i've requalified for silver sometime in Aug - Sep but i dont receive new card & luggage tags.
Last year it was fast, like 1 to 2 weeks after qualifying flight sectors.

is this only for 1 time gift for elite members?

that one i know..heck i even carry my classic blue card with the batik motif (ancient, i've been member for the past 10 years i should be lifetime lol) too bad only last year start using MH exclusively due to the timing of flights suitable for my needs.

I'm interested in getting a new luggage tag...that's all

of course there is a lot more interesting ones, but this particular luggage tags one must fly enough to get mah
and it's cool to see those tags among bags during crew change
no doubt the golden & platinum cards are cooler, but it's so hard to push up to 50 flights a year.

dont want for people to know your name? just gantung it by flipping it over. it's the color that is important

hmm...does emailing them works?
i have doubts on calling, heck last time even when i try to change my online ticket date they actually hung up the phone!

i always email them regarding my missing miles. it took about 3 to 5 business days for a reply..lol
no problem as long as my miles are credited correctly.

If there's an airline i would like to transfer my Starwood SPG points it would be Emirates....now just hoping somehow i can use that EK points into MH & redeem to fly for free at least for a year
I really hate my monthly commute to kch-myy with expensive tickets & less choces

not a lot laa, about 100k only... since that this year i dont think i have a strong interest to do budaya check in & retain platinum and i hate Marriott buying SPG might as well transfer all of the points to airline.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/business...otels.html?_r=0

The saddest thing happened since a death of family member. devastating for us SPG loyalist

I dont fly others except MH, i fly quite heavily on domestic especially to kch-myy every month.
With a little bit of sector push i try to retain enrich silver just for the extra points. i dont always redeem miles, but when i do it's during peak season like cny whre unfortunately sometimes our crew change would fall on festive season.

For Asian without SPG Amex it's a bit hard to collect points. But there's some other means...use Uber & linked to your spg account, got 1 point for 1 usd, 2 points during spg stays, elite members got extra point.
Gold members got 250 welcome points during check in, platinum get 500
Plus make a green choice, extra 500 and promos.
See your points raking up fast as soon as you hit elite level.

SPG Platinum is the probably the best benefit among all hotel loyalty programs out there
I do it the hard way...but the system can be gamed

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/business...otels.html?_r=0

The saddest thing happened since a death of family member. devastating for us SPG loyalist cry.gif

Anyone has experience getting Enrich miles using Agoda's PointMAX?

Too bad i only know about this later after completed & paid for upcoming booking >.<

How did you get an SPG Amex?

we'll see about that, the stay is on end of Feb anyway.

Since SPG will be gone soon, my next hotel loyalty program is anything i can accrue Enrich miles like Hilton or Agoda

These 2 sites not really beneficial to me since i'm only travel domestic.
Agoda is good enough if it works, otherwise for future business travel i will choose Hilton.

Let see if Agoda somehow gives more miles than Hilton

I checked it out & yes you're correct.
but the difference is minimal like rm20 more for the extra enrich miles. depending on the situation if the price of the rooms are NETT then might as well get the booking with miles included

I dont have MBB2 Card...

Ok.

I have top status with SPG, Hilton & Hyatt and as always book through the hotel's website to get the benefit.
Unless i have to stay anywhere that have none of these hotels in the location or a boutique property then i would see what options would i have.
I'm not an extravagant jet setter though would keep some miles for redemption on super high session like CNY where i need to fly on that date.

Rugi lah...I was thinking if we can do the opposite, or any of the OW members partner by transferring my SPG points to any of them & book for award ticket for domestic MH flights...unfortunately almost non existent

GG la my Starpoints....i dont have any travel plans in the next few months where i can find a Starwood hotel to burn them before it getting obsolete

Oh i didnt know about Avios...i thought it was a car hire thing...

will look into that option. thanks!

OK so i made a little search & found that it transfers to 1:1 points, which sounds a bit rugi.
but then m'sian spg properties are pretty affordable by cash hence i seldom redeem them.

And redeem award MH tickets not eligible for flight sector really makes me a bit meh...

haish...
http://www.headforpoints.com/2014/09/25/tr...d-points-avios/

This post has been edited by speedfamgirl: Feb 18 2016, 07:05 AM

Hmm didnt know that auto upgrade to biz class (im only a lowly silver member) at the gate the original ticket later not eligible for flight sector/miles...

Cant complain though, at least had the chance to board A330 back to Kuching with that new biz class seat, and of course better food.

Probably an experience of a lifetime, but after being so loyal to MH over the years it's time to move on...miles devalue kaw2 mcm no point to collect anymore.

Not sure what happened on that day, they changed the aircraft from original 738 to A330...delayed about 30 mins...probably a special case since there was some big shot from military on board the aircraft as well (i dont think this was the real reason).

My last experience using wide body plane from KL to Kch on 2009...cant remember what's the aircraft model but it was as large.