travel thread

[michigancat]

United gave me 1250 bonus miles for not having an entertainment system for like 8 hours of the flight. whateves.

[pissclams]

That reminds me of Frankfurt.  We were picked up by a bus on the tarmac and then took a seemingly 10 mile drive to the terminal and before getting on a tram for a two mile ride to the right gate.

if you fly lufty 1st you get picked up in a porsche or mercedes and don't have to pile in with the back of the bus'ers.

cars, wgaf, amirite?

['taterblast]

first class upgrade this morning MSP->MCI. feels good.

[Emo EMAW]

Dunno if this is the right thread but Jim Boeheim was on my flight yesterday.  More blood vessels in his nose than I would have expected.

[mocat]

first class upgrade this morning MSP->MCI. feels good.

Are you going to make gold this year?

['taterblast]

first class upgrade this morning MSP->MCI. feels good.

Are you going to make gold this year?

Doubtful...I think I have until the end of February to do so if I was looking at it right, which in that case it might be close. Flights to Alaska add up quickly. Or is it strictly by calendar year?


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[mocat]

first class upgrade this morning MSP->MCI. feels good.

Are you going to make gold this year?

Doubtful...I think I have until the end of February to do so if I was looking at it right, which in that case it might be close. Flights to Alaska add up quickly. Or is it strictly by calendar year?


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You have till the end of December to earn gold for 2015

['taterblast]

You have till the end of December to earn gold for 2015

damn. it's going to be close then. if i had january to work with i'm pretty sure i'd hit gold

['taterblast]

You have till the end of December to earn gold for 2015

damn. it's going to be close then. if i had january to work with i'm pretty sure i'd hit gold

but, since i'll be pretty close when 2015 starts, i should get gold for 2016 pretty soon after that right?

[steve dave]

blast, sit down. we're going to have to have a little talk.

[mocat]

You have till the end of December to earn gold for 2015

damn. it's going to be close then. if i had january to work with i'm pretty sure i'd hit gold

but, since i'll be pretty close when 2015 starts, i should get gold for 2016 pretty soon after that right?

You'll be very close to silver for 2016

['taterblast]

silver? god damnit. so the flights i'm taking right now after earning silver until the end of 2014 mean nothing if i don't earn gold by the end of 2014?

['taterblast]

silver? god damnit. so the flights i'm taking right now after earning silver until the end of 2014 mean nothing if i don't earn gold by the end of 2014?

i'm being a dumbass. of course they count. i'm just pissed i'll be that close to gold and probably won't get it.

[steve dave]

sometimes they will do a late in the year bonus deal where they extend the date out a month or two. don't know how common it is. they'll also sometimes offer a "soft landing" and let you maintain your current status even if you didn't quite have enough miles to get there for the next year.

[mocat]

silver? god damnit. so the flights i'm taking right now after earning silver until the end of 2014 mean nothing if i don't earn gold by the end of 2014?

Blast goddammit. All the mqm's you earn between whenever you qualified for silver 15, and the end of 2014, will get carried over towards qualifying you for silver in 2016. So you when you start flying in 2015, you will already almost be to silver for 16, so it will take you much less time to make gold for 16.

[mocat]

Also when you earn gold sometime in the middle of 2015, it will be effective immediately and last the rest of 2015 and all of 2016

['taterblast]

silver? god damnit. so the flights i'm taking right now after earning silver until the end of 2014 mean nothing if i don't earn gold by the end of 2014?

Blast goddammit. All the mqm's you earn between whenever you qualified for silver 15, and the end of 2014, will get carried over towards qualifying you for silver in 2016. So you when you start flying in 2015, you will already almost be to silver for 16, so it will take you much less time to make gold for 16.

yeah i got there eventually. it's just shitty timing, i'd have it for sure if it was extended to jan. 31.

Also when you earn gold sometime in the middle of 2015, it will be effective immediately and last the rest of 2015 and all of 2016

this was my next question, figured that was the case.

['taterblast]

actually i think if i mileage boost the crap out of the rest of my flights i could get it. hmmmmm

[mocat]

I earned gold like in September or something 2013 and will be until like February 2015. I did not qualify for gold this year

[mocat]

Gold and silver is night and day, btw. You get 100% bonus miles on every flight and priority line in security, and get upgraded much more often. Depending on how close I am in December I may go on a run to get there

['taterblast]

Gold and silver is night and day, btw. You get 100% bonus miles on every flight and priority line in security, and get upgraded much more often. Depending on how close I am in December I may go on a run to get there

i must have it.

[michigancat]

rough ridin' united and their new dollar requirement.

Would only be silver but that's still good for Premium Economy on international

['taterblast]

actually i think if i mileage boost the crap out of the rest of my flights i could get it. hmmmmm

nvm, mileage booster doesn't count toward MQM's. jfc.

[steve dave]

If you guys need a quick 5k MQM you could get the Delta Amex and spend $1k on it?

If you are looking for a way to boost your end of the year SkyMiles and MQM’s, the Delta Reserve card gives 10,000 MQM’s and 10,000 SkyMiles after the first purchase. The Platinum Delta Amex gives 35,000 bonus SkyMiles plus 5,000 MQM’s after spending $1,000, and the Delta Gold Amex gives 30,000 bonus SkyMiles  5,000 after spending $1,000.

[mocat]

I'm on my first flight in like forever that is not either in economy comfort or business. Holy crap, I had forgotten. I mean the guy next to me is not even fat at all, and his arm is like inside my seat