Emirates cuts mileage accrual on economy tickets
He had anticipated this, but the banner in the header of the site had certainly not been noticed by most, and now instead [...]
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He had anticipated it, but the banner in the header of the site was certainly not noticed by most, and now instead that the changes have become real you can see the effects of a devaluation, yet another, from Emirates' Skywards loyalty program.
Singular then is the cut-off in communication. It does not say that fewer Skywards points will be accumulated, but that the number of points needed to redeem an award ticket will be reduced, certainly the sense is the same, but often those who accumulate then try to use in higher classes.
As of June 1, economy tickets aboard Emirates will earn fewer Skywards points, according to early evidence it appears that the cut is 30% in terms of both award miles (those that are used for award tickets) and status miles (i.e., those needed to achieve tier status).
A round-trip ticket between Milan and New York will rack up a minimum of 1,100 to a maximum of 5,200 Skywards points, a significant cut from what was happening until last month.
This is yet another devaluation of the value of Emirates' loyalty program points, after increasing the point cost of award tickets and raising to record levels the surcharges that are charged when each award ticket is issued, here is a new cold shower for those aiming to accumulate miles or chasing status in the Dubai-based company's FF.
- 6,000 Mile Registration Bonus
- Collect miles WITH EACH PURCHASE
- Your miles with no expiration*
- No fees for ATM withdrawals and foreign purchases
- Without having to change banks
- Autonomous card activation
- Multi-function mobile application
- Free travel insurance
- Free credit for up to 7 weeks
- Contactless Payment
- Mastercard® SecureCode
- 20€ discount directly in your statement by spending €60 in one or more transactions with Carta on Italotreno.it
- Free fee the 1st year. From the 2nd €5.50 per month
- You can choose to pay in full or in installments
- Premium level of the Italo Più program
- 4 Vouchers per year for access to Italo Club Lounges
- Preferential Access to Italo's Fast Track at the station
- For every 5 purchases of Italo ticketing and/or onboard services made with Italo American Express Credit Card you will receive 1 voucher for room upgrade
- Welcome bonus of 100,000 Volare points upon reaching 6 thousand in spending in the first 3 months after card issuance
- Accumulate 1.5 qualifying Volare points for every euro spent, accumulate an additional 3 non-qualifying Volare points ( for a total of 4.5 Volare points) for every euro spent on ticketing purchases and other services offered by ITA Airways
- Access to the Premium Club of ITA Airways' Volare program.
- ITA Airways Lounge Access
- Free excess baggage
- Points Back