This leads many award travel enthusiasts to pay for a significant portion of their flights out of pocket, but it's worth mentioning that there are ways to enjoy elite - like perks without
holding airline status.
Not exact matches
Delta offers a 90 - day
status challenge, which means you can match up the the equivalent
status that you currently
hold with another
airline, but you will need to complete the following in the 90 - day time frame in order to keep your
status with them:
This special promotion is open to all frequent flyers
holding Gold
Status in any of the 21 Frequent Flyer Programmes offered by the Star Alliance member
airlines.
Even with the recent changes in how
airlines and, to a lesser extent, calculate elite
status, the basic principles behind a mileage run and mattress run still
hold true.
I
hold top - tier
status with American
Airlines, with Marriott and with Starwood but, while those statuses do have an effect on my travel patterns, I get to play around with trips involving quite a few other other airlines and hotels
Airlines, with Marriott and with Starwood but, while those
statuses do have an effect on my travel patterns, I get to play around with trips involving quite a few other other
airlines and hotels
airlines and hotels as well.
Although I also
hold top - tier
status with Starwood I find a lot of their awards to be expensive and I prefer to use my Starpoints for
airline transfers.
$ 40,000 was way too much spend to put on this card just to get the 10,000 EQM (which is why I haven't done it in recent years) and most of the other worthwhile benefits I either get with my
airline status or with other, cheaper, credit cards that I
hold.
The new 14,531 - square - foot (1,350 - square - meter) lounge is open to passengers who have first - or business - class tickets on same - day flights operated by any Star Alliance member
airline, as well as those who
hold Gold
status in any Star Alliance member
airline's frequent flyer program.
Also try to keep in mind the opportunity cost — for instance, if you
hold status with an
airline you are likely to always fly that
airline, even if another carrier may offer cheaper rates for certain itineraries — this could end up costing you more in the long run than simply paying for that checked bag or priority seat every time you fly.
There's an easy opportunity to grab Star Alliance Gold
status, if you currently
hold elite
status with a competing
airline.
Once the
airline joins, Platinum members will
hold Emerald
status in the oneworld program, while Gold members will
hold Sapphire
status and FlySmiLes Classic members will
hold Ruby
status.
American
Airlines AAdvantage Elites: If you
hold elite
status with American
Airlines» AAdvantage program, you are entitled to two free checked bags when you travel on Alaska
Airlines flights.
Holding elite
status with an
airline offers plenty of benefits, from complimentary upgrades to enhanced customer service.
I often
hold up reimbursed business travelers as a sort of platonic ideal of a travel hacker, one who is able to spend her employer's money, accrue elite - qualifying miles with the
airline of her choice, and earn top - tier hotel
status on someone else's dime.
When it comes to Delta, not only do I
hold elite
status on the
airline, but I also
hold a co-branded American Express card.
Airline executives say it's not unusual to have 10 percent of the passengers on a major carrier
holding base - level elite
status.
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