"Hedge Program" for UA: AC or BD?
Jun 21, 2008, 12:39 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Currently living in MAD
Programs: *G and whatever else I can match to....
Posts: 914
How many miles for *G on TK?
Michael
Jun 21, 2008, 6:15 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: nobody
Posts: 1,837
Here is what it says from TK website, looks to me is just 40k BIS miles within 12 months.
Originally Posted by Turkish Airlines Website
http://www.thy.com/en-INT/miles_and_...art_elite.aspx
To Qualify:
Classic Plus card holders need to reach 40.000 Status Miles within 12 consecutive months in order to qualify for Elite Membership and Elite Card order is given automatically to the address that is registered in our systems. Elite Card is valid for 2 years.
Renewal:
In order to re-qualify for Elite membership , Members residing in Turkey need to collect 30.000 Status Miles either within the first year or 45.000 Status Miles within 2 years of the Elite membership.
Members residing out of Turkey need to collect 25.000 Status Miles either within the first year or 37.500 Status Miles within 2 years of the Elite membership. Otherwise, the membership status will be renewed as "Classic Plus".
To Qualify:
Classic Plus card holders need to reach 40.000 Status Miles within 12 consecutive months in order to qualify for Elite Membership and Elite Card order is given automatically to the address that is registered in our systems. Elite Card is valid for 2 years.
Renewal:
In order to re-qualify for Elite membership , Members residing in Turkey need to collect 30.000 Status Miles either within the first year or 45.000 Status Miles within 2 years of the Elite membership.
Members residing out of Turkey need to collect 25.000 Status Miles either within the first year or 37.500 Status Miles within 2 years of the Elite membership. Otherwise, the membership status will be renewed as "Classic Plus".
Art
Jul 5, 2008, 12:41 pm
#18
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,934
Starting a backup *A plan
Currently ROP*G, I've flown over 50K miles on *A already for this year and so should be qualified for *G until 2011. Given that there's nothing left to shoot for under ROP (no higher status rank; 2009 is a "dead year" for me as I should already have the GUP2 upgrade under my belt), it's time to go shopping for a backup *A plan.
I've been thinking of making such a plan for some time now, but haven't been able to come up with a good alternative until now. My choice is influenced mainly by the following factors:
- good network and flights that originate in Japan
(for cheap award redemption; however flight awards are a minor objective for me at the moment as it is difficult to find some free time for travel)
- ease of earning / maintaining *G
- good lounge access, other unique *G benefits
- availability of non-flight awards in Japan
I've narrowed down my choices to SQ, UA, NH and LH and going over these, I'm scratching out SQ and UA because:
SQ
- lack of SK lounge access even if KF*G
- lack of non-flight awards in Japan
- poor redemption rate
UA
- lack of RCC lounge access in US if on US domestic flights
- lack of non-flight awards in Japan
NH is tempting because of the Super Flyers card that effectively gets you *G for life at 10,000 yen / year, but:
- lack of a good network
- 50% to 70% earning on virtually all discounted Y
are big minuses to me. I do bank some credit card shopping miles on this plan for some cheap Japan flight awards however, although these do not count for status.
So from here I'll try shooting for some status with LH. Being already in July, it may be difficult to attain Senator this year, but with the bonuses on C flights, I think it might be possible.
I've been thinking of making such a plan for some time now, but haven't been able to come up with a good alternative until now. My choice is influenced mainly by the following factors:
- good network and flights that originate in Japan
(for cheap award redemption; however flight awards are a minor objective for me at the moment as it is difficult to find some free time for travel)
- ease of earning / maintaining *G
- good lounge access, other unique *G benefits
- availability of non-flight awards in Japan
I've narrowed down my choices to SQ, UA, NH and LH and going over these, I'm scratching out SQ and UA because:
SQ
- lack of SK lounge access even if KF*G
- lack of non-flight awards in Japan
- poor redemption rate
UA
- lack of RCC lounge access in US if on US domestic flights
- lack of non-flight awards in Japan
NH is tempting because of the Super Flyers card that effectively gets you *G for life at 10,000 yen / year, but:
- lack of a good network
- 50% to 70% earning on virtually all discounted Y
are big minuses to me. I do bank some credit card shopping miles on this plan for some cheap Japan flight awards however, although these do not count for status.
So from here I'll try shooting for some status with LH. Being already in July, it may be difficult to attain Senator this year, but with the bonuses on C flights, I think it might be possible.