swag

The Chase card offered 2 credits on your anniversary nder RR1. Is it known yet what the anniversary bonus will be under RR2? If so, can someone give me the info link?

My anniversary is March 2, I need to decide whether to keep the card or not.

benmaller

3000 for the standard card and 6000 for the premier card when available.

CALimey

Geez, CALimey ease up already, would you? One can only do so much with $100 million. That ain't nearly enough to pay someone to think things through from the customers' perspective.

:-)

Actually, a cynical part of me wonders what % of that 100M was earmarked for 'Media Strategy'. The coverage I have seen in the local rags and online seems overwhelmingly positive and totally unquestioning of the obvious major drawbacks.

Not suggesting anything underhanded here, but I have my strong suspicions that many influential reporters have been well wined, dined and evangelised to, and many lazy journalists (just glancing down at our local rag, the "Press Enterprise") have been spoon-fed.

toomanybooks

Precisely because nothing has been said, except that bit about special fares such as senior, child, etc. not being part of RR 2.0 redemption.

All I've seen mentioned is WGA, Anytime, and BS. Did I miss something?

CMK10

Thanks for an amazing summary nsx! I'm a casual WN flyer (two one-ways a year on average) so this won't really effect me much. However, it does seem to be a better program in many ways. Good luck to all who use it frequently.

CALimey

Sorry if this thread has already covered this subject (it has reather stretched on so I may have missed it) but related to my post above, what is Tim Winship's game? He's been quoted around the press toe-ing the WN line. He dogmatically states that WN's RR1.0 "...has been a laggard for years". Oh really? That's be why it has such a phenomenally high user approval rating, then.

He then states: "... my guess is it's going to stack up pretty well against programmes of legacy carriers" Well, sure- except for the piffling little detail of there being no first class cabin.

CALimey

I might argue that it would /especially/ affect you! Assuming that you book lowest fare possible, as early as possible, this likely means that you will have to wait 10 years rather than 8 to claim your free ticket ;-)

swag

Actually, they can now wait just 5 years and book a free one-way.

With the old program, with 2 one-ways a year, you would never earn a free ticket, as the credits would expire long before 16 were accumulated.

CALimey

Ah, asleep at the wheel wasn't I. You're of course correct. It's funny how well known deficiencies of the old system can so easily be overlooked when they don't apply to you isn't it!

Cheers,

Paul.

Aitchly

In regards to cramming for CP qualification before 3/1 to get the extra year, putting aside the relative ease of getting qualification in RR1 vs RR2 (which is minor if you get most of your CP qualification on CC spend (22k spend difference) or more expensive flights), in subsequent years if you qualify by 3/1/xx, you get CP for the rest of that year through 12/31/xx+1.

There is no added benefit to getting the CP qualification completed before 3/1 that will not exist after RR2 goes into effect.

Previous posts suggest the rolling 12 months will be in effect for the year, so unless you are primarily a low fare customer or qualify through partner bonus credits, I see no reason to use a ton of PC, SPG, etc points into the program.

I think the math works for me as a +$200 average flight and a chunk of CC spend to continue the slow and steady march to CP instead of rushing to dump hotel points or do rental MRs.

headinclouds

Thanks. All I need now is to find the web page that explains the current RR1 rules for award tickets.

lougord99

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if DING just went away. They seem to be concentrating their promotions on the Tuesday specials.

toomanybooks

I wonder whether someone could clarify A-List validity periods under 2 scenarios; I must be lightheaded from lack of sleep, because I don't think I see this answered specifically in the OP or at newrapidrewards.com:

1. Starting from scratch on 1/1/12, lunatic passenger A takes 25 flights by 1/15/12.

2. Starting from scratch on 1/1/12, laid-back passenger B takes 25 flights by 12/15/12.

On what exact date does A-List validity expire for each of these passengers? Is it still a year from the date it's attained?

toomanybooks

http://flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php..._Rapid_Rewards or
http://www.southwest.com/rapid_rewar..._and_regs.html

rove312

I'm not sure if you're referring to his piece http://www.smartertravel.com/blogs/u...tml?id=6564017 . It is odd to see the positive spin.