That means that Alaska
Airlines elite status holders traveling to Dubai get free entry to Emirates Business Lounge, which is a great perk.
Not exact matches
Hotels follow different rules than
airlines when it comes to granting
elite status to credit card
holders.
One is for the those who live in Israel and have the
airline's co-branded credit card, as well as Executive Circle
elite status holders living outside of Israel.
These cards typically earn bonus points for purchases through the
airline and many offer some type of reduced
elite status benefit to the card
holder, such as a free checked bag or priority boarding.
-- An
airline credit card
holder won't lose miles earned toward
elite status if the card's balance is transferred to a lower interest credit card.
If you don't have
elite status on United
Airlines and you aren't an active member of the U.S. military or a Chase / United - branded credit - card
holder, you may need to pay to check your bags.
There have been murmurings that the oneworld alliance needs a new top - tier
elite level to accommodate (and further recognise) the very top
elites from the various member
airlines — this would see the likes of Concierge Key and Premier
status holders separated out into their own new oneworld top tier (possibly called «Diamond»).
With
airlines like American offering up to 5
elite status levels (if you include the invitation only «Concierge Key» level) and British Airways offering 3 official levels and possibly even a 4th and 5th (if you separate out Gold Guest List flyers and Premier card
holders) some have been questioning whether or not the oneworld alliance needs to add an additional tier.
One is for the those who live in Israel and have the
airline's co-branded credit card, as well as Executive Circle
elite status holders living outside of Israel.
American, Delta, United, Alaska, JetBlue, Hawaiian
Airlines, Virgin America and Sun Country all offer that perk to any
elite status holder.
Hotels follow different rules than
airlines when it comes to granting
elite status to credit card
holders.
Starting March 1, 2016, American
Airlines AAdvantage Gold and Platinum
elite status holders receive four «500 - mile upgrades» for every 12,500
Elite - Qualifying Miles (EQM) earned.