benefits?

[stevoman 2]

Recently sent this card,will somebody please list entitlements for me.Have checked web site but really cannot see advantages.I was surprisingly upgraded to premium on my last trip home and given a pass for free use of lounge,this despite only having only 24,000 qualifying miles,is this normal or was I just lucky to strike an excellent check-in LADY!Just BTW a few weeks later when I checked my mileage,no deduction had been done,is this normal?

I am referring to the SILVER card!

Edited March 14, 2007 by stevoman

[onelilley 6]

stevoman,

 

I am also a silver level rop member, as far as I can tell it is only used to identify your status level, I think all airlines have status levels. With Thai you are considered to be a mid level traveller at silver level, something like 10,000 miles in the first calander year, and a certain amount keeps you at that level, I cannot see any stand out extras you get for being at that level but was also upgraded on a return trip at no cost of points. One trip with a few points gets you a crappy paper card, 10,000 silver and 50,000 gold, with gold you automatically get the use of their lounges.

 

I had luck today purchasing 2,000 points which gave me the 45,000 points for a return trip, to my almost disbelief I could use my free flight for a christmas trip, which from Australia is never less than $1500.00au, the lady in the office was extremely helpful and told me it is better to get in asap for a Christmas trip as there is no block out period but only minimum seats on some flights, I had no worries getting exactly the flights I wanted.

 

So I suggest stick with Thai, in my opinion they are a great airline second only to Singapore. They have plenty of direct flights from my part of the world and are very cheap most times of the year. They also seem to honor frequent miles at anytime unlike Qantas who are expensive and a very ordinary airline in my opinion.

 

onelilley.

[BillWilson 10]

dont know about silver

 

however 25+ trips in 5 yrs and i have flown thai on 20 of 'em

 

not the cheapest, but works for me

 

gold card status for me

nice to get in star alliance lounges world wide

and when i travel for biz here in us of a

 

gets me into the thai lounges even when i fly economy

gets me to the special line for ck in

more baggage

easier to change flights,

wait list prefference

can get someone in english on phone

each yr on birthday, you get a free upgrade in class

last return flight got bumped from premium economy to biz class no charge

 

have never used miles for a "free" flight, i use them for upgrades

[elef 0]

From Europe

 

Silver gives you +10 kg of baggage + something on waiting list

 

Gold gives you

+ 20 kg

 

+ guaranteed a seat in at least economy if you book more than 72 hours before departure

 

+ sitting in SAS 1st class lounge in Copenhagen even if you have the cheapest economy ticket

 

 

Oh, this is the 6th year with gold card, I had silver for one year - you just need one return trip from Copenhagen to BKK to get a silver card.