Westjet Gold Status Match
Dec 17, 2014, 9:35 am
#91
Company Representative: WestJet
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: WestJet Rewards
Posts: 292
So much so, that we'll honour what's stated on our website, not the misinformation I provided last week!
Dec 17, 2014, 9:32 pm
#92
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: YVR
Programs: WS Nothing, AC Something, AS Gold. Too big for 737Max washrooms
Posts: 893
Posting time for WS Rewards
How long does it typically take for Rewards credits to hit the WS rewards account?
I flew YVR-WYG on Dec 11th and back on the 12th. No credit to the WS Rewards account yet.
Rewards # was on the BP and all that good stuff.
FL
I flew YVR-WYG on Dec 11th and back on the 12th. No credit to the WS Rewards account yet.
Rewards # was on the BP and all that good stuff.
FL
Last edited by Frequentlander; Dec 17, 2014 at 9:33 pm Reason: Typos...
Dec 21, 2014, 2:56 pm
#93
Company Representative: WestJet
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: WestJet Rewards
Posts: 292
Cheers,
Darren
Dec 23, 2014, 3:28 pm
#94
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC*SE 2MM
Posts: 16,630
Applied for my WestJet Status match yesterday and went online today and saw I have been upgraded from Teal to Gold. Nice to see the fast service.
Returned the compliment by booking a flight to YQM in January.
Returned the compliment by booking a flight to YQM in January.
Jan 11, 2015, 7:08 pm
#98
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*G) WS Gold | SPG/Fairmont Plat Hilton/Hyatt Diamond Marriott Silver | National Exec Elite
Posts: 19,284
Are you AC guys on here still gunning for your AC status and then crediting additional flights to WS? I'm still thinking about my strategy. I want to hit E50K again (could give a rats a** about hitting E75K again, and then thinking about if I want WS gold again next year which would be about 2 months spend...
Jan 11, 2015, 10:36 pm
#99
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: YEG
Programs: AC*SE, Marriott Plat, Natl Exec, NEXUS
Posts: 437
Are you AC guys on here still gunning for your AC status and then crediting additional flights to WS? I'm still thinking about my strategy. I want to hit E50K again (could give a rats a** about hitting E75K again, and then thinking about if I want WS gold again next year which would be about 2 months spend...
I have a reasonable view of my future travel and so when I reach the point where I'm close to only having enough flights left to achieve E50 on AC, I'll make a call. If WS can deliver, I'll worry less about AC status. I'll maintain E35 on AC for baggage and priority boarding. And keep WS Gold. WS will become my airline on rouge routes (about half my travel) and AC as appropriate domestically and internationally.
If WS doesn't deliver, I'll have the opportunity to return to AC (a bit grudgingly) with the ability to have E50. And a bit wiser about the alternatives.
I'm also throwing some paid J at AA this year as a test.
Jan 12, 2015, 7:45 pm
#100
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: YUL
Programs: AC*E75, HH Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 24
I told myself this year that direct flights are going to be a priority. I should be able to hit 50k and westjet gold if it's anything like last year if I enjoy this flight. No more dumb connections to stay on ac/united only.
Jan 21, 2015, 11:08 pm
#101
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: AMEX Aeroplan Platinum, Westjet World Elite M/C, Hhonours, SPG
Posts: 2
I took a photo of my boarding pass and emailed it to the westjet address for status match and it was almost instant. It should be handy since I have the westjet mastercard (and its almost necessary to have a VISA or MC when you have Amex since half of places dont accept amex).
Anyway, really fast promotion to Gold. I love the simplicity of the Westjet dollars. Booked a flight with them recently and it was so easy to know what I was getting and it could be used anywhere. Aeroplan is so damn complicated, I never know what the value of what I have is or how I can use it.
That said, the flight experience is generally better on Air Canada. Better planes, better movies, option to upgrade to business. I think Westjet is on the wrong track with their weird video system. Some channels are availble by sattelite for a bit, then then cut out, then some movies play on their own time, but not on demand, and still yet you can slide a credit card for other movies ... in flight entertainment is important to me and Westjet is fumbling that ball.
But, I am going to give westjet more of a chance this year. Flew Westjet last week and Air Canada this week, and other than better staff and an easier to understand frequent flyer program they dont win on many levels.
Kudos to the booking staff though, I used the partner flight and so I called in and the people making the booking were total pros. Used all my credits to buy one ticket, and then that accrued some credits in my account and then they used that to save me money on the partner flight ... and they did it so fast and kindly
Anyway, really fast promotion to Gold. I love the simplicity of the Westjet dollars. Booked a flight with them recently and it was so easy to know what I was getting and it could be used anywhere. Aeroplan is so damn complicated, I never know what the value of what I have is or how I can use it.
That said, the flight experience is generally better on Air Canada. Better planes, better movies, option to upgrade to business. I think Westjet is on the wrong track with their weird video system. Some channels are availble by sattelite for a bit, then then cut out, then some movies play on their own time, but not on demand, and still yet you can slide a credit card for other movies ... in flight entertainment is important to me and Westjet is fumbling that ball.
But, I am going to give westjet more of a chance this year. Flew Westjet last week and Air Canada this week, and other than better staff and an easier to understand frequent flyer program they dont win on many levels.
Kudos to the booking staff though, I used the partner flight and so I called in and the people making the booking were total pros. Used all my credits to buy one ticket, and then that accrued some credits in my account and then they used that to save me money on the partner flight ... and they did it so fast and kindly
Jan 22, 2015, 1:44 pm
#102
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Medicine Hat
Programs: WS Gold, Bonvoy Titanium Elite, AC 100K, INtercontinetal Ambassador, Avis Prefered Plus
Posts: 217
Are you AC guys on here still gunning for your AC status and then crediting additional flights to WS? I'm still thinking about my strategy. I want to hit E50K again (could give a rats a** about hitting E75K again, and then thinking about if I want WS gold again next year which would be about 2 months spend...
I hit AC E75 this year and gives me no more benefits than E50 from what I can see and AC Rouge is such a poor airline to fly.
I saw the Westjet status match and decided to give Westjet another try and so far I am liking it and have at least 6 flights booked in the next 30 days. The on line flyertalk Westjet guy Darren has gone above and beyond to keep me satisfied with a few small glitches I have experienced ....so as far I am concerned they are well on there way to earning my loyalty, the only problem is no servuce to YXH so can't give them 100% yet. So I am going to go for AC E50 only this year and the rest is going to Westjet at least thats the plan for today, would be nice if Westjet had a higher level beyond Gold.
Jan 23, 2015, 9:57 am
#103
Company Representative: WestJet
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: WestJet Rewards
Posts: 292
I took a photo of my boarding pass and emailed it to the westjet address for status match and it was almost instant. It should be handy since I have the westjet mastercard (and its almost necessary to have a VISA or MC when you have Amex since half of places dont accept amex).
Anyway, really fast promotion to Gold. I love the simplicity of the Westjet dollars. Booked a flight with them recently and it was so easy to know what I was getting and it could be used anywhere. Aeroplan is so damn complicated, I never know what the value of what I have is or how I can use it.
That said, the flight experience is generally better on Air Canada. Better planes, better movies, option to upgrade to business. I think Westjet is on the wrong track with their weird video system. Some channels are availble by sattelite for a bit, then then cut out, then some movies play on their own time, but not on demand, and still yet you can slide a credit card for other movies ... in flight entertainment is important to me and Westjet is fumbling that ball.
But, I am going to give westjet more of a chance this year. Flew Westjet last week and Air Canada this week, and other than better staff and an easier to understand frequent flyer program they dont win on many levels.
Kudos to the booking staff though, I used the partner flight and so I called in and the people making the booking were total pros. Used all my credits to buy one ticket, and then that accrued some credits in my account and then they used that to save me money on the partner flight ... and they did it so fast and kindly
Anyway, really fast promotion to Gold. I love the simplicity of the Westjet dollars. Booked a flight with them recently and it was so easy to know what I was getting and it could be used anywhere. Aeroplan is so damn complicated, I never know what the value of what I have is or how I can use it.
That said, the flight experience is generally better on Air Canada. Better planes, better movies, option to upgrade to business. I think Westjet is on the wrong track with their weird video system. Some channels are availble by sattelite for a bit, then then cut out, then some movies play on their own time, but not on demand, and still yet you can slide a credit card for other movies ... in flight entertainment is important to me and Westjet is fumbling that ball.
But, I am going to give westjet more of a chance this year. Flew Westjet last week and Air Canada this week, and other than better staff and an easier to understand frequent flyer program they dont win on many levels.
Kudos to the booking staff though, I used the partner flight and so I called in and the people making the booking were total pros. Used all my credits to buy one ticket, and then that accrued some credits in my account and then they used that to save me money on the partner flight ... and they did it so fast and kindly
Hey Superangrypenguin,
I hit AC E75 this year and gives me no more benefits than E50 from what I can see and AC Rouge is such a poor airline to fly.
I saw the Westjet status match and decided to give Westjet another try and so far I am liking it and have at least 6 flights booked in the next 30 days. The on line flyertalk Westjet guy Darren has gone above and beyond to keep me satisfied with a few small glitches I have experienced ....so as far I am concerned they are well on there way to earning my loyalty, the only problem is no servuce to YXH so can't give them 100% yet. So I am going to go for AC E50 only this year and the rest is going to Westjet at least thats the plan for today, would be nice if Westjet had a higher level beyond Gold.
I hit AC E75 this year and gives me no more benefits than E50 from what I can see and AC Rouge is such a poor airline to fly.
I saw the Westjet status match and decided to give Westjet another try and so far I am liking it and have at least 6 flights booked in the next 30 days. The on line flyertalk Westjet guy Darren has gone above and beyond to keep me satisfied with a few small glitches I have experienced ....so as far I am concerned they are well on there way to earning my loyalty, the only problem is no servuce to YXH so can't give them 100% yet. So I am going to go for AC E50 only this year and the rest is going to Westjet at least thats the plan for today, would be nice if Westjet had a higher level beyond Gold.
~Darren
Jan 24, 2015, 1:34 am
#104
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
Programs: Altitude E50K, WS Gold (status match)
Posts: 1,211
Are you AC guys on here still gunning for your AC status and then crediting additional flights to WS? I'm still thinking about my strategy. I want to hit E50K again (could give a rats a** about hitting E75K again, and then thinking about if I want WS gold again next year which would be about 2 months spend...
That said, I do want to try a test run on WS this year. Maybe up to YEG, maybe for the YEG FT do. We'll see. I haven't flown them since 2006 but I would like to give their new product a try (plus seating if available at check in, Encore, etc.)
Jan 24, 2015, 6:19 pm
#105
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ
Programs: AC E50K (*G) WS Gold | SPG/Fairmont Plat Hilton/Hyatt Diamond Marriott Silver | National Exec Elite
Posts: 19,284
Penguin: I am still going to shoot for AC status this year, I may have 15 segments before March which is a lot for me. Going to go for E50K again this year.
That said, I do want to try a test run on WS this year. Maybe up to YEG, maybe for the YEG FT do. We'll see. I haven't flown them since 2006 but I would like to give their new product a try (plus seating if available at check in, Encore, etc.)
That said, I do want to try a test run on WS this year. Maybe up to YEG, maybe for the YEG FT do. We'll see. I haven't flown them since 2006 but I would like to give their new product a try (plus seating if available at check in, Encore, etc.)
I hope WS takes my suggestion of now calling it premium economy on the plus purchases. I can't slide them under an expense and get away with it. B fare on AC - yep, but I can't expense plus
