Getting status early?.
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I am currently Gold and have sufficient paid business class bookings to get platinum.
All flights are booked in the same booking and travel has commenced so it's not refundable.
My problem is that I only get Platinum at the end of my RTW trip - it would be much more beneficial if I had it for the whole trip.
Do you think there is any chance I could get it early if I explained the situation to Qantas?
I think it unlikely, but you could always ask. They seem to be more willing to keep people at Plat level in situations like this than they are to elevate a gold member to Plat
end of Jan - which is annoying because Anniversary is end of Feb - so at most only get 13 months benefit (rather than up to 24)
Even if you got platinum now you will only get 16 months benefit and as your status credits would be reset end of Feb you will very likely need close to 1200SC's again by next anniversary to maintain platinum.
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Very unlikely, but never say never.
It's more likely that if you were an existing Plat member they'd comp you back to Plat early. But as a Gold now, and being your first year qualifying to Plat, they want to make sure you actually qualify to the 1,400 SC level. Believe me, that's the hardest year...
You could always pray that you get an op up to First and there is a mis-post and you get F SC's
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I have never heard of anyone being "upgraded" to Platinum status early. Renewal, yes, upgrade no.
And just because your journey has commenced and is therefore not refundable, there would be nothing stopping you credited the rest of your flights to another FF program. So QF is no assured of you earning the SCs needed to reach Platinum status, even if you complete the current itinerary.
And just because your journey has commenced and is therefore not refundable, there would be nothing stopping you credited the rest of your flights to another FF program. So QF is no assured of you earning the SCs needed to reach Platinum status, even if you complete the current itinerary.
Shurely no-one would even contemplate the merest speculation of such an idea considering entering their minds :)
I just re-qualified as a platinum member early (ann is 30 Jan 06). I was wondering when I get my new card. Do I wait for the ann date. Previously I've always got to a new level during the year but obviously that's no longer possible at the platinum level.
Just interested as I have an international trip across Jan-Feb planned and I've never had to wait for a new card before at the same level.
Also for next year I'll be unable to deal for 5 months. I'm not going to get the 1200 SCs. I'm wondering how close I've got to get to get comp to the level again.
I've have averaged over 1400 SCs for first 3 years membership and would be at that level of travelling again after the 5 months travelling 'holiday'. ANy suggestions of luck (I know it is 1 year 3 months before this is a problem).
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Originally Posted by coyote25
Hi everyone,
I just re-qualified as a platinum member early (ann is 30 Jan 06). I was wondering when I get my new card. Do I wait for the ann date. Previously I've always got to a new level during the year but obviously that's no longer possible at the platinum level.
In my experience, they review status levels about 2 months before the anniversary date. So expect the new card to arrive in the first half of December.
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Originally Posted by coyote25
Also for next year I'll be unable to deal for 5 months. I'm not going to get the 1200 SCs. I'm wondering how close I've got to get to get comp to the level again.
I've have averaged over 1400 SCs for first 3 years membership and would be at that level of travelling again after the 5 months travelling 'holiday'. ANy suggestions of luck (I know it is 1 year 3 months before this is a problem).
It really depends on how generous QF are being this year. In past years they have been generous for renewals based on reduced flying due to terrorism, war, SARS etc. However, there is no guarantee the same will continue.
I was once renewed 2 months early while only at about 700 SCs, but I did make the 1200 by the end of the membership year. I don't know what the criteria used for renewal is. Some speculate they consider the average over the last few years, but not real details know in the public forum.
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