Will you still earn/retain Velocity status beyond 2025?

[aus_flyer]

There are many, many elites who have absolutely no knowledge of or interest in frequent flyer programs (whether it's Virgin or Qantas). I know someone who has been Chairmans Lounge Platinum One for over a decade and until recently he had no idea what a status credit is. Plenty of big spenders pay no attention. They're not outraged by changes because they don't care.

For every VA frequent flyer that is angry with the changes and shaking their fist at the sky (like some of the angry trolls on here), there would be 10 high spenders that couldn't care less. But I guess we'll know more when VA's results come out later this week. I suspect the sky isn't falling, they're not 'panicking at full blast'... and maybe it's because some of their biggest critics (including on here) keep flying with them anyway.

 

[IainF]

There are many, many elites who have absolutely no knowledge of or interest in frequent flyer programs (whether it's Virgin or Qantas). I know someone who has been Chairmans Lounge Platinum One for over a decade and until recently he had no idea what a status credit is. Plenty of big spenders pay no attention. They're not outraged by changes because they don't care.

For every VA frequent flyer that is angry with the changes and shaking their first at the sky (like some of the angry trolls on here), there would be 10 high spenders that couldn't care less. But I guess we'll know more when VA's results come out later this week. I suspect the sky isn't falling, they're not 'panicking at full blast'... and maybe it's because some of their biggest critics (including on here) keep flying with them anyway.

Exactly right.
I chose the airline not the FF program.

 

[ols]

There are many, many elites who have absolutely no knowledge of or interest in frequent flyer programs (whether it's Virgin or Qantas). I know someone who has been Chairmans Lounge Platinum One for over a decade and until recently he had no idea what a status credit is. Plenty of big spenders pay no attention. They're not outraged by changes because they don't care.

For every VA frequent flyer that is angry with the changes and shaking their fist at the sky (like some of the angry trolls on here), there would be 10 high spenders that couldn't care less. But I guess we'll know more when VA's results come out later this week. I suspect the sky isn't falling, they're not 'panicking at full blast'... and maybe it's because some of their biggest critics (including on here) keep flying with them anyway.

Wouldn’t a lot of these people not care because their flights are being paid for by corporations, companies, businesses or by government (the taxpayers) and it’s not their hard earned money they are forking out?

 

[aus_flyer]

Wouldn’t a lot of these people not care because their flights are being paid for by corporations, companies, businesses or by government (the taxpayers) and it’s not their hard earned money they are forking out?

I'm not sure what that has got to do with it.

 

[RooFlyer]

Wouldn’t a lot of these people not care because their flights are being paid for by corporations, companies, businesses or by government (the taxpayers) and it’s not their hard earned money they are forking out?

Not quite the same situation, but when I was shuttling across the Pacific consulting for a mining company in the early-mid 2010s, I reached and passed QFF lifetime gold without even realising it. I knew what an SC was but never got into the details of the program because I was just flying and doing stuff.

 

[leesionn]

Wouldn’t a lot of these people not care because their flights are being paid for by corporations, companies, businesses or by government (the taxpayers) and it’s not their hard earned money they are forking out?

I understand that people might be upset over changes that happen because they're consistently loyal to an airline and whatnot, but I've said it before (way earlier in this thread) and I'll say it again.

The airline does not have to be loyal to you. It is their company, and whether customers like it or not they can do as they please with regards to the business decisions they make.

Also, I'm not sure if this has been brought up before, but I'd imagine there was at least some research dedicated to determining possible outcomes of moving to a spend-based system would be, no? They have data that we don't have, so I wouldn't be surprised if they made the decision under the impression it would ruffle some furthers but ultimately wouldn't effect loyalty/revenue when considering the bigger picture (people who don't pay for their flights, corporations with business agreements, travellers who don't care about status etc etc).

 

[serfty]

Also, I'm not sure if this has been brought up before, but I'd imagine there was at least some research dedicated to determining possible outcomes of moving to a spend-based system would be, no? They have data that we don't have, so I wouldn't be surprised if they made the decision under the impression it would ruffle some furthers but ultimately wouldn't effect loyalty/revenue when considering the bigger picture (people who don't pay for their flights, corporations with business agreements, travellers who don't care about status etc etc).

I'm sure the prior research came up with the desired result; something like feathers being ruffled but the chooks continuing to lay.

Market research companies don't get these contracts if they regularly produce results hugely out of line with expectations. (There will be get out clauses if the actuality does not reflect the research result (i.e. the chooks stop laying despite what the research indicated).