walletss Posted December 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Bubi... I understand what you wanted to say in your earlier post. I was merely replying to other posters on this thread generally. The example I gave you about a ten minute overstay in a hotel was to illustrate the absurdity of over stringent adherence to the letter of the law. If a Thai flight is late or overbooked and I get bumped then I have to cop it sweet. They should make reasonable allowances for our oversights as we make allowances for their shortcomings but according to their policy it seems only they are allowed oversights and errors. Here are the two emails that were sent to me by Royal Orchid Plus Members Service. Dear Mr. ..... Thank you for your email. However, to process air mileage claims within six months of the activity period, the original boarding passes only and legible ticket copies and receipts for the flights in question must be forwarded by post to the Members Service Centre at the following mailing address, or delivered to any ROP On-Line Service location or THAI office world-wide: RoyalOrchidPlus, Thai Airways International Pub. Co. Ltd., P.O.Box 567, SamsenNai Post Office, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. Please note that faxed or scanned boarding passes will not be accepted, and any claims with incomplete documentation will not be processed or acknowledged. All documentation will be retained by THAI. Apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused. Sincerely Yours, Members Service & Support Royal Orchid Plus Dear Mr. ......... We would advise you that if you do not quote your membership number when making the reservations or presenting the membership card at the check-in counter and you do not have the completed document, we are afraid that we can credit only the flight that you have completed documents. However, we therefore look forward to receiving the required documents for further action. Yours Sincerely, Panatda Suwan Members Service & Support Royal Orchid Plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 What was the outcome of this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkkbound04 Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Rather start a new thread I thought I'd just let ya know the latest offer for Royal Orchid Gold Card holders; 52000 miles gets ya an economy class return flight from UK to BKK.The journey has to be completed before 15th August. Now thats generous!! JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Bkkbound04 said:Rather start a new thread I thought I'd just let ya know the latest offer for Royal Orchid Gold Card holders; 52000 miles gets ya an economy class return flight from UK to BKK.The journey has to be completed before 15th August. Now thats generous!! JP Instead of ????? 80K ? BB curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkkbound04 Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 BB, I believe the normal rate is 60000 miles from UK to BKK,I've never used airmiles to get free flights before and I only discovered this when in Thai's BKK HQ last week and a sweet girl on the desk persuaded me not to use the miles to upgrade to business but get a free return flight. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Well that sweet girl screwed YOU. Look at the price of economy and the price of biz. Plus with the upgrade you still earn miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'd say the girl did a favor. I consider a free flight better than an upgrade to higher class, but I'm well aware other folks rate less than a half day spent at softer chairs make the whole difference! Even if by upgrading one actually gets more miles credited as per biz vs. econ crediting, but I somehow doubt that as when getting free upgrades that doesn't include extra miles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 ib13 said:Even if by upgrading one actually gets more miles credited as per biz vs. econ crediting, but I somehow doubt that as when getting free upgrades that doesn't include extra miles? It does not, you get the miles for the paid & issued ticket. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I was referring to earning coach class miles with an upgrade verse ZERO miles on a award ticket. Those miles you are losing may be the difference in reaching the elite level at TG. That can get you bonus miles, be able to use biz checkin, a seat on soldout flights, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli13 Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 I'm well aware of gold status as been for years & really appeciate the benefits of that, but I'm sorry I still don't get your reasoning regarding the miles? Please enlighten me to the difference of earning the miles of a paid ticket in coach(seating in coach) vs. earning the miles of same ticket in coach(but now seat in biz as spent miles to upgrade)? In the later case you'd need to purchase another ticket for next trip while otherwise you'd still have the miles towards a free trip Oh maybe the logic is then that by maximising miles towards as many free flights as possible you wouldn't earn enough status & thus perhaps slide down to silver, but in that case I'd say the airline is still the one in the win as that means you'd spent more money on flights than you'd have to... Ah fuck lets just agree to disagree ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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