Last edit by: canadiancow
https://earnyourwings.aircanada.com/en/how-to-play
canadiancow's calculator: http://flyertalk.canadiancow.com/eyw/index.php
FT members trying to earn a spot in the top 30:
alc (aaalllccc) - 126,500 wings + any WiFi I will get
canadiancow - ~106,575 so far (earned, not posted)
mozzarella - ~86K wings + future wifi
biglinguist -- 61,000 wings (2 days' EYW runs + regular travel)
mikeyyz - ~50k wings (aiming for 28-30th too)
dtman85 (deedat85)- 41K wings (4 days' EYW runs)-(Aiming for 28-30th)
bonaventure - 40k wings
****** Posted on EYW Website ******
12/11/17
This edition of Air Canada Earn Your Wings is now over. Thank you for participating in this sixth edition for Air Canada Altitude 2017 members. Bonus Aeroplan Miles will be credited up to three weeks after the final refresh on February 15, 2018, so check the website for Leaderboard ranking updates.
canadiancow's calculator: http://flyertalk.canadiancow.com/eyw/index.php
FT members trying to earn a spot in the top 30:
alc (aaalllccc) - 126,500 wings + any WiFi I will get
canadiancow - ~106,575 so far (earned, not posted)
mozzarella - ~86K wings + future wifi
biglinguist -- 61,000 wings (2 days' EYW runs + regular travel)
mikeyyz - ~50k wings (aiming for 28-30th too)
dtman85 (deedat85)- 41K wings (4 days' EYW runs)-(Aiming for 28-30th)
bonaventure - 40k wings
****** Posted on EYW Website ******
12/11/17
This edition of Air Canada Earn Your Wings is now over. Thank you for participating in this sixth edition for Air Canada Altitude 2017 members. Bonus Aeroplan Miles will be credited up to three weeks after the final refresh on February 15, 2018, so check the website for Leaderboard ranking updates.
Earn Your Wings (EYW) v6 2017
#32
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: YVR
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Posts: 2,652
#33
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: AC E35K, NEXUS
Posts: 4,368
Still sad no maps on ACr iPads because that's the only seatback entertainment that makes sense without sound.
#34
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Toronto, ON
Posts: 232
Hey guys,
I tried to search EYW 2016 but couldn't find any useful details about how much some of the top 10/20-30 winners ended up spending, especially with Tango not being applicable.
I'm trying to "earn" about 300,000 AP this year to plan for my honeymoon early 2018, and trying to see if EYW would be feasible without having to resort to other means.
I tried to search EYW 2016 but couldn't find any useful details about how much some of the top 10/20-30 winners ended up spending, especially with Tango not being applicable.
I'm trying to "earn" about 300,000 AP this year to plan for my honeymoon early 2018, and trying to see if EYW would be feasible without having to resort to other means.
#35
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: YYZ, MNL, WAW
Programs: Marriott Titanium, Lifetime Plat, (now an AC nobody)
Posts: 1,978
Hey guys,
I tried to search EYW 2016 but couldn't find any useful details about how much some of the top 10/20-30 winners ended up spending, especially with Tango not being applicable.
I'm trying to "earn" about 300,000 AP this year to plan for my honeymoon early 2018, and trying to see if EYW would be feasible without having to resort to other means.
I tried to search EYW 2016 but couldn't find any useful details about how much some of the top 10/20-30 winners ended up spending, especially with Tango not being applicable.
I'm trying to "earn" about 300,000 AP this year to plan for my honeymoon early 2018, and trying to see if EYW would be feasible without having to resort to other means.
As for earning 300k AP points, ask Jerry Hung from RFD...I believe there's a few well known and proud cc churners on FT as well who can provide good advice.
#36
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: yyz
Programs: status-free
Posts: 565
I'm sure all of us who have participated (or plan to do it again) will tell you that it's terribly terribly expensive and nobody should do it.
#37
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2009
Location: FRA / YEG
Programs: AC Super Elite, Radisson Platinum, Accor Platinum
Posts: 11,874
Hey guys,
I tried to search EYW 2016 but couldn't find any useful details about how much some of the top 10/20-30 winners ended up spending, especially with Tango not being applicable.
I'm trying to "earn" about 300,000 AP this year to plan for my honeymoon early 2018, and trying to see if EYW would be feasible without having to resort to other means.
I tried to search EYW 2016 but couldn't find any useful details about how much some of the top 10/20-30 winners ended up spending, especially with Tango not being applicable.
I'm trying to "earn" about 300,000 AP this year to plan for my honeymoon early 2018, and trying to see if EYW would be feasible without having to resort to other means.
1) Unlike in EYW1, the miles from participation alone (i.e. the wings / badges / bonus miles you're guaranteed to earn from a particular routing) do not justify the expense.
2) *If* you actually end up winning, then yes, it's a very lucrative way to earn AE miles, though the value proposition somewhat depends on whether your time is worth anything to you.
3) Unlike in EYW1, you couldn't really win in any of the other EYW contests by just maximizing "regular trips" (as in trips that you may normally take and and choose to maximize/modify due to EYW). If you look at the last EYW discussions, you'll see that the winners did rather tiring routings (spending 5-8 days of flying non-stop), such as flying coast-to-coast with 7 connecting flights or similar.
#38
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: YUL
Programs: AC SE100k, Marriott Platinum, Nexus/GE
Posts: 219
It is very time consuming as well. For the financial aspect, when I did it part of the trips were for work related travel. I only paid out of pocket for the flights to complete the badges. I doubt anyone will publicly admit how much they spent on this, it is in the range where people not on FT will question your sanity. If you are planning to participate, you have to calculate your return on investment first. And even then, there is a gambling approach to it. It is not possible to predict the final position on the leaderboard so you could do all flying and miss the mark by a flight or two.
#39
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,324
I was aiming for # 1 , and I ended up # 6 .
Just keep that in mind.
If your goal is to spend just enough to be # 10, imagine how you'll feel if you end up # 11.
#40
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Canada
Programs: AC SE100k, Marriott Titanium Elite, Accor Platinum, National Executive Elite
Posts: 349
#42
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE 1MM, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 3,397
Actually it isn't.
Value is relative. Affordability is relative.
Cost of a seat to a pal consumer is objective. It is an absolute and fixed price. Everybody pays the same cost. (Of course they don't but that is a function of fare buckets, availability and time.)
Value is relative. Affordability is relative.
Cost of a seat to a pal consumer is objective. It is an absolute and fixed price. Everybody pays the same cost. (Of course they don't but that is a function of fare buckets, availability and time.)
#43
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: May 2002
Location: YEG
Programs: HH Silver
Posts: 56,446
It seems another reminder is needed that this thread is for speculation about the 2017 version of Air Canada's Earn Your Way contest so any other matters than this contest should be posted elsewhere or they may be deleted.
tcook052
Ac forum moderator
tcook052
Ac forum moderator
#44
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: MLL / AC Cafe
Programs: It's hard to get status when the website won't let me book flights.
Posts: 5,706
2017 Speculation
You're not going to see any contest launch as long as there are the problems in YYZ.
#45
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