Similar to
other award program changes, these benefit top tier elites the most and make it (slightly) worse for casual members.
Not exact matches
If adjustments are needed to the
award as a result in
changes to a student's status or
other program criteria, the revisions will be made in the spring semester.
This is a positive
change to the
program since it will incentivize those who can't make a flight from holding the
award space that
others could use.
This rebranding came with significant
changes to the
program including eliminating an
award chart, points pooling, a new points slider, and a few
other key features.
Anyway, numerous
other miles & points blogs seem to have already gone over the overall
changes to the AAdvantage
program but I thought I'd take a look at how the
award chart devaluation will specifically affect European members of the AAdvantage
program — it isn't pretty.
Members of the two airlines» loyalty
programs can still book and claim
award travel on the
other carrier through April 30, but not for travel after that date (unless it was booked by December 18, although no
changes will be allowed as of May 1).
Changes to
award rates happen occasionally in some
programs and all too often in
others.
I understand totally that this
change stinks, and when you couple it with
other recent
changes United has made (max segments on some
awards, United Club downgrades, revenue requirement for elite status, etc.), it may be the last straw for a few to leave the
program.
Changes that travel loyalty members faced this year included new - more expensive - categories for hotel
programs, rising
award costs and diminished elite perks, among
other bad news.
They're making some
other changes to their
program as well, like adding more
award tiers, allowing one - way
awards for half the cost of a roundtrip, etc..
Since American Airlines updated its
award chart and announced several
other program changes after it mergered with US Airways and British Airways levies high fuel surcharges on transoceanic flights, LATAM Pass's distance - based oneworld
awards can be one of the most economical ways to travel within the alliance.
One section authorizes the Secretary of Education to
award grants to universities and colleges to develop curriculum and training
programs that prepare students for careers in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and
other forms of climate
change mitigation.