This is a new thread for us to discuss loyalty programs from Airlines and Hotel Groups.

Frequent Flyer Programme, eg.: MH Enrich, SQ KrisFlyer, CX MPC/AsiaMiles, BA Avios, AA AAdvantage, etc.
Hotel Loyalty Card, eg.: Le Club Accor Hotels, IHG, Hilton HHonor, SPG, etc.

Abbreviations and acronyms
Airlines:
MH = Malaysia Airlines
CX = Cathay Pacific
AA = American Airlines
BA = British Airways
SQ = Singapore Airlines
AK = AirAsia

Airlines Loyalty Programs:
EM = Enrich Miles
KF = KrisFlyer
AM = Asia Miles

Ticket and Fare Related Short Code:
Y = Economy Class
Y+ = Premium Economy Class
J = Business Class
F = First Class
YQ = Fuel Surcharge

Air Craft Type ICAO short code example:
A330 = Airbus A330
A333 = Airbus A330-300
B772 = Boeing 777-200
B773 = Boeing 777-300
B77W = Boeing 777-300ER

Lounge:
PPL = Plaza Premium Lounge



Useful Link:
1) To search Airline and Airport Code:
http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx

2) To check what is the flying distance between airports
http://www.gcmap.com/

3) A master list of Airlines Award Chart:
http://thepointsguy.com/travel-resources/




Hotel Loyalty Programs:
LCAH = Le Club AccorHotels
SPG = Starwood Preferred Guest
IHG = InterContinental Hotel Group
Hilton HHonor = Hilton HHonor



I will update with more information.


Maybe we can start by stating the loyalty programs & status we have, eg.:
MH Enrich *Blue, Le Club Accor Hotels *Silver, Hilton HHonor *Gold.

This post has been edited by JC_jun: Dec 22 2015, 06:55 PM

Checking in...

I have SPG Gold from the World Mastercard promo and Hilton Gold from Visa Infinite. Both are going to expire soon. Does anybody know, once downgraded to silver, can we get gold again using the World Mastercard promo and Visa Infinite promo? Or is this upgrade only allowed once per account?

should be based on your number of nights stayed at their chain per year to qualify and to maintain.

i also just got my hilton upgraded to gold.



i know we can register several different member accounts with accor hotels. If hilton can do the same, then you might have chance to get another upgrade via visa infinite.

You need to go through the standard qualifying nights in order to maintain your HHonors Gold and SPG Gold, it's stated in the T&C.

Welcome to the club...i got my HHonors Gold via VI last year.

I stayed 40 nights this year and able to maintain HHonors Gold until March 2017 too

Checking in.

Anyone with question for CX MPO, Turkish, Etihad, Accor and Accor plus program are welcome to pm. Not an agent but willing to share information.

what is the current rate for accor plus program in malaysia?

580.88 inc gst.

Let me know if u interested and I can refer you to my agent.

I will be accor gold by may next year,, can i choose to sign up Accor plus near the end date of my gold? will it extend the gold status? (I foresee 2017 won't travel much)

Yes you can, join Accor plus will renew your gold for another year.

haha, that's a really good program to help us maintain status..

May I ask
Accor program is by which airlines?

It is worth it only if you stay at ASEAN Accor properties a lot and dine in. Nothing much you get for being Accor gold anyway.

It's a hotel loyalty program. In Singapore it includes Sofitel So, Novotel, Ibis, Sofitel Sentosa, and they just recently bought over new group and that include raffles

Hi all. I'm not a frequent flyer, so I have no elite status with any airlines. I have however travelled on a fair share of airlines in Y, PE, J and F class. Both my wife and I work full time so we treasure whatever time we can get for our vacation (away from the kids). J and F class flights are nearly always redeemed with miles.

My 2015 travel year in review:

New Cities/Towns: Helsinki, Ivalo, Saariselkä village - Finland; Berlin, Prague, Kraków, Budapest, Vienna - Eastern Europe; Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, Granada, Ronda, Andalucian white villages, Seville - Spain

New Countries: Finland, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Austria, Spain

New Airports: HEL, IVL, TXL, VIE, MAD, BCN, SVQ

New Airlines: Iberia, Vueling

New flight experience: BA's backward facing Club World seats - never again

Best flight experience: LHR-KUL MH A380 Business class (excellent service from the crew)

Shortest Flight: AK6461 SBW-KCH - 0h 40m

Longest Flight: BA034 KUL-LHR - 13h 40m

Similarly, I have no elite status as far as hotel chains go (just HHonors Gold from the MBB card). I like to try different types of hotels depending on the destination. Some memorable stays in 2015 include Kakslauttanen glass igloo, Saariselkä, Waldorf Astoria Berlin, Sofitel Vienna and Alfonso XIII, Seville.

Would love to discuss miles accumulation strategies and tactics with everyone, the nature of some may necessitate private messages. Hope to learn and share with everyone here!

you redeemed flights in J and F, purely from the miles you earned by CC?
roughly how much miles you earned per year.

i earned about 140k miles this year, via flight and CC spending (including the bonus miles from enrich promo), but still not enough to redeem 2 seat in J for anyplace above Zone 3.

Lol. We all know your travel glories through the threads... Are you in travel agent business?

Thanks JC_jun for starting this.

I'm not a frequent flyer (anymore), now down to maybe 2-3 medium/long haul flights a year but still enjoy the occasional J and F flights on revenue or miles. My target in general have been long haul J for the whole family, which unfortunately limits me to CX and QR mostly, but can't compain.

I am fortunate enough to have US based credit cards which is where I've earned most of my miles. I am happy to answer questions on AAdvantage and UA Mileageplus programs, and also about US based UR/MR points although there are lot more experienced people on flyertalk

Any good benefits with this Accor Plus? I tried to search through their website but everything seems very vague? Is it something similar to Hilton Premium Club?