The Savage25 effect in a nutshell: Any FFP I get elite status on will get devalued right away
Lets see what I can remember:
1. Got LH SEN in 2004: LH soon announced devaluation of the 25% bonus miles (ie. SQ F went from 375% to 300%, etc), removal of the 160K mileage overdraft.
2. Got SQ PPS in 2005: You all know what happened last year.
3. Got UA 1P in 2005: Starnet issues and no more manual longsell on *A awards.
4. Got AA Plat in 2007: Loss of 100% elite bonus on BA flights starting 2008. Award hold time reduced from 14 days to 5 days.
5. Got NW Platinum Elite in 2007: DL decides to take over NW and will most likely kill off WorldPerks in Feb 2009.
6. Got BD Gold in 2007: LH decides to exercise its option and will most likely kill Diamond Club soon.
So far, the effect does not seem to have spread to hotel and rental car programs....
P.S. I have now joined BA Exec Club and will be making Silver soon. Watch out for devaluations there too.
Lets see what I can remember:
1. Got LH SEN in 2004: LH soon announced devaluation of the 25% bonus miles (ie. SQ F went from 375% to 300%, etc), removal of the 160K mileage overdraft.
2. Got SQ PPS in 2005: You all know what happened last year.
3. Got UA 1P in 2005: Starnet issues and no more manual longsell on *A awards.
4. Got AA Plat in 2007: Loss of 100% elite bonus on BA flights starting 2008. Award hold time reduced from 14 days to 5 days.
5. Got NW Platinum Elite in 2007: DL decides to take over NW and will most likely kill off WorldPerks in Feb 2009.
6. Got BD Gold in 2007: LH decides to exercise its option and will most likely kill Diamond Club soon.
So far, the effect does not seem to have spread to hotel and rental car programs....
P.S. I have now joined BA Exec Club and will be making Silver soon. Watch out for devaluations there too.
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