A promotion can affect booking-related points when an eligible flight is booked within the offer period and the member selects the specified bonus reward. The cited 2026 double-reward offer followed this structure: the selected reward applied to each eligible flight booked during the Offer Period. That is a dated example, not a current offer or proof that an existing booking’s points can be changed retroactively.
Which part of the earning is affected?
The promotion provided an additional reward rather than replacing the normal earning calculation. For eligible flights, the underlying points and status credits depend on the route, the airline and the fare purchased.
A status bonus is also separate additional earning: it provides extra points above the Bronze-tier amount on eligible flights. Published guidance says higher membership tiers earn more points on eligible flights. A reader therefore needs to distinguish the underlying earning, any status bonus and the promotional reward.
How to check whether it applies
- Check flight eligibility. Compare the flight with the offer’s definition of an Eligible Flight.
- Check the booking window. Confirm that the flight was booked within the Offer Period.
- Identify the selected reward. Check which bonus reward the member selected under the offer.
- Check the underlying earn. Use the earning guidance to consider the route, airline and fare purchased.
- Check the offer’s current status. The cited 2026 double-reward offer cannot be treated as currently available.
What still needs confirmation
The cited official guidance does not establish that a promotion can be added to an existing booking after it has been made. It also does not provide the exact dates of that historical Offer Period, every possible exclusion, or general rules for changes to a booking after reservation.
Those details must be confirmed in the applicable offer terms. The supported conclusion is narrow: in the documented example, the promotional reward applied to eligible flights booked during the offer period.