Sonke siyazi ukuthi umuntu oyedwa ohamba njengeVIP yangempela - futhi kimi, ungumngane wami uMartin. Ngenxa yokuthi uhamba njalo emsebenzini, uye wakwazi ukukhipha amaphuzu anele ukuze athole isimo sobuqotho obukhulu hhayi nje kuphela kodwa izinhlelo eziningi zokuthembeka. Ngenxa yalokhu, uMartin uhamba njengenkosi. Uma ehamba, izikhwama zakhe ezihloliwe zikhululekile futhi uvame ukuvuselelwa ekilasini lokuqala noma ibhizinisi, ukujabulela ukudla okulula okungcono nezihlalo ezibanzi.
Lapho ehlala emahoreni, uthola ukuhlala emakamelweni amahle. Futhi kaningi kunalokho, akudingeki akhokhe i-penny yalezi zinzuzo ezengeziwe - konke kuyiyingxenye yobuqotho bakhe.
Ngenkathi isimo se-elite singase sibe nzima ukuthola umhambi ovamile, izinto ezibonakalayo uMartin namanye amalungu angama-elite akwazi ukufinyelela ngokuphelele. Kusengenzeka ukuthi uthole futhi uhlenge izinto ezihamba phambili njengezihlalo zokuqala zeklasi, ukuhlolwa kwehhotela okuphuzile kanye nesidlo sasekuseni samahhala. Nanka amanye amasu okusiza ukuthi uphinde uhambe njenge-VIP.
Dala "Uhlu lwezifiso"
Ingabe kukhona i-perk ethile noma (eziningana) ophuphayo ohambweni lwakho olulandelayo? Thatha ukuthi yiziphi izinhlelo zakho zobuqotho okufanele uzihlinzeke futhi udale i-wishlist ye-VIP yakho ye-VIP. Uma ufuna ukuhanjiswa ehhotela lakho, i-MeliáImikholo ivumela amalungu ukuthi asebenzise amaphuzu okuthembeka ekuphumeni okuphuthumayo nangokushintshaniswa kwezinsizakalo ze-spa kusukela ngesikhathi abhalisa, futhi unikeza ukudla kwasekuseni okutholayo ngemuva kokuhlala okumbalwa njengokubili.
Ukuze uthole okuhlangenwe nakho kokuqala esikhumulweni sezindiza, i-Virgin America Elevate inikeza ukufinyelela ku-lounge yayo e-elite e-LAX ngenkokhelo encane nezinye izinto ezifana nokuphepha okuphelelwe isikhathi nokugibela.
Bhalisela ikhadi lesikweletu lokuhamba
Cishe cishe zonke izindiza ezinkulu kanye nehhotela lihambisana nekhadi lesikweletu. Nakuba amaphuzu amaningi owuthola ngokusebenzisa kulezi zimakhadi ezikwelekisiwe azivumelanga ukuthi ube nesimo esihle, abanye banikezela ukubhalisa noma basebenzise amabhonasi akhuthaza isimo sakho sobuqotho samaphoyinti angeziwe, amamayela kanye nemikhiqizo ehambisanayo.
Ikhadi le-Platinum SkyMiles yaseDelta, isibonelo, imiklomelo ngamamayela angu-1000 ngemuva kokuchitha u-R6 000 ngonyaka wonyaka. Uma ikhadi lakho lesikweletu lesibambisene nabo linikeza amabhonasi afanayo, sebenzisa ikhadi lakho lesikweletu nganoma yini ongayisebenzisa, kuhlanganise nokudla, igesi nokuningi, ukuze ukwazi njalo ukuthola amamayela namaphuzu. Ukuthuthukiswa kwesitifiketi noma ukusikhipha okuhambisanayo kungase kube okuncane kokuthengiselana kwansuku zonke kude.
Thenga amaphuzu ubuqotho obusipho
Kodwa uma inhliziyo yakho isethwe ekufezeni leso simo esibucayi futhi awuqiniseki ukuthi uzokwazi ukufika ngamamayela anele namaphoyinti, izindiza nezinye izinkanyezi zivumela amakhasimende ukuthi athenge noma akhulise isimo sobuqotho semali ephathekayo. Isibonelo, i-American Airlines isebenzisa ukukhushulwa kwamakhasimende angahambi kaningi kodwa kodwa afuna leso simo esiphakeme ngokunikeza inkokhelo yokukhokha imali ephathekayo. Isibonelo, uma unamaphuzu angu-10,000-14999 ungakhokha u- $ 649 ukuze uthole ama-25,000 asele adingekayo ukuze afinyelele isimo segolide elite. Ngaphandle kokuthenga amaphuzu ngokwakho, ungakhuthaza abanye abantu abanjengomndeni wakho, abangani noma umqashi ngesipho okhomba ngaso ukuze uthole isinyathelo esisodwa esiseduze nesimo sobukhulu. Uhlelo lwe-United MileagePlus lunikeza amalungu ithuba lokudlulisela amaphuzu abo okuthembeka kumbe-akhawunti 'yomsebenzisi noma ukuthenga amaphuzu okuthembeka njengesipho.
Isimo sokuthembeka namamayela ahambisanayo namaphuzu kwenza ngisho nomhambi ohamba ngezikhathi ezithile aphathwe njenge-VIP. Ngokulandela lezi zinyathelo ezilula, uzobe usendleleni yokuphila impilo yokunethezeka ohambweni lwakho olulandelayo, kungaba ngomsebenzi noma ukudlala.