might find interesting. Link.
This is brilliant thank you and well explained!!!!
Mar 24, 2019, 4:15 pm
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I'm guessing it would not take you long to gain that status!
