If I were running an airline and keeping you happy meant me losing money, I would gladly send you to the competition. It's got to be a win win situation for everyone. I am not sure how the U.S. carriers run their programs but with Air Canada there are two ways you can reach top tier status, the first is by flying the required number of miles, the second is by flying the required number of segments so people who travel a lot on low fares can still make it on segments. Mark > At 10:40 PM 9/23/2003, Mark Greenwood wrote: > >Times have changed, you can't expect a First Class seat for the cheapest > >fare the airline offers. It is only good business to tie the reward to > >the amount of revenue generated for the carrier. > > > >If any of those spoiled, pampered whiney asses took a moment to think > >about it, they would realize that. > > Short term revenue, or long term? Do you want to reward me for the revenue > generated by this flight or by all the IAD-SFO trips I take on UAL? > > If any of those narrow-minded, myopic, short sighted bean counters looked > at the big picture, they'd realize it's cheaper to keep me happy than to > win an equally lucrative passenger from a competitor. > > >Mark > > Nick >