Another Tier Points question

Apologies for asking another tier points question. Based on the results of my search, there are plenty of them out there, but I have been unable to find the exact answer to my question - just the *hint* of an answer.

I am planning a series of trips over the next few months. They are:

LHR-JNB : Y return. Earning 4 Tier points
SIN-KUL : F return. Earning 10 Tier points
KUL-SIN : F one-way. Earning 5 tier points.
LHR-JNB : W return. Earning 6 tier points.

This gives me a total of 19 tier points earned between 4 months and therefore qualifies me as Silver. Over the next 10 months, I will earn the further 6 tier points and a balance of 11 tier points (as the 4 + 10 will have expired).

Therefore, will I have retained Silver? Or does the 10 Tier poitns have to be earned on flights taken after reaching Silver in the first place? (i.e. 1 point out of the 5 earned on KUL-SIN gives me silver. Can I count the other 4 towards retention?)

Thanks in advance.

Sascha

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Originally posted by sstolp
Apologies for asking another tier points question. Based on the results of my search, there are plenty of them out there, but I have been unable to find the exact answer to my question - just the *hint* of an answer.

I am planning a series of trips over the next few months. They are:

LHR-JNB : Y return. Earning 4 Tier points
SIN-KUL : F return. Earning 10 Tier points
KUL-SIN : F one-way. Earning 5 tier points.
LHR-JNB : W return. Earning 6 tier points.

This gives me a total of 19 tier points earned between 4 months and therefore qualifies me as Silver. Over the next 10 months, I will earn the further 6 tier points and a balance of 11 tier points (as the 4 + 10 will have expired).

Therefore, will I have retained Silver? Or does the 10 Tier poitns have to be earned on flights taken after reaching Silver in the first place? (i.e. 1 point out of the 5 earned on KUL-SIN gives me silver. Can I count the other 4 towards retention?)

Thanks in advance.

Sascha

If I understand your query correctly, in the next few months, you will earn 25 Tier Points(after 15, you will be Silver) but in the order above, only the final two flights (both W class to JNB) will go towards your renewal period, as to renew, you have 12+ months to get those 10 TP to keep the silver you have just earned.

If you earn that further 6 TP above the four flights mentioned, that would be 12 TP, so you would renew.

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But reading your post again, it looks like you are referring to the First THREE flights to go SIlver, which is correct, as long as it is within a 12 mnth period.

But once you turn Silver, you then need a further 10 TP before the
[|:)] end of that callendar month the next year[|:)]

And the 'extra' points earned on the SQ one way flight won't count towards renewal (however, they would count towards qualification to GOLD, if you can get your total to 40 in that first 12 months!)

I hope that helps.

Regards,

Juliet

Thanks Juliet,

That answers my questions perfectly. Guess I'm going to have to go on yet another holiday to renew silver then [:#]...It's a hard life.

Sascha